c/celebrity-social-fails

Heard a pop star's voice crack on a live stream and couldn't look away

I was scrolling Instagram and caught this singer from a 2000s boy band doing a Q&A, and his voice cracked so bad on a high note he just stopped and stared at the camera for 5 seconds. He tried to laugh it off but you could see his face get red through the filter. Has anyone else witnessed a celeb just completely lose composure online and not know how to recover?

Unpopular opinion: That viral apology video from the fast food CEO actually backfired

My buddy swears the crying CEO bit made people forgive the brand, but I think it just made everyone mock them harder. Which apology style actually wins people over - the humble pie or the stone cold corporate statement?

Kylie Jenner's product launch post with a typo was painful to watch

She hyped up her new lip kit for a week straight on Instagram, then spelled "excited" as "exited" in the launch post. I had to choose between unfollowing her or leaving a polite correction in the comments, and I went with the correction. Anyone else get stuck fixing celeb typos because you just can't help it?

Just had that debate with myself about whether Taylor Swift's Instagram apology last month was genuine or just damage control

I took like 45 minutes staring at the post trying to figure out if she really meant the 'I didn't realize my jet usage was so triggering' part or if it was just PR spin after getting called out, and I still can't decide, anyone else stuck on which side to lean on?

The time Jason Momoa accidentally posted his phone number in an Instagram story

So about 2 years ago Jason Momoa posted a screenshot of his phone contacts on his Instagram story (you know, to promote something about water conservation I think) and he didn't blur out his actual phone number. Within like 20 minutes fans had already called and texted him before he took it down. Does anyone remember what happened with that or did he just ignore all the calls?

Appreciation post: That time a celeb typo accidentally started a whole new meme format

I was scrolling through Twitter in 2020 when some big actor posted 'I could care less' instead of 'couldn't care less' and it blew up because fans roasted them for three days straight... It made me check every single thing I type online now before hitting send. Anyone else still paranoid about their own social media errors because of that one viral fail?

Just watched a celeb hit 10k followers and immediately post a link to their 'exclusive' crypto wallet

They announced the milestone with a selfie then linked a sketchy token site in the same thread. Took about 20 minutes before someone pointed out the wallet address was a known scam.

That moment when a celeb posts a screenshot with their wifi password visible still haunts me

I used to think people overreacted about checking every pixel in a screenshot before posting, but after seeing a verified account accidentally leak their home address in the corner of a photo and it took 6 hours to delete, I started triple-checking everything, has anyone else caught something embarrassing like that in the background?

Fell for a celebrity cookbook that was just repackaged blog posts

I bought Nicole Richie's cookbook last year for $28 because she posted these beautiful photos of her making pasta from scratch. Turns out half the recipes were just her old blog posts from 2019 with different pictures. One recipe for lemon chicken literally said 'use your favorite store bought sauce' which felt like a total cop out. I also found a typo in the ingredient list for her chocolate cake where it said 2 cups sugar but then in the directions it said 1 cup. Total waste of money and I could have just screenshotted her Instagram stories for free. Anyone else get tricked by a celeb cooking book that was phoned in?

That time a celeb tried to sell a 'hand-painted' print and it was just a filter

Honestly, I saw this influencer I used to like post about these limited edition prints she supposedly painted herself. She was selling them for $150 each, saying each one was unique. Tbh, I zoomed in on the photo she shared and it was clearly just a digital filter slapped on a selfie. The brush strokes were literally the same pixels in every 'different' print she showed. I called her out in the comments and she blocked me within 10 minutes. Has anyone else noticed celebrities pulling this fake 'handmade' merch scam? What did you do about it?

That moment I realized Kylie Jenner deletes posts that bomb...

I was talking to my friend Sarah last night at the diner on Elm Street, and she pointed out how Kylie Jenner quietly deletes any Instagram post that gets less than 500k likes. It hit different because I never noticed that before, but now I see she's been curating her feed like a resume, hiding all the fails. Makes you wonder how many awkward posts we never even saw because she pulled them five minutes later. Has anyone else caught a celeb deleting something cringey before the internet screenshotted it?

That $300 'celebrity skincare' set did nothing for my skin

I bought that overpriced kit from a D-list reality star's Instagram ad last month and my face actually broke out worse than before. Has anyone else fallen for one of these influencer product launches and regretted it?

That $75 'verified' Twitter checkmark from that singer was a total scam

I paid this semi-famous singer $75 for a verified checkmark he promised through his social media page. Turns out he was just running a fake giveaway and never delivered anything. Has anyone else fallen for a celebrity promising stuff they never actually gave you?

