Top 10 Hilariously Out of Touch Celebrity Social Media Posts

#10: School’s Out

Jaden Smith

In 2008, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith established the New Village Leadership Academy in Calabasas, California, which their kids attended. However, by 2013, the school, which was criticized for having ties to Scientology, was closed. Jaden Smith was then homeschooled, and was seemingly loving it. He posted a series of tweets criticizing the school system, claiming that if people stopped going, there would be a more intelligent society. Unfortunately, homeschooling didn’t teach him not to capitalize every word. The Internet tore into Smith for his privileged comments, especially with additional, more bizarre statements claiming that babies would be the most intelligent beings if they could speak and that schools apparently brainwash students.

#9: I’ll Be Back in My Jacuzzi

Arnold Schwarzenegger

The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic really brought out how detached many celebrities are from the everyday person. For starters, there was the actor and former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger. He started off well, making videos of himself with his donkey and mini-horse as he encouraged viewers to not go out. Yet that soon morphed into showing off his luxurious lifestyle. While sitting in a lovely jacuzzi and puffing on a cigar, Schwarzenegger recorded another video on social media of himself pleading with people, especially Spring Break students, to stay at home. Social media was rife with comments from people mocking Schwarzenegger for smoking during an outbreak of a respiratory illness, as others stated they didn’t have the option to not work.

#8: MLK & Instagram

Zac Efron

Famously, Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. Unfortunately for Zac Efron, it had nothing to do with celebrities bragging on social media. In 2016, to commemorate Martin Luther King Day, the actor released a tribute to the activist on Instagram and Twitter, stating he was grateful for King’s work. Rather than leave it there, on top of adding a selfie of himself, Efron also slipped in that he was delighted with having 10 million followers on Instagram. It was a very jarring change of topic. Criticism soon swept in as people pointed out that a White man was hijacking the holiday celebrating the legacy of a Black man. Efron thus deleted the Instagram post and released an apology.

#7: Hackers Did It

Rita Ora

If someone hacks into your social media account, they can also access your unreleased music. At least, that’s what supposedly happened to singer Rita Ora on Halloween 2014. She tweeted that if her post got 100,000 retweets, she’d release her new single the following Monday. After only a humbling 2,000 retweets, despite 3.9 million followers at the time, Ora deleted the tweet. She then announced she’d been hacked, and that none of her music would come out until she and the label were ready. But that might not explain Ora retweeting another account that took shots at the lack of fan support before that post was also deleted.

#6: Not So Squeaky Clean

Madonna

Not even the Queen of Pop was immune to backlash for her luxurious lifestyle during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Madonna uploaded a video across her social media accounts of her in a bath of milk and rose petals. She goes on to claim that the pandemic is “the great equalizer,” all while sitting in her dairy, flower bath, wearing elaborate jewelry. As well as being tone-deaf, it was very weird. Madonna then added that everyone was in the same boat, in reference to her song “Human Nature.” Commentators pointed out that her fans are not equal to pop royalty, and admonished her for trying to romanticize the terrible event.

#5: Amateur Chefs Can Afford Supercars

Brooklyn Beckham

As a pop and fashion icon, as well as the son of a famous footballer, Brooklyn Beckham has tried his hand at several things to separate himself from his famous parents. Modelling and a strange photography book were two such endeavours. In 2021, Beckham decided that being a professional chef was for him. He hired many pros and splashed out hundreds of thousands per episode for his online series “Cookin' With Brooklyn.” In 2022, he was featured in a TikTok video by Daniel Mac, where the influencer typically asks wealthy people what they do for a living. Beckham stated that he was a chef while sitting in a McLaren P1, implying that’s how he could afford the expensive luxury car.

#4: The Japan Jokes

Gilbert Gottfried

For 11 years, the uniquely voiced Gilbert Gottfried had the cushy job of portraying the Aflac Duck mascot. Then he threw it away in one day on social media. A few days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami claimed almost 2,000 lives in Japan in 2011, Gottfried tweeted 12 tasteless jokes about the terrible event. However, Gottfried, as he later admitted, had no idea that Aflac conducted a whopping 75% of its business in Japan. Uh-oh! With that, the backlash caused the company to quickly fire the controversial comedian and begin searching for a new voice actor, who wouldn’t joke about natural disasters.

#3: Essential Wasters

The Kardashians

Once again, the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how removed some famous faces are from reality. While the world was experiencing a shortage of toilet paper, the Kardashian family had a swell idea. Through their “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” show, several members took part in practical jokes with toilet paper. However, this was a very different time from those Halcyon Days. Kourtney Kardashian uploaded an Instagram video that showed her front lawn draped in toilet paper, putting the blame on sister Khloé for the stunt. While the Kardashians revelled in the event on social media, viewers laid into them for wasting an item that people were desperate for.

#2: GoFundMe Millionaire

Kylie Jenner

Bear in mind that Kylie Jenner is reportedly worth well over $500 million. In 2021, following a car accident, make-up artist Samuel Rauda underwent surgery. Jenner, who had worked with him, issued her support on Instagram Stories. What annoyed followers was her directing people to donate to Rauda’s GoFundMe. Jenner donated $5,000, which many believed was essentially pocket change for one of the wealthiest women in the world. However, the fundraiser was originally looking for $10,000, which Jenner’s donation helped achieve. Yet, with an increase in medical services, Rauda’s goal increased. Jenner responded to the backlash, stating she was trying to be helpful and downplayed her relationship with Rauda.

#1: Imagine

Gal Gadot

As people were fearing what the world would be in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gal Gadot claimed that we had nothing to worry about. In 2020, the actress and Kristen Wiig got their celebrity contacts to each sing a line from John Lennon’s “Imagine,” then released the video on Instagram. And it was… a… disaster! Considering that “Imagine” is all about uniting people, it definitely did that; just not the way the creators intended. Viewers heavily criticized the project as an empty and horribly awkward gesture. It inspired many parodies that mocked the saga. Even Gadot regretted making it, as she later admitted the video was in “poor taste.”

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