We read the book for one celeb, but learned about another. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the shadiest celebrities who weren’t afraid to settle their scores with other notable figures, through the pages of their memoirs.
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00:00 Before leaving, he turned and called back, "You don't need to tell Meg about this."
00:03 Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the celebrities who weren't
00:08 afraid to settle their scores with other notable figures through the pages of their memoirs.
00:12 Brit says, "I felt like I had been exploited and set up in front of the whole world."
00:19 Number 10.
00:20 John Stamos
00:21 In the 1980s, TV actor John Stamos had a whirlwind romance with actress and model Terry Copley.
00:27 "When our eyes met, there was magic."
00:29 However, according to Stamos' 2023 memoir, If You Would Have Told Me, things took a heartbreaking
00:35 turn when he allegedly caught Copley cheating on him.
00:37 In his book, Stamos recounts going to Copley's house to discuss their struggling relationship,
00:42 only to find her in bed with Who's the Boss actor Tony Danza.
00:46 He describes seeing, quote, "four feet protruding from the shabby chic floral print duvet that
00:51 once kept me warm," labeling it his, quote, "worst nightmare."
00:55 "I wasn't supposed to be dealing with those feelings at that young age, so I packed it
01:00 away."
01:01 This revelation was shocking not only to readers, but to Copley herself, who contends that she
01:05 and Stamos had already ended their relationship before Danza entered the picture.
01:09 "That hurt me, but Full House wouldn't have been a hit without him."
01:13 "Have you spoken to Tony Danza about this?"
01:16 "No, he's a boxer, you know."
01:19 Number 9.
01:20 Clinton Kelly
01:21 For 10 years, Clinton Kelly and Stacey London worked together as co-hosts on TLC's makeover
01:26 show What Not to Wear.
01:27 Although it concluded in 2013, many assumed their long-running TV camaraderie continued
01:33 well after the show.
01:34 But in January 2017, Kelly's memoir I Hate Everyone Except You surprised readers with
01:40 hints of behind-the-scenes tension between the co-hosts.
01:43 Kelly revealed that when it came to London, he, quote, "adored her or despised her and
01:47 never anything in between."
01:49 Months after the book was released, London blocked Kelly on Twitter.
01:53 However, the two were eventually able to hash out their differences, bringing an end to
01:57 their decade-long feud.
01:59 "I don't think that what he wrote was unjustified.
02:01 What I was more upset about was that if it's public, then the audiences who thought we
02:06 were best friends, some of us, some people even thought we were married.
02:09 You know, that illusion was broken."
02:12 In 2023, they reunited on The Today Show, where they addressed their complicated relationship.
02:17 "If you don't forgive, you're only hurting yourself.
02:20 It's the only way to be in the moment."
02:22 8.
02:23 Barbara Streisand
02:24 In 1983, Barbara Streisand ventured into directing with the musical drama Yentl about a girl
02:30 who dresses up as a man to pursue a religious education.
02:33 "Where are you from, Ancho?"
02:35 "Um, a little village you probably never heard of, Llana."
02:39 The film also starred Mandy Patinkin, who, it appears, seemed interested in a more personal
02:44 relationship with Streisand offscreen.
02:46 In her 2023 memoir My Name is Barbara, Streisand claims that Patinkin, who was already married
02:52 at the time, propositioned her for an affair.
02:54 "I don't know where this came from.
02:57 The point is that I was trying to help him with his behavior."
03:01 However, she rejected his advances and threatened to fire him if his unprofessional behavior
03:07 continued.
03:08 "Worried about something?
03:09 Studies?
03:10 I'm your study partner, you should tell me if you are.
03:13 "I'm not."
03:14 "Me sitting next to you, what have you got to worry about?"
03:16 Streisand recounts this weird dynamic with Patinkin, driving her to scrap a planned sex
03:20 scene between their characters.
03:21 "He thought that you guys were going to have an affair."
03:23 "That's the truth."
03:25 "In the book you say, you took him aside and said, 'What's going on?
03:29 You seem so agitated, you're banging it.'"
03:31 She explains that she couldn't fathom being intimate with him, as she was, quote, "not
03:36 that good an actress."
03:38 Number 7.
