14 celebrities who got cancelled in 2022, from Elon Musk’s Twitter mess and Kanye West’s controversial comments, to Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s trial, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Man U firing
- Ye lost his Adidas endorsement and his net worth plummeted, but Will Smith, Harry Styles’ ex Olivia Wilde, James Corden, Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter and Maroon 5’s Adam Levine got massive backlash too
- Over in Asia, singer Kris Wu is facing 13 years in jail, actor Li Yi-feng got dropped by Prada, and Lipstick King disappeared online after he showed a cake decorated like a tank on his feed
Some things in life are inevitable. Death, taxes … and the immutable fact that, every year, a handful of the world’s richest and most famous individuals take a blow in the public court of opinion and get themselves cancelled.
Whether it’s an Ill-advised remark – or a months-long anti-Semitic tirade, in the case of one rapper – a puzzling lapse of public judgment or even serious criminal charges, these 14 celebrities have earned their place on the year’s biggest cancellations.
1. Kanye West
2. Kris Wu
Another stunning fall from grace is Kris Wu. Once a member of the wildly popular K-pop band Exo, the Chinese-Canadian performer had made a name for himself in recent years as a solo act and one of China’s most globally recognised celebrities.
But after dozens of women accused Wu of raping them at alcohol-fuelled parties – some while still underage – the singer was arrested and charged in 2021. Last month, The Guardian reported he was sentenced to 13 years in prison and he’s likely to face deportation from China.
3. Elon Musk
