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Paula Deen at a 2017 book signing (Tara Ziemba/Getty Images)

Paula Deen's scandals: A timeline

Joy Saha
An American Eagle store window features the brand’s “Great Jeans” campaign with Sydney Sweeney, which has drawn both praise and criticism online. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)

AE stands by Sydney Sweeney ad

CK Smith
Sabrina Carpenter performs live during The BRIT Awards 2025 (Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images)

Sabrina Carpenter's sexpot feminism

Amanda Marcotte
An em dash in a gold frame. (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images /fotograzia/PATSTOCK)

AI can’t have my em dash

Andi Zeisler
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Greek civilization, 5th century BCE. Red-figure pottery. Attic kylix depicting a disc-thrower. (DEA PICTURE LIBRARY/De Agostini via Getty Images)

Cheating, a tale as old as sports

Nicholas Liu, Gabriella Ferrigine
J. K. Rowling attends the Broadway Opening Day performance of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two' at The Lyric Theatre on April 22, 2018 in New York City. (Walter McBride/WireImage/Getty Images)

Museum drops JK Rowling for transphobia

Joy Saha
Jason Aldean performs onstage at Country Thunder Wisconsin - Day 3 on July 22, 2023 in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. (Joshua Applegate/Getty Images)

Jason Aldean's "Small Town" hits No. 1

Joy Saha
Jason Aldean performs onstage at Country Thunder Wisconsin - Day 3 on July 22, 2023 in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. (Joshua Applegate/Getty Images)

Aldean's “Small Town” video removes BLM

Joy Saha
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Azealia Banks (<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-667657p1.html'>Christian Bertrand</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Banks abuses flight attendant

Anna Silman
Katy Perry (AP/John Shearer)

Katy Perry shuts T-Swift down

Anna Silman
(AP/Evan Agostini)

Photogs call Swift a hypocrite

Anna Silman
Adam Sandler (Reuters/Danny Moloshok)

Sandler film controversy

Anna Silman
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Sarah Silverman (Reuters/Mike Cassese)

Sarah Silverman apologizes

Anna Silman
(NBC)

CONTROVERSIAL SNL SKETCHES

Anna Silman
(Comedy Central)

Trevor Noah fires back

Anna Silman
Shonda Rhimes (Reuters/Fred Prouser)

Deadline's diversity faux pas

Anna Silman
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(AP/Reed Saxon)

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Justin Bieber (AP/Dan Steinberg)

21 Bieber screw-ups

Anna Silman
(NBC)

"SNL" isis sketch controversy

Anna Silman
J.K. Simmons in "Whiplash," Bradley Cooper in "American Sniper," Keira Knightley in "The Imitation Game"

Know your Oscars controversies

Anna Silman
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(AP)

Jenny Kutner
Emil Michael (Fox Business)

Sarah Gray
(MTV)

Jenny Kutner

Jenny Kutner
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