The biggest celebrity meltdowns caught on camera

Escape To the Chateau’s Angel Strawbridge is the latest celebrity at the centre of controversy over a leaked recording.

The TV star and her husband Dick have hit the headlines in recent days after it was reported that Channel 4 had cut ties with them following allegations of tension between them and producers.

And now Deadline says it has obtained a copy of a recording in which a woman – apparently Strawbridge – can be heard screaming at being kept waiting and calling a crew member a “little prick.”

Learn more: Escape To The Chateau: Who are the Strawbridges and what is the series about?

The publication said a rep for the couple declined to comment, though they posted a message on Instagram saying “there are two sides to every story.”

“We know there are a lot of stories in the press right now,” they said.

“It’s not even worth trying to comment or give context, because anything can become a good headline. We get it. There are two sides to every story, and thanks to the incredible support we’ve received, most of you know that.

“We are proud of who we are and we believe in doing what we believe is right. That’s actually what made Escape To The Chateau unique. Although we have parted ways with Channel 4, we are extremely grateful to them and their teams for their support and creativity over the years.”

Yahoo has reached out to representatives for the Strawbridges for comment.

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Tom Cruise

The crew working on Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning got more than they bargained for when Tom Cruise lashed out at them in a fiery rant about coronavirus protocol violations.

A recording of Cruise’s tirade was published by The Sun after the Hollywood star apparently felt provoked after seeing two crew members standing together in violation of a set rule requiring people to keep a six-foot distance between each other.

Learn more: Was Tom Cruise’s on-set rant justified?

“We are the gold standard,” he shouted. “They’re back in Hollywood making movies because of us.

“I’m on the phone with every fucking studio at night, insurance companies, producers and they’re looking at us and using us to make their movies.

“We’re creating thousands of jobs, you bastards. I never want to see that again. Ever!”

Asked later by Empire magazine about the incident, Cruise said: “I said what I said. There was a lot at stake at that point.”

He explained that most of the crew had left the set and that his rant was aimed at “certain people” for their behavior, which threatened to shut down production shortly after it was finally allowed to resume after the lockdown.

“All these emotions were going through my mind. I was thinking about the people I work with and the industry I’m in,” he said. “And knowing that the whole team had started working on a film was a huge relief.”

“And here we are, still filming,” he added, joking that he was available for “Zoom parties and kids’ parties too, you know!”

Christian Bale

Christian Bale lost his cool on the set of Terminator Salvation when the film’s cinematographer Shane Hurlbut walked into his line of sight while the actor was in the middle of a scene.

In a video of the incident leaked online, the actor directed his anger at Hurlbut, threatening to smash his lighting equipment while vowing to quit the film if Hurlbut did it again.

“I want you off the set, you b****,” Bale shouted in an angry outburst. “No, don’t just be sorry – think for a second.”

He later apologized for his offensive remarks and said he and Hurlbut had sorted things out that same day.

Bale said he was so invested in his character John Connor that he was “half John Connor, half Christian Bale” when he attacked him.

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin made headlines in 2007 when a heartbreaking voicemail he left for his then 11-year-old daughter Ireland went viral.

He called Ireland, whom he shares with Kim Basinger, a “rude, thoughtless little pig” after she reportedly missed a scheduled phone call.

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The 30 Rock star also took a swipe at his ex-wife, telling her: “I don’t care if you’re 12 or 11, or if you’re a kid, or if your mother is a brainless pain in the ass who doesn’t care what you do.”

He apologized for his actions and everything seemed to have been settled for over a decade when Ireland joked about the incident during a Comedy Central Roast for his father.

“Hi Dad, I’m Ireland,” she said. “It’s good to be here.”

“I almost didn’t even know about it because I haven’t checked my dad’s voicemails in the last 12 years or something?”

Michael Richards

Seinfeld’s Michael Richards, best known for his role as Jerry’s crazy neighbor Kramer, seriously damaged his career with a racist speech during a stand-up comedy show at the Laugh Factory in 2006.

Richards lost his temper after reportedly being booed by a small