Historical Figures Who Were Actually Deplorable Human Beings

Politicians, scientists, actors, authors: some of the most respected and acclaimed people in human history were also, it turns out, total jerks. So which of your idols were truly deplorable? Let’s lift the curtain on history and find out! The beloved “Little Tramp,“ Charlie Chaplin, wasn’t nearly as goofy in real life. In fact, he was downright predatory, particularly with teenage girls. Two out of his four wives were under 18 when he married them. Oona O’Neill was 18 when they married - he was in his 50’s - though they began dating when she was 17. And Paulette Goddard was 26 when they married, but only 22 when they began seeing each other - and she had actually lied to Chaplin, who thought she was 17. But if it’s somehow not skeezy enough that he simply married underage girls, how about the disrespectful way he treated them? Take his first wife Mildred Harris, whom he married at 16 because he thought she was pregnant. She started getting movie offers, but Chap