Biggest Celebrity Endorsement FAIL?

by SodaHead Slideshows Posted 2010/12/22 17:32:44

Related Topics: Tiger Woods, Basketball, Kobe Bryant, Paris Hilton

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Kobe Bryant

Bryant has inked a deal to be the face of Turkish Airlines -- to the dismay of Armenian Laker fans. In 2001, Kobe lost endorsement deals with McDonald's, Sprite and Nutella when he was charged with sexual assault.

Kobe Bryant

Bryant has inked a deal to be the face of Turkish Airlines -- to the dismay of Armenian Laker fans. In 2001, Kobe lost endorsement deals with McDonald's, Sprite and Nutella when he was charged with sexual assault.
Tiger Woods

Following his infidelity scandal, Woods lost his Gatorade, AT&T and Accenture endorsements, costing him millions of dollars.
Michael Vick

Air Tran and Rawlings ditched Vick when he was charged with dog fighting. When he pleaded guilty, Nike dropped him, too.
Kate Moss

When photos of Moss snorting cocaine appeared in a British tabloid in 2005, Chanel and Burberry skipped out on their contracts with the supermodel. H&M eventually dropped her as well.
Michael Jackson

Jackson's 1984 Pepsi commercial famously went bust when pyrotechnics accidentally set his hair on fire, burning his scalp. Pepsi settled with Jackson for $1.5 million.
Paris Hilton

This summer, a hair extension company sued the heiress for $35 million, claiming she failed to properly endorse their product and wore competitors' extensions.
Madonna

In 1989, Madonna debuted "Like a Prayer" as a Pepsi commercial after signing a $5 million deal with the soda giant. But the next week, Madonna released her racy video for the song, forcing Pepsi to yank the ad.
Whoopi Goldberg

In 2004, SlimFast dropped Whoopi as a spokeswoman after she made sexually explicit puns on President Bush's name at a Democratic fund-raiser.

Biggest Celebrity Endorsement FAIL?

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	Kobe Bryant	217 votes	10%
	Tiger Woods	1,236 votes	60%
	Michael Jackson	364 votes	18%
	None of the above	250 votes	12%

Basketball star Kobe Bryant is at the center of a scandal once again. But this time he's in trouble with ... a bunch of Armenians?

The L.A. Lakers star signed a lucrative endorsement deal to become the face of Turkish Airlines as it launches non-stop flights between Istanbul and Los Angeles.

But Los Angeles is home to a large population of Armenians, who believe Turkey committed genocide against the ethnic group in a massacre beginning in 1915. Needless to say, they want Kobe to back out of the deal.

"Armenian Americans hope that Kobe would balance what clearly looks to be a profitable business deal with a strong moral statement against Turkey's violations of human rights, including, of course, its ongoing denial of the Armenian Genocide," the Armenian Youth Federation said on their website.

We doubt Kobe will bow to the 30 or so Armenian protesters who showed up to a recent game. But from Kobe to Tiger Woods to Michael Jackson, click through our slideshow and let us know: Who had the biggest celebrity endorsement FAIL?

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anita massengill 2010/12/22 20:26:43

None of the above

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maggie scott 2011/11/02 05:13:27

Michael Jackson

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Khrist 2011/01/29 09:39:13

None of the above

MJ didnt die because his Pepsi commercial "went bust and set him on a career path of destroying his appearence", he died because people don't know how to show any basis of morality, and love and understanding. Its because people dont know how to stfu and leave people alone. His death is the product of his fans leaving him behind when he needed them the most, and anyone who turns it around and blames it on Pepsi, or his "addiction to plastic surgery", which in turn blames him, is morally corrupt.

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Tooshy 2011/01/04 04:40:06

Michael Jackson

The surgery he had to undergo to fix the damage of his burns from the Pepsi accident...is the reason for his death..

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theophile 2011/01/03 04:48:29

Tiger Woods

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daemon 2010/12/31 17:16:47

Michael Jackson

lol

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Donald 2010/12/29 21:47:53

Michael Jackson

The dead black man who wanted to be a white boy, to play with little white boys..

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Tooshy to Donald 2011/01/04 04:36:11 (edited)

Actually Michael Jackson had a Skin Disease(Vitiligo)......get it right!!!

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wicked soda boy 2010/12/29 20:43:55

None of the above

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Many good choices here. I would add Kayne West's endorsement of Beyonce at the grammys, when he grabbed the award from Taylor Swift. At least Beyonce was gracious, but Kanye, what a slime!

