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In newspapers, the comic strips were mostly made to give anyone a humour after news and advertisements were passed through. People who made these can earn fame and fortune to continue making people laugh. However, [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor if problems happen, the strips were torn apart]]. Here are examples for those who are willing to work for the industry.
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* It is safe to say that Tulsa cartoonist David Simpson will never work again after he was caught plagiarizing other cartoonists (mostly Jeff [=MacNelly=]) for '''over 30 years''' in 2011.
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* It is safe to say that Tulsa cartoonist David Simpson will never work again after he was caught plagiarizing other cartoonists (mostly Jeff [=MacNelly=]) [=MacNelly=], of ''ComicStrip/{{Shoe}}'') for '''over 30 years''' in 2011.
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* Guy Gilchrist's 22-year run on ''ComicStrip/{{Nancy}}'' was abruptly ended in early 2018 after allegations of sexually assaulting his former assistant came to light. The strip went into reruns for a few months before new cartoonist Olivia Jaimes was hired to replace him. Gilchrist called the charges "patently false."
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* Guy Gilchrist's 22-year run on ''ComicStrip/{{Nancy}}'' was abruptly ended in early 2018 after allegations of sexually assaulting his former assistant came to light. The strip went into reruns for a few months before new cartoonist Olivia Jaimes was hired to replace him. Gilchrist called the charges "patently false."
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* In June 2019, Brunswick News Inc. announced that cartoonist Michael De Adder was being let go after a [[https://www.cbr.com/michael-de-adder-viral-trump-comic-let-go/ Donald Trump cartoon]] he drew referencing the deaths of Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter Valeria went viral.
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* In February 2023, ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' cartoonist Scott Adams claimed on his livestream program ''Real Coffee with Scott Adams'' that black Americans were a "hate group" and urged white Americans to "get the hell away" from them. This prompted several news outlets to drop ''Dilbert'' and his distributor Andrews [=McMeel=] Universal to end their relationship with him. That March, Adams announced plans to relaunch ''Dilbert'' on the Locals website.
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* In February 2023, ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' cartoonist Scott Adams claimed on his livestream program ''Real Coffee with Scott Adams'' that black Americans were a "hate group" and urged white Americans to "get the hell away" from them. This prompted several news outlets to drop ''Dilbert'' and his distributor Andrews [=McMeel=] Universal to end their relationship with him. Adams has since announced plans to relaunch ''Dilbert'' on the Locals website.
* James Allen abruptly left ''ComicStrip/MarkTrail'' after his habit of picking fights with people on social media came to light, including doing a very unflattering storyline featuring a character that looked suspiciously like someone he was arguing with on Twitter. The final straw came when he left a very crude tweet to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, made worse when his Twitter handle had the strip's name prominently featured as this happened (his handle has since been changed to remove all mention of the strip).
* Guy Gilchrist's run on ''ComicStrip/{{Nancy}}'' was abruptly ended in early 2018 after allegations of sexually assaulting his former assistant came to light. The strip went into reruns for a few months before new cartoonist Olivia Jaimes was hired to replace him. Gilchrist called the charges "patently false."
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* Guy Gilchrist's run on ''ComicStrip/{{Nancy}}'' was abruptly ended in early 2018 after allegations of sexually assaulting his former assistant came to light. The strip went into reruns for a few months before new cartoonist Olivia Jaimes was hired to replace him. Gilchrist called the charges "patently false."
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* In February 2023, ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' cartoonist Scott Adams claimed on his livestream program ''Real Coffee with Scott Adams'' that black Americans were a "hate group" and urged white Americans to "get the hell away" from them. This prompted several news outlets to drop ''Dilbert'' and his distributor Andrews [=McMeel=] Universal to end their relationship with him. That March, Adams has since announced plans to relaunch ''Dilbert'' on the Locals website.
* James Allen abruptly left ''ComicStrip/MarkTrail'' in 2020 after his habit of picking fights with people on social media came to light, including doing a very unflattering storyline featuring a character that looked suspiciously like someone he was arguing with on Twitter. The final straw came when he left a very crude tweet to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, made worse when his Twitter handle had the strip's name prominently featured as this happened (his handle has since been changed to remove all mention of the strip).
* Guy Gilchrist's 22-year run on ''ComicStrip/{{Nancy}}'' was abruptly ended in early 2018 after allegations of sexually assaulting his former assistant came to light. The strip went into reruns for a few months before new cartoonist Olivia Jaimes was hired to replace him. Gilchrist called the charges "patently false."
* James Allen abruptly left ''ComicStrip/MarkTrail'' in 2020 after his habit of picking fights with people on social media came to light, including doing a very unflattering storyline featuring a character that looked suspiciously like someone he was arguing with on Twitter. The final straw came when he left a very crude tweet to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, made worse when his Twitter handle had the strip's name prominently featured as this happened (his handle has since been changed to remove all mention of the strip).
* Guy Gilchrist's 22-year run on ''ComicStrip/{{Nancy}}'' was abruptly ended in early 2018 after allegations of sexually assaulting his former assistant came to light. The strip went into reruns for a few months before new cartoonist Olivia Jaimes was hired to replace him. Gilchrist called the charges "patently false."
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* Scott Adams saw his reputation as a newspaper cartoonist be permanently tarnished and his comic strip In February 2023, ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' get removed from syndication in several papers in late February 2023 after a cartoonist Scott Adams claimed on his livestream where he claimed program ''Real Coffee with Scott Adams'' that black Americans were a "hate group" and urged white Americans to "get the hell away" from them. His distributor, This prompted several news outlets to drop ''Dilbert'' and his distributor Andrews [=McMeel=] Universal, also ended Universal to end their relationship.relationship with him. Adams has since announced plans to relaunch ''Dilbert'' on the Locals website.
