What Happened To These 8 Actors Who Got Blacklisted in Hollywood?

The Hollywood blacklist may be a myth, but for some reason, even the smallest issue can lead to an actor or actress getting shafted by directors and producers, virtually destroying their career. Some celebs give up and pivot, and others keep smashing their head against the wall until they make a breakthrough.

Let’s follow up on some of the most controversial cases, including Gina Carano, Roseanne Barr, and other celebrities, to see how life has been treating them after they got canceled.

Megan Fox

Although the actress starred in many big-budget Hollywood films, her harsh remarks about directors, other actors, and the media led to her being blacklisted. Before filming the third Transformers, Megan Fox compared director Michael Bay to Hitler. Whether this was the reason for her not appearing in the movie is still unknown, but it’s safe to say he did not like that. Thanks to the development of the #metoo movement, Fox crawled out of the blacklist den, but she did not receive any more noteworthy roles since then.

Gina Carano

Gina is probably best known for her roles in the Mandalorian and Deadpool, but it’s the infamy that we’re here to look at. To cut the story short, Carano voiced some very polarizing and outright stupid opinions on Twitter, and you already know how those people love to cancel stuff. While her tweets were far from okay, did they really warrant such a wild reaction? Lucasfilm clearly didn’t want to take a chance and swiftly fired the actress from the future seasons of the Mandalorian. After getting shafted, she tried to recover with a series called White Knuckle, but COVID came rolling in, and the project was canned.

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson was once the epitome of an action hero, having starred in films such as Mad Max, Braveheart, and Lethal Weapon. His directing work was equally as impressive, if not more outstanding. But despite his talent, Hollywood turned its back on Mel Gibson in 2006 after the actor got pulled over for DUI and began spewing anti-Semitic, homophobic, and racist insults. Almost ten years later, people started forgetting and forgiving. In 2016 the actor/director received universal acclaim for Hacksaw Ridge and has been climbing the Hollywood ladder ever since.