Top 10 Biggest MTV Scandals

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Published 2023-07-10
MTV is no stranger to controversies and scandals. For this list, we’ll be looking at the biggest controversies to ever rock this music channel turned reality TV hotbed since its launch in 1981. Our countdown includes faking the drama, the “Skins” scandal, allegations of racism, and more! Which MTV scandal shocked YOU the most? Let us know in the comments!

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All Comments (21)
  • @batgurrl
    The late, great David Bowie asking the apt question about lack of videos from black artists was the best part here. RIP to the legend❤️💕
  • @isaacmartinez6904
    Shout out to David Bowie for talking to the MTV reporter about not including artists like Michael Jackson and Prince into MTV time slot. Music is not just for one group of individuals, it’s for everyone.
  • @daveerk6573
    The BIGGEST scandal is NO MUSIC VIDEOS but still calling themselves MTV
  • @blugreen123
    Watching a distinguished sounding newsanchor say "Beavis and Butthead." made my day. 😆
  • @BewitchCraft
    The full interview with David Bowie and the MTV VJ is worth a watch. The VJ essentially tries to snow Bowie about people in the midwest being potentially "uncomfortable" with black artists. And Bowie isn't buying it. Its really kind of sad watching the path mtv took, it was so interesting in the 90s combining music and entertainment, then it suddenly just became marathons about the worst of humanity playing it up for the camera.
  • What I got from this clip is that if MTV had just stuck to being a music station, all but one of these scandals never would've have happened.
  • @jazziered142
    They were hard on Janet, but not on Justin. There was no fairness there..
  • @kamsismith
    Jackass is the most notable scandal I can remember as people were getting injured or killed from recreating their stunts on the show.
  • @trinaq
    The American Skins completely missed the point of its British counterpart by trying to Americanise it. As a result, a lot of references didn't make sense, and they got rid of Maxxie, one of the best characters.
  • @birdie2010
    I miss the time when mtv played music vids
  • @johnanderson9765
    I was expecting a Real World incident in which a male housemate slapped a female housemate for opening his mail. It became known as "the bitch slap heard round the world." Do others remember this?
  • @Jonathanest90s
    Reality shows were a trend at the time huh? No wonder why people claimed that television was dead for a while.
  • I'm so glad Nia and Jordan were both able to better themselves and forgive each other ! It was really nice seeing them be close friends on All Stars 3
  • @ashleylarocque4500
    The drama and conflicts is why I STOPPED watching the teen mom series. I just couldn't do it anymore. It was way too much. 99% of it was just people screaming at each other. Only 1% of it actually had anything to do with being a teen mom or raising a child in general.
  • @shadowinthemirror
    Ensure what you are reporting is correct. Nia didn’t harrass anyone on The Challenge. She inappropriately touched Jordan and that’s why she was removed from the show and banned for a number of years, but has since returned and her and Jordan are friends.
  • @lisakaufman7366
    As a teen mom I always thought that teen mom was mostly accurate about teen mom's.
  • @mibarra122
    I miss MTV when it was in the 90s. The 2000s became full blown reality at every turn. The fact that Janet Jackson got so much crap for the Super Bowl Half Time show and Justin Timberlake got away with his part of any blame. After that happened I never supported him again. BBC Skins was way more interesting than the American version. I saw one episode and it was so boring. None of the characters were as intriguing.