{"id":3248,"date":"2009-12-04T20:22:40","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T20:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/12\/the-10-least-inspiring-celebri.html"},"modified":"2009-12-04T20:22:40","modified_gmt":"2009-12-04T20:22:40","slug":"the-10-least-inspiring-celebri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2009\/12\/the-10-least-inspiring-celebri.html","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Least Inspiring Celebrities of 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Beliefnet&#8217;s annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Inspiration\/Most-Inspiring-2009.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Most Inspiring Person of the Year feature<\/a> in full swing, I thought I&#8217;d take a moment to talk about the celebrities (and in some cases, I use that term <em>very<\/em> loosely) who&#8217;ve disgusted me over the year.<br \/>\nLet me know your thoughts in the comments box below.<br \/>\n<span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"chrisbrownpic.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/import\/imgs\/chrisbrownpic.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/span><strong>Chris Brown<\/strong><br \/>\nWhat more can be said about this disgraceful woman-beater? There are <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayethics\/2009\/07\/chris-brown-apologizes-to-rihannaon-video-tape.html\" target=\"_blank\">no excuses for what he did,<\/a> and although he has publically asked ex-girlfriend Rihanna to forgive him for smashing her face in, I still wish <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/crunchycon\/2009\/11\/did-tiger-woods-wife-beat-him.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tiger Woods&#8217; golf-club-wielding wife Elin<\/a> was around when Brown decided to be a tough guy.<br \/>\n<strong>Carrie Prejean<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m not including the ex Miss California on this list because of her position on gay marriage (she&#8217;s entitled to her opinion), but if you&#8217;re going to play like you&#8217;re a good Christian role model, don&#8217;t act like a diva, and <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/astrologicalmusings\/2009\/11\/carrie-prejean-continues-to-se.html\" target=\"_blank\">don&#8217;t make a sex tape.<\/a> Mmm kay?<br \/>\n<strong>Kanye West<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen the President of the United States calls you a &#8220;jackass&#8221; in public that speaks volumes about your character. This narcissistic (and in my opinion, talentless) singer couldn&#8217;t let rising star Taylor Swift have her moment in the spotlight after winning the &#8220;Best Female Video&#8221; at the Video Music Awards.  As she began her acceptance speech he interrupted her, took the mic, and <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/09\/mtv-2009-video-music-awards-ka.html\" target=\"_blank\">proclaimed his thoughts<\/a> on who should have won the award instead. Afterwards he said he planned to go to India on a <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/10\/kanye-faces-east-musicians-who.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hindu retreat<\/a> to clear his head and gain some perspective on his life. No word on if he actually did this, though my &#8220;sources&#8221; say he&#8217;s still a jerk.<br \/>\n<strong>Christian Louboutin<\/strong><br \/>\nSeriously, Mr. Big Time Designer, do you <em>really<\/em> think that <a href=\"http:\/\/style.popcrunch.com\/barbie-cankles-christian-louboutin-barbiefat-ankles-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Barbie has fat ankles?<\/a>  Because if you do, you just gave a an even <em>bigger<\/em> complex to young (and old) Barbie fans who have been shown for years&#8211;through their dolls&#8211; that their bodies are not the right proportion. Also, if she  really did have cankles, then how come when I was a kid I was able to chew through them as if they were pencil erasers?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Octomom Nadya Suleman<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Angelina Jolie-obsessed mom of 14 has made a hobby out of having children. Suleman, who gave birth to octuplets in January, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/08\/foxs-octomom-special-anything.html\" target=\"_blank\">couldn&#8217;t afford the children she already had<\/a> but somehow was able to afford In Vitro fertilization. Up until recently, she provided for her children through public assistance (she claims to be off it now) and &#8220;donations&#8221; to her website.<br \/>\n<strong>Spedi (Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/06\/speidia-baldwin-and-katechrist.html\" target=\"_blank\">Your behavior<\/a>&#8211;the way you talk to people, the way you act, your sense of entitlement for doing and being absolutely nothing&#8211;is why you were considered for this list. Your book, &#8220;How to Be Famous&#8221; guaranteed your placement.<br \/>\n<strong>Jeremy Piven<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m a strong believer that when you commit to something, you follow through with it. But Pivan&#8211;who often portrays jerks on the big and small screen&#8212; seemed to channel his fictional characters last fall as he starred in Broadways &#8220;Speed-the-Plow.&#8221; After a short run, he suddenly dropped out of the production claiming that he had <a href=\"http:\/\/gawker.com\/5350744\/jeremy-pivens-will-repeat-his-mercury-poisoning-story-until-you-think-its-true\" target=\"_blank\">mercury poisoning<\/a> from eating too much fish, in what would become known as &#8220;Fishgate.&#8221; Of course, his &#8220;illness&#8221; would have been an acceptable excuse to quit had Pivan not been partying it up around town the whole time and his head-butting with the show&#8217;s cast and crew during the production was not so well known (making it pretty obvious he was looking for a reason to leave). This year Pivan was taken to court by the show&#8217;s producers and this summer, in what was a travesty of justice, was found not guilty of violating his contract.<br \/>\n<strong>Joe Jackson <\/strong><br \/>\nIf shady had a face, it would be the spitting image of Michael Jackson&#8217;s father. Aside from the allegations from a number of his children (including the late singer) that he physically and mentally abused them, he most recently is in a public <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2009\/11\/11\/joe-jackson-denied-bid-fo_n_353514.html\" target=\"_blank\">battle with his family over Michael&#8217;s estate.<\/a>  Fighting over money should be the last thing on the mind of a parent who&#8217;s just lost a child, but apparently not for Joe.<br \/>\n<strong>Jon Gosselin<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen you have 8 kids and a popular reality show, chances are people are going to recognize you when you go to a bar&#8211;especially <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/04\/is-jon-gosselin-cheating.html\" target=\"_blank\">when you&#8217;re with a woman who isn&#8217;t your wife<\/a>. It&#8217;s appalling when anyone cheats on their spouse or significant other (I&#8217;m also talking to you too, Tiger and Dave) but it&#8217;s also just plain stupid when your famous and think you can actually get away with it. (See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Entertainment\/Celebrities\/Rabbi-Shmuley-Jon-Gosselin-Interview.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">exclusive Jon Gosselin video interview<\/a> here on Beliefnet)<br \/>\n<strong>Roman Polanski<\/strong><br \/>\nEvading the law (for over 30 years no less) is indeed uninspiring. The alleged crimes he&#8217;s been indicted on&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/theirbadmother\/2009\/10\/out-of-the-mouths-of-comedians-rape-is-rape.html\" target=\"_blank\">various sex charges<\/a>&#8211;are even more despicable. Although the Oscar-winning director was finally captured by authorities in September, he was just released on bail and is now under house arrest in Switzerland.  Let&#8217;s hope he does the right thing and doesn&#8217;t flee again.<br \/>\nWho do <em>you<\/em> think is the most uninspiring celebrity of the year?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Beliefnet&#8217;s annual Most Inspiring Person of the Year feature in full swing, I thought I&#8217;d take a moment to talk about the celebrities (and in some cases, I use that term very loosely) who&#8217;ve disgusted me over the year. Let me know your thoughts in the comments box below. 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