Celebrities That Destroyed Their Own Careers Forever (3 of 5)

Brandy’s road crash

The R&B musician, Brandy, was releasing hit after hit in the good-old 90s and the 00s. She had a great rep owing to her award wins and her TV show. She was seen as a judge on America’s Got Talent, but who could’ve known that it was her last moment of fame.

In 2007, Brandy landed in a fatal car crash in California which left another driver – a 38-year-old woman, dead. Things changed for her literally overnight. The news made headlines and ruined Brandy’s otherwise good rep. It caused massive drama and Brandy has been staying lowkey ever since.

Ashlee Simpson’s flubbed performance on SNL

Ashley Simpson’s career was on great heights and almost everybody back then was humming to “Pieces of me”. She apparently had all good things going on for her. Until the media tore her to pieces. How? Well, she was invited to Saturday Night Live and it ended up being the night that ruined her career. The bubbly singer was found to be lip-syncing, and out of sheer embarrassment, she left the stage immediately. Ashley then confessed, “It’s something that happened to me and things in life happen to you and they make you stronger and they make you a better performer, a better person”.

Whitney Houston’s bad life decision

With songs like, “I will always love you”, “Greatest Love of all” and “I wanna dance with somebody”, Whitney Houston was one of the best singers of all time. She won many awards and gave many hit songs to the industry. Her reputation and career were doing good until she decided to marry Bobby Brown. He was considered to have a bad influence on her. Their marriage basically resulted in ruining her career because of her strange behavior after it. Sadly, she died when she was 48-year-old with much of her talent unused.

Robin Thicke’s puzzling albums

Robin Thicke came to Tinseltown as a hot singer. His song “Blurred Lines” popularised him and kickstarted his career. However, this was the same song that kicked him down also. The song did sound a lot like Marvin Gaye’s “Got to give it up”, and Robin was sued for plagiarism. Things got even worse when his next album, Paula, was released. He dedicated it to his wife to win her heart back. “Love can grow back”, “Still madly crazy”, “Get her back” were some of the songs that weren’t accepted well by the public. The album ended up being a flop and so was Robin’s career.