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* Scott Adams saw his reputation as a newspaper cartoonist be permanently tarnished and his comic strip ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' get removed from syndication in several papers in late February 2023 after a livestream where he claimed that black Americans were a "hate group" and urged white Americans to "get the hell away" from them. His distributor, Andrews [=McMeel=] Universal, cut ties with him, cancelling any also ended their relationship. Adams has since announced plans to distribute any of his future books.relaunch ''Dilbert'' on the Locals website.
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* Scott Adams saw his strip ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' removed from syndication in several papers in 2023 after a livestream where he claimed that black Americans were a "hate group" and urged white Americans to "get the hell away" from them, in response to a controversial Rasmussen Reports survey. His distributor, Andrews McMeel [=McMeel=] Universal, cut ties with him, cancelling any plans to distribute any of his future books.
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* Guy Gilchrist's run on ''ComicStrip/{{Nancy}}'' was abruptly ended in early 2018 after allegations of sexually assaulting his former assistant came to light. The strip went into reruns for few months before new cartoonist Olivia Jaimes was hired to replace him. Gilchrist called the charges "patently false."
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* Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall was fired from the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 2015 after allegations surfaced of him lying about an encounter with the Los Angeles Police Department in 2001.
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* Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall was fired from the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 2015 after allegations surfaced of him lying about an encounter
* In June 2019, Brunswick News Inc. announced that cartoonist Michael De Adder was being let go after a [[https://www.cbr.com/michael-de-adder-viral-trump-comic-let-go/ Donald Trump cartoon]] he drew referencing the deaths of Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter Valeria went viral.
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* James Allen abruptly left ''ComicStrip/MarkTrail'' after his habit of picking fights with people on social media came to light, including doing a very unflattering storyline featuring a character that looked suspiciously like someone he was arguing with on Twitter. The final straw came when he left a very crude tweet to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, made worse when his Twitter handle had the strip's name prominently featured as this happened (his handle has since been changed to remove all mention of the strip).
* James Allen abruptly left ''ComicStrip/MarkTrail'' after his habit of picking fights with people on social media came to light, including doing a very unflattering storyline featuring a character that looked suspiciously like someone he was arguing with on Twitter. The final straw came when he left a very crude tweet to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, made worse when his Twitter handle had the strip's name prominently featured as this happened (his handle has since been changed to remove all mention of the strip).
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* It is safe to say that Tulsa cartoonist David Simpson will never work again after he was caught plagiarizing other cartoonists (mostly Jeff [=MacNelly=]) for '''over 30 years''' in 2011.
* Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall was fired from the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 2015 after allegations surfaced of him lying about an encounter with the Los Angeles Police Department in 2001.
* Guy Gilchrist's run on ''ComicStrip/{{Nancy}}'' was abruptly ended in early 2018 after allegations of sexually assaulting his former assistant came to light. The strip went into reruns for few months before new cartoonist Olivia Jaimes was hired to replace him. Gilchrist, who called the charges "patently false", has maintained an association with Franchise/TheMuppets.
* In February 2019, the reader of a Pittsburgh newspaper noticed a vulgar message to President UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump in that day's strip of ''ComicStrip/NonSequitur''. Creator Wiley Miller, a vocal critic of the president, later apologized, saying he'd never intended the message to make it to print, and that its inclusion had completely slipped his mind until then. This argument completely fell apart when it was discovered that he had tweeted about the "Easter Egg" in that day's strip, challenging his readers to find it. The paper dropped his strip for the use of profanity, and other publications followed suit not long after.
* In June 2019, Brunswick News Inc. announced that cartoonist Michael De Adder was being let go after a [[https://www.cbr.com/michael-de-adder-viral-trump-comic-let-go/ Donald Trump cartoon]] he drew referencing the deaths of Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter Valeria went viral.
* James Allen abruptly left ''ComicStrip/MarkTrail'' after his habit of picking fights with people on social media came to light, including doing a very unflattering storyline featuring a character that looked suspiciously like someone he was arguing with on Twitter. The final straw came when he left a very crude tweet to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, made worse when his Twitter handle had the strip's name prominently featured as this happened (his handle has since been changed to remove all mention of the strip).
* Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall was fired from the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 2015 after allegations surfaced of him lying about an encounter with the Los Angeles Police Department in 2001.
* Guy Gilchrist's run on ''ComicStrip/{{Nancy}}'' was abruptly ended in early 2018 after allegations of sexually assaulting his former assistant came to light. The strip went into reruns for few months before new cartoonist Olivia Jaimes was hired to replace him. Gilchrist, who called the charges "patently false", has maintained an association with Franchise/TheMuppets.
* In February 2019, the reader of a Pittsburgh newspaper noticed a vulgar message to President UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump in that day's strip of ''ComicStrip/NonSequitur''. Creator Wiley Miller, a vocal critic of the president, later apologized, saying he'd never intended the message to make it to print, and that its inclusion had completely slipped his mind until then. This argument completely fell apart when it was discovered that he had tweeted about the "Easter Egg" in that day's strip, challenging his readers to find it. The paper dropped his strip for the use of profanity, and other publications followed suit not long after.
* In June 2019, Brunswick News Inc. announced that cartoonist Michael De Adder was being let go after a [[https://www.cbr.com/michael-de-adder-viral-trump-comic-let-go/ Donald Trump cartoon]] he drew referencing the deaths of Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter Valeria went viral.
* James Allen abruptly left ''ComicStrip/MarkTrail'' after his habit of picking fights with people on social media came to light, including doing a very unflattering storyline featuring a character that looked suspiciously like someone he was arguing with on Twitter. The final straw came when he left a very crude tweet to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, made worse when his Twitter handle had the strip's name prominently featured as this happened (his handle has since been changed to remove all mention of the strip).
