History RoleEndingMisdemeanor / InUniverse

* ''Series/{{Barry}}'': Sally finds out her former assistant Natalie now runs her own TV show after Sally's own show was cancelled. Believing Natalie has stolen her thunder and pandered to the studio's algorithm, Sally corners her in an elevator and furiously vents her anger at Natalie. Natalie secretly recorded the whole thing on her cell phone and uploads it to the internet, getting Sally fired from her job as a writer and gaining her a reputation as the "Entitled Cunt Girl."[[note]]The nickname comes from Sally ended her outburst by calling Natalie an "entitled fucking cunt" four times in a row.[[/note]]

* Parodied in ''ComicStrip/BloomCounty''. A lengthy arc where Bill the Cat becomes a famous, hard-partying rock star finishes when he suffers a massive, career-ending scandal. What horrible thing did he do? He spent an evening reading the Bible with a fifty-something nun, an activity in direct opposition with his "sinful" rock star image.

* At the climax of ''Film/AFaceInTheCrowd'', Marcia [[IsThisThingStillOn turns Lonesome Rhodes' microphone on]] as the credits roll on his TV show, exposing his classism and [[TheBarnum pride in manipulating others]] to the whole world. His ratings tank, and he goes into a [[VillainousBreakdown downward spiral]] once he hears of this.

* ''Film/RatRace'': Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a NFL referee who has become a pariah with players and fans alike after misreading a coin flip to determine opening possession.

* In ''Film/{{Barbarian}}'', AJ Gilbride is an actor who was set to film a pilot for a new sitcom, but ended up getting fired after his co-star accused him of raping her. The incident was covered by an article in The Hollywood Reporter, meaning the incident is now public knowledge.

* ''Series/ThePunisher2017'': The [=PMC=]s that Billy Russo recruits for the SWAT team ambush in "Cold Steel" are former Anvil operatives that were contracted by the State Department to run diplomatic protection details, but who have been unable to get employment after Website/YouTube footage surfaced of them gunning down innocent Iraqi civilians.

* Appears as a plot point in ''VideoGame/LANoire'' - [[spoiler:Cole Phelps, after being the poster-boy for the LAPD for most of the game, is stripped from his role as Vice squad officer and demoted all the way to the Arson desk, when his extramarital affair with [[TheChanteuse Elsa Lichtmann]] is revealed. Elsa being German adds fuel to the fire, with Captain Donnelly [[AllGermansAreNazis accusing him of "sleeping with the enemy"]].]] It’s later revealed that [[spoiler:Cole's partner Roy Earle exposed him so Cole couldn't discover the morphine heist's link to the Suburban Redevelopment Fund]].

** "Krusty Gets Kancelled" had Bart [[EngineeredPublicConfession turn the cameras on]] Gabbo (the puppet whose show dethroned Krusty the Klown) in time to broadcast him calling the kids of Springfield S.O.B.'s across the city. Subverted when the incident makes the news and Kent Brockman tries to play it straight, but it turns out that the people of Springfield ''still'' adore Gabbo.
** "You Kent Always Say What You Want" deals with Kent Brockman himself being fired after Homer accidentally pours hot coffee onto his crotch and says a word "so horrible, it could only be said by Satan himself while on the toilet." Though what got Brockman fired ''wasn't'' the swearing on live TV (that got him demoted to weatherman while Arnie Pie took over as the anchor), but allegedly having cocaine in his cup of coffee (it was actually Splenda, but his boss "thought" that Splenda was slang for cocaine.)

* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' deconstructs this. A person who was loved one day can be a pariah the next, and vice versa. And if a celebrity is very powerful or influential, he may be 'too big to fail', and even exposing his crimes doesn't make a dent in his popularity, such as in the case of Hank Hippopopalous being exposed as a sexual harasser: if anything Diane, who sought to bring him to justice, suffered the Role Ending Misdemeanor: Hank just made too much money and was too popular to be brought down, while the backlash Diane got and her subsequent mental health issues put her writing career on hold for a long time. On the contrary, Herb Kazazz got ousted from his own TV show for having gay sex in a public restroom, which in TheNineties was [[DeliberateValuesDissonance too risky behavior for the creator of a family sitcom]] (despite [=BoJack=] being known as rude and sexually inappropriate in his private life around the same time). [[spoiler: The nadir of this deconstruction is shown in the finale. During the final season, [=BoJack=] is exposed as a predator toward women who indirectly caused Sarah Lynn's death by overdose by [[MurderByInaction not calling until]] ''seventeen minutes'' after she lost consciousness in order to think of an alibi, which leaves him a total pariah in Hollywood. Cut to a year later, and the last movie [=BoJack=] did before going to jail, ''The Horny Unicorn'', is a smash hit, and Hollywood loves [=BoJack=] again, with him having prospects in line once he finishes his jail sentence.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends'': In "Mr. Frog", this happens to the titular Mr. Frog, as he gets fired from his own show after he attempts to eat a TMZ reporter. Pim and Charlie spend the rest of the episode trying to fix his reputation so he can get his career back. Ironically, he gets back on the show by doing something even ''worse'': [[spoiler:eating Rex, the [[AssholeVictim admittedly assholeish]] director of the show, on live TV]].

* ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'' deconstructs this. A person who was loved one day can be a pariah the next, and vice versa. And if a celebrity is very powerful or influential, he may be 'too big to fail', and even exposing his crimes doesn't make a dent in his popularity, such as in the case of Hank Hippopopalous being exposed as a sexual harasser: if anything the secretaries and Diane, who exposed him, suffered the Role Ending Misdemeanor since Hank just made too much money and was too popular to be brought down. [[spoiler: The nadir of this deconstruction is shown in the finale. During the final season, Bojack is exposed as a predator toward women who indirectly caused Sarah Lynn's death by overdose by [[MurderByInaction not calling until]] ''seventeen minutes'' after she lost consciousness in order to think of an alibi, which leaves him a total pariah in Hollywood. Cut to a year later, and the last movie Bojack did before going to jail, ''The Horny Unicorn'', is a smash hit, and Hollywood loves Bojack again, with him having prospects in line once he finishes his jail sentence.]]

* Part of the backstory for ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' is that Team Star became remembered solely as a gang of bullies after a secretary erased all records of the actual bullies they were formed to fight against. The Director of the AcademyOfAdventure then fired said secretary and had the whole staff resign shortly afterwards.

* Appears as a plot point in ''VideoGame/LANoire'' - [[spoiler:Cole Phelps, after being the poster-boy for the LAPD for most of the game, is stripped from his role as Vice squad officer and demoted all the way to the Arson desk, when his extramarital affair with [[TheChanteuse Elsa Lichtmann]] is revealed. Elsa being German adds fuel to the fire, with Captain Donnelly [[AllGermansAreNazis accusing him of "sleeping with the enemy"]].]] Its later revealed that [[spoiler:Cole's partner Roy Earle exposed him so Cole couldn't discover the morphine heist's link to the Suburban Redevelopment Fund]].

** "Bart Star" has an example crossed over with TroubledProduction; after constantly suffering harassment from Homer as the Wildcats' coach during the game, Ned invoked LetsSeeYouDoBetter and made ''him'' the new coach. After being guilt-tripped by Marge (pointing out his father never showed any faith in him), Homer goes off the deep end, making Bart the new starting quarterback (even though Nelson was proving a stud at the position, and even Bart himself didn't want to do so), and even giving him the game ball after the team lost Bart's first game, and their first of the season, in a CurbStompBattle shutout. It culminated in Bart faking an injury to try and force himself out, and indeed Homer promptly chooses Nelson... to give a letter to the ref letting him know that without Bart playing, the team would ''forfeit before even playing.'' This was Bart's breaking point, as he finally just yells at him "[[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech You just don't get it, do you? I DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR STUPID QUARTERBACK!]]" and storms off the field. While they make up before the game, and while it's not stated outright, it's entirely possible Homer was fired after the season for the entire fiasco.