It’s fair to say that there are three main ways for a celebrity to face the wrath of the public in recent years. The first is to be caught doing something problematic on camera, then there’s a messy moment from their past resurfacing, and finally, there’s being accused of bad behavior by somebody else. 

However, some stars have taken a bit of a different — and totally baffling — approach. They have voluntarily shared their own controversial, problematic, or downright offensive stories for no real reason. We’re talking, completely unprompted.

In fact, some of the stories are so outrageous that it almost feels as though the celebs were trying to cancel themselves. 

So, here’s a recap of some of the most shocking examples: