“I was crushed to find out the woman I saw on TV was completely different when the cameras weren’t rolling.”

I'm an NYC-based Viral Resident Writer covering what people are talking about online, from the culturally revealing to the deeply personal to the genuinely unhinged.

Note: The examples below reflect individuals' personal opinions and recollections regarding public figures who they believe faced backlash or a decline in public support. Inclusion on this list does not imply that any individual was formally or universally "canceled."

"Polanski before 1969 makes my soul hurt. What a sad life. After 1969, what a slime ball. (I may have the year wrong about when his pregnant wife and unborn child were murdered.)"

"It was such an awesome story, too, recovering from cancer, then becoming a champion. I was die-hard Jan Ullrich/Telekom but still admired Armstrong a lot and thought he hugely deserved his victories."

"It's ghastly and seemingly incomprehensible, but back then, there were a good number of 'progressives' who believed in eugenics. Margaret Sanger (early activist for birth control/family planning) is just one."

"I thought Louis C.K. was the funniest comedian I'd seen in a long time. He admitted to his misdeeds, but I still can't watch anything with him anymore."

"100% agree about Louis C.K. He admitted it at the time, after a while. Then, during his first show right after his 'let it die down' period, he was making jokes about it. He was my fave comedian. He’s dead to me now."

"Right?? I won’t even watch Jimmy Fallon after he had him on his show recently."

"Yes! I’d watch The Frugal Gourmet every Saturday afternoon on PBS, and really enjoyed it. Then I heard that he allegedly sexually assaulted Craig, his assistant. And then I recalled that Jeff Smith was an ordained minister. The whole thing was AWFUL."