30 Celebrities Who Deserve A Massive Apology For Being Unfairly "Canceled"

Celebrities, they really are just like us. Are they? Well, not really; aside from the fact that they earn tons of money and look like genetic impossibilities, they live very public lives.

Their every move is watched, recorded, and judged by regular people like us. Because of this never-ending attention, any action they take that is perceived to be wrong can lead to their "cancellation".

Cancel culture is a very polarizing topic. On one hand, some people believe it doesn't actually have any real effect on their careers; we've seen a handful of celebrities lose a significant amount of following and support.

In most cases, those who do lose a project or two are actual awful human beings. However, in some instances, some celebrities get blacklisted and receive backlash for controversial opinions that, in time, turn out to be correct.

Of course, it's easier to follow the tide and say their downfalls were deserved, but with the proper context, you can see why these famous people were unfairly canceled.

Reddit was ablaze with this exact discussion when one user asked which celebrities were canceled that other users felt was uncalled for. The internet joined the bandwagon too soon with these #canceled famous people. Yung-Potter-XO

1. Brendon Fraser - was unable to book new projects for exposing the horrific actions of media moguls

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2. Britney Spears - for having a very human reaction to being gaslit, used, and abused by her own family

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3. Hana Kimura - received hate comments for playing her part too well on a reality show

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4. Janet Jackson - her career suffered tremendously due to the infamous wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl

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5. Laura Dern - for playing Ellen DeGeneres's girlfriend in a series

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6. Kesha - deserved much better from the public for the kind of abuse she endured

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7. Amanda Bynes - castigated by the media for the way she looks at such a young age. She is under a conservatorship similar to the one Britney Spears was in.

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8. Terry Crews - for being sexually assaulted

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9. Hayden Christensen - received a heap of fan hate for the Star Wars prequels

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10. Megan Fox - overly sexualized and typecast into the "hot bimbo" roles

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11. Paul Reubens - he was caught masturbating in an adult (porn) theater

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12. Winona Ryder - she shoplifted, and the police treated her like a serial criminal

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13. Ashley Judd - for speaking out against Weinstein

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14. Mira Sorvino - same as Ashley Judd, Sorvino also spoke up against Weinstein.

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They usually spread rumors that they're difficult to work with and that they're "total divas" until no one wants to hire them for films.

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15. Corey Feldman - candidly spoke about what really happens to young actors in Tinseltown

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16. Monica Lewinsky - was the butt of every joke for decades for sleeping with a U.S. president

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17. August Ames - for refusing to film gay porn

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18. The Chicks (formerly known as the Dixie Chicks) - got canceled for publicly advocating against the war in Iraq

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19. Jenna Marbles - acknowledged and took accountability for her past problematic behavior and never fully recovered from it

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20. Former U.S. Senator Al Franken - resigned from public office after being accused of harassment and inappropriate behavior

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21. Johnny Depp - lost acting roles after his ex-wife, Amber Heard, accused him of being abusive, but it turns out she was the abuser

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22. Rebecca Black - for singing a harmless song about Friday. People thought it was cool to hate on a 13-year-old.

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23. Ingrid Bergman - senators took their time to make speeches about her affair, and she was denied visitation to her daughter.

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24. Colin Kaepernick - for being a vocal advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement

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25. Michael Phelps - for smoking weed

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26. Shelley Duvall - famed for the movie "The Shining." She was labeled "crazy" and mistreated while filming

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27. Ahmed Best (the voice of Jar Jar Binks) - many fans hated the character Jar Jar Binks, and the actor who voiced him received backlash for it

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28. Howard Dean - he was thought to be un-presidential for showing emotions

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29. Lindsay Lohan - do you notice the trend with child actors? She received hate for telling people to go easy on Weinstein, but Rose McGowan defended her and told people they don't know what she's been through. Read into that if you must.

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30. Liam Neeson - he candidly spoke about his biases when he was younger, which stemmed from his conservative upbringing

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With the internet, everything comes in an instant, even judgment. It's easy for many anonymous people to band together and decide that someone's career is over. According to Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, happiness researcher, "The speed of judgment often overshadows the complexity of human behavior." People form their judgments even without enough information. Now that new information has come to light, some form of correction is in order. The damage has been done, yes, but it's not too late to read more about the context behind these cancel-worthy behaviors. Will you change your minds as fast as you "canceled" them? As Dr. Kelly McGonigal, health psychologist, notes, "Understanding the full story can lead to compassion and growth."