How a chain-reaction of events in the early 2000s led to Michael Jackson’s downfall.
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Career Killers
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Lou Pearlman was one of the most influential music moguls of his time. And one of the biggest fraudsters.
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(Legal) Career Killers: R. Kelly and RICO, The Mann Act, Sex Abuse Laws, Child Pornography, Child Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor Laws…
R. Kelly seemed untouchable. But then Surviving R. Kelly hit the airwaves.
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How the Mann Act took down the “Father of Rock & Roll.”
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George Michael was on the verge of being the biggest pop star in the world — until his lawsuit against Sony.
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Michelle Branch has always had a strong following. Too bad contract law has always been stronger.
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Biz Markie’s career never recovered after a copyright lawsuit over sampling.
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Lip syncing and not performing on albums are nothing new. But when Milli Vanilli did it, people lost their minds.
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Nothing splits up a band faster or more effectively than money.
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Gary Barlow was supposed to be the next George Michael. Compared to Robbie Williams, he might as well have been Andrew Ridgeley. What happened?
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How an iconic, generation-defining song helped break up the band that recorded it.
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(Legal) Career Killers: The Lovin’ Spoonful, Buffalo Springfield and Pot Busts.
Remember when marijuana was seen as a dangerous, illegal gateway drug? It helped kill two seminal 60s bands.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on Don Henley?
Be Here Now was a perfect disaster in many ways.
We’ve seen several careers come to an end on (or above) the stage of the MTV Video Music Awards.