8 Times Neil Patrick Harris Got Caught In A Whirlwind Of Issues Because Of His Questionable Behavior
We all know Neil Patrick Harris—he has been in our favorite animated films The Smurfs and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and he was also in Gone Girl as Desi Collings. But most people know him best as his iconic character, Barney Stinson, from How I Met Your Mother.
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He is also known for his portrayal of Count Olaf in the Netflix version of A Series of Unfortunate Events, and while he may not be Jim Carrey, his acting definitely brought the notorious character accurately into life. Not only that, his acting stints may be more than exemplary, but he is also sort of a huge deal on Broadway, lauded for his works on Cabaret, Proof, Assassins, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
But even though with his piling accolades and endless proof of talent, NPH seems to be always getting caught between problematic issues caused by, well, himself. He may seem like a totally chill dude at times, especially since he is most often attributed to his annoying yet sweet character Barney—so it definitely took a lot of people by surprise when he started to display problematic behavior in real life, and not just when he was in the character of Count Olaf.
Last May 2022, plenty of his past issues have been uprooted due to the fact that people just found out about something disturbing he made during a Halloween party in 2011...
It was once again brought up that he actually made a meat platter called "Corpse of Amy Winehouse" in a Halloween party he hosted just four months after Winehouse died due to alcohol poisoning.
He and David Burtka never apologized—not until the issue resurfaced in May 2022.
Justin Mikita here attended the party, captured a photo, and posted it with the caption, "Look who showed up at [Neil Patrick Harris] and [David Burtka's] Halloween party last night. Looking good."
So vile, disgusting, and disturbing.
People were, of course, disappointed and absolutely disgusted at the meat platter, given that it was done when the singer's death was still fresh and painful. Fans have now refused to support any kind of project that involves NPH.
Many people think of it as cake, but it was actually a meat platter. Needless to say, it's still disturbing, one way or another.
And it's not only this one—NPH has also displayed some problematic behavior through the years that people overlooked:
1. When he made rude comments to Rachel Bloom, making fun of how she talks:
2. In a now deleted tweet, Rachel responded, “I’m a big fan of yours. We’ve met numerous times and my husband, Dan Gregor, wrote for How I Met Your Mother for 5 years. Notably, he wrote the episode where your character finally meets his father." Then NPH replied with only this, sans apology:
He did apologize later on.
3. When he stopped talking to Mayim Bialik because she didn't give him a standing ovation after seeing him in Rent on Broadway. This was in 1997.
"We didn't speak for a long time. He says that he forgave me. He sent me flowers," Mayim said.
4. When kept saying an anti-trans slur twice on Live With Kelly! in 2011:
GLAAD condemned the incident back then.
5. He called Jason Mewes a "drugged out mess of a guy." He was his costar in Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob:
This upset director Kevin Smith, who then called out NPH on Twitter:
NPH said his apologies, later admitting that his statement was ignorant.
6. When he lashed out at costar Patti Lupone, saying "I’m failing at this at every turn, and you’re telling everyone else they’re awesome and you’re saying, "I’ll get there! It’s not helpful! It’s not funny!"
This was when he kept missing his lines in the New York Philharmonic Company, and Patti Lupone praised everyone but him. They eventually reconciled.
7. When he made fun of Dana Perry's 2015 Oscars outfit, just a few moments after she dedicated her award to her son who died by suicide.
"It takes a lot of balls to wear a dress like that," NPH said. Many people were aghast, but Dana said she thought it was fine.
It's safe to say that while Neil Patrick Harris may have his good times, some of his problematic behavior is just inexcusable. Nobody certainly is perfect, so we could just hope that NPH won't be getting into some trouble with another celeb any time soon!
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