These Celebrities Caused The Downfall of Their Own Careers

Gilbert Gottfried

The actor behind the voice of the Aflac Duck got into some hot water after he sent out a tasteless tweet. Following the Tsunami that killed thousands of Japanese people, he wrote "Japan is really advanced. They don’t go to the beach, the beach comes to them." Aflac — based in Japan — dropped him immediately. 

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