Welcome to watch Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 famous people who were blacklisted from Hollywood is the worst thing to be the object of someone's obsession if you're not interested, it became unbearable for this list.

We're looking at people who because of their actions and or opinions have been blacklisted from Hollywood will also include people who have been unofficially blacklisted.

That is to say they can barely find work in the entertainment industry anymore.

As well as those that have found their way back into Hollywood's good books, which celeb were you most surprised to see on this list?

Let us know in the comments number 20 Nalebuff.

Nalebuff had a promising career for many years.

A wise man once said a well fed volunteer is a happy volunteer.

He was constantly reinventing himself, exploring new creative paths and always surprising people.

We've done some hard traveling to get to you.

It's a big deal seeing here you mind waiting to him.

But from 2014 onwards, many of his actions were surprising for all the wrong reasons.

Substance abuse issues were at the root of several arrests of the actor, including one in savannah Georgia in 2017 in which leboeuf was racist and abusive towards police officers.

Then in 2020, the even stevens are faced a lawsuit over battery and assault from former girlfriend english recording artist F.

K.

A Twigs.

While the case is ongoing.

Above has faced severe backlash over this and has already been let go from the upcoming Olivia wilde project.

Don't worry darling due to his poor behavior and treatment of others on set.

Number 19 josh trank Josh Trank emerged as one of Hollywood's hottest up and coming directors following the critical and commercial success of 2012's chronicle.

This lead to him directing the Fantastic four reboot but things didn't exactly go as planned after that on set.

Trank was reportedly difficult to work with continuously distancing himself from the cast and crew.

Things unraveled further when it was revealed that trank had caused $100,000 worth of damage to a house he was renting during filming.

This sort of behavior would eventually cost him the chance to helm a standalone star wars picture and seemingly shoved him off Hollywood's radar.

Save for the 2020 gangster flop Capone.

I'm going to fix this.

You can't fix this.

Nobody can number 18.

Lloyd bridges looks like I picked the wrong week quit smoking?

Imagine history had gone differently?

Imagine Lloyd Bridges had been permanently blacklisted from Hollywood.

Would airplane have been as funny.

What about hot shots?

Would his sons Jeff and beau Bridges even be actors.

But I think the thing that I learned most about acting from him was just the joy in which he approached the thing thankfully Lloyd Bridges wasn't blacklisted forever.

But what did he do to be barred in the first place.

Simple, he was affiliated with the actors laboratory theater which was alleged to have ties to communism.

Bridges testified truthfully before the House un american activities Committee, the Congressional Communist Hunt Committee and was then blacklisted from Hollywood.

But later returned after the FBI cleared his name.

You risk the lives of some damn fine pirates.

Well, that's my job.

Number 17 Thora birch with hocus pocus and american beauty Thora birch did an excellent job establishing herself as one of the industry's brightest young stars.

But since the two thousands birch has been relegated to indie films and small television roles.

So what gives how does an actress with so much talent disappear overnight?

The answer?

Her father and manager, Jack Birch, a former 70s adult star who demanded to be present during his daughter's love scenes and threatened crew members when things didn't go his way.

His antics have gotten Thora fired on more than one occasion, resulting in Hollywood turning its back on her and birch going on to take a break from acting.

Number 16 Isaiah Washington, don't sweat.

Only be your boss for a few days at one time.

This Grey's Anatomy star was an up and coming Hollywood favorite.

However, he struggled to get quality work ever since.

He was evidently blacklisted from the game.

In the mid two thousand's Washington's difficulties resulted from an apparent onset dispute with a Grey's Anatomy Costar.

According to reports, Washington hurled homophobic slurs.

And after being chastised, he went on to do so again, He was fired from Grey's Anatomy on june 7th 2007 and while he went on Larry King live less than a month later to defend himself, Washington only seemed to dig a deeper hole ever since the controversy.

We haven't seen Washington and much, I can't change that narrative but what I can do is upset the absolutes about who I am as a human being.

Number 15 Ceelo Green.

He did a great Job, you know it too, you did a great job.

Celo Green is a man of many talents and trouble is just one of them being a successful singer, record producer and TV personality didn't matter much when green was accused of sexual battery and drugging a woman.

In 2012, he was eventually sentenced to three years probation ordered to attend alcoholics or narcotics anonymous meetings and perform a round of community service.

