15 Celebrities Who Redeemed Themselves

Nothing in Hollywood is forever, not even celebrity hate lists. Read on to find out how some of the celebrities fans loved to hate finally managed to redeem themselves.

Nelly

When Nelly made his own trip down to Ferguson to join the protest, he caught a lot of backlash for criticizing black people for not lifting themselves up and taking advantages of better opportunities without offering any concrete plan of action.

But Nelly recently took those words to heart and started a scholarship in honor of Mike Brown to lend a helping hand.

Queen Latifah

Fans love Queen Latifah but her reluctance to come out of the closet has been ruffling feathers for years. So when Queen Latifah finally let the paps grab a shot of her kissing another woman while on vacation, her lowkey come out raised her a couple of notches in fans’ books.

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen lost a lot of fans during his post Three and a Half Men #winning meltdown. But a lot of people gained new-found respect for the star when he answered the ALS challenge not by throwing ice water around but by donating $10,000 to ALS research.

The Emmys

The Emmys have rubbed a lot of people the wrong way for snubbing many deserving actors over the years. But they went a long way toward making it up to the fans for giving Uzo Aduba her well-deserved Emmy for playing Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren on Orange is the New Black.

Robin Thicke

When rumors started to circulate that Robin Thicke may have cheated on his wife Paula Patton, the crooner quickly went on everyone’s former heartthrob list. But when he looked genuinely depressed on (song), some fans were rooting for Robin to get another chance. Unfortunately he couldn’t save his marriage (or his album sales).

Denzel Washington

Even Denzel’s biggest fans were willing to admit that the actor was a bit over the hill. But then Mr. Washington surprised us all with a trip to detox– after a month-long drinking binge on a yacht with his wife — we learned it’s apparently too early to count Denzel out.

Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart caught a lot of flack when he divorced his wife and started dating a model right after he blew up. But now that he’s made Eniko Parrish an honest woman he looks less like a Hollywood womanizer and more like a man that’s trying to move on from the mistakes that he made in the past.

Mimi Faust

Side eyes, shade and judgments went flying when MiMi Faust’s sex tape hit the market. But MiMi says that she didn’t intend to be a flick star.

And if MiMi’s tape really was leaked, we can’t blame her for turning an embarrassing moment into a pay day (unless she knew what was going on from the get-go).

KeKe Palmer

KeKe ruffled a lot of feathers when she criticized the Mike Brown protests in a Tweet. But she won those fans back and more when she went down to Ferguson to Tweet about the experience firsthand.

Porsha Williams

During her first season on Real Housewives of Atlanta, Porsha rubbed a lot of women the wrong way when she chose being subservient to her husband over enjoying a night out with the housewives.

But now that Porsha is on her own and even has a new gig on Dish nation she’s now an example for independent women everywhere.

Kim and Kanye

Shade runs deep in Kim and Kanye haters. But it’s hard to hold on to the hate when uber-adorable baby North West is around. We have a feeling that their bundle of celebrity joy will save these two from their semi-permanent spot on celebrity hate lists.

Mike Tyson

Domestic violence charges, a notoriously foul mouth and a drug habit have made Mike Tyson one of the sports world’s least liked celebrities.

But since he’s gotten clean, starred in a few movies and headlined a surprisingly popular one-man show, it looks like the heavyweight champ might finally redeem himself.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift’s reputation as an ice queen and serial dater was so bad that even Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made fun of her at the Golden Globes.

But Taylor’s turning it all around by turning the joke on herself. Her new video “Shake It Off” is so heartwarming and full of Taylor’s charmingly awkward dancing that it’s winning a whole new group of fans to her team.

Amber Rose

Once upon a time, Amber Rose was written off as just another Hollywood groupie. But after she got hitched to Whiz Khalifa, fans have fallen in love with Amber and her new family and the adorable pics they share on social media. Does anyone else smell a reality show in the making?