C elebrity biopics are inevitably dicey. Be too nice and you wind up with sanitised guff like Bohemian Rhapsody . Entirely avoid approval from celebrities themselves and prepare to face their eternal wrath.
In some cases, such as Mark Zuckerberg’s dislike of The Social Network , upset is rooted less in the biopics being bad and more their own less-than-flattering depictions. Other times, such as Lil’ Kim’s condemnation of the terrible Biggie Smalls movie Notorious , are more justified. Here are 16 times celebrities – or their friends – went off on the films and TV shows based on their own experiences.
Courtney Love vs Pam & Tommy Sometimes celebrity biopics aren’t condemned by their subjects but their celebrity friends. In 2021, Courtney Love publicly admonished the then-announced limited series about the theft of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s infamous sex tape . Lily James, who portrayed Anderson in the series, came in for a particular bashing.
“I find this so f***ing outrageous,” Love wrote. “[The tape] destroyed my friend Pamela’s life. Utterly.
It CRUSHED her and her kids ...
My heart goes out to Pammy further causing her complex trauma. And shame on Lily James whoever the f*** she is.” Pamela Anderson vs Pam & Tommy Love was eventually joined in her criticism by Anderson herself .
The Baywatch star said she had no ill-will towards James, but found the existence of the show “violating” as she was not able to veto it. “How are they allowed t.
