These goos are from the Controversy category, people famous for their involvement in scandals and other forms of notoriety. Browse another way.

Aaron Burr

If you offer this goo $10 he will shoot you down, but only in a manner in which a gentleman would. Don't eat a peanut butter sandwich before guessing at this one. Go »

Abraham Zapruder

When this Dallas businessman brought his camera to watch a presidential motorcade, he unintentionally filmed one of the most important 26 seconds of footage in American history. Go »

Afton Burton

Knowing that a heinous criminal can marry this goo might send you on a killing spree. Go »

Alberto Cutié

I'm too sexy for my cassock Go »

Alec Smith

Diabetics may have more access to insulin thanks to the mother of this young man who made a tragic mistake with his own, thanks to insufficient medical insurance and a meager restaurant paycheck. Go »

Alison Ettel

Solving goos without a permit can get you a visit from the police if this alliterative Internet meme gets her way. Go »

Allan Lichtman

This born New Yorker ran for a Congressional seat in 2006, and just like a psychic, he has predicted presidential elections for 32 years, even Donald Trump. Go »

Ammon Bundy

Like father, like son: This rancher's standoff in Oregon might be only getting started. Go »

Amy Chua

If her title was honest, her children would lick themselves and sleep 20 hours a day. Go »

Andrew Martinez

Some people get naked so they can rile up their campus (UC Berkeley), go on talk shows (Sally Jessy Raphael), and wind up in magazines (Playgirl and Playboy). But this guy apparently just liked being naked. Go »

Andrew Wakefield

who knew that one little prick could do so much damage? Go »

Andy Hallinan

He'll sell a t-shirt about shooting Muslims, but he won't sell it to Muslims. Go »

Andy King

His reputation as one of Hollywood's best event planners went up in smoke after he was willing to take one for the team that failed to organize a music festival. Who's the king? Go »

Angela Stanton-King

She shares QAnon conspiracy theories, was pardoned by Trump after a stint in federal prison, and ran to represent Atlanta in Congress. Who's the king? Go »

Angeles Duran

legally liable for global warming, according to Al Gore Go »

Anita Hill

This lawyer took her allegations of supreme sexual harassment all the way to Capitol Hill. Go »

Annegret Raunigk

Having seventeen kids is abnormal. Having four kids who will graduate high school when you're in your eighties is beyond that. Go »

Anthony Ruelas

Saving a fellow student brought the reward of suspension for this Texas teen. Go »

Ashley Dupré

She went wild before high school ended, pursuing a singing career and even getting a call from a governor. Go »

Bahtiyar Duysak

Lots of people don't care for Donald Trump's tweeting. Only one person was in a position to do something about it. Go »

Barnaby Swinburn

This child prodigy, with an IQ two points higher than Albert Einstein, wanted a cryptocurrency portfolio for Christmas. He plans to attend Oxford and has already started looking at courses. Go »

Bart Sibrel

His claims that Buzz Aldrin's feet didn't make contact with the Moon led Buzz Aldrin's fist to make contact with his face. Go »

Belle Delphine

For someone whose name means like a dolphin, she generated a lot of controversy this summer about whether or not she really was in water. Go »

Bernard Law

Boston outlaw Go »

Bethany Hamilton

You could guess this goo correctly with one hand tied behind your back, but she couldn't. Go »

Blake Lemoine

This engineer went from "Terminator" to terminated in a debate over the eleventh Greek letter. Go »

Brad Birkenmeier

When he got a chance to fulfill his lifelong dream of being in the major leagues, the first thing he did was go home and do somersaults. Go »

Braden Wallake

This CEO may have been a little too revealing about his feelings in his Social media post about laying off staff. Go »

Brady Sluder

If he gets corona, he gets corona. Go »

Bree Newsome

When history doesn't dispense with old symbols fast enough, sometimes you have to climb a flagpole and do it yourself. Go »

Brenda Leyland

It's understandable to hate a married couple who you think murdered their daughter in Portugal. Hating them up to 50 times a day seems excessive. Go »

