Posted 5 minutes agoSubscribe to Taylor Swift NewsletterCaret DownFrom The Infamous Kimye/Taylor Swift Call To Justin Timberlake's Treatment Of Janet Jackson, Here Are 11 Jaw-Dropping Celebrity Betrayals That Shocked The WorldSo. Much. Scandal.by Leyla MohammedBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLinkHot Topic🔥 Full coverage and conversation on Taylor Swift We all know that Hollywood is FULL of scandal. Over the years, we've seen numerous dramatic fallouts unfold in the public eye - from infidelity, to friendship breakups, to more. Here's a reminder of some of the most shocking scandals*, as prompted by Reddit user u/itsmeokayy123: *Some responses have been edited for length or clarity. 1. "Mariah Carey got blackballed by her ex-husband, who was a record executive." -u/itsmeokayy123 Rose Hartman / Getty Images Context: Mariah has talked about how her ex-husband Tommy Mottola - the former CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, who is 21 years her senior - allegedly tried to restrict her sound early in her career. "I wanted to do more R&B, more urban music, and any time I would bring that up, it would get shot down," she told Harper's Bazaar earlier this year. "It wasn't that I didn't like the music I was making - I just felt there was more inside me that I wanted to release." BuzzFeed TrendingHot TopicThink you're Blondie's biggest fan? Put your ~reputation~ to the test.
See our Taylor Swift Discussions 2. "Billy Crudup leaving Mary Louise-Parker for Claire Danes." -u/HaddaHeart James Devaney / Getty Images Context: Billy and Mary dated for seven years after falling in love while starring in the Broadway play Bus Stop. However, they broke up when Mary was seven months pregnant with their son, William, in 2003, and Billy moved on with Claire (whom he met while filming Stage Beauty). In her 2015 memoir Dear Mr. You, which was written as a series of letters to men, Mary recalled the aftermath of the breakup, writing: "I am alone. Look, see? I am pregnant and alone. It hurts to even breathe." 3. "Shania Twain's bestie fucking her husband was a big one for me personally." -u/eyeswidesam Mathew Tsang / Getty Images Context: After 15 years of marriage, Shania's ex-husband, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, had an affair with her close friend Marie-Anne Thiébaud in 2008. Strangely enough, Shania went on to marry Marie-Anne's ex-husband, Frédéric Thiébaud, in 2011. 4. "For me, it's Khloé Kardashian getting cheated on by Tristan Thompson when she was DAYS away from giving birth. Then, Tristan getting caught kissing Kylie Jenner's BFF. Finally, Tristan sleeping with another woman on his birthday when he was still dating Khloé and fathering another baby with that woman." -u/madsdab Jerritt Clark / Getty Images Context: Roughly two years into their relationship, Tristan was caught cheating on Khloé days before she welcomed their first child together, True. About a year later, Tristan was exposed for kissing Kylie's ex-best friend, Jordyn Woods, at a party.
Most recently, and arguably most shockingly, Tristan fathered a baby with another woman, Maralee Nichols, while he and Khloé were secretly engaged and preparing to welcome their second child together. 5. "Denise Richards swooped in for Richie Sambora only 2 months after her best friend Heather Locklear divorced him." -u/Big_Aardvark3726 James Devaney / Getty Images Context: Denise and Richie started dating shortly after they went through "awful" divorces from Charlie Sheen and Heather Locklear, respectively. Denise faced a heap of backlash given her close friendship with Heather, although she firmly denied getting involved with Richie while they were still together. 6. "The way Selena Gomez refers to her friend who gave her a kidney doesn't sit right with me." -u/Sevenspoons View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @undefined Context: Selena sparked backlash in 2022 when she seemingly snubbed her former BFF and kidney donor, Francia Raisa. In her documentary, which didn't mention Francia at all, Selena said her "only friend" in the industry is Taylor Swift, prompting Francia to later respond, "Interesting." In response to a TikTok about the apparent snub, Selena said, "Sorry I didn't mention every person I know."The pair have since appeared to be on good terms. 7. "Kim Kardashian and Kanye West manipulating the audio clip from Taylor Swift." -u/mfancyketchup John Shearer / Getty Images Context: Kanye "Ye" West claimed Taylor "gave her blessings" for him to release his infamous "Famous" lyric about her, which Taylor firmly denied. Kim entered the chat, accusing Taylor of lying and saying that she "totally knew" about the line, before releasing infamous video footage of Taylor seemingly approving the lyric during a phone call with Ye. "Yeah, I mean, go with whatever line you think is better. It's obviously very tongue-in-cheek either way. And I really appreciate you telling me about it, that's really nice," she said.
Years later, however, the full phone call leaked online, revealing that Taylor