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| Jaws dropped when the world's most bankable (married) athlete announced he had been unfaithful to his wife. In turn, Gatorade promptly dropped him in 2010. (Credit: © KissDetroit.com) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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| Jaws dropped when the world's most bankable (married) athlete announced he had been unfaithful to his wife. In turn, Gatorade promptly dropped him in 2010. (Credit: © KissDetroit.com) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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| After the Lakers star got caught carousing with another woman while in Vail for knee surgery, McDonald's, Sprite, and Ferrero, the Italian company that makes Nutella, cut ties with the NBA champion. (Credit: © Creativemag.com) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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| In 1991, the Laker shocked the public when he disclosed that he had contracted HIV after cheating on his wife. As a result, KFC let his contract run out. (Credit: © Flickr/viZZualcom and Flickr/RafaelAmadoDeras) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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| The skier unabashedly partied his way through the 2006 Olympics in Turin. Pasta maker Barilla wasn't pleased and declined to renew his deal later that summer. (Credit: © Wikimedia Commons/schaensky and Flickr/Creative Tools) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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| The 2000 American League MVP fell from marketing grace in 2004, after he confessed to using steroids. Pepsi decided to take its marketing dollars elsewhere and didn't renew his sponsorship. (Credit: © Wikimedia Commons/GoogieMan) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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| The tainted home run king struck out with KFC when his ongoing steroids controversy turned into a full-blown legal circus. (Credit: © Flickr/viZZualcom and Wikimdedia Commons/JimAccordino) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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| To no one's surprise, the cereal maker didn't feel that the record-setting gold medalist's pot-smoking evening fit with its wholesome image. (Credit: © Flickr/dullhunk and Wikimedia/White House photo by Eric Draper) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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| The Eagles quarterback landed in the doghouse with Kraft and Coca-Cola after he plead guilty to federal dogfighting charges in 2007. (Credit: © Flickr/yuominae, Flickr/like the grand canyon, Wikimedia Commons/Keith Allison) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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| Why did Diet Pepsi think it was a good idea to sign the volatile boxer in the first place? The union didn't last long. Tyson's deal with the soft-drink brand went flat in 1998 after accusations of spousal abuse. (Credit: © Flickr/ddrekus gr and Wikimedia Commons/Eduardo Merille) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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| The Manchester United striker cheated on his pregnant wife with a hooker. Sponsors Coca-Cola and Tiger Beer promptly dropped the endorsement deadweight. (Credit: © Flickr/yuominae, Wikimedia Commons/Gordon Flood, and ADwarf) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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| Ben Roethlisberger's sexual assault allegations in 2010 left the owners of the company that produced Big Ben's Beef Jerky no choice but to end the relationship. (Credit: © Wikimedia Commons/Steel City Hobbies and Foodoro.com/Greenlight Jerky) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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| The retired Giant lost 35 pounds while pitching the weight loss product. After rape allegations in 2010, however, Taylor lost his endorsement deal for Nutrisystem, too. (Credit: © Flickr/puulkibeach and Wikimedia Commons/Shawn Collins) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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| In a surprise move in 2008, Mr. Posh Spice declined to renew his 10-year, $30 million contract. Perhaps he got tired of dressing up like a gladiator, cowboy, and surfer? (Credit: © Flickr/ddrekus gr and Wikimedia Commons/Calebrw) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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| The Rocket has been caught under Major League Baseball's steroid cloud, so what use is he to the sports and soft drink giant when he's tied up in court? (Credit: © Wikimedia Commons/Rdikeman and Flickr/yuominae) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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| On New Year's Day 2008, the former Cleveland Brown quarterback was part of a group making homophobic remarks outside of a Columbus bar. The nutrition shake maker distanced itself from the struggling QB, who wasn't performing on the field either. (Credit: © EveryJoe.com and Wikimedia Commons/Jeffrey Beall) Click Here For The Full Story from TheDailyMeal.com |
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