13 Ridiculous Excuses Celebs Used To Get Out Of Stuff

And now, a master class in the art of weaseling out of work.
13 Ridiculous Excuses Celebs Used To Get Out Of Stuff

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Human beings are notoriously lazy, and famous people are no exception. The only difference is, they tend to be a little more creative and shameless in their ploys to weasel out of work. Just left and right, celebrities are using outlandish excuses to get out of civic duties, regular jobs, and even that fancy thing they do for a living.

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Funny man Harold Ramis avoided the Vietnam war draft by taking meth right before his physical. trxe He also checked every single psychological disorde
In order to avoid jail-time, Jimi Hendrix enlisted in the Army after repeated arrests. Later, he deliberately got himself discharged by pretending to
CRACKEDCO COM Folk singer Arlo Guthrie was rejected by the draft because of a previous arrest for littering And if you have about twenty minutes, you
Michael Jackson once cancelled a concert due to dehydration.
After a life changing accident in 1999, Stephen King decided to quit publishing. His excuse? I've killed enough of the world's trees. Luckily for fa
CRACKED CON According to his brother Noel, Liam Gallagher pulled out from a 1996 Oasis tour at the very last minute because his wife called and asked
The BOB NEWHART Show Comedy legend Bob Newhart started out as an accountant but was so bad at the job he used to take money out of his own pocket to m
CRACKED COM When Iggy Azalea unexpectedly cancelled her entire Great Escape tour in 2015, she blamed it on having a creative change of heart and pra
An upcoming appearance on James Corden's show wasn't enough to get Neil Patrick Harris out of jury duty. Only family responsibilities would excuse him
Douglas Adams CRACKED COM was paid seven years in advance to write a book called Starship Titanic. Nearing his deadline, Adams decided to create a vid
13 Ridiculous Excuses Celebs Used To Get Out Of Stuff
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