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JohnDeuxTrois95 2010/12/26 04:22:39

Tiger Woods

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largo1 2010/12/26 01:12:05

Tiger Woods

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Dude was an arrogant jerk playing a pseudo sport that most ppl ignored until Mr. Happy took over!!! Now ppl are realizing they real don't like golf or him.

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theunbubba 2010/12/25 07:59:43

None of the above

Al Franken- Air America.

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Callie 2010/12/24 21:16:59

Tiger Woods

No matter he's doing, Tiger Woods will always be a major fail.

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mike 2010/12/24 20:16:17

None of the above

what the hell is the ?,anyone that helps terrorist,should be hung,so i say hang him high,black or white hang the bastards,then shoot them,i am so tired of people makeing race a issue,have a great day.

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Frank Rizzo 2010/12/24 17:49:44

Tiger Woods

+1
This rascal was sinking his Johnson more than he was sinking putts!!!

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theunbubba to Frank R... 2010/12/25 08:01:53

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Maybe he should get an endorsement from Johnsons Wax! LMAO!

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dfhjtyk 2010/12/24 14:18:42
Jai Allen 2010/12/23 18:46:44 (edited)

None of the above

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Gee such racist ignorance. Maybe if you'd have named ONE non minority celebrity your post would be believable. What , your white sheets aren't dry or are you jealous that these black men's toilet paper costs more than your entire net worth ?

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running... to Jai Allen 2010/12/23 18:58:46

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Oh yes, because Paris Hilton, Madonna and Kate Moss are SO ethnic.

It seems the only racist here is you, mate.

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Frank R... to Jai Allen 2010/12/24 17:53:52

Wow, where the heck do they buy there toilet paper.

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Mike 2010/12/23 17:06:01

Tiger Woods

Tiger has lost his glow and go!

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mrdog 2010/12/23 15:57:09

Tiger Woods

Tiger blew it...bark

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PI ~ Magnum ~POTL~ RWAC ~ 2010/12/23 14:25:28

Tiger Woods

+1
Yep, it's Tiger along with his crocodile tears.

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I Wish I Were A Skywalker..... 2010/12/23 14:12:19

None of the above

All of them, plus, why are you guys talking about Obama? Can people not talk about him for two minutes? This is in entertainment, talking about pop stars, actors and sport stars, he wasn't mentioned at all and now everybody is talking about him. You guys are so obsessed, I'm starting to think you're in love with him...

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epitaph xiii 2010/12/23 08:33:55

None of the above

+1

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The Catalyst 2010/12/23 08:02:36

Tiger Woods

+1
Tiger Woods lost a lot...

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Rachel ~In HP I Trust~ 2010/12/23 05:11:51

Tiger Woods

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Yeah I'm gonna have to say definitely good ole Tiger Woods lol. :)

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Fef 2010/12/23 03:16:12

Tiger Woods

+3
If Woods did a diamond engagement ring endorsement!

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Linda 2010/12/23 03:06:20

Kobe Bryant

and the man should be in jail let alone getting any endorsements!

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Goodbye & Blessings SodaHead! 2010/12/23 02:11:24

None of the above

+1
Why slideshow half a hundred people and then only offer 3 options and a "none of the above" in the poll?
My answer is MICHAEL VICK.

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san 2010/12/23 01:40:42

Kobe Bryant

+1
He lost more than three at a time.

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Fred 2010/12/23 01:32:42

None of the above

+1
Biggest endorsement fail would be when a majority of Americans voted for Obama.

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Beanybudd to Fred 2010/12/27 07:21:14

Better than Mr.Cracker. I liked Hilary.

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COMALite J 2010/12/23 01:02:07

Michael Jackson

That one was a fail more for Michael Jackson himself than for Pepsi. The surgery he had to undergo to fix the damage seems to be what set him on the self-destructive road of more and more plastic surgeries — he basically got addicted to surgery.

That, in turn, led to his death.

That commercial killed him. It just took ¼ century to do it.

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Ferηαηdσ [Clinton2016] 2010/12/23 00:13:38

None of the above

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Bristol Palin and her abstinence campaign.

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mrdog to Ferηαηd... 2010/12/23 16:02:00

That is good too...bring it on....bring what on.... it bring it on....what? bark

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Raramonstah 2010/12/22 23:26:24

Tiger Woods

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Tiger Woods no doubt---I'd be shocked to see anyone else get more votes. Oh and looky there, he's got more than half the votes!

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so.what 2010/12/22 23:01:56

Kobe Bryant

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☥☽✪☾DAW ☽✪☾ 2010/12/22 22:49:05

None of the above

hulk hogan for rent a center

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scbluesman13 2010/12/22 22:48:31

None of the above

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Glenn Beck. If you can consider him a celebrity...

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