Brent Greer

When his city fined him for needing a fresh coat of paint, he chose the colors red, white, and blue. Go »

Brittany Maynard

Her movement to commit suicide was her decision. The family may have backed the decision, even if it was on the 29th hour. Go »

Brutus

This UK feline is always at Morrison's place. Go »

Bubbles

The most famous pop singer's most famous pet has outlived more than the controversy surrounding him. Go »

Capri Anderson

some stars have a skeleton in the closet; Charlie Sheen has a porn star in the bathroom Go »

Caroline Calloway

This self-acknowledged scam artist makes fans wonder what she and her ghost writer were like before their public falling out. Go »

Caster Semenya

Usually a runner is scrutinized about what fuels their legs, not what's between them. Go »

Cathy Smith

She sang backup for Hoyt Axton, got high and pregnant with The Band, and had a volatile affair with Gordon Lightfoot, but she didn't make a fatal mistake until she went to John Belushi's hotel room. Go »

Cecil

Zimbabwe takes no pride in the hunting of this feline celebrity by a Minnesotan dentist. Go »

Cecilia Giménez

Praying, she's good at. Painting, not so much. Go »

Charles Delavan

Another Clinton email scandal: One typo by this IT staffer may have changed the course of world affairs. Go »

Chen Fuchao

Oh my! Don't fall to the ground and hit your chin. This goo might need a helping hand getting down. Go »

Chickie Donohue

Sometimes guys just want to cheer up their buddies by bringing them beer, even if they're halfway around the world serving in a war zone in 1968. Go »

Chris McCandless

Whether he was a heroic explorer in an American rugged-individualist tradition, or a fool who got himself killed through insufficient supplies and underestimating Alaska's harsh natural conditions, when it came to controversy, he didn't miss the bus. Go »

Christine Blasey Ford

It's hard to be blasé about sexual assault, especially when the accused is about to join the highest court in the land. Go »

Christine Keeler

This woman's XXX-rated scandal taught politicians that if they're going to have sex with a stranger, they should make sure she's not also sleeping with the enemy. Go »

Christopher Koyanagi

This Splash Mountain Cupid eschewed traditional peak moment photos and instead proposed. Go »

Cliven Bundy

After twenty years of legal battles, this defiant Nevadan is tired of the federal government treating its citizens like cattle. Go »

Constance McMillen

broken promises Go »

Courtney Wilson

If you want to marry on land, get permission, unlike this groom who staged a wedding at a stranger's Florida mansion without realizing that someone was home. Go »

Damion Green

Serving on the city council of a small Pacific Northwest town doesn't involve advanced math, but first you have to add one just to get there. Go »

Dan T. Cathy

He got some very angry people to eat and kiss. Go »

David Dao

You may want to give up your seat or you will suffer a broken nose and get dragged off the plane. Go »

David Duke

When Louisianians voted him into office, did they consider his being a Grand Wizard of the KKK to be valuable work experience? Go »

David Johnson

This sports fan is known for heckling and riding Rory McIlroy after missing a putt. Go »

David Phillips

12,150 cups of pudding can make you famous around the world, and you can go anywhere to find out. Go »

David Slater

This British photographer's most famous photo is one that he never actually took. Go »

Dennis Hof

Not being a trashy reality TV star, not owning a brothel, not accusations of rape, and not even death itself would stop Nevadans from electing this man. Go »

Dexter

Considering his possession of wings, it's a wonder that this bird wasn't able to fly. Go »

Donald Gould

After years on the streets, he may have wanted to sail away (or at least walk away on the water) from his coastal city with the outpouring of support that his viral video generated. Go »

Doug Ramsey

The jokes were beyond easy to write when this vegan executive tried an unusual meat source after a college football game. Go »

Edward Crawford

No need to feel weepy over this freedom-loving St. Louisan. He's all that and a bag of chips. Go »

Edward Snowden

He committed mutiny without a diploma, and now he seeks a form of diplomatic immunity. Go »

