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Celebrities' Dumbest Moments in Business
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When Stars Go Oops!
We take a look at Fortune's 101 Dumbest Moments in Business 2007 and focus in on the celebrities that made its list.
Click through our gallery and see which stars made the biggest blunders last year.
· Full 'Dumbest' Coverage
Next: Jessica's Admission -
AP / Pizza Hut
I Love Pizza, Except ...
Jessica Simpson
Jessica Simpson stars in commercials for Pizza Hut's Cheesy Bites pizza, then tells Elle magazine that she's allergic to wheat ... and tomatoes ... and cheese.
More Jessica Simpson News
Next: Jay-Z's Blunder -
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Gimme Some Skin, Dawg
Jay-Z
Rapper Jay-Z, founder of the Rocawear clothing line, is taken to task by the Humane Society after it finds that the "faux fur" in jackets sold by his company is actually dog fur.
More on Jay-Z
Next: He's So Handy! -
Disney Channel
Manny's Sooo Handy!
Comcast
Young Comcast customers in New Jersey are surprised when a scheduled showing of Disney Channel's Handy Manny -- featuring bilingual handyman Manny Garcia and his talking tools -- is replaced by hard-core pornography.
Comcast Stock Quote & News
Next: Radiohead's Goof -
John Shearer, WireImage.com
Next Album, 'In Debt'
Radiohead
British rock band Radiohead makes its new album, 'In Rainbows,' available for download on the Internet and lets its fans decide how much they want to pay. Sixty-two percent, according to comScore, decide to pay nothing, while the other 38 percent voluntarily fork over an average of six bucks.
More on Radiohead
Next: The Money Honey -
Mat Szwajkos, Getty Images
What, No Action Figure?
Maria Bartiromo
In January, CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo files to trademark her nickname, "Money Honey," for use with a wide array of children's products, including piggy banks, jigsaw puzzles, mousepads, comic books, and stuffed animals.
Bartiromo vs. Burnett
Next: He Snorted What? -
Fabrice Coffrini, AFP / WireImage.com
A Bit 'o Oh-No-Blow
Keith Richards
In an interview with a British rock magazine, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards admits to snorting his father's ashes: "He was cremated, and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow." A day later Richards denies the incident, explaining, "I was trying to say how tight Bert and I were -- that tight!"
More on Keith Richards
Next: An Oops for Orenthal -
Oh, That Explains It
O.J. Simpson
"The police, since my trouble, have not worked out for me." -- O.J. Simpson, on why he took matters into his own hands to reclaim memorabilia he says were pilfered. He is charged with kidnapping and armed robbery.
Hear Robbery Audio Tape
Next: Shock Jock Slip-Up -
Getty Images
Say What?
Don Imus
Shock jock Don Imus refers to members of the Rutgers University women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos."
More on Don Imus
Next: Very Bad Buzz -
Right Back Atcha ...
Cartoon Network
To build buzz for its animated show 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force,' Turner Broadcasting's Cartoon Network places electronic lightboards throughout Boston, triggering a bomb scare that shuts down two bridges, an expressway, a subway station, and a stretch of the Charles River. The devices depict a character from the show saluting passersby with an upraised middle finger.
Visit Cartoon Network
Next: Vegas Nightmare -
What Happens in Vegas ...
Adam 'Pacman' Jones
Tennessee Titans Cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones rains dollar bills down on dancers at a Las Vegas strip club, setting off a melee in which three people are shot.
More on 'Pacman' Jones
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More Dumb Moments
Celebrities weren't the only ones making mind-boggling mishaps last year. Take for example, Rhode Island Hospital where for the third time in less than a year, one of its doctors operates on the wrong side of a patient's head!
Click here to see more highlights of the 101 Dumbest Moments in Business 2007.
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