15 Celebs Who Found Out The Hard Way They Can’t Say Whatever They Want On Social Media

They were banned from social media - some of them for life.

Damjan

• Published in Film & TV
• June 17, 2022

Celebs mostly love social media. After all, some of them wouldn't even be celebs without them.

Celebrities can use social media to engage with their fans and expand their prospective audience and consumer base. Some celebrities use social media to provide a carefully curated, behind-the-scenes look into their personal life, including allowing us to view their homes and children, as well as practically tag along on their most epic and fabulous vacations.

Celebrities like the Kardashian-Jenners and others strive hard to increase their social media followings since it is a good measure of their popularity. Other celebrities, including some who are close to the Kardashians, have turned to social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter to vent their rages, make questionable life choices, and even harass or threaten people.

While these platforms will put up with a lot from the most prominent users, even celebrities can go too far and be banned from social media applications for a period of time or permanently. The social media bans of some of these celebrities (including a certain former reality star-turned-president) made front-page news, but the names on this list may surprise you.

So, let's take a look at those celebrities who were sanctioned by social media:

Even celebs get banned on social media.

Rob Kardashian

Rob Kardashian was banned from Instagram in 2017 after uploading revenge pornography of his ex-fiancée Blac Chyna as the couple was going through a tumultuous separation and co-parenting struggle.

Donald Trump

Following the events of January 6, 2021, when a mob stormed the US Capitol in favor of then-President Donald Trump, Twitter permanently banned Trump, citing his comments as increasing "the risk of further encouragement of violence." 

Kanye West

Although Kim Kardashian's Instagram account still displays photos of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian from happier times, her rapper ex, who is now known as Ye, has been temporarily banned from the platform after making threats to both Kim and her current boyfriend, Pete Davidson. 

Let's hope he uses these restrictions to undertake some introspection.

Alex Jones

Alex Jones, a right-wing talk show personality and conspiracy theorist was also banned from Twitter for encouraging and inciting violence through his account. Furthermore, the Infowars presenter has been prohibited from YouTube, his podcast has been taken from Apple platforms, and various pages on his Facebook account have been deleted.

Rihanna

Rihanna has been banned from Instagram on several occasions, but never for encouraging violence. Her bans were for breaking the platform's nudity regulations, which included sharing a topless photo of herself.

In other words, she's really been accused of promoting horniness.

Courtney Love

In 2011, Courtney Love was banned from Twitter after a rant against a fashion designer called Dawn Simorangkir, with whom she had a huge feud. 

Azealia Banks

Azealia Banks is a rapper who has recorded many albums, but she is best known for being a social media hothead. She's been involved in a slew of public feuds (including with Elon Musk, Grimes, Lizzo, and Zayn Malik) and said a slew of homophobic things, earning her a Twitter ban for life.

Rose McGowan

Rose McGowan, an actress, and activist is no stranger to controversy, despite the fact that she has remained active on most social media platforms. She was temporarily banned from Twitter in 2017 after a series of comments criticising Ben Affleck's business dealings with notorious movie producer Harvey Weinstein, including one that included a private phone number, which is against Twitter policy. 

After the offending post was removed, her ban was limited to 12 hours.

Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Handler's nipples landed her in problems with Instagram, much like Rihanna's. She received a short Instagram suspension for breaking community standards in 2014 after posting a picture of herself riding a horse without a shirt on (which seems awful, to be honest).

Marjorie Taylor Greene

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a member of Congress, is a great supporter of Donald Trump, but not so much of the truth. She has been temporarily banned from Twitter, just like her idol Trump. 

Her personal account was banned in January 2022 after she provided misleading and harmful material about COVID-19 vaccines on multiple occasions.

Perez Hilton

With over a million followers on social media, celebrity gossip journalist Perez Hilton has become a celebrity in his own right. He was banned from TikTok for life in 2020, which he blames on some of the app's biggest stars, including the D'Amelio family, whom he had mocked on occasion.

Addison Rae

Addison Rae is one of TikTok's most well-known stars, so her apparent expulsion from the platform in October 2021 came as a surprise. However, her account was down for less than two hours, thus the ban appears to have been a technical issue.

Scout Willis

Scout Willis, the daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, has been temporarily banned from Instagram for an implausible reason. She was dressed in a sweatshirt with an illustration of two topless women that she had made herself.

Scout later pointed out that while it is permitted for women to go topless on the streets of New York City, Instagram will not even allow an illustrated female nipple, which she considers sexist.

Milo Yiannopoulos

Milo Yiannopoulos, a right-wing writer and professional social media troll, like saying unpleasant things on social media to draw attention to himself. He was banned from Twitter in 2016 for harassing Saturday Night Live and Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones, among other things.

PewDiePie

PewDiePie (actual name Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg) is a well-known YouTube personality who has amassed over 300 million views on some of his videos. While he has a large following on YouTube, he has been banned from Twitter on several occasions, including once for making a joke about ISIS.

Our heart goes out to these poor celebs who will have to find a way to reach their audience without the help of social media. But we are sure they will manage somehow.

To be honest, all they have to do to be in the spotlight again is to make another scandal. And the headlines will be theirs again…

Damjan