Elián González

He literally became the poster boy for Cuban political refugees. Go »

Elián González

once an "alien," now equal like everyone else Go »

Elián González

This turn-of-the-century Cuban refugee is not a boy any more. Go »

Emily Heaton

This Virginian 8-year-old has never been to the African country where she's a princess, and neither has anyone else. Go »

Ethan Lindenberger

There's no vaccine against misinformation, but once you reach a certain age, you can get any other vaccine you want, and tell Congress about it. Go »

Feisal Abdul Rauf

his community outreach proposal became ground zero for controversy Go »

Frank Carlucci

What did he do to destabilize central Africa? HBO was afraid to say. Go »

Frank Ricci

Fire doesn't care what color your skin is. Go »

Fred Phelps

This hatemonger isn't welcome in Lubbock. Go »

GG Allin

New York hasn't had any artist give more of himself to his admirers. Go »

George Santos

You're supposed to write your resume in the most flattering light. You're not supposed to invent most of your self-published biography whole-cloth, especially when the job you're seeking is in Congress. Go »

George Soros

He devoted most of his billions to an open society, only to be met by a hostile society that placed him at the center of numerous conspiracy theories. Go »

Gerald Foos

This hotelier's favorite songs could be the Police's "Every Breath You Take," Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me," and Kim Carnes's "Voyeur." Go »

Hank the Tank

Just because an animal is large, it doesn't mean he doesn't want kindness. Maybe this Lake Tahoe resident just wants a small smackerel of hunny. Go »

Harambe

The 2016 shooting of this Cincinnatian inspired a lot of controversial opinions about the dangers of zoos, and even more memes. Go »

Harold Camping

apocalypse fail Go »

Heather Cho

Airline executives, especially those who got the job through nepotism, know: Sometimes you feel like a nut, and sometimes you don't. Go »

Hedir Antonio de Brito

He took on the Catholic Church from his wheelchair, though he probably can't count on his children to carry on his fight for him. Go »

Henry Louis Gates

Disorderly conduct probably happens a lot more in his civics classes now. Go »

Horace Gray

You say "tomayto" and I say "tomahto." However pronounced, the ruling opinion of this Supreme Court justice says it's a vegetable. Go »

Isis Harambe Spjut

She's neither a jihadist militant group, nor a terminated zoo animal, but a piece of plastic says otherwise. Go »

Jack Thompson

Litigators love to argue, but this one has bullied rap music and video games for years with anything but modest proposals. Go »

Jaimee Grubbs

Anybody who thinks that this scandal is about just one cocktail waitress can't see the forest for the trees. Go »

James Damore

Search online for a diversity memo and it won't take long to realize why this (former) engineer stirred up controversy. Go »

James Zadroga

New York's finest served their city in its hour of need, but it took ten years to give thanks in his name Go »

Jeff Ma

Does MIT teach a class in cheating at blackjack? Go »

Jennifer Wilbanks

If you can't figure out this goo's name, don't run away. It's not like you're marrying her. Go »

Jenny McCarthy

From model, to pin-up girl, to actress, to comedian, to author, to activist, she's determined to be more than just a pretty face. Go »

Jeremiah Wright

For a presidential candidate, there's no right way to distance yourself from offensive remarks by your pastor. Go »

Jeremy Meeks

This Californian felon didn't mug for the camera while being shot by police, but his handsome mug has shot up in popularity across the Internet. Go »

Jermaine Fuller

Not even the d-o-double-g could save this lover of childhood sandwiches. Go »

Jill Kelley

The pen proved mightier than the sword for this Tampa woman. Go »

Jim Logan

Hey Bub, they can claim what they want about my prop work, but this ain't no water gate or gamer gate. Go »

Jocelyn Wildenstein

Tabloids have dubbed this New Yorker "Catwoman" after her extensive plastic surgeries designed to resemble a big cat. Go »

Joe Exotic

Who's the tiger king, asks a hit Netflix series about this animal-breeding, TV-starring, presidency-seeking, murder-plotting Oklahoman. Go »

