The Year's Biggest Celebrity Failures (So Far)
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From Rachael Ray's controversial Dunkin' Donuts ad to Jennifer Lopez's critically scorned Brave album, the year has served up its share of flops. Take a look at some of the biggest.
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Sharon Stone
Project: Christian Dior ads
The French fashion house dropped the 50-year-old actress and many-year spokeswoman from its Chinese ads after she publicly suggested the Sichuan earthquake was retribution for China's treatment of Tibet.
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George Clooney
Project: Leatherheads
Despite its likeable cast and heavy promotion, Clooney's football flick fumbled at the box office. "Someone said, 'How does that feel?' and it stings a little bit," Clooney tells Rolling Stone. "It's not like we just showed up: I was working on this for a couple years and put a lot of work into it, and you get knocked back a little bit."
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Jennifer Lopez
Project: Brave album
Unlike her growing pregnancy bump and subsequent twins, Lopez's fifth English-language studio album, Brave, failed to interest fans when it dropped last fall. Instead, the unoriginal collection from the media mogul proved a critical and commercial disappointment.
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Rachael Ray
Project: Dunkin' Donuts ad
According to an outspoken set of bloggers, Ray's black and white scarf in an online ad for the donut company was reminiscent of a kaffiyeh, or a traditional Middle Eastern scarf popularized stateside by images of Yasser Arafat. Dunkin' Donuts quickly pulled the ad and released a statement to say no symbolism was intended.
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Lucy Liu
Project: Cashmere Mafia
A cross-network duel and plenty of buzz wasn't enough to catapult Liu's estrogen-charged ABC series to ratings success. The series that picked up where Sex and the City left off was pulled after only seven episodes.
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2008 Forbes Celebrity 100You don't need an Oscar nomination to land on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. What you need is money and clout. Each year Forbes ranks the most powerful celebrities based on a combination of total earnings and an ability to generate buzz. Oprah was No. 1 in 2007. Will she be dethroned? Click below to count down the top celebs.
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Celebrity 100 Drop-OffsIt takes more than big earnings to land a star on Forbes' annual celebrity power list. Rather, the Forbes Celebrity 100 factors in both total earnings and an ability to generate buzz, as measured by TV, print and radio mentions; Web hits; and cover appearances in 55 major magazines. Click below to see 10 "A-list" stars who didn't make the cut this year.
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TsoTls48 12:04:59 PM Oct 26 2008
DELISH, SAMMIES, SHTOUP-----and that Cheshire Cat grin..ugh
Godlover1133 11:32:15 AM Sep 06 2008
For All you That hate Rachel Ray. Grow up and get a life you low life scumbags! She has never done anything wrong to you so why should you gay that she should be dead and not have a show. I want to see you go do that and get as far as she did.
Ezsis 01:08:01 PM Sep 04 2008
stop hating. we are all people who have different talents. some better than others be glad for them they got as far as they. maybe someday that could be you. then watch yourself be picked to pieces.the more good you talk about someone the more good will come to you.
MrkrBigusdickus 02:52:57 PM Aug 21 2008
Who cares if she can't cook, shes got a great pair of knockers and looks great in tight blue jeans bouncing around the kitchen and bendingover once in a while in her low cut blouses. You complainers have no tast.
MrkrBigusdickus 02:48:41 PM Aug 21 2008
Stop picking on Rachel RayShe looks great while doing her thirty minute meals show when she has a low cutV neckline blouse on thats shows her great pair if **** especially when she bounces around in her tight blue jeans. I love it when she bends over the counter and the more she shows off the better.You people have no taste, who cares if she can't cook, if you don't like her voice, turn off the sound and just wait for her to bend over and show them off.
LL HAT GAL 01:21:23 PM Aug 20 2008
Gosh, I thought it was just me! Every time one of those Rachel Ray commercials came on, I cringed and quickly changed the channel. Would never watch her show because I think she is the biggest no-talent on the planet, but was forced to endure those horrible commercials with her horrible raspy voice; like nails across a blackboard! SHUDDER!!!!!!
Aceman7727 05:35:21 PM Jul 18 2008
People always need something to complain about. It just gets worse and worse.
BigYngGrk 05:22:46 PM Jul 18 2008
Rachel ray deserves to be taken behind the shed and shot in the head. Rachel Ray you go girl? What is this is a popularity contest. The girl cant cook. Unlike Cat Cora (greek lesbo??? what happened there) Rachel Ray is horrible, with her microwave dinner shows and horrible techniques. Ladies, including my girl, shut up!!! with RR already, why are people defending a girl who is making a ton of money for no reason.
ABeautyOfLove33 04:06:18 PM Jul 18 2008
RACHAEL RAY YOU GO GIRL, DONT LET THESE OVER JEALOUS,JUDGEMENTAL PEOPLE SLOW YOU DOWN,MOST OF THESE PEOPLE PROBABLY HAVE PLENTY TIME IN THEIR HAND AND NOTHING ELSE TO DO BUT STICKED THEIR NOSES WHERE IT DOESN'T BELONGS,ALWAYS BE WHO YOU ARE, NEVER CHANGES BECAUSE IT'S WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU, YOU ARE REAL UNLIKE SOME OTHER CELEBRITIES, STAY COOL BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORTERS, AND IGNORES THESE PEOPLE WHO TRIES TO DRAG YOU DOWN,GOD BLESS