The Atlanta native continues to make music and shows up on reality tv from time to time, but his run in with the law still cost him as his show, Ceelo.

Green's The Good Life was canceled after he posted controversial tweets about the case on his twitter account.

Hi my name is cee lo Green and I'm coming to TVs number 14 Lena Horne, I never bother with people, I hate that's why the lady is a tramp at her prime, jazz artist, pop singer dancer, actor and civil rights activist Lena Horne was one of the most active entertainers in Hollywood.

She came up in the 19 thirties as a vocalist in.

By the 19 forties had worked her way onto the silver screen, signed to Metro Goldwyn Mayer.

However, it's reported that by the 19 fifties Horn had lost her lust for Hollywood and was looking to step away.

Of course, that didn't matter much since she was blacklisted that decade for her ties to communism in the forties and was forced out Anyway, I just told them I belong to the same organizations and clubs.

Mrs Roosevelt belongs to.

She couldn't get Hollywood roles, but fortunately, nightclubs, welcomed her with open arms when I # 13 Michael Richards Your Call.

No one could have predicted how far Michael Richards star would fall in the years following his successes with Seinfeld in the now infamous laugh factory incident of 2006, Richards berated a number of audience members with a string of racist remarks, all of which was caught on video.

While he was quick to apologize following the incident, the damage was done.

I'm very, very sorry to those people in the audience.

The blacks, Hispanics, whites, Everyone that was there that took the brunt of that anger.

Suffice it to say Richards had a hard time finding work after the incident and in an appearance on jerry Seinfeld's web series, comedians in cars getting coffee.

He professed that he's never truly gotten over it and really, neither has Hollywood.

Have you been back to the factory since?

No, no, I haven't.

Are you gonna try to go back?

I don't think so.

Number 12, jim caviezel at one time, Jim caviezel was one of the most promising names in Hollywood.

He had the requisite movie star looks, the camera clearly loved him and his acting chops were solid, but caviezel's entire career trajectory changed when he starred in one little movie, the passion of the christ portraying religious figure, jesus christ actually received acclaim for his performance.

But the film angered many in Hollywood for its graphic violence and apparent anti Semitic undertones.

Mel Gibson warned caviezel about what the role could do to his career, but the actor firmly believed in the movie saying quote, we all have a cross to carry.

Number 11 Megan fox, nice headers.

You've got a high rise double pump carburetor, that's pretty impressive.

While Megan Fox has appeared in a number of big budget Hollywood films over the years, her outspokenness towards directors, other actors and the media led to some degree of blacklisting before the third movie started filming, Fox notoriously compared her transformers.

Director Michael Bay to Hitler whether a that was the reason she didn't appear in the film has been subject to debate.

While that statement was insensitive Bay's treatment of the young actress is certainly worthy of criticism as well.

His solution to that problem was to then have me dancing underneath the waterfall getting soaking wet and that thanks in part to the growth of the Me too movement Fox has since regained some of her footing in the industry number 10 Katherine Hagel just remember that while you're sitting on 200 grand of student loans, I'm out of debt with her work as dr Izzie stevens on Grey's Anatomy, serving as a launching pad, Katherine Heigl was sought after by many studios.

However, reports then emerged that high goal was difficult to work with no while that certainly didn't do her any favors.

The biggest reason she hasn't found much work is most likely her badmouthing of Judd apatow Seth Rogan in their movie knocked up.

Wait, what do you mean?

What do you don't look at me, I mean we can hear the film helped launch high gold to stardom but she publicly criticized the movie even calling it sexist.

We're not thrilled about it because if anything the movie is about what idiots guys are and how it drives women crazy.

Those comments took the wind out of her sails in Hollywood but she has fought her way back to the screen since then starring in a main role in the 2021 netflix series.

Firefly Lane live from Seattle.

This is totally hot number nine Kathy griffin, I'm not afraid of donald trump.

Often outspoken this comedian has seen herself banned from a number of talk shows including the view and the Ellen degeneres show for her no holds barred brand of humor, something that was on full display during a 2007 creative Arts Emmys speech in which she told jesus to quote, suck it.

That comment got her scheduled appearance on Hannah Montana canceled.

