Reality Show Stars Who Destroyed Their Careers in Seconds

While the VH1 crowd enjoys the upbeat and joyous nature of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Season 12 was burdened by a strong accusation. Joey Guglielmelli, also known as Sherry Pie, was disqualified from the show for allegedly killing his former colleagues and colleagues. One of his alleged victims, Ben Shimkus, shared his story on Facebook about a week after the season premiere.

The next day, Shimkus’ detailed experience, as well as that of other alleged victims, was nearly identical. Guglielmelli had given them contact information for casting agent Allison Mossey, who was reportedly looking for audition recordings of the men in risky situations, but neither Mossey nor the acting gig existed. Instead, without knowing it, they had been communicating with Sherry Pie the entire time. The celebrity then went to Facebook to apologize, admitted the behavior, and said she was “terribly embarrassed and upset” with himself.

With the filming of all the episodes but the full ending, the producers found themselves in trouble, as Sherry Pie had won multiple challenges and couldn’t be easily edited out of the season. VH1 and RPDR Producer World of Wonder released a joint statement announcing that Guglielmelli had been disqualified, but that the season would air as planned to honor the work of the other queens. Producers have removed most of the Sherry Pie images, giving it minimal screen time.

The Duggar family made a career out of promoting their brand of very restrictive family values in the FTA 19 Children and Counting. Part of the Independent Baptist community, this clan prided itself on being morally respectful role models for its ultra-conservative religion.

Unfortunately, one of the 19 children in the family, Josh Duggar (now an adult father of six), has irreparably stained the last name. In 2015, Contact broke the news that Josh had sexually abused several young girls as a teenager, including some of his sisters. According to the police report, Josh, who was 14 at the time in 2002, reportedly admitted to his father, Jim Bob, that he petted a woman while she slept. Similar reports to Jim Bob uncovered additional abuse the following year, with several underage girls alleging that Josh had petted them.

In 2006, the Duggars appeared on the Oprah Winfrey talk show but never made it to their stage as Josh’s actions were made public when Harpo Studios received email advice on the allegations of abuse. As In Contact reported, “Harpo Studios faxed the letter to the Department of Human Services hotline,” but no criminal charges were filed because “the [then] three-year statute of limitations had expired.” TLC finally canceled the show after the news broke, and the nail in Josh’s coffin came three months later when Gawker unearthed his account at Ashley Madison and was forced to admit to his infidelity and porn addiction.

In 2015, Hulk Hogan (real name Terry Bollea) saw that what was left of his career caught fire when a racist speech he made on the tape was released. In a joint investigation by Radar Online and National Investigator, sources commented that Hogan’s hateful tirade was due to her daughter’s alleged relationship with a black man.

She is quoted as saying, “If she were going to fuck an n*gger, I’d rather she marry an 8-foot-tall n*gger worth a hundred million dollars!” Along with a series of equally offensive comments. Naturally, WWE fired him immediately. However, that was not the only overwhelming revelation of the film in question.

The WWE Hall of Fame had already been publicly humiliated by Gawker in 2012, when the publication leaked a deleted sex tape showing him with Heather Cole, the wife of his friend, Bubba the Love Sponge Clem (formerly known as Todd Alan Clem), apparently at the request of Clem. The break was surreptitiously recorded by Clem’s security camera. Hogan sued Clem and Cole, the man who leaked the tape, and Gawker. His invasion of the privacy lawsuit against Gawker finally ended the publication, and the two sides reached a settlement for $ 31 million.

The Hogans know best. Star has made few appearances since WWE terminated his contract. According to Wrestling Inc, Hogan was rumored to be making a public appearance at WrestleMania 2024, but the event was canceled due to COVID-19.

While high school destinations are completely dreamy, franchise student Chad Johnson found himself in a grim reality in February 2024. According to TMZ, Johnson was arrested for robbery and felony charges on domestic charges against his girlfriend Annalize Mishler. The robbery charge was reportedly due to him taking Mishler’s cell phone from him when he tried to ask for help.

Johnson admitted that the charges are likely true, but said he did not recall the night because he was drunk. As reality TV student Toofab said after the incident, “I am very sorry for any girl who has seen my girlfriend’s story; for any girl who has seen that and felt that emotion that triggers all these bad emotions for people, for the bad things that have happened. Sorry. I never wanted to make anyone think about all these things. I only regret my actions.”

Johnson seems to understand the seriousness of his actions, and he only exhibits this behavior when he’s drunk, but going physical with a partner once, regardless of the circumstances, is too many times. Everyone loves coming back, but if you become a public figure on TV and get arrested for domestic violence, you will probably never go back on a dating show. It’s safe to say that Johnson has been canceled, at least as far as the Bachelor franchise goes.

In 2014, twin brothers David and Jason Benham were set to star in the new HGTV show, Flip It Forward. According to the show’s press release, the show would follow the twins as they help families buy dressers and turn those modest abodes into dream homes. Unfortunately, the show was not meant to be.

The homophobic remarks the Benham brothers made were revealed by Right-Wing Clock one month after HGTC announced Flip Forward as part of their lineup. The twins were also revealed to have ties to extremist groups. A video of David leading a group of protesters outside an abortion clinic appeared, praising them for their anti-choice determination at “the gates of hell.” The twins’ father, Flip Benham, was the leader of the organization that sent protesters to abortion clinics, Operation Save America. Interestingly, Flip has led similar protests in mosques, where he has been seen yelling at the faithful.

After the public outcry over the twins’ entanglements with extremist views and organizations, HGTV announced via Twitter that they would not proceed with the Benhams show, which was in the fourth week of production at the time. The Benhams released a statement (via CNN ) that said, in part, “If our faith costs us a television show, so be it.” It wasn’t really a faith that caused them to be canceled; It was hate.