Pictures: Celebrities’ Worst Moments
Rush Limbaugh came under fire after calling a Georgetown University Law Center student a “slut” and a “prostitute” after she testified to Congress advocating greater access to contraceptive coverage. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
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A minor car accident on Thanksgiving night 2009 changed Tiger Woods’ life. News of his indiscretions flooded the media. Sponsors dropped him. Only time will tell if he can regain his stature and rebuild his family. (Photo by Joe Skipper-Pool/Getty Images)
Who would cheat on Sandra Bullock? Apparently, Jesse James would. The husband-and-wife duo looked blissfully happy on Oscar night, but as more women come out of the woodwork claiming sexual trysts with James, the current state of their marriage seems rocky at best. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Actress Katherine Heigl almost lost her dress at the 2010 ShoWest awards ceremony. Fortunately, she caught the strap just in time. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Kayne West rudely interrupted Taylor Swift as she was accepting her award for Best Female Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Someone should stop drinking before public appearances. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
Chris Brown should have been performing at the Grammys, but instead was taking questions from a police officer about assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna. He pleaded guilty and avoided a prison sentence. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)
Michael Richards alienated most of his “Seinfeld” fan base when he went on a racist tirade during a stand-up comedy routine in 2006. (NBC/Handout)
The year: 2004. The event: Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show. The incident: Justin Timberlake exposed Janet Jackson’s breast to the world sparking a firestorm of criticism and costing CBS a ton of money. May we never hear the words “wardrobe malfunction” or “Nipplegate” again. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
Don’t let Aussie actor Russell Crowe get too close to a telephone. He was arrested in 2005 after striking a hotel employee in the face with one. The reason? He was “angry.” (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images)
George Michael got frisky in a public restroom in 1998. He was arrested by an undercover cop. He’s managed to survive the embarrassing incident, but he’ll never live down the bathroom jokes. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
As socialite Paris Hilton was trying to forge a career in something or anything, she appeared in a controversial sex tape. Did it help or hinder her quest for fame? Maybe both. You be the judge. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Not only did musician John Mayer detail his bedroom antics with Jessica Simpson in the March 2010 issue of Playboy magazine, he also used the “n-word.” Not cool, man. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
Ashlee Simpson proved she couldn’t sing when she was caught lip syncing on “Saturday Night Live.” She blamed acid reflux disease. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
Actress Winona Ryder should have enough in her bank account to shop at high-end stores. But, in 2001, she was caught in the act of shoplifting at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills. She received three months probation, but it’s taken much longer to revive her career. (Photo by Lee Celano-Pool/Getty Images)
Paul Reubens ruled Saturday mornings as kid-favorite Pee-wee Herman until 1991 when he was arrested for indecent exposure in an adult theater. After time away from the spotlight, Reubens resurrected the Herman character for a series of shows in 2010. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)
