8 Most Humiliating Things That Almost Ended People’s Careers

Artem Dzyuba – The Video That Cost Him the Captain’s Armband

The Russian football star was living every athlete’s worst nightmare in 2020 when hackers stole an intimate video from his phone and leaked it online for the entire world to see. In the footage, the Zenit striker could be seen pleasuring himself in bed while watching TV—and the scandal was so damaging that his national team coach stripped him of his captaincy on the spot. As if that wasn’t humiliating enough, Dzyuba’s own fans turned on him, with some Zenit supporters booing the Zenit legend during matches. The blackmailer initially demanded $5 million to keep the footage private—but Dzyuba refused to pay, and the video went viral anyway.