That $40 'celebrity voice' Cameo I bought from that guy was a complete joke

I paid $40 for a birthday shoutout from that actor who played the sidekick in that superhero movie everyone forgot about. He literally just said 'happy birthday' in a monotone voice for 8 seconds and didn't even say the name right. The video was clearly shot on a phone with bad lighting and you could hear his dog barking in the background. Has anyone else gotten a Cameo that was way lazier than the preview clips made it look?

Vent: Bought a $50 blue checkmark for 2 days of cringe and regret.

That time Gwyneth Paltrow told everyone to put jade eggs in their bodies...

I remember when Gwyneth Paltrow posted about those jade eggs for yoni exercises back in 2017. A friend of mine in our book club was dead serious about trying it because "Goop said it balances your hormones." I told her it sounded like a bad idea but she went ahead and ordered one for $66 anyway. She used it for like 3 days before she got a bacterial infection and had to go to the doctor. The doctor literally told her to throw it in the trash and never put random rocks inside her body. She still follows Goop to this day but she skips the wellness advice now. Anyone else have a friend who fell for one of these celebrity health scams?

Saw a celeb try to delete a tweet by posting a screenshot of it

I was scrolling through my feed the other night and saw some D-list reality star try to apologize for a dumb tweet. Instead of just deleting it, she posted a screenshot of the tweet with a caption saying she was taking it down. It just made the whole thing worse because now everyone saw the screenshot and started dragging her more. Remember when people used to just quietly delete stuff and move on? Has anyone else noticed this weird trend where celebs double down on their own mistakes by accident?

That time Katy Perry tried to explain NFTs on Instagram went exactly how you'd expect

I was scrolling last week and saw her video where she compared NFTs to digital Beanie Babies while holding up a cartoon cat. She kept saying 'you can trade them like Pokémon cards' but clearly had no clue how blockchain works. Fans in the comments were roasting her for 3 hours straight about the bad analogy. Has anyone else seen a celeb totally miss the mark trying to sound tech savvy?

The 'forgot to switch accounts' blunder that made me question everything

I used to think all those celebrity 'oops I posted this on my public account' moments were staged for attention. Like, come on, how do you accidentally tweet something that personal to 10 million people? But then last month I saw a local politician in Orlando blow up because he replied to his own alt account's racy DM on his public feed by mistake. It was so specific and weirdly timed that it felt real. Now I'm wondering if these fails are genuine slip-ups or if celebrities actually benefit from the drama. Has anyone else flipped on this after seeing one that seemed too authentic to fake?

The great 'tags the wrong account' blunder that keeps happening

I swear it was funnier when celebs first started doing this, but now I see it like once a week. Saw someone famous tag a fan account with like 2 followers instead of their actual friend, and nobody even noticed for 3 hours. Makes me wonder if they even look at the screen before they hit post, or if it's just all auto pilot now. Anybody else keep a running list of these tagging fails or is that just me?

Hit 50k followers last week and posted the wrong screenshot lol

I was so excited about crossing 50k followers on Instagram that I wanted to share the milestone. But in my rush, I accidentally posted a screenshot of my analytics dashboard instead of the actual follower count. It showed my engagement rate dropped 4% that week and people immediately started commenting asking why my numbers tanked lmao. I deleted it after 10 minutes but someone already screen grabbed it and posted it on Twitter. The celeb I was trying to celebrate ended up roasting me in his stories about it. Has anyone else ever fumbled a big milestone post like that?

That time James Charles posted a video with his ring light clearly showing his reflection in someone's glasses... oops

So I was scrolling TikTok a couple days ago and saw this clip of James Charles doing a makeup tutorial. He was talking about blending techniques and totally didn't notice you could see the whole ring light setup reflected in this girl's glasses behind him. It looked like a UFO was hovering in her lenses, it was so obvious lol. Has anyone else spotted a celeb accidentally revealing their filming setup in a reflection or mirror?

That time Kendall Jenner accidentally posted a blurry screenshot of her notes app with a grocery list including 'avocado, oat milk, and cry'... I felt that on a spiritual level lol

I wasted a solid 45 minutes trying to figure out if 'cry' was some new fancy beauty treatment or just her Sunday plans until my coworker pointed out it's literally just her venting, has anyone else overthought a celebrity typo like that?

Am I the only one who thinks that celeb who hit 1 million followers then deleted everything was actually smart?

Everyone was making fun of that singer from Nashville who got to 1 million followers on Instagram and then just wiped her whole account. But honestly I kinda get it. She hit that number and probably realized it was all just noise. I've got 847 followers and even THAT feels weird sometimes. Has anyone else ever felt like hitting a milestone made you want to step back instead of celebrate?

Debate: Did dropping $80 on a verified badge actually help my posts or just make me look desperate?

I paid Instagram $80 for that blue check and it got me zero extra engagement, but my buddy swears it boosted his brand deals overnight. Which side are you on, did it save your rep or just waste your cash?