Celebrities and Entertainers That Are Now Blacklisted From Hollywood

But these big shots, for one reason or another, have gradually lost their luster. This is a list of celebrities who have been shut out from the entertainment industry.

But many regard her as difficult to work with. She was very vocal about the poor working conditions on Grey’s Anatomy. However, her producers say that they didn’t appreciate how demanding she was about her wardrobe choices or the way she always questioned their scripts.

But Fraser spoke out against Phillip Berk and accused the former Hollywood Foreign Press Association president of sexual harassment in 2018. The backlash he received from the Hollywood bosses, as well as other personal issues, converged to push him out of the industry.

But this stance also meant Rose McGowan’s career was put into decline. Despite being a gay rights activist, her blunder against the gay community in 2014 certainly didn’t improve matters. McGowan has had spats with Ben Affleck, supporters of the Democratic Party, and has openly criticized Caitlyn Jenner, further tainting her reputation.

But it didn’t turn out to be salutary as it ought to have been after the actress refused to promote the film. This created discord between her and director Lee Daniels. Oprah, who co-promoted the film, was quoted as describing Mo’Nique as malicious, pushing her farther away from the Hollywood community.

In 2017 Anthony Rapp, a fellow actor, accused Spacey of sexually assaulting him when he was underaged. House of Cards, the show he was on at the time, dropped him from the show. In an attempt to control the damage he came out as gay, which enraged and offended the LGBTQA+ community who felt he was lying to cover up the atrocious act he committed.

Quaid and his wife have had various run-ins with the law, allegedly involving credit card fraud, vandalism, and immigration. Nobody really knows what caused this odd string of behavior, but as a result, he’s been marked as an unstable investment.

As a Donald Trump supporter, she tweeted racially-insensitive jokes against President Obama’s senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, which led to her show’s cancellation. But this wasn’t her first screw-up. Other blunders included suggesting a Hitler photo-op and tweeting personal details about George Zimmerman. Hollywood finally reached its breaking point and ‘barred’ her from the platform.

The tragic passing of his wife led to some really horrible personal decisions, including drugging a 13 year old girl, which landed him in jail. He continues to make films in Europe but will be arrested if he ever returns to the U.S.

But Corey Feldman claims to have grown up in an abusive household, and that much of his earnings as a child actor were swiped by his parents. He admits that he was a victim of sexual abuse when he was a teen, which contributed to his drug and alcohol addiction. Because of his many personal issues, he became hard to handle, resulting in the decline of his career.

Dalton Trumbo was someone who didn’t testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947. Banned from Hollywood, he was able to continue his screenwriting, albeit anonymously. His notable works included Roman Holiday and The Brave One. It took more than a decade before he would be publicly credited for his work again. 

Unfortunately, after her relationship with Clint Eastwood soured, so did her career in Hollywood. She became a lonely hunter for work in a community that allegedly blacklisted her due to her estranged relationship with the veteran actor, which even led to legal battles.

He was fired for openly criticizing director Chuck Lorre, but only after he had the gall to demand a 50% rise from a $1.8M salary. To make things worse, Sheen was often seen on TV bragging about how special he was, smoking through his nose, and generally being a big shot from Mars.

She made an incredibly offensive comment on social media that being a Republican in Hollywood is like being Jewish in Nazi Germany. She was immediately fired from the show. She still does some acting but her reputation has certainly been tarnished and we don’t expect to see her in anything big soon.

Cameron used to demand script changes during a shoot, which didn’t go down well, especially when the narrative touched on certain religious matters. When Growing Pains was wrapped up, he didn’t keep in touch with the cast, including co-actress Tracey Gold. So life in Hollywood returned the gesture and went on without him.

But her subsequent accusations against Alfred Hitchcock’s alleged sexual advances had considerably negative effects on her career. Due to Hitchcock’s influence on the industry, she lost her chances of being nominated for the Oscars. She was also left with no projects for two years.

Washington duly apologized for his actions but found himself repeating remarks of a similar nature the following year, when the show won the Golden Globe for Best Drama. His repeated disparaging remarks and homophobic slurs prompted ABC to cut him out from the show to the actor’s disappointment.

And after spewing vile anti-semitism, making misogynistic remarks on the phone—on record, and making derogatory statements against homosexuals—plus, defending his actions afterward—he only has himself to blame. He’s not just mad, he’s full of hate.

He was arrested several times for various crimes done under the influence. Some of these counts were for being violent and racist towards police officers. His poor behavior resulted in him being let go from Olivia Wilde’s film project Don’t Worry Darling. This resulted in Harry Styles taking his palace in the role.

Through no fault of her own, Birch was fired from a lead role in the Dracula stage revival in 2010. Her father and manager, Jack Birch, was reportedly suspicious of her male co-star, who kept rubbing Thora’s back. Unfortunately for Thora, Jack ended up threatening the actor. Sadly, her career took a nosedive after this incident.

But an angry, homophobic tweet sent to a journalist could not be tolerated, nor were his subsequent remarks to the gay community during the fallout. He was also criticized for his tweets about rape, which led to his show’s cancellation and his subsequent withdrawal as a judge on The Voice. 