Joe Jackson

He was a controversial player, but not for swinging Black Betsy without wearing proper footwear. Go »

Joseph Merrick

Londoners couldn't stop talking about the elephant in the room. Go »

Joshua Fry Speed

He was a politician himself, at one point serving in Kentucky's House of Representatives, but today he's remembered for the speculation that he might have been more than roommates with a future president in Springfield, Illinois. Go »

Judith Regan

If this publisher had not gone so far to court controversy, we might have found out how O.J. would have done it (if he had done it). Go »

Judy Mikovits

Even in the midst of a pandemic, one little prick can still do so much damage. Go »

Katelyn Nicole Davis

This young girl committed suicide by hanging on Facebook Live after allegedly being abused by a relative in Georgia. Go »

Khizr Khan

A father's love for his deceased son (and the constitution) trumped other speakers at a recent convention. Go »

Kim Davis

If gay couples want to continue to protest this county clerk in Kentucky for not issuing them marriage licenses, they'll have to do it outside of jail. Go »

Kim Kardashian

She has followed her best friend into sex tapes and tabloid overexposure, but will she follow her into prison? Go »

Kim Kardashian

Fortunately, she and her famous beau did not give their daughter the initial K, or put together the family would have a hateful connotation. Go »

Kim Kardashian

This media personality and hip-hop wife, as well as her famous family, have had no trouble keeping up with changing trends since her sex tape and their reality show first brought them attention. They don't make mistakes. Go »

Kinky Friedman

Whatever kind of sex he likes, this asshole from El Paso could take his rabble-rousing all the way to the governor's mansion. Go »

Kourtney Kardashian

The oldest sister in her famous family is no less controversial than her siblings, from bad acting and failed relationships to a recent engagement to a punk rocker. Go »

Krystyna Skarbek

madame espion Go »

Kurt Westergaard

Nobody expects a cartoon to inspire assassination attempts, but now this Westerner needs guards. Go »

Kyle Rittenhouse

This Illinoisan teenager was eventually acquitted by a jury on two charges of homicide after the worst day trip to Wisconsin ever. Go »

LaVar Ball

It takes some big balls to aggrandize yourself and your three sons as the expense of b-ball legends. Go »

Larry Craig

Tapping your foot is a crime if you're cruising, and it's a scandal if you're a senator. Go »

Lee Harvey Oswald

It's too bad this sharpshooter with three first names didn't live to hear the Dead Kennedys. Go »

Lindsey Stone

Some of the soldiers that she disrespected served in Iraq, which sounds like a synonym for her last name. Go »

Lisa McPherson

fell off the bridge to total freedom Go »

Lorena Bobbitt

She gave new meaning to the word dismemberment. Go »

Lynndie England

Critics of the Iraq invasion say the incident would never have happened if certain problem soldiers had been kept on a tighter leash. Go »

Mahlon Haines

Put your socks on if you're going to step foot in this guy's house. Go »

Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck

Being named for an inebriating plant and a celebrity-endorsed soft drink may have prepared her for a Ph.D. dissertation about the effect of unusual names on one's educational prospects. Go »

Mark Foley

To get an answer representative of this goo, take a page from Washington scandal history. Go »

Marvin Heemeyer

Suicide-by-armored-bulldozer-rampage is a novel way to express grievances with your city council. Go »

María Belén Chapur

Argentina is a long way from the Appalachian Trail. Go »

Matt Colvin

Tennessee's attorney general wants to sanitize the state of this price-gouger who tried to unload his brother's haul online. Go »

Maurice Clarett

I'd say this troubled youngster's life off the field has captured more headlines than his career on the field, but then he never had a career on the field. Go »

Megan Meier

her sudden absence left her MySpace friends hanging Go »

Melissa Catherine Smith-Means

Do you think you could stop this meanie from unleashing the beast while making a call? Go »

Merhan Karimi Nasseri

You think you've waited a long time for a flight... Go »

Michael Cohen

This leaky lawyer's presidential protection is formally finished. Go »