03:39 Jessica Simpson
03:40 Jessica Simpson's 2020 memoir Open Book addressed various aspects of her personal life, including
03:45 contending with substance use disorder and body image issues.
03:48 The book provides a detailed exploration of past relationships, most notably her on-again,
03:54 off-again romance with singer-songwriter John Mayer.
03:56 "He might be the one that won't like to read this book very much."
04:02 Simpson disclosed that Mayer was, quote, "obsessed" with her, and would dump her, only to come
04:06 crawling back afterwards.
04:07 "We were great at intimacy.
04:11 We were great at loving each other.
04:15 That was easy, but the relationship was very complex.
04:21 And it was always on again, off again."
04:24 This rollercoaster affair reportedly worsened her anxiety, leading her to seek solace in
04:28 alcohol.
04:29 "The songs that he would write, I mean, they would bring me back in.
04:35 His apologies would bring me back in."
04:37 She also addressed his 2010 comments, where he infamously referred to Simpson as, quote,
04:43 "the devil napalm," calling it the final straw in their relationship.
04:47 Additionally, Simpson had some choice words for ex-husband Nick Lachey, who she contends
04:52 moved on rather quickly after their split.
04:54 "So Nick, you're with another already?
04:57 Seems that you forgot the love you spoke to me."
04:59 Number 6.
05:00 Busy Phillips
05:01 The 2007 sports comedy Blades of Glory was a major success, grossing nearly $150 million
05:08 worldwide.
05:09 "Let's capture the dream.
05:10 I love it.
05:11 Where'd you come up with that?
05:12 I have no idea where I came up with it."
05:15 However, it soon faced controversy regarding the origin of its plot.
05:18 "I think a lot of women know what it's like to have their creative ideas taken from them."
05:26 In her 2018 memoir, This Will Only Hurt a Little, actress Busy Phillips revealed that
05:30 she had conceived the initial idea and collaborated on the screenplay with her then-boyfriend
05:34 Craig Cox and his brother Jeff.
05:36 Despite her significant contribution, the Cox brothers downplayed her role, claiming
05:41 that they had written the script all on their own.
05:44 They also reportedly dismissed her request for proper credit, labeling her as "crazy."
05:49 "After I had worked on it, he and I broke up, and then they basically tried to gaslight
05:54 me that I had nothing to do with it."
05:57 Although she eventually received a story credit, in her memoir, Phillips highlighted the danger
06:02 of such incidents and how they historically served to erase women and their contributions.
06:08 Number 5.
06:09 Demi Moore
06:10 Hollywood actors Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher began dating in 2003 and got married two years
06:15 later when she was 42 and he was 27.
06:17 "He loved my children.
06:19 It wasn't something he feared.
06:21 He seemed to be comfortable."
06:23 They remained together for six years before deciding to separate in 2011 amid speculation
06:28 of infidelity.
06:29 Those speculations were seemingly confirmed by Moore in her 2019 memoir, Inside Out.
06:34 "He admitted it right away, and I think my response was, 'Are you f---ing kidding me?'"
06:44 In the book, Moore shared details about participating in threesomes with Kutcher, a fantasy of his
06:49 that left her feeling ashamed.
06:52 She also revealed that Kutcher had cheated on her in their own home while she was away
06:56 and reportedly encouraged her to break her 20-year sobriety streak.
07:00 All of these caused irreparable cracks in their marriage and led to its eventual dissolution
07:04 in 2013.
07:06 4.
07:07 Emily Ratajkowski
07:09 American model Emily Ratajkowski gained widespread recognition after appearing in the music video
07:13 for the 2013 hit single "Blurred Lines."
07:16 The song initially generated controversy for its problematic lyrics and for its unrated
07:20 video, which featured Ratajkowski and two other models in varying degrees of nudity.
07:25 Ratajkowski reflected on her experience shooting the clip in her 2021 essay collection, My
07:30 Body.
07:31 She alleged that while on set, singer Robin Thicke had groped her without her consent.
07:35 "With that one gesture, Robin Thicke had reminded everyone I was nothing more than the hired
07:40 mannequin."
07:41 These allegations were later confirmed by director Diane Martell, who had reportedly
07:46 called off the shoot until Thicke apologized for his inappropriate behavior.
