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The Best New Artist Curse

The Oscars aren’t the only awards rumored to be cursed. Hollywood rumor has it that once you win Best New Artist at the Grammys, your record sales, and maybe even your career, is prone to go down the toilet. It’s happened to Milli Vanilli, Jody Watley, Toni Braxton and a ton of other artists.

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The Curse of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

Back when Spider-Man hit Broadway, it looked like it was going to be a huge hit. But then things slowly started to go wrong: Four people were injured during rehearsal; then the director was fired. But the cast soldiered on as the budget ballooned to $65 million, making it the most expensive musical of all time.

 

Lil B Curses The NBA?

Sometimes rumors of a curse can get out of hand. When rapper Lil B saw Rockets star James Harden performing his “cookin'” dance during the 2015 NBA playoffs, the Warriors fan put the word out that anyone who “stole” his dance would be cursed. Everybody laughed it off–until the Rockets found themselves dealing with a losing streak…

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The Terminator Curse

After starring in the Terminator franchise, Arnold Schwarzenegger was stalked by rumors of infidelity, Edward Furlong went in and out of rehab, Nick Stahl went missing, and Christian Bale had his infamous meltdown in 2009. And those are just some of the tragedies that some people say is caused by the Terminator curse.

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The Curse Of The Dark Knight

Everyone remembers Heath Ledger’s tragic death just before The Dark Knight was released. But that wasn’t the only tragedy to occur during the time between when this film was made and when it came out. When a stunt man was killed during filming and Christian Bale was arrested for assault, rumors of the curse of The Dark Knight started to crop up.

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The Poltergeist Curse

Who hasn’t heard about the Poltergeist curse? Four cast members from the horror film died during the six years between the release of the first and third films in the franchise. They succumbed to everything from surgical complications to cancer and domestic violence.