They went from A-list to naughty-list.
After losing hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers last year to indiscretions, scandals and controversies, some celebrities are happy to celebrate the end of 2024.
According to the SEO platform, Lizzo topped the most canceled list with a 6.7% (84,298) decrease in follower count. AhrefsHere, we compared the number of followers of over 100 celebrities at the end of the year with the number of followers as of January 1, 2024.
The “Truth Hurts” rapper's reputation has been in decline ever since. she was sued Her former backup dancers accused her of sexual harassment and weight shaming. Lizzo, 36, slammed the allegations, calling them “false” and “outrageous.”
In March, he made matters worse by performing at President Biden's re-election fundraiser, which drew criticism from her. dancer's lawyer He called her appearance “disgraceful” and “terrible looking.”
grammy award winner uploaded to instagram To give back applause to hatred.
“I'm tired of putting up with being dragged down by everyone in life and on the internet,” she wrote.
“All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than when I met it. But the world wants me in it. I'm starting to feel like I'm not. I'm constantly fighting back against the lies that are told about me for influence or attention. My character is being ridiculed and my name is being disrespected by people who don't know me. I did not sign up for this service.”
In August she announced She was said to be taking a much-needed break from the industry. “I'm taking a gap year to protect my peace,” she wrote alongside a video of herself in a noticeably slimming swimsuit.
Jack Harlow experienced the second-worst decline Instagram followers, A decrease of 6.4% or 445,263 cases.
The 26-year-old rapper broke onto the music scene with his 2020 single “Whats Poppin,” which earned him a Grammy nomination. In 2021, he created forbes magazine He was named to the 30 Under 30 list and hosted “Saturday Night Live” in 2022.
But in 2023, violations started piling up.
In April of that year, he gained attention by releasing the song “''.gang gang gang' is centered around a man who learns that two of his childhood friends have been accused of rape and pedophilia.
That summer, he was criticized for cultural appropriation. I took a photo wearing a silk bonnet. It looked similar to what black women wear to soccer games.
That fall, he also be accused of being homophobic After a song he recorded with Kayne West was leaked. The song “Louis Bags” had a lyric about his friend, gay rapper Lil Nas X, “If you let me, you would fuck me.”
Academy Award winner Brie Larson came in third place, losing 279,494 votes, or 3.9%. her instagram followers.
The controversy surrounding Larson, 35, began when she played the lead role in 2019's Captain Marvel, the Marvel Universe's first solo film with a female lead, but Larson made the remarks. He was bashed by fans of the series who were not happy about it. The press event was “overwhelmingly white and male.”
In the film, she was criticized for things like “the way she delivered her lines, she didn't have enough muscles to be a superhero, and of course she didn't smile enough.” According to ScreenRant -and, petition to remove her Considering the role.
In 2023, Larson reprized her role in The Marvels. It is considered Disney's biggest box office loss of the year. Estimated $237 million – and YouTuber creates multiple videos bashing her.
Larson doesn't have time for haters and doesn't Google himself. “I never had to look on the internet to explain who I was.” she told Variety.
Camila Cabello lost $2,149,343 her instagram followersthis year it is 3.2%.
The 27-year-old singer was already criticized in 2019 after screenshots were posted on Twitter of her using the N-word and making jokes about black and Asian stereotypes on her now-deleted Tumblr account. Started to face heat online.
“Shameless” diva issued an apologyBut this summer, the Cuban-born actress decided to get involved in the highly publicized, long-running feud between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar, with whom she collaborated on the song “Hot Uptown,” and suffered an injury. added insult to injury.
Actress Alexandra Daddario is tied for fifth place with Cardi B, with both having seen a 2.7% drop in Instagram followers this year.
Daddario, 38, who lost 644,822 followers, was not involved in any apparent controversy, but Posted on social media To protect Meghan Markle from haters in 2022.
Cardi B, 32, saw her followers drop by 4,489,848.
rapper who campaigned for Kamala Harrisafter the November presidential election, she ruffled feathers after posting: painful video With a warning to Trump supporters: “Guys, leave me alone because I could smoke one more cigarette before I start lighting your ass on fire. Huh?”
Rounding out the list is Cabello's ex-boyfriend, pop star Shawn Mendes. Rapper Bad Bunny. Actress Zendaya. Brazilian comedian Winderson Nunez and Khloe Kardashian.
The celebrity who lost the most Instagram followers by amount, not percentage, was Selena Gomez, who lost 6,261,182 followers.
The singer and “Only Murders in the Building” star told her followers in December 2023 after confirming that she was dating her current fiancé, producer and songwriter Benny Blanco. started rubbing it the wrong way.
Her fans gave harsh opinions about her new relationship on social media. criticize his appearance And she said she could do better.
Gomez, 32, who announced her engagement to Blanco, 36, last month, publicly commented on the hate she received regarding her partner.
“My fans, who I admire and feel have shaped who I am, will say the most hurtful things about the way I live my life.” she told time In May.