Michael Larson

This Ohioan served ice cream out of his truck until he had a special talent for memorizing patterns and won big bucks before he died in 1999 at his home in Apopka, Florida. Go »

Michelle Duggar

Overpopulation may be the biggest threat to mother nature. Go »

Mike Richards

Alex Trebek became a TV institution by hosting Jeopardy! for 37 years. The guy who lasted one week should prove somewhat easier to replace. Go »

Miles Scott

Saving San Francisco was easy for this pint-sized superhero, but the whole city saving him from a day of cancer treatment was the real act of heroism. Go »

Milo Yiannopoulos

The alt-right's enfant terrible was undone by actual children and what he said should be legal to do with them. Go »

Mimi Alford

Not many people get famous today for something they did in 1962. But when that act was carrying on an affair with the U.S. president, and they were 19 at the time, one could see why it was kept secret for so long. Go »

Monica Lewinsky

There's no more scandalous figure in recent history than the woman who did not have sexual relations with that man, Mr. Clinton. Go »

Muntadhar al-Zaidi

Don't start tossing articles of clothing if you can't solve this goo. Go »

Myka Stauffer

This family vlogger's little bundle of joy became a big bundle of public rage when she decided not to keep him. Go »

Nadia Popovici

This pre-med student spotted something more important than the action on the ice at a Seattle hockey game. Go »

Nadya Suleman

She gave us eight reasons to think she's the worst mother of 2009. Go »

Nadya Suleman

It wasn't the first six kids that made her notorious. It was the other eight. Go »

Nan Britton

She wasn't the first presidential mistress, but she was the first to write a tell-all book about it, although her daughter's DNA ultimately provided the final chapter. Go »

Nathan Phillips

This peace activist was at the center of a storm of controversy after he got some teens to turn their frowns upside down. Go »

Nathaniel Ayers

Two violin strings and a statue of Beethoven led to this musician's notoriety in a series of newspaper columns and a movie that changed his life. Go »

Nury Martinez

After nearly a decade of service to the city, her biggest contribution to Los Angeles might be exposing the racism that remains at the highest levels of power. Go »

Olivia Jade

This pretentious influencer got into a row online for acting the part of a rowing athlete while her actress mother illegally influenced USC to admit her under false pretenses. Go »

Omran Daqneesh

A boy in an ambulance might finally open the world's eyes to the suffering and misery in Syria. Go »

Owen Honors

unlikely to get an honorable discharge Go »

Paris Hilton

Hotel heiresses don't get much more sexy, foolish, or famous than this. Go »

Paris Hilton

heiress of five hundred thirty hotels Go »

Patricia Krentcil

"Tanned" and "banned" describe this obsessed New Jersey mother. Go »

Patrick De Nicola

If you want to make a splashy proposal, this groom knows the perfect mountain. Go »

Paul Horner

His fake news may have helped cause the biggest news event of 2016. The following year, he lost his life to a health epidemic that you might have heard about in the real news. Go »

Paula Goodspeed

She seemed to idolize 0517, but maybe she was mad at 1223, or just jealous of 0938, 1322, 0289, or 1168.1219, Go »

Peter F. Paul

This goo stole from Peter to pay Paul. Go »

Petra László

It's a hard trip fleeing Middle Eastern conflict for safety in central Europe, so you don't expect another one after you get there. Go »

Purvi Patel

Abortion or feticide? Buoyancy or stillbirth? Crime or injustice? Go »

R. Budd Dwyer

This keystone politician determined that he couldn't do the time. Go »

Randa Jarrar

Saying certain things over the years may or may not have made Barbara Bush a racist. But calling her a racist hours after her widely mourned death definitely makes this woman an asshole. Go »

Rebekah Jones

How many Floridians are dying of COVID-19? The state doesn't want this fired data scientist telling you differently than they do. Go »

Richard Phillips

After his rescue, he probably didn't want to ride Pirates of the Caribbean. Go »

Rielle Hunter

Maybe this is beating a dead horse, but how does running for president and tending to a sick wife leave any time for an affair? Go »

Rob Ford

Toronto's most scandalous mayor ended his tumultuous career in public service due to an illness other than alcohol and drug addiction. Go »

Rodney Ansell

Don't shed any false tears for this madman who may or may not have deserved his cinematic fame. Go »

Ron King

Using a likeness of Trayvon Martin for shooting practice makes you a target. Who's the king? Go »

Roosh V.

