Choosing the biggest celebrity scandals in history is not just a supremely close contest between quite a number of contenders, but also a rather subjective competition. There is no shortage of great candidates and in all honesty even narrowing down the time frame of such a race to one year or one month would see a crowded scene of public outrages toughening it out for supremacy. In recent years, as public fascination with high-profile personalities reaches new heights, the entire industry that caters to the demand for sensational news has mushroomed, with gossip services on the Internet, tabloid newspapers or social networks that thrive on scandals. In one day alone, they are capable of consuming an entire spate of true and fabricated affairs that range in scale from negligible niches to sweeping public outrages. Watching them come and go at breakneck speed, is comes as a surprise of sorts that there are some celebrity scandals whose impact on the public has lasted much more than the life cycle of a piece of news. Here are three top examples.
Bill Clinton's public apology after his denial of having had an illicit affair with his White House intern Monika Levinsky was exposed as fraudulent continues to be one of the most watched videos on YouTube many years after the grip of the scandal expired. The media interest and the way they covered the entire Zippergate in all its sweeping scope, from adultery allegations, to abuse of power to tremendous strain it put on Bill's relationship with Hilary and his role as the head of the most powerful country in the world have no comparison in history. The characters in this story that shocked this fairly conservative nation continue to be household names, from the prosecutor Kenneth Star, the zealot whose mission was to impeach Clinton, to Monica Levinsky to the president's dog Buddy, his greatest companion in the lowest point in his life.
When Princess Diana died, the news was heard all over the world with a saddening thump. For an entire generation who grew up keeping track of the life of this most photographed woman in the world, the events in Paris represented a major landmark. From her troubled marriage with Prince Charles, through his extramarital affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, to her self-acceptance issues with bulimia, the people's princess was a celebrity phenomenon. Her death in an accident that resulted from the chase given by the French and British paparazzi brought about scalding criticism of the industry whose insatiable hunger for sensation proved her undoing. Her days are still remembered by some as the golden age of celebrity gossip when it was the royalty or outstanding artists who occupied the public eye.
Woody Allen will most probably be remembered as one of the most prolific great directors, but the scandal he unleashed by dating and later marrying his partner's adopted daughter is likely to remain attached to his image as one of the first associations. If Internet technology, including a webcam or blogs, had been in use the scandal around him, Soon-Yi and Mia Farrow would have attracted even more debate and public attention.
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