Hollywood is a fickle place. Rising to the top requires much sacrifice and dedication, yet maintaining that position can often reach desperate places.
There's no better example of this than Ye (formerly Kanye West). He was a generation's tastemaker, delivering definitive works that captured his innovative ear and innate ability to combine music and fashion harmoniously. Unfortunately, these days, it feels like music is secondary to his shock value antics on Elon Musk's app.
On the r/AskReddit sub, one person asked users, "What celebrity keeps trying to make a comeback but will never be as relevant as they once were?" From the Kardashian clan to Kevin Spacey, here are some of the best responses.
Note: Some of these responses have been edited and condensed for clarity.
1. "Unpopular Opinion: I think the Kardashians are struggling to keep the attention of the new generation on them. Their Hulu show has been a flop, and you got the KarJenners trying to post 'relatable' content on TikTok even though they're billionaires..."
2. "Jennifer Lopez."
3. "Mickey Rourke cemented his final attempt at relevancy last week with threatening to sexually assault Jojo Siwa."
4. "Ja Rule. Even with all the shit going on with tariffs, not once have I heard anyone suggest Ja be called in for a consult."
5. "In the UK, Peter Andre. He’d turn up at the opening of an envelope."
6. "Kid Rock. He's so desperate he dresses as Evel Knievel at the White House."
7. "This is a UK-based one and quite old, but Michael Barrymore. He was a superstar of weekend TV in the '80s and '90s. He was everywhere, then he divorced his wife and embraced his own sexuality. No one had a problem with this until the night of a party when a young man ended up dead in Barrymore's swimming pool. No one was ever charged with the death but the young man had sustained severe injuries to his anus. Barrymore has tried for years and years to get back on TV, even doing an ill-advised stint in Celebrity Big Brother."
8. "Chrissy Teigen."
9. "It makes me happy that Andy Dick has spent decades trying to stay relevant, and the world kept him in the gutter where he belonged."
10. "Kanye's not even trying to make a comeback at this point. He just says things for attention."
11. "Jared Leto. The ironic part is he was never that good to begin with, so the 'comeback' would be largely an unexpected linear rise to fame."
12. "Edward Furlong. Epic in Terminator 2. Amazing in Brainscan. Solid in Pet Sematary 2. Then kind of fizzled, but has come out that he was being groomed by his on-set educational tutor, who became his agent, I think. Messed up, but he resurfaced on the Inside of You podcast with Michael Rosenbaum. Got new teeth after his were ruined due to meth. He seems primed for a legit comeback."
13. "Hulk Hogan...the dude just doesn’t get it. He's an old racist who's out of touch with reality."
14. "Kevin Spacey."
15. "Kevin Sorbo wasn't mentioned yet?"
16. "Tiger Woods. He needs to just retire already. His body is done, his reputation is mostly spent, and pretty much anything he does now looks like an attention grab. No matter what, his achievements speak for themselves, and he will always be a legend in the world of golf. It’s time to pass the torch on."
17. "Will Smith. He blew his entire career on the night he won his Oscar."
18. "Paris Hilton. She tried to start a thing with 'sliving' and it went over like a lead balloon. Just useless."
19. "Tom Cruise. I saw the trailer for the newest Mission Impossible and I just can’t take him seriously. WHERE IS SHELLY MISCAVAGE?"
20. "Katherine Heigl. Used to love her in Grey's Anatomy, but after she burned so many bridges in Hollywood, her attempts to return just feel awkward. I noticed she's been in a few Netflix movies lately, but they're nowhere near the level of her old stuff."
21. "Corey Feldman. I just feel bad for the guy at this point."
22. "I want to say Chris Brown, but I see that jackass just started another tour."
23. "Jim Gaffigan. The promos I saw for his last special were embarrassing. Jokes about complicated orders at Starbucks? He has to know that joke is at least 25 years out of date."