The Internet's most notorious misogynist has dating advice fit for kings. Go »

Saartjie Baartman

This ample-bodied woman didn't have the option of being coy. Go »

Sally Hemings

That a president had an affair with his wife's half-sister is the least controversial part of the story. Go »

Sally Hemings

After a half-dozen children, this slave was set free. Go »

Sandra Fluke

This Georgetown law student received a rare apology from Rush Limbaugh for personal attacks over her position on contraception funding. Go »

Sandra Laing

it does matter if you're black or white Go »

Saroo Brierley

Big cats have their own natural sense of navigation to get home. They don't really use Google Earth. Go »

Scot Halpin

For one night in 1973, this fan lived a rock & roll dream come true when he got to play almost a whole show with the band, even though if you mentioned him to most rock historians today, they'd ask, "Who?" Go »

Sexy Vegan

Dragged off the set of Dr. Phil by security guards. Arrested for sexually assaulting his dog online. Tattooing his new legal name onto his face and chest. Running for president in 2020 as the longest of long shots. This guy can't stop being different no matter how you judge him. Go »

Shannon Faulkner

Did she strike a blow for women's rights or against women's rights when she stormed the citadel in 1995? Go »

Shilpa Shetty

Mafia princesses shouldn't let white Westerners kiss them when big brother is watching. Go »

Shoji Morimoto

Doing nothing is no way to make a living or even to solve this goo, unless it is. Go »

Slobodan Milošević

Slobodan didn't get to be President by hating Albanians... Wait, yes he did. Go »

Steve Bartman

D'oh! This fan put the foul in foul ball. Go »

Steven Schwartz

In SpaceBalls, the hero was encouraged to "use the Schwartz!" The tool that this Manhattan attorney was caught using is almost as make-believe. Go »

Steven Slater

attitudes may have shifted during flight Go »

Stormy Daniels

Louisiana has so many storms, they're preparing to send one to Congress to represent them. Go »

Tamara Hoover

Earlier this year, she taught her students a lesson about art: Keep your naughty photos off of Flickr if you want to keep your job. Go »

Tara Reade

Her very serious allegation against a presidential candidate is as grim as the song American Pie, and has created a Sharknado of political controversy. Go »

Tarrare

Long before today's professional competitive eaters, this Frenchman made a freak-show living eating anything and everything, and briefly tried serving in the military as a courier by using his stomach. Go »

Ted Williams

famous baseball players aren't living on the street offering to pronounce things Go »

Teri Horton

Is art worth $5.00 or $50,000,000.00? Go »

Tessica Brown

When you want your hair to stay in place, choose your product carefully. Go »

Tom Cruz

Bragging on TikTok about evicting a single mother is a risky business, but one doesn't become a landlord without loving the color of money. Go »

Valerie Plame

If you want to know the answer, go ask 0619. Go »

Virginia Oliver

After nearly a century of lobster fishing, this Mainer may have felt like she could handle any hazard of the job, but she probably didn't anticipate viral fame. Go »

Wallis Simpson

This domineering American became half of the royal we. Go »

Yanela Sanchez

This crying Honduran toddler became the poster child for suffering at the United States border. Go »

Yasser Arafat

This longtime Palestinian spokesman did what everyone least expected: Died peacefully in the hospital as an old man. Go »

Zachary Adam Chesser

some people just don't find South Park very funny Go »

Zack "Danger" Brown

That's a lot of potato salad. Go »

Zbigniew Lindner

"Death Becomes You" is apparently the advertising scheme of the month for this afterlife manufacturer. Go »