All The Times That Our Favorite Celebrities Showed Us Their Petty Side
We all love a good celebrity catfight, but sometimes they can be all bark and no bite. Twitter rants and reality TV show screaming matches are only entertaining for a while. It gets better when a celebrity puts in some serious time and effort into enacting revenge.
There are a lot of reasons why these celebrities decided to put their pride aside and pull a petty move. Two musical brothers have been getting revenge on each other ever since one of them spent years playing a single prank. Check out how these celebrities put their mind to work to get back at someone who wronged them.
Steve Jobs Chose Apple's Name For A Good Reason
Most company names have a deep meaning that reflects the corporation's values and mission statement. According to Jobs, he and his tech partner Steve Wozniak were brainstorming names and "Apple Computer" got brought up.
They weren't sure about the name, but Jobs had previously worked at Atari and wanted their company to be listed ahead of Atari in the phone book. So, Jobs decided he didn't care as much about the name, he just wanted to get back at his former employer.
An Actress Shaded Shonda Rhimes, So She Kicked Them Off Her Show
Katherine Heigl made a name for herself as Izzie Stevens on Grey's Anatomy. Fans of the show loved the character, but Heigl did not. In 2008, she declined her Emmy nomination for the role because she didn't feel she "was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination."
The statement left a Shonda feeling bitter, so she wrote Heigl out of the show. Don't mess with Shonda or her Shondaland fans, because you'll end up out of a job.
Calvin Harris Refused To Give Up The Rights To A Song
It appears that Harris was pretty broken up after he and singer Rita Ora parted ways. Not long after the breakup, Ora was set to perform “I Will Never Let You Down,” at the Teen Choice Awards. Except it never happened because Harris, who has writing and producing credits on the song, didn't approve the rights to broadcast on TV.
It probably didn't help that the song is about two lovers always being there for each other through the good times and the bad. Keep reading to see what happens when athletes take the competition off the court.
Martha Stewart Started A Battle Of Recipe Names
Stewart and actress-turned-lifestyle guru Gwyneth Paltrow used to be on good terms, but that change in 2014. Stewart didn't like the Paltrow started Goop, and thought she should stick to acting. To make this clear, Stewart posted a pie recipe called "Conscious Coupling." Why does that matter? Because it was right after Paltrow split from her ex-husband Chris Martin due to "conscious uncoupling."
Paltrow returned the favor by posting a similar recipe on her Goop website called "jailbird cake" referencing Stewart's stint in prison in 2004.
Burt Reynolds Flung Poop At The "National Enquirer" Christmas Tree
At some point, Reynolds must have become sick and tired of defending himself against rumors started by the National Enquirer. The tabloid had a tradition of erecting a Christmas tree in front of their headquarters in Lantana, Florida. To get back at them, Reynolds rented a helicopter and tossed horse manure at the tree.
Why? No one really knows. Maybe it was a reference for all the times the tabloid threw metaphorical poop at him over the years.
Lebron Threw A Shade-Filled Party
LeBron James threw a different kind of shade when he hosted a Halloween party in 2016 that had an anti-Golden State Warriors theme. He had multiple decorations that referenced how the Warriors blew a 3-1 lead in the finals, and cookies throwing shade at Klay Thompson and Steph Curry.
The party didn't do much, since the Warriors went on to win the NBA championship in 2017 and 2018. Coming up, read about the official queen of shade's most recent petty move.
Bill Murray Hired An Interesting Personal Assistant
Bill Murray is notorious for being hard to work with, and his attitude on the set of Groundhog Day was no different. Apparently, he would often be unreachable and leave calls unanswered out of spite. One day, a brave soul decided to tell him that things would be easier if he had a personal assistant.
Well, Murray took the suggestion to heart and went out to get a PA who just so happened to be completely deaf and was only able to communicate through sign language. It sounds like Murray's calls stayed unanswered.
P Diddy Literally Photoshopped French Montana Out Of A Picture
When you're the second richest hip-hop artist in the world, you can get away with throwing whatever shade you want at other rappers. That's exactly what P Diddy thought when he cropped French Montana and Fabolous out of a photo.
Just cropping out Fabolous would be no big deal, because he's on the end of the photo. But Diddy took to photoshop to take French Montana out of the picture. I guess they weren't good enough friends to Diddy.
Aretha Franklin Is The Queen Of Old School Shade
Franklin's feud with Dionne Warwick began at Whitney Houston's funeral. Warwick made a speech that said Franklin loved Houston like a daughter because she was her godmother. The statement went relatively unnoticed until FIVE YEARS LATER when Franklin set Warwick a strongly worded fax.
Yes, you read that right. Franklin sat on that statement for five years, then sent an angry FAX in 2017. According to Franklin, she took offense to the speech because she "was far too busy to be anyone's godmother."
Michael Crichton Used A Clever Trick To Drag A Critic In His Book
Crichton, the author of Jurassic Park, wanted to get back at a mean critic in his book State of Fear. Usually, authors have to be careful doing that because if someone thinks you slandered them in your book, they will sue for libel.
