Tom Brady and The Patriots

Gisele Bundchen's husband and his New England teammates faced heat in early 2015 after the Patriots beat the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC championship and went on to win Super Bowl XLIX. It later came out that the team used purposefully deflated footballs in the game against the Colts and Brady himself was referenced in the report that came out of the NFL investigation, leading to a four-game suspension. 

Scott Disick

One set of fateful photos turned the tides on Disick in July 2015. Images surfaced of the father of three getting too close to his ex-girlfriend Chloe Bartoli on a yacht. His girlfriend of nearly 10 years, Kourtney Kardashian, dumped him soon after, and he checked into rehab for a very quick stint by the request of his loved ones.

Rachel Dolezal

Dolezal went from a local Washington state leader to scandalous national news in June 2015, following the release of shocking details about her race and backstory. The former NAACP chapter president was born to white parents, but presented herself as an African-American woman, and, to the frustration of many, continued to claim in interviews in light of the scandal that she identified as black.

Zendaya and the Fashion Police

Former Disney star Zendaya was the subject of some nasty red carpet criticism in February 2015. On the special Oscars edition of Fashion Police, panelist Giuliana Rancic joked that because of her dreadlocks, Zendaya probably smelled "like patchouli oil or weed." Zendaya did not take the diss sitting down, and wrote a long diatribe on just how problematic the words were, leading to a downward spiral in Rancic's career and a months-long hiatus for Fashion Police.