30 Blacklisted or Banned Hollywood Celebrities
Brendan Fraser
As the lead actor of the popular, early 2000s franchise Mummy, Brendan Fraser was once a fan-favorite Hollywood hunk. But his career started to go downhill after he accused Phillip Berk, the former president of Hollywood Foreign Press Association, of harassment and assault.
After this incident, Fraser noticed that his acting opportunities were slowly disappearing. He described the time as “the phone did stop ringing in my career.” He himself thinks that the accusation was the leading reason behind the end of his prominent Hollywood journey.
Randy Quaid
Randy Quaid gained prominence after playing Cousin Ed in National Lampoon’s Vacation. But in 2007, during the filming of The Merry Wives of Windsor, Quaid assaulted a crew member. And things started to get ugly since then.
Quaid’s wife, Evi, became involved in the incident, and as retaliation, she sent inappropriate and potentially threatening emails to the crew and other cast members of the film. As a response, Quaid was fined $81,000, fired, and banned from his acting union equity. That’s was the start of his Hollywood career downfall.
Corey Feldman
The blacklisting of Corey Feldman is actually an unfortunate affair. Feldman was the prominent child star of the industry after appearing in Lost Boys and The Goonies. According to his claims, he was a victim of a Hollywood pedophilia ring, which was not taken seriously at that time.
Not being able to handle this emotional turmoil, Feldman began substance abuse to escape his pains. But in turn, his addiction removed him from any future prominent acting role in his career. Thus, amid these sad reasons, he was blacklisted from Hollywood.
Mo’nique
Mo’nique gained recognition in Hollywood after winning the Oscar for her role in the 2009 film Precious. But that couldn’t save her from losing her place in the industry. Mo’nique stopped part-taking in press engagements, as she was not being paid to appear.
She also began laying extra demands which were not welcomed. As a result, Precious director Lee Daniels eventually had to blacklist her due to her “lack of commitment to the film” and for “souring relationship with the Hollywood community.”
With all its glamour and glitz, Hollywood has a long history of blacklisting and banning, too. While significant historic events like the Red Scare or the recent Harvey Weinstein case resulted in mass-banning or mass-blacklisting of artists both on and off-screen, the others lost their glamor due to personal or professional mistakes. And in the unforgiving world of Hollywood, there is often no way back. Here’s a list of celebrities who temporarily or permanently lost their glory.