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By: cassidy2099

cassidy2099 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:30:51 +0000

@whoneedslight: Even after he dies, Will.I.Am will still be the worst.

By: SonofaVondruke

SonofaVondruke — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:36:43 +0000

More evidence of what Joan Didion has realized for a while: that whole ’60s free love hippie thing had some really nasty undertones.

Isn’t John Phillips’ song “April Anne” (which I only know via an Okkervil River cover) about some strange sexual stuff?

By: whoneedslight

whoneedslight — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:02:46 +0000

@Babs: In death, all is forgiven. Oh wait.

By: Babs

Babs — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:21:13 +0000

No one mentioned Michael Jackson?!

By: Audif Jackson Winters III

Audif Jackson Winters III — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:41:10 +0000

Man. I actually enjoy the Mamas and the Papas quite a bit. But this may be the point at which there’s actually an artist with whom I am so disgusted, I can no longer listen to his music.

By: How do I say this...Throwdini!?!

How do I say this...Throwdini!?! — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:30:22 +0000

@Fried Bologna: And Win Butler stole that dude’s basketball. Ha! I had completely forgotten about this. Thanks for lightening the mood in an otherwise depressing topic.

By: revmatty

revmatty — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:29:21 +0000

There’s LOT of competition obviously, but he’s certainly a top 5 contender. I know Gary Glitter at least had that whole pedo thing that I think is a bit more despicable (or maybe comparably but in a different way).

By: Fried Bologna

Fried Bologna — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:28:10 +0000

Gary Glitter makes a strong case for himself, but Jerry Lee Lewis has the gross underage sex thing AND some alleged murders under his belt.

And Win Butler stole that dude’s basketball.

By: fentrance g. putty

fentrance g. putty — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:23:35 +0000

Bijou Phillips has said pretty much the same thing for years in interviews, about how her dad gave her drugs and then would stop short of saying he molested her, but would imply as much.

By: TriedandTrue

TriedandTrue — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:20:13 +0000

Well, Mackenzie also claims that he was the first person to shoot her up. If you add that to the incest, it makes him a pretty poor parent/role model for sure.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:48:11 +0000

So will.i.am is no longer the worst?

By: Adairdevil

Adairdevil — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:42:22 +0000

I keep coming back to Rick James trapping a woman for six days, torturing her with a crack pipe, and sexually assaulting her repeatedly. I don’t know how to weigh that against years of sexual abuse of a grown daughter, and I don’t want to know.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:40:05 +0000

And the story of how he basically abandoned his first wife (Mackenzie’s mother) for the 15- or 16-year-old Michelle wasn’t to his advantage either. At least he made up for lost time with Mackenzie. Yuck.

By: Lucas Jensen

Lucas Jensen — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:38:18 +0000

Jim Gordon was pretty bad, but it was mental illness, right? So was Joe Meek. Oooh, Jeannie Reynolds? She killed her two kids! And why I am choosing all mental illness murder (and sometimes suicide) cases. I guess those are sadder than they are heinous.

How’s about Phil Spector?

That Artimus Pyle case is icky.

By: dippinkind

dippinkind — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:29:51 +0000

off the top of my head i think i’d have to say yes… well, assuming those charges against Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle were made up, anyway.

By: Lucas Jensen

Lucas Jensen — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:24:42 +0000

He also had a hand in writing “Kokomo”.

By: Adairdevil

Adairdevil — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:20:32 +0000

If true (have to be fair), he’s hard to surpass.
He was already pretty awful, frankly. Even by his own account in interviews, he used his anger at Michelle Phillips as an excuse to leave the raising of their child entirely to her after their divorce.
This is, of course, another level entirely. UGH. GROSS. GROSS.