History Main / RoleEndingMisdemeanor

'''[[Administrivia/NoRecentExamplesPlease There is a two-week waiting period (after the termination of a role) before an example can be added.]]''' This ensures the job loss is accurately reported, actually sticks and avoids knee-jerk reactions.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Other}} (Includes Adult Films, Beauty Pageants and Modeling, Cosplay, Pinball, Tabletop Games, and Theatre)

This could be anything from [[HostilityOnTheSet a nasty confrontation with cast or crew]], discovering [[AddledAddict a bad drug habit]], off-set incidents making the rounds on the news or the latest in a long string of misdemeanors (or felonies) catching up to them. Creators with a reputation for being difficult can get the boot simply because no one will work with them any longer. Creating media is still a job, after all: you have to show up on time and perform competently or you'll be shown the door. If this person is a cast member on a long-running TV show, the character will probably be [[ActorLeavesCharacterDies killed off]]. If they screw up badly enough or multiple times, word will spread that they're "unprofessional" or "difficult to work with" and it becomes much more difficult for them to find work in the industry, if at all. If they are integral to the show's foundation, it could end the project altogether.

In the absolute worst cases - typically a conviction for murder or sexual crimes - the matter becomes a Career-Vaporizing Felony, with [[BannedEpisode all their work pulled from the circulation]], any awards they received revoked and they are effectively [[UnPerson erased from popular culture history]]. Of course, this belief isn't universal: while few would defend a creator who is guilty of heinous crimes absent some form of CreatorWorship, many also believe that the art itself should not be conflated with the artist and condemned by association.

In the absolute worst cases - typically a conviction for murder or sexual crimes - the matter becomes a Career-Vaporizing Felony, with [[BannedEpisode all their work pulled from the circulation]], any awards they received revoked and they are effectively [[UnPerson erased from popular culture history]].

In the absolute worst cases - typically a conviction for murder or sexual crimes - the matter becomes a Career Vaporising Felony, with [[BannedEpisode all their work pulled from the circulation]], any awards they received revoked and they are effectively [[UnPerson erased from popular culture history]].

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Other}} (Includes Adult Films, Beauty Pageants and Modeling, Cosplay, Pinball, Tabletop Games, and Theatre_

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/LiveActionTV (also includes Puppet Shows)

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Other}} (also includes Adult Films, Beauty Pageants and Modeling, Cosplay, Pinball, Tabletop Games, and Theatre)

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Sports}}

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Other}} (also includes Beauty Pageants and Modeling, Cosplay, Pinball, Tabletop Games, and Theatre)

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Other}} (also includes Adult Films, Beauty Pageants and Modeling, Cosplay, Pinball, Tabletop Games, and Theatre)

This could be anything from a first-time offense to the latest in a long string of misdemeanors (or felonies). Creators with a reputation for being difficult can get the boot simply because no one will work with them any longer. Creating media is still a job, after all: you have to show up on time and perform competently or you'll be shown the door. If this person is a cast member on a long-running TV show, the character will probably be [[ActorLeavesCharacterDies killed off]]. If they screw up badly enough or multiple times, word will spread that they're "unprofessional" or "difficult to work with" and it becomes much more difficult for them to find work in the industry, if at all. If they are integral to the show's foundation, it could end the project altogether.

In the absolute worst cases - typically a conviction for murder or sexual crimes - the matter becomes a Career Vaporising Felony, with all the performer's works pulled from the air, any awards they received revoked and they are effectively erased from popular culture history.

Compare CreatorKiller and StarDerailingRole for when it relates to a fall from grace from a failed work. See also ActorExistenceLimbo, ContractualPurity, and OvershadowedByControversy. Contrast NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity, ControversyProofImage, and TheTysonZone, when the scandal doesn't affect their reputation, as well as CareerResurrection when they're able to restore it. See also PutOnAPrisonBus for a fictional version.

'''[[Administrivia/NoRecentExamplesPlease There is a two-week waiting period (after the termination of a role) before an example can be added.]]''' This ensures the job loss actually sticks and avoids knee-jerk reactions.

This could be anything from a first-time offense to the latest in a long string of misdemeanors (or felonies). Creators with a reputation for being difficult can get the boot simply because no one will work with them any longer. Creating media is still a job, after all: you have to show up on time and perform competently or you'll be shown the door. If this person is a cast member on a long-running TV show, the character will probably be McLeaned. If they screw up badly enough or multiple times, word will spread that they're "unprofessional" or "difficult to work with" and it becomes much more difficult for them to find work in the industry, if at all. If they are integral to the show's foundation, it could end the project altogether.

Compare CreatorKiller and StarDerailingRole for when it relates to a fall from grace from a failed work. See also UnderminedByReality, ActorExistenceLimbo, ContractualPurity, and OvershadowedByControversy. Contrast NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity, ControversyProofImage, and TheTysonZone, when the scandal doesn't affect their reputation, as well as CareerResurrection when they're able to restore it. See also PutOnAPrisonBus for a fictional version.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Other}} (also includes Adult Films, Beauty Pageants and Modeling, Cosplay, Pinball, Tabletop Games and Theatre)

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If the person in question has a self-destructive habit (i.e. alcoholism), giving them the boot could be seen as a desperate gambit to force the rejected star into getting help. Results vary. But if they get their act together, it's not unheard of for a person like them to [[CareerResurrection make a return appearance somewhere down the line]].

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Other}} (also includes Beauty Pageants and Modeling, Cosplay, Pinball, Tabletop Games and Theatre)

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Other}} (also includes Adult Films, Beauty Pageants and Modeling, Cosplay, Pinball, Tabletop Games and Theatre)

'''[[AdministriviaNoRecentExamplesPlease There is a two-week waiting period (after the termination of a role) before an example can be added.]]''' This ensures the job loss actually sticks and avoids knee-jerk reactions.

A Role-Ending Misdemeanor refers to where a performer or creator who engages in bad behavior off-the-job is fired in order to protect a project's reputation -- or, if independent, is forced to either reduce their public activity or outright leave the public scene because their image is too deeply tarnished.

Compare CreatorKiller and StarDerailingRole for when it relates to a fall from grace from a failed work. See also UnderminedByReality, ActorExistenceLimbo, ContractualPurity, and OvershadowedByControversy. Contrast NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity, ControversyProofImage, and TheTysonZone. See also PutOnAPrisonBus for a fictional version.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Other}} (also includes Adult Entertainment, Beauty Pageants and Modeling, Cosplay, Pinball, Tabletop Games and Theatre)

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Other}} (also includes Adult Entertainment, Beauty Pageants and Modeling, Businesses, Cosplay, Pinball, Tabletop Games and Theatre)

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Other}} (also includes Adult Entertainment, Beauty Pageants and Modeling, Businesses, Law and Religion)