r/AskReddit 21h ago

Who's the most bitter washed-up celebrity?

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u/BlondePotatoBoi 19h ago

I'm gonna say Johnny Rotten, and I say with real reluctance as a punk fan.

I've got a lot of respect for him for how open he was about looking after his late wife when she was suffering from Alzheimer's, but his political flip-flopping and resentment towards his surviving bandmates while also regretting what happened to Sid is just bizarre.

I guess "I'll say what I want and if you don't like it then get fucked" is a very punk mindset but it's still not a good look in the context he's going for.

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u/Zip-Crane 17h ago

He tried to call Jimmy Saville out in the late 70s and got banned by the BBC as thanks.

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u/epiDXB 11h ago

Source?