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When a celebrity does something that’s viewed in a not-so-favorable light, their fans always seem to come to their defense even if the behavior in question is indefensible. They can’t help but feel the need to make excuses on behalf of their favorite celebrity. A recent online poll asked people to share some of the most ridiculous excuses people have used to defend their favorite celebrities. Here are some of the most popular answers.

1. Chris Brown

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Someone said, “Chris Brown made a mistake when he was a child!! You’ll need to let it go and move on!!! Chris Brown: proceeds to get accused and convicted of assault every year till now.”

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2. Brad Pitt

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“The amount of people I see demonizing Angelina Jolie for not letting “poor Brad” see his children is insane. Also, if you bring up the fact that Brad physically assaulted Angelina and his kids to edgy teenage boys/film bros, they’ll defend him just because he was in Fight Club.”

3. Selena Gomez

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”Selena Gomez has never done drugs ’cause she’s nice and wholesome and not like all those nasty girls in the industry. Girl dated THE WEEKND and Justin Beiber; she has to have at least experimented with some stuff,” a user said.

4. Ariana Grande

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A user shared, “Her fans really are delusional, and some honestly believe she’s all-natural. You definitely aren’t all natural if you can suddenly look like a different race.”

5. Kris Jenner

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“I saw someone once say it’s okay that Kris orchestrated, watched, and released Kim’s s*x tapes because it made her entire family billionaires,” one person answered.

6. Matty Healy

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A person said, “You guys should see how Matty Healy stans defend him. They say we are lucky that he deleted his social media. Otherwise, he would have been worse, tormenting us daily with what makes us mad. His fandom is disgusting.”

7. Kylie Jenner

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A person said, “Kylie Jenner was recently spotted with Timothée [Chalamet] while holding a pack of cigarettes. Some people think she doesn’t smoke and is just holding them for him.”

8. Hailey Beiber

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“Saying that some racist celebrity has changed without the actual celebrity ever acknowledging or apologizing for their racism. Ex: Hailey Beiber,” one user said.

9. Taylor Swift

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Someone mentioned, “Just saw someone on Twitter say that we can’t judge Taylor Swift for her carbon emissions because she is too famous to travel normally.”

10. Rihanna

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Someone said, “People defending Rihanna for getting back with Chris Brown because her own father was physically abusive.”

11. Alexander Skarsgård

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A user said, “Alexander Skarsgård stans are routinely ridiculous defending his party boy ways. What’s funny is that he doesn’t try to hide or defend it.”

12. Johnny Depp

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Someone posted, “Amber [Heard] is somehow responsible for all his violent addict behavior dating back to when she was a toddler, and he was trashing hotels in the late 80s/early 90s.”

13. Alec Baldwin

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A person said, “I just do not see Alec Baldwin being on board with progressive ideals. Doesn’t that require empathy? He literally screams at everyone.”

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