6 Cringy Celebrity Social Media Posts That Almost Killed Their Careers

Chris Brown – Ebola Is ‘Population Control’

In October 2014, while a deadly epidemic was ravaging West Africa, Chris Brown took to Twitter with a truly unhinged theory. He wrote, “I don’t know… But I think this Ebola epidemic is a form of population control. Sh*t is getting crazy bruh”. The backlash was instant and brutal, with fans and critics alike ridiculing the singer for being both insensitive and painfully dumb. He quickly backtracked, telling himself to “shut my black a** up,” but the damage to his already battered reputation was done.