Perhaps her regular involvement in civil rights activism amplified the authorities’ suspicion. But she was able to salvage her career by openly rejecting the communist ideology. She went on to star in The Death of a Gunfighter.

However, controversies followed his involvement with the movie Passion of the Christ. This cast a dark spell on Caviezel’s career, after which, to his admission, few good roles came since. The movie was deemed too violent—but playing Jesus Christ was something he couldn’t turn away. In fact, according to Caviezel, he looks forward to doing a sequel.

Thanks to the actor’s controversial political views, it’s a work in progress that’s becoming more and more difficult to achieve. Very few support his position against gun control or the idea that having guns in schools will deter mass shootings. It’s an ineffective way of attracting work opportunities.

From shifting her support from the Democratic Party to Republican and calling for the dissolution of Black History Month, to making nonsensical comments against the rights of trans people, her popularity has unsurprisingly waned over the last few years.

That goes for his acting career, too. His questionable decisions in life, such as insensitively saying that Anne Frank would have been a “Belieber” had she lived, on top of landing frequent DUIs, and throwing eggs at the neighbor’s house, probably had something to do with it.

Orson Welles was an active supporter of the American left and a critic of racial practices such as segregation in the U.S. His career took a hit during the Red Scare when his political activities became the subject of an investigation by the FBI. He was eventually cleared of communist ties.

She accused ER’s co-star George Clooney of cultivating an atmosphere of harassment that she’d been on the receiving end of. She complained to the show’s executives. That’s when her role was nixed. Clooney denies her accusations that he used his position to blacklist her from the show, but her career didn’t pan out well after the case.

He’s been arrested a number of times for the illegal possession of firearms and being under the influence of illegal substances. He’s also been arrested in various airports for attempting to transport marijuana. He was subsequently banned in Australia for his past offenses elsewhere (England, Norway, Sweden), although this was later on lifted.

She was on the up and up until her involvement in left-wing politics landed her in hot water. She was involved in social movements and wrote for a communist magazine, which prompted the government to put her on their Hollywood Blacklist, gravely affecting her career.

But he was red-flagged in Hollywood for his erratic behavior. His unapproved female hygiene monologue got him banned by NBC. He was also arrested for brandishing a weapon on the street in L.A. and was accused of sexual harassment by Tisha Campbell.

But then the country music singer openly criticized America’s invasion of Iraq and President George Bush, who was raised in Texas. This prompted the Chicks’ songs to be banned from radio stations. Band members also received multiple death threats because of Maines’ outspoken and brave political comments.

His acting stalled for a while after he was found out to be one of the co-founders of the Actor’s Laboratory Theater, an organization led by Roman Bohnen that taught acting lessons to budding actors, which, surprise surprise, was accused of having communist ties. Bridges cleared up his involvement by renouncing his membership and cooperating with authorities.

Her foray into America was short-lived after a dispute with a former friend and columnist Walter Winchell resulted in her blacklisting. Furthermore, she received accusations of having ties with communists. Baker had her working visa revoked. She wouldn’t be allowed back to the U.S. for almost ten years.

She claims to be the victim of sexual harassment and joined many women against Harvey Weinstein during the initial round of sexual abuse allegations. After rejecting Weinstein’s advances, Subkoff said that she had no choice but to find a new career. As an actress, it was just impossible for her to find work after the infamous film producer blacklisted her.

He was often withdrawn from the crew and it was later revealed that he left $100,000 worth of damage to the house that they were renting to film some scenes in the movie. He went from being a promising up and coming director to being all but forgotten by Hollywood.

She worked with him on the film Transformers and has spoken out about how she felt objectified by him on the set of the film. Although many people believe her commentary is justified, she has not been cast in many movies since she began speaking out on her treatment.

She held a mask that appeared to be the severed head of President Donald Trump. CNN promptly fired ehr and her comedy tour was canceled. She reposted the photo in 2020 to stand by her political statement.

He went to London to premiere his film Limelight and then the U.S. The Attorney General revoked his re-entry permit. He was not allowed to return to the U.S. Thus, he was blacklisted from the entire country as well as Hollywood.

She was banned from MTV as well as other stations. The NFL has spoken out about their disappointment about the incident. Justin Timberlake came out of the incident completely unscathed.

She also supported the Black Panthers and preached her love for revolution. This activism did lose her some roles in Hollywood at the time but she has since acted in many roles as the world and the rules of Hollywood changed. Although, in her own words she “can’t say that [she] was blacklisted, but [she] was greylisted”.

Soon after, she was seemingly blacklisted from the music industry. She stated that she started to hear ridiculous rumors that she was difficult to work with and that she was on drugs. We haven’t heard much from her since.

She was also subsequently blacklisted from the entertainment industry. Almost every producer and director refused to work with her until she made a huge comeback in 1988. Her album “The Right Stuff” was a huge success and she credited the black community for standing with her.

The opportunities that are usually open to talented players began to dwindle for Tim. He later became an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons and even became an LGBTQA+ supporter and ally.