Top 10 Celebs Who Got DESTROYED By The Crowd
#10: Kendall & Kylie Jenner
Awards show audiences can be tough, and the “Billboard Music Awards” crowd is among the most unforgiving. In 2015, sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner found this out the hard way. Stepping on stage to introduce their then brother-in-law Kanye West, the reality stars were met with a wave of audible boos from pockets of the audience. Clearly facing a crowd that wasn’t thrilled to have them there, the sisters managed to keep their composure by smiling through the awkwardness and pressing on with the intro. This, of course, wasn’t the only time a member of the Kardashian clan found themselves on the receiving end of an audience’s ire. More on that later.
#9: Pete Davidson
When “Saturday Night Live” alum Pete Davidson popped up on the jumbotron at an early 2022 Syracuse basketball game, the crowd wasted no time letting him have it. The boos were instant and deafening - seemingly payback for the time the comedian called Syracuse “trash” on “The Howard Stern Show,” giving an overall negative review of the city. With the reaction airing live on ESPN2, Davidson took it in stride - clapping, waving, and even offering a peace gesture to the very fans tearing into him. Poor Pete learned that when you insult the crowd, you shouldn’t be surprised when they fire back.
#8: Sacheen Littlefeather on Behalf of Marlon Brando
When Marlon Brando sent Sacheen Littlefeather to boldly take the stage to decline his Best Actor award at the “45th Academy Awards” for his role in “The Godfather,” the crowd took aim. Donning a buckskin dress and moccasins, she was met not with applause, but with jeers - all as she denounced Hollywood’s treatment of Native Americans. However, Littlefeather’s composure under pressure was striking, as she upheld Brando’s message despite the volatile reception – which reportedly included John Wayne attempting to storm the stage. This became one of the most controversial moments in Oscar history, polarizing viewers and industry insiders alike.
#7: Hulk Hogan
At Netflix’s much anticipated “WWE Raw” debut at the sprawling Intuit Dome in Inglewood, L.A., professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan made a special appearance. However, flanked by his manager Jimmy Hart and energized by his “Real American Beer” partnership with Netflix, the Hulkster found himself facing an uncharacteristic chorus of boos. The negative reaction from the crowd seemingly underscored the Los Angeles fans’ fractured views on Hogan’s late-career scandals and political standings. Sadly, this salty reception would mark Hulk’s final WWE appearance, as the 12-time wrestling world champion would pass away just a few months later in July, 2025.
#6: Emma Stone & Dave McCary
During a 2022 Mets game at Citi Field, cameras revealed actress Emma Stone and her comedy writer husband Dave McCary in attendance. Unfortunately, they were shown to be clad head-to-toe in San Diego Padres gear. Naturally, loyal Mets fans responded with boos loud enough to fill the stadium. But Stone and McCary raised their drink and cheered to the camera and the booing masses. Emma, the cheeky champ, shrugged it off with a smile. The incident became a moment of game-face grace for the celeb couple, who showed that even when the crowd throws shade, it’s best to toast them in return.
#5: Elon Musk
On December 11, 2022, Elon Musk made a surprise appearance at the end of a Dave Chappelle comedy show at the Chase Center in San Francisco — a city where Musk had just made major headlines for his controversial takeover of Twitter. As soon as Chappelle introduced him, the tech billionaire was met with a loud, sustained wave of boos from the 18,000-strong crowd. Chappelle tried to smooth things over with jokes like, “It sounds like some of those people you fired are in the audience.” As for Musk, he managed a sheepish grin and a few short comments before retreating. The moment went viral, cementing it as one of Musk’s most merciless audience roastings.
#4: Michael Richards
In 2006, Michael Richards was still riding high on his legacy as Kramer from “Seinfeld” - but that goodwill evaporated in seconds during a now infamous set as The Laugh Factory. After a few heckles from the crowd, Richards exploded into a racist tirade, hurling offensive jokes and repeated racial slurs in a meltdown that stunned the room. Audible gasps and boos rippled through the room as they instantly turned on him. The moment was caught on camera, went viral almost instantly, and left viewers at home just as shocked as those in the venue. Richards issued an apology, but the damage was done, and his once-beloved career never truly recovered.
#3: Tiffany Haddish
Comedian Tiffany Haddish seemed destined to light up the stage on a sold-out New Year’s Eve show at Miami’s James L. Knight Center in 2018. Unfortunately, she did the opposite. You see, Haddish, who admitted to partying until the wee hours of the morning, awkwardly stumbled through her act and punchlines. As the boos grew and people began to leave, the comedian grabbed a bottle of Ciroc. She said “This is weird for me” and further confessed to the hostile crowd, “I really wanted to talk about some stuff and can’t remember none of it” – marking a rare misstep for the funny star.
#2: Michael Moore
The 75th Academy Awards saw the film “Chicago” walk away as the night’s big winner. But, it was perhaps Michael Moore who left the Kodak Theatre as its biggest headline. Winning “Best Documentary Feature” for “Bowling for Columbine,” Moore’s win began with cheers. However, thanks to a fiery acceptance speech that denounced then President George W. Bush and the Iraq War, Moore was met with a wave of boos. The backlash grew so loud that the orchestra cut him off before he could finish. Some 15 years later, at the 2018 “Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards,” Moore finally delivered the speech he’d been silenced from giving.
#1: Kim Kardashian
At Tom Brady’s star-studded Netflix roast, the only person who took more heat than the man of the hour was Kim Kardashian. That’s because the SKIMS founder was met with a wall of brutal boos as she took the stage at the live-streamed event. Still, Kim powered through - delivering her set and eventually winning over some cheers. Afterward, she admitted the experience rattled her, saying she’d never do a roast again because it was “not good for the soul.” She also confessed, “I could have never imagined that I would be booed.” Kim chalked up the hostile reception to the stadium being full of sports fans who, in her words, “hate the Kardashians.”
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