Hollywood "Nice" Guys Who May Be Hiding Something

While there are some celebrity men that most people can't stand for one reason or another (Justin Bieber, for example), there are others who manage to stay on everyone's good side. However, no one's perfect, and there's a chance that your favorite star might be into some shady business on the down low. Here are some Hollywood "nice" guys who may be hiding something.

Back in 2014, James Franco had us raising our eyebrows when he allegedly tried to hook up with a 17-year-old through Instagram. However, he's since redeemed himself by supporting Hollywood's "Time's Up" movement at the 2018 Golden Globes—or has he? 

When Franco won an award for The Disaster Artist, his Time's Up pin started a controversy when actress Violet Paley called out his alleged hypocrisy on Twitter and accused him of sexual assault. Since then, five women total have come forward alleging Franco of sexual misconduct.

After the allegations surfaced, Franco appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers and discussed the allegations against him, saying the tweets he read concerning the alleged misconduct "were not accurate." He went on to say that he's holding back his side of the story because he believes in the Time's Up movement and is willing to "take a knock" in order for women to continue having this crucial conversation.

Like Affleck, Matt Damon is a very sought-after actor whose early films were often Weinstein productions. For the most part, he's managed to stay out of the line of fire when it comes to Hollywood scandals. However, his prior working relationship with Weinstein seemed to end his "good guy" streak as critics began questioning just how much Damon knew about Weinstein's alleged history of sexual harassment.

In a 2017 Good Morning America interview, Damon revealed that Weinstein's "legend" was that he was a "bully." He refuted claims that "everybody knew" about Weinstein's behavior, saying that he knew Weinstein was a "womanizer," but was not aware of the "level of sexual predation" despite knowing about Weinstein's alleged harassment of Gwyneth Paltrow.

To the dismay of many women, Damon's since gone on to regularly share his opinion on the topic, which has landed him in some hot water. In a December 2017 interview with Peter Travers, Damon said that while "all of that behavior needs to be confronted...there is a continuum" when it comes to sexual harassment, leading some Hollywood women like Minnie Driver to express their frustration with the actor. After receiving more backlash, Damon told Kathie Lee, "I really wish I'd listened a lot more before I weighed in on this," adding, "I should get in the back seat and close my mouth for a while."

Well-known for his philanthropic work, Ashton Kutcher seems like a pretty good guy. However, in the period leading to his breakup with Demi Moore and subsequent marriage to Mila Kunis, he's been plagued by cheating rumors. 

In 2017, he addressed these rumors head on twice. In April of that year, while accepting the Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award, Kutcher joked that he was "probably the first person to get this award" who had been "splashed across every gossip magazine as an adulterer, like, five years ago." 

Just a couple of months later, a gossip mag went for him again when they accused him of cheating on Kunis after photographing him with another woman. It wouldn't be too hard to believe, concerning how often he'd appeared in the tabloids in the past. However, Kutcher fired back on Twitter–claiming that the woman was his cousin.

As more and more stories of sexual harassment at the hands of celebrities reach the surface, it's sadly becoming less shocking to see how pervasive the problem actually is. However, a disheartening story about actor and comedian Aziz Ansari broke in January 2018, which left a lot people stunned. 

Ansari has publicly called himself a feminist, so when a woman going by the pseudonym "Grace" came forward with an account of her date with Ansari in which he allegedly sexually assaulted her, the internet basically broke. Grace's story became very divisive, as many people interpreted Grace's story as an example of "bad sex" while just as many others echoed Grace's claims that it was assault. Days after the story broke, think pieces both defending and decrying the comedian circulated across the internet. 

Ansari eventually released a statement, writing that, for him, "everything seemed okay" on the night the alleged sexual misconduct took place. However, he "took her words to heart and responded privately after taking the time to process what she had said." 

While other actors who found themselves in the same position have lost their jobs and largely disappeared from the public eye, we have yet to see how these allegations could affect Ansari's career.

The former NSYNC band member has had it pretty well throughout his career. While other stars who grew up in the spotlight ran into trouble with drugs, alcohol, and other controversies, Timberlake has remained virtually drama-free. However, it seems behind the scenes he's gotten himself into some copyright trouble. 

In 2016, Timberlake faced two copyright infringement lawsuits. In February of that year, PK Performance Group sued Timberlake and Will.I.Am for their song "Damn Girl." According to People, the lawsuit claims that "a substantial part of the drum, conga drum, organ, bass guitar, electric quitter and saxophone parts in 'Damn Girl,' were all copied from 'A New Day Is Here At Last,'" a 1969 song by J.D. Davis. In July 2016, Timberlake filed a motion to dismiss the case. Then, in March 2016, Cirque Du Soleil went after Timberlake and his song "Don't Hold the Wall," claiming it "borrowed" from a song off their 1997 album QUIDAM.