32 Celebrity Stunts & Scandals

Brandi Favre Scandal Highlights Pros/Cons of Famous Missteps

— January 15, 2011 — Pop Culture
Following the disastrous revelation of the Brandi Favre scandal, this top list takes a look back on some of the biggest celebrity scandals, providing insight on the controversy surrounding celebrities and their "mishaps." And as you will find, sometimes innovation, infamy, and increased popularity are the hidden fruits of supposed PR disasters.

Good or bad, advantageous or not, there is no denying celebrity events like the Brandi favre scandal are game changers on a big scale.
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Tabloid Spoof Promotions
Tabloid Spoof Promotions
DLKW Uses Fergie Scandal to Promote Prince's New Album
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24
U.S. E-Voting Election Scandals
U.S. E-Voting Election Scandals
Diebold's Faulty Voting Machines
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Fake Celebrity Networking 2.0
Fake Celebrity Networking 2.0
‘FakTwitter' Involves Aussie Celebrity Twitter Profiles
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Politicians as Reality TV Stars
Politicians as Reality TV Stars
Tom DeLay to Join Cast of "Dancing With the Stars"
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Blackmailed British Royal Outed
Blackmailed British Royal Outed
Not Harry or William (Follow Up)
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Fallen Heroes
Fallen Heroes
Olympian Tim Montgomery Busted for Heroin
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Political Scandals for Cell Phone Marketing
Political Scandals for Cell Phone Marketing
Virgin Mobile Ads Bash Spitzer
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Doped-Up Athletes
Doped-Up Athletes
Sumo Wrestlers Follow Michael Phelps' Trail of Marijuana Smoke
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Virtual Footwear Throwing
Virtual Footwear Throwing
Reliving the Bush Shoe Scandal Through Animated Gifs
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Pageant Queen Comebacks
Pageant Queen Comebacks
Carrie Prejean Keeps Miss California Title, Angers Perez Hilton
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Paris Hilton Disowned
Paris Hilton Disowned
Grandpa Cuts Heiress Off From Family Fortune
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14
Post-Campaign Scandals
Post-Campaign Scandals
GOP Advisors Blast Sarah Palin
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13
Tabloid-Mocking Editorials
Tabloid-Mocking Editorials
'Footballer's Wives' in V Plays Up the World Cup WAG Fuss
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Scandalous Fashion Retrospective
Scandalous Fashion Retrospective
Britney Spears' Sexy Performance Gear Over the Year
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Olympic Athletes as News Gossip
Olympic Athletes as News Gossip
CNN Roasts Amanda Beard on Michael Phelps
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Scandal Profiteering
Scandal Profiteering
Perv Sells Hijacked Jamie Lynn Spears Breast Feeding Photos
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Political Fashion Controversies
Political Fashion Controversies
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Calls Sarah Palin Wardrobe Scandal Sexist
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Vindictive Celebrity Exes
Vindictive Celebrity Exes
Lindsay Lohan's Ex Sells Her Naughty Photos
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Getting Fat for Publicity?
Getting Fat for Publicity?
Was The Jessica Simpson Weight Gain Scandal A PR Stunt?
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VP Babygates
VP Babygates
Did Sarah Palin Fake Pregnancy for her Teen Daughter?
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Global Political Image Scandals
Global Political Image Scandals
Will Elizabeth Wong Be the Carla Bruni of Malaysia?
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Faking Naked?
Faking Naked?
Megan Fox Leaked Photos From ‘Jennifer's Body' Appears on Web
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Racy Cougar Celebrities
Racy Cougar Celebrities
Brooke Shields' Scandalous Kurv Photo Shoot
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Controversial Teen Stars
Controversial Teen Stars
Zac Efron Gets Dirty With Naked Model in Interview Magazine
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Celeb Nudetography
Celeb Nudetography
Scandalous Photos of Rihanna Leaked On the Internet
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