07:49 "I screamed, 'That's it.
07:51 The shoot is over.'
07:52 Robin sheepishly apologized."
07:54 Ratajkowski used the incident to shed light on the challenges women face in asserting
07:58 their autonomy, particularly within the entertainment industry.
08:02 3.
08:03 Naya Rivera
08:04 In her 2016 memoir, Sorry, Not Sorry, Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up, the late actress
08:10 Naya Rivera candidly discussed her relationship with ex-fiancé Big Sean.
08:14 Notably, she hinted that the rapper had initiated his romance with a popular singer while still
08:18 engaged to her.
08:20 Rivera recounted an incident in which she went over to Big Sean's house, let herself
08:24 in, and stumbled upon the famous lady, whose name apparently rhymes with Shmariyanna Shmonday.
08:29 "You found Ariana Grande in his home when you all were still together?"
08:33 "He had a home studio downstairs, so, you know, it's not like anything was crazy when
08:38 I went there."
08:39 "You don't think anything was going on between the two?"
08:41 "No, I don't."
08:42 Of course, following their breakup, Big Sean would go on to date a totally unrelated artist
08:46 named Ariana Grande.
08:47 "Wake up with your girlfriend, yeah, yeah, 'cause I'm bored."
08:52 The memoir also addressed Rivera's apparent feud with her Glee co-star, Lea Michele, and
08:57 laid the foundation for the infamous conspiracy theory about her reading abilities.
09:02 Number 2.
09:03 Prince Harry
09:04 Things, it appears, are not very courteous in Buckingham Palace.
09:07 "Come on, hit me.
09:09 You'll feel better if you hit me."
09:11 Prince Harry decided to get maybe a bit too honest in his best-selling 2023 memoir, Spare.
09:16 The British royal revealed several explosive claims in the book, including some about his
09:20 older brother, Prince William.
09:22 Harry claims it was William, alongside his future wife Kate, who encouraged him to wear
09:27 a Nazi uniform to a costume party in 2005, which sparked significant controversy.
09:32 Additionally, the memoir recounts a 2019 incident where William confronted Harry about his marriage
09:37 to Meghan Markle, and allegedly referred to her as, quote, "difficult, rude, and abrasive."
09:42 The confrontation soon turned physical.
09:44 "He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor.
09:49 I landed on the dog's ball, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me."
09:54 As William reportedly knocked Harry to the floor, injuring him in the process.
09:58 "You don't need to tell Meg about this.
09:59 You mean that you attacked me?
10:00 I didn't attack you, Harold.
10:01 Fine, I won't tell her."
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10:21 Number 1.
10:22 Britney Spears
10:23 There were quite a few startling revelations about Justin Timberlake in Britney Spears'
10:28 2023 memoir, The Woman and Me.
10:30 "It's all about trust, and he loves me and I love him."
10:32 The two pop stars, who started dating in 1999, experienced a highly publicized breakup in
10:37 2002 amid allegations of Spears' infidelity.
10:41 In the book, Spears acknowledged her affair with dancer Wade Robson, but alleged that
10:45 Timberlake also cheated on her.
10:48 In addition, she claimed that he pressured her into having an abortion when she got pregnant,
10:52 and ultimately ended their relationship via text message.
10:55 "The pregnancy was a surprise, but for me, it wasn't a tragedy.
10:59 I loved Justin so much.
11:01 But Justin definitely wasn't happy about the pregnancy."
11:04 By Spears' own account, Timberlake attempted to integrate with Black artists, but ended
11:09 up trying too hard.
11:11 She described an uncomfortable encounter with R&B singer Ginuwine, where Timberlake adopted
11:15 a Black scent and used words that have now become infamous.
11:18 "Walking our way was a guy with a huge blinged-out medallion.
11:22 He was flanked by two giant security guards.
11:25 Jay got all excited and said so loud, 'Oh yeah, fo' shiz, fo' shiz, Ginuwine, what's
11:31 up homie?'"
11:32 What other celebrity memoirs have spilled the tea on their fellow stars?
11:36 Let us know in the comments below.
11:38 "Forgiveness is 100% a possibility, because I would like to get my father back."
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