To get around it, Crichton implied that the character based on the critic has a small penis because not many people would say that they are the inspiration behind a character like that. Coming up, one actor found a way to get back at the dreaded paparazzi.
The Gallagher Brothers Have A Longstanding Feud
Noel and Liam Gallagher are the famously feuding brothers from Oasis. Their longstanding battle started small when Noel decided he'd spend years convincing Liam that ghosts are real.
At every stop on their tour, Noel would talk about how haunted the hotel or venue was, and convince other people to sneak into Liam's room and move things around to make it seem like a ghost had done it. Leaving your brother with a lifelong fear is one way to burn bridges.
Kim Kardashian Thought Reggie Bush Was Being Petty, But Was He?
Football player Reggie Bush dated Kim Kardashian from 2007-2010, and when the two broke up, Bush moved on to a model named Melissa Molinaro. The problem was the Molinaro looks just like Kardashian. So much so that Kim K sued Old Navy for using Molinaro in an ad campaign.
In the end, we don't know if Bush dated Molinaro to anger Kardashian, but it worked. Bush didn't date Molinaro for long, so it was probably out of spite.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Figured Out A Way To Get Back At The Paparazzi
No celebrity likes the paparazzi, so one day, JGL decided to do something about it. According to JGL himself, he was walking one day with a friend when the paparazzi began to annoy him. So instead of yelling at them, he whipped out his phone and turned it on them.
JGL began asking them questions and even got them to admit that they were trying to get pictures that made him seem gay. JGL posted the video to social media, and the paparazzi got what they deserved.
Floyd Mayweather And 50 Cent Brought Their Kids Into Their Feud
The two have been in a feud for years, but it escalated when 50 Cent dragged up a domestic abuse police record written by Mayweather's son. Mayweather never forgot, so one day he decided to call up 50's estranged son Marquise.
The shocking thing was that it wasn't Floyd who let 50 know about the phone call, it was Marquise. He posted a screenshot of their phone call and called Floyd his "uncle" in the caption. Continue on to see which two rappers recently had a public falling out.
Nicole Got Back At Paris For Not Letting Her Tag Along On SNL
Nicole Ritchie and Paris Hilton were reality royalty back in 2004, but Paris was always the more famous one. Paris was chosen to host SNL in February 2005, but she didn't invite Nicole to the set. It appears that Nicole was tired of being second fiddle, so she got back at her in the pettiest way possible.
To celebrate her "friend" Paris' appearance on SNL, Nicole hosted a screening of Paris' 2003 sex tape. Yikes.
Mark Cuban Wasn't Happy With Trump's Comments
Donald Trump has said a lot of things to make people mad, but most people either snap back immediately or they completely ignore it. Mark Cuban decided to sit on his feud with Trump until the perfect time to get back at him. Trump recently tweeted that Cuban "isn't smart enough to run for president."
Months later, Cuban got clever and chose No. 46 for his jersey in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. Trump is president 45, so we will have to wait and see if Cuban is running in 2020.
With One Sentence, Kanye Ruined His Friendship With Jay-Z
Kanye West rose to fame on Jay-Z's music label, and the two hip-hop artists have had a decade-long mentor-mentee relationship. All of that was ruined after Jay-Z apparently didn't call Kim Kardashian after she was robbed at gunpoint in Paris, and stopped letting their kids have playdates.
Kanye ranted about the situation during a live performance. Jay-Z fired back with some savage lines on his "4:44" album. The two seem to have big egos, so we doubt they'll ever settle this petty fight. Coming up, read about another diva who had no time for other singers.
Judd Apatow Got Back At Executives Who Said His Cast Was Weak
Judd Apatow received a lot of flack from executives and critics for his TV show Freaks and Geeks. Even though it's now considered one of the “100 Greatest Shows of All Time,” people initially thought the show had a weak cast.
Apatow wasn't happy with people criticizing his handpicked cast that included Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, and James Franco, so he took the original members and turned them into superstars. Those critics are probably eating their words today.
Mariah Carey Will Shade Any Power Singer She Wants
The only person who could compete with Aretha Franklin as the queen of shade is Mariah Carey. Carey is known for being as extra as it gets, and that includes being extra petty when another powerful female singer is mentioned.
Lovato posted a meme on her Instagram that compared Ariana Grande to Mariah Carey, with Grande coming out on top. Months later when asked about it, Carey had the best response by saying that she's never even heard of Lovato. Pretending another human doesn't exist is as savage as you can be.
Chelsea Handler Tooks Sides In The Aniston-Jolie Fight
You're wrong if you thought the drama between Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston was so 2005 because Chelsea Handler is resurrecting it. Even though Handler has never met Jolie, she's gone on record saying that "She seems like a demon" and that she "just doesn't like Angelina Jolie."
The only reason Handler has such a strong opinion is because she's best friends with Aniston. We understand standing up for your BFF, but Aniston would probably like to stop thinking about her decade-old divorce.
