Famous Faces That Fell Out Of Favor In 2025
From legal scandals to strange business choices, these stars ended up on the internet’s most disliked list.
Fame has always been a fickle game, but 2025 feels extra ruthless. One by one, celebrities who used to dominate headlines are suddenly getting the cold shoulder, and the internet is keeping score like it’s a sport.
This list is basically a roll call of “remember when?” moments, from Jimmy Kimmel down to Meghan Markle, with votes climbing the farther you go. The messy part is how many of these names share the same kind of chaos, scandals, and backlash cycles, whether it’s Ariana Grande sliding into the 43rd spot, Oprah Winfrey dropping to 4th, or the shock of Amber Heard landing at 5th with 33.9k votes.
And the higher the ranking, the louder the fallout gets, so yeah, the top spot is where things get really interesting.
50th Place - Jimmy Kimmel (8k Votes)
Jesse Grant/Variety via Getty Images49th Place - Adam Levine (8.3k Votes)
Mindy Small/Getty Images48th Place - Justin Bieber (8.4k Votes)
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47th Place - Tom Cruise (8.4k Votes)
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46th Place - Ivanka Trump (8.4k Votes)
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45th Place - Lizzo (9.5k Votes)
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44th Place - Mehmet Öz (9.7k Votes)
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43rd Place - Ariana Grande (10k Votes)
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42nd Place - Jameela Jamil (10.2k Votes)
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41st Place - Cardi B (10.5k Votes)
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40th Place - Nicki Minaj (10.5k Votes)
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39th Place - Drake (11k Votes)
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38th Place - Jojo Siwa (11.2k Votes)
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37th Place - 6ix9ine (11.8k Votes)
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36th Place - Madonna (12.1 K Votes)
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35th Place - Gwyneth Paltrow (12.3 K Votes)
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34th Place - Machine Gun Kelly (12.5k Votes)
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33rd Place - Danny Masterson (12.5k Votes)
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32nd Place - Beyoncé (12.9k Votes)
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31st Place - Elon Musk (13k Votes)
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30st Place - Jennifer Lopez (13.3k Votes)
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29th Place - Kourtney Kardashian (13.8k Votes)
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And just like tall people dealing with everyday obstacles, these stars faced constant friction.
28th Place - Travis Scott (13.9k Votes)
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27th Place - Logan Paul (14.1k Votes)
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26th Place - Donald Trump Jr. (14.7k Votes)
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25th Place - Will Smith (14.8k Votes)
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24th Place - Kendall Jenner (14.9k Votes)
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23rd Place - Khloé Kardashian (15.2k Votes)
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22nd Place - Jay-Z (15.3k Votes)
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21st Place - Amy Schumer (16.2k Votes)
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20th Place - Woody Allen (18.3k Votes)
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19th Place - Kylie Jenner (18.6k Votes)
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18th Place - Hilaria Thomas (18.8k Votes)
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17th Place - Jake Paul (19.1k Votes)
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16th Place - Mark Zuckerberg (19.4k Votes)
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15th Place - James Charles (20.2k Votes)
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14th Place - Chris Brown (22.8k Votes)
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13th Place - Jada Pinket Smith (23k Votes)
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12th Place - Chrissy Teigen (23k Votes)
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11th Place - Kris Jenner (24.6k Votes)
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10th Place - James Corden (25.4k Votes)
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9th Place - Bill Cosby (28.8k Votes)
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8th Place - Kanye West (29.3k Votes)
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7th Place - Kim Kardashian (29.3k Votes)
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6th Place - Sean Combs (30.7k Votes)
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5th Place - Amber Heard (33.9k Votes)
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4th Place - Oprah Winfrey (37.5k Votes)
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3rd Place - Ellen Degeneres (38.9k Votes)
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2nd Place - Prince Harry, Duke Of Sussex (42.4k Votes)
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1st Place - Meghan Markle, Duchess Of Sussex (49.2k Votes)
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Donald Trump
After the votes started piling up for Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Levine, and Justin Bieber, it became clear this was not just “one bad week” energy, it was a full-on image reset.</p>
Once Tom Cruise, Ivanka Trump, and Lizzo were all stuck in the mid-to-late range, people started comparing which comeback attempts actually landed and which just dragged more attention.</p>
Then you hit the names like Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, and Sean Combs, and suddenly the list felt less like ranking and more like a public audit of reputations.</p>
By the time Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, and Prince Harry were sitting near the top with massive vote counts, the question was no longer “who fell,” it was “who’s next.”</p>
Public opinion is unpredictable, and this year proved it once again. Some of these celebrities may bounce back with time, while others could remain tied to the controversies that put them on the list. In 2025, the audience made their feelings known, and these names stood out not for achievements, but for backlash.
Meghan Markle might be the last one standing, but the votes say nobody’s safe in 2025’s spotlight.
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