12 Celebrities Who Claim That They've Been Canceled

However, the debate over whether cancel culture is a real phenomenon remains ongoing. Some argue that it is a necessary tool for holding people accountable for their actions, while others believe it stifles free speech and can lead to unjust consequences. Some celebrities claim that they have been canceled unfairly, while others have faced consequences for their past behavior that many view as long overdue. The discussion around cancel culture highlights the complexities of accountability and forgiveness in our society.

The celebrities listed here have experienced things they've done or said causing anger or even disappointment, whether it be via social media reaction or the loss of a job. Many celebrities view "being canceled" as just another way of saying "facing consequences," and have spoken out against the phenomena, saying they've learned from their mistakes and haven't let it affect them. They also claim that it has hurt their careers. There were several celebrities being canceled.
Continue reading to find out how they aroused the industry's and/or the internet's anger and what they had to say in their explanation. These celebrities claim that they have been canceled. 

#1 Chrissy Teigen

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When Courtney Stodden stated that Teigen had bullied them over Twitter DM about their marriage to actor Doug Hutchison, when they were 16 years old, the model and lifestyle guru Chrissy Teigen faced a lot of criticism. Even though Teigen officially apologized to Stodden, the damage was already done, and she lost out on brand partnerships and followers on social media.

#2 Dave Chappelle

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In October 2021, when Dave Chappelle's Netflix special, The Closer, debuted, the comedian received criticism for making transphobic jokes, such as saying that "gender is a reality." Following swift calls for boycotting Chappelle and the streaming service, he addressed the irate reaction during a stand-up performance at the Hollywood Bowl later that month.
According to Deadline, Chappelle reportedly remarked following a standing ovation, "If this is what being canceled is like, I love it. [Expletive] Twitter. [Expletive] NBC News, ABC News, all these stupid [expletive] networks. I'm not talking to them. I'm talking to you. This is real life."

#3 Demi Lovato

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In April 2020, singer Demi Lovato claimed they had been postponed "so many times, I can't even count" but added that they didn't think "cancel culture" was "real" during an appearance on Jameela Jamil's I Weigh podcast.
"I don't think anyone was ever officially canceled, otherwise certain people wouldn't have Grammys, wouldn't have Oscars … certain people wouldn't be where they are in their positions," they said. Lovato continued, "Cancel culture will not work unless people have some sort of mercy. You have to be able to do that. I think if it's somebody who refuses to learn, just has the entitlement of I can never do any wrong and I can get away with this, then yeah … go ahead and cancel them."

#4 Dr. Oz

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Mehmet Oz took to Twitter to declare that he "won't be canceled" after The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that he was running to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate.
"Last week The Philadelphia Inquirer had me on their front page as 'Dr. Oz.' This morning they just announced, no more doctors, even though I'm a practicing physician. I'm taking care of patients," He says in the video. "I've done thousands of heart surgeries. They don't want to call me a doctor anymore. I won't be canceled."
The newspaper claimed that the modification was made because, by their style rule, the publication doesn't refer to someone as "Dr." on the first mention, including a headline.

#5 Ellen DeGeneres

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In 2020, former employees of The Ellen DeGeneres Show spoke up about allegedly toxic working conditions behind the scenes, including racism and retaliation from the higher-ups, notably in an exposé for Buzzfeed News. DeGeneres may have announced that she would be departing her show after this season as a result of this, along with a trending Twitter thread regarding her alleged bullying conduct.

#6 Frank Langella

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The Fall of the House of Usher, a new Netflix series, will no longer feature Frank Langella after a female co-star voiced her displeasure with his behavior. He acknowledged in a story for Deadline that he had disregarded the show's intimacy coordinator's directives, which he described as "ludicrous," and he asserted that he had been unfairly terminated.
"Cancel culture is the antithesis of democracy. It inhibits conversation and debate. It limits our ability to listen, mediate, and exchange opposing views. Most tragically, it annihilates moral judgment," He said.

#7 Gina Carano

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Gina Carano, who played the Mandalorian, was removed from the series in 2021 when she shared a meme on Instagram that compared being a Republican in the United States to being a Jew in Nazi Germany. Later, she said she had been punished because she didn't fit Disney's "story," which controls the Star Wars world, including the Pedro Pascal series, on The Ben Shapiro Show.

#8 Johnny Depp

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Johnny Depp was asked to leave the Fantastic Beasts series after Amber Heard's assault allegations against him became public. Later, while Depp was presenting an award at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 2021, he spoke out against the cancel culture, of which he said he was a victim.
"It's so far out of hand now that I can promise you that no one is safe. Not one of you. No one out that door. No one is safe," he said in his speech, via Deadline. "It takes one sentence and there's no more ground, the carpet has been pulled. It's not just me that this has happened to, it's happened to a lot of people."

#9 Kanye West

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Kanye West referred to himself as "the main person that's been canceled" in a January 2022 interview with Hollywood Unlocked following his failed presidential campaign and contentious, highly public rants on subjects like slavery and even his children.
He urged everyone listening to "cancel culture," saying that "Obviously, as a celebrity, there's a lot of people that are around me that can influence me and no human being is immune to their surroundings."

#10 Kevin Hart

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Kevin Hart claimed that being canceled "three or four times" and believing that people are now "supposed to operate perfectly all the time," has made his job as a comedian more difficult in June 2021 interview with The Sunday Times.
"You're thinking that things you say will come back and bite you on the [expletive]," he said. "I can't be the comic today that I was when I got into this."
Two years after resigning as the host of the 2019 Oscars due to homophobic and transphobic remarks he made in tweets years earlier, Hart made comments on cancel culture.

#11 Piers Morgan

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Piers Morgan stated that his new talk show, which will air in Australia, the UK, and the US, will "cancel culture," a year after exiting Good Morning Britain after being criticized for remarks he made about Meghan Markle and her interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Morgan stated, through The Hill, in early 2022, "A year ago today, I was forced to leave a job I loved, at the peak of its success, for having the audacity to express an honestly held opinion. This shouldn't happen in any democracy supposedly built on the principles of free speech and freedom of expression."

#12 Sharon Osbourne

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 In an uncensored interview, Sharon Osbourne revealed leaving The Talk in 2021 after being accused of uttering racist remarks. She also defended Morgan's actions, which caused his own "cancellation" of the show.
"It was tough on me, and it did affect me mentally. It honestly did, because after everything that I felt, all my dreams I had achieved, everything that I'd wanted to do, I had achieved," Osbourne said on Morgan's show in May 2022. "And did I want my legacy for my family to be? 'Oh, well, your Nana was on television, but everybody said she was racist, so she never went on television again.'"