10 Celebs Who Are On The Hollywood Blacklist (And 5 Who Could Be Next)

Hollywood can be a tough place for even the most seasoned performers to survive, especially for an extended time. Being in the spotlight means that people are judging your every move and all it takes is one poor decision, tweet, or statement to bring the dream crashing down. Just ask these stars – they all found themselves shunned by Hollywood for one reason or another.

The Hollywood blacklist is real, and once stars find themselves on this infamous list, the chances that they will get work or recognition drops well below zero. The blacklist first came to light in the late 1940’s when prominent screenwriters, actors, directors, and musicians ran the risk of landing up on the list if they were accused of having Communist ties or sympathies. These days it’s not political affiliations that land performers on the list, rather it’s their public personas and their relationships with Hollywood shot-callers that determine their career path.

While some of them seem deserving of this type of punishment, there are those who seem to have gotten the short end of the stick, and once they’ve been shunned it’s difficult for them to break back into the industry and most never succeed. Here are 10 stars who’ve been blacklisted by Hollywood and 5 who might find themselves on the list soon…

1. Hollywood Can’t Forgive CeeLo Green For His Offensive Tweets

Cee Lo Green gained worldwide attention for his song “Crazy” in 2006 and over the next few years his career flourished – he even started to pick up voice acting roles and appeared on his very own show; Cee Lo Green’s The Good Life.

But it was the sexual assault charges and drugging charges levied against him in 2012 that basically destroyed his public image and this performer has been very quiet since then. It wasn’t just the charges themselves that caused problems for him, it was more the way that he responded to them that made people angry.

With tweets like “People who have really been raped REMEMBER!!!” and “If someone is passed out they’re not even WITH you consciously! so WITH Implies consent”, it’s no surprise that CBS canceled his show and that no-one wants to work with him now.

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