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8	A Role-Ending Misdemeanor refers to where a performer or creator who engages in bad behavior on or 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.
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10	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 [[CreativeDifferences 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.
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12	If the person in question has a self-destructive habit (e.g., 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]].
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14	In some cases, this trope is used when a person's reputation has suffered to the point that it attracts bad press to the project; a person who is ConvictedByPublicOpinion can seem like too great a liability, regardless if they did it. Or that perceived [[CreativeDifferences behind-the-scenes trouble]] is the excuse used and they are actually TheScapegoat for a more complicated problem.
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16	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 view 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.
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18	Compare CreatorKiller and StarDerailingRole for when a career is harmed just by the reception of their 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.
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25	!!Example subpages:
26	[[index]]
27	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Advertising}}
28	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/AnimeAndManga
29	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/ComicBooks
30	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/ComicStrips
31	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Film}}
32	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Literature}}
33	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/LiveActionTV (Includes Puppet Shows)
34	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Music}}
35	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/NewsAndColumns
36	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Other}} (Includes Beauty Pageants and Modeling, Cosplay, Pinball, Tabletop Games, and Theatre)
37	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/ProfessionalWrestling
38	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Radio}}
39	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/{{Sports}} (Includes E-sports)
40	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/VideoGames
41	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/WebOriginal
42	** RoleEndingMisdemeanor/EASScenarios
43	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/WesternAnimation
44	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor/InUniverse
45	[[/index]]

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