But of course the granddaddy of Griffin Misfires was her 2017 social media post that featured her holding a mask that resembled the severed head of the president of the United States donald trump CNN fired her for the stunt while her comedy tour was promptly canceled.

Did you think your career was over?

Yeah, I thought there was a really good chance my career was over.

She even doubled down on the photo posting it again on her 60th birthday in 2020.

Number eight Tippi Hedren.

You just can't discuss tippi Hedren without bringing up Alfred Hitchcock.

It was Hitchcock who first discovered Hedren.

He was watching the Today show and was captivated by her appearance in a diet drink commercial.

The to set up a meeting and Hitchcock signed Hedren to a seven year deal and head Ren's Hitchcock debut wasn't minor.

It was the lead actress role in his acclaimed film The Birds.

I keep telling you this isn't a few birds.

She even went on to be Hitchcock's muse until they parted ways.

He told me he'd ruin my career.

I said do what you have to do, I don't care According to Hedren.

She repeatedly rejected Hitchcock's sexual advances and he retaliated by ruining her career out of spite.

Hitchcock wouldn't release Hedren from her contract but he wouldn't give her work either.

It's so sad that this relationship had to go that way because I loved working with him.

He was not only my director, he was my drama coach.

Number seven James Woods, I'm sorry Academy Award nominated actor James Woods has appeared in dozens of films in his decades long career.

Still he fell out of Hollywood's good graces in 2007 when he made a number of anti Obama comments on his twitter account.

Woods a staunch donald trump supporter didn't seem to care that he was being blacklisted and at one point tweeted quote.

The only reason I expressed my views is that I have accepted the fact that I'm blacklisted.

Hollywood which has long been a democratic stronghold, didn't appreciate Wood stance and because of it he's been pretty much out of work whether he's concerned about it or not.

Number six Mel Gibson but they'll never take our freedom.

Gibson's struggles in Hollywood have been among the most public.

He was once one of the biggest names in film starring in movies like Mad max Braveheart and lethal weapon to name a few noses in the dirt asshole.

His directorial work has been equally impressive.

But despite his talent, Hollywood turned on Gibson in 2006 after being pulled over for a D.

U.

I.

Gibson reportedly spewed a shocking anti Semitic rant.

He's also been caught making homophobic Other racist slurs.

While he has worked on a few projects since like the 2016 film Hacksaw Ridge and is set to star in the John Wick origin series.

The Continental Gibson has worn out his welcome in many Hollywood front offices.

Number 50.

J.

Simpson, nobody does it better than her remember the time O.

J.

Simpson was arrested and tried for murdering his ex wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.

While so does Tinseltown dubbed the trial of the Century Simpson was ultimately acquitted but with many still believing strongly in his guilt.

His life never truly went back to normal in the years following the controversial verdict.

The former athlete, actor and convicted robber appeared in a grand total of zero films.

A testament to the fact that even if the jury finds you not guilty, Hollywood and the general public has a hard time forgiving suspected murderers.

We the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant orenthal James Simpson not guilty of the crime of murder.

Number four dull Trumbo.

I've got allies and enemies.

There's no room for anything else.

While more modern examples of Hollywood, blacklisting tend to focus on individuals.

The 19 fifties McCarthy era.

Hollywood blacklisting was far more wide reaching and dalton Trumbo story is among the most outrageous after refusing to testify in front of the house on american activities committee in 1947 Trumbo was not only ousted from Hollywood, he also served time in prison that however, did not stop him from working.

Trumbo launched a new subversive career writing screenplays under pseudonyms and the names of other writers, two of Trumbo's uncredited works, roman holiday and the brave one even won Academy Awards.

Is this where I can find the president, It's about something very important.

Number three harvey Weinstein, this story was always in my eyes about the abuse of power.

Following revelations that shocked few insiders.

Harvey Weinstein awoke to a world of trouble in 2017.

The reports, which included accusations of violence and harassment by dozens of women, caused many others to speak up with the count rising to 80 women within weeks of the story breaking.

In addition to igniting the Me Too much movement and bringing to light other now blacklisted individuals like kevin Spacey.

The allegations led to Weinsteins firing from the weinstein company.

It also saw his ties to numerous big name organization severed, including the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

In 2020 while trials were ongoing, Weinstein was also stripped of his honorary cbe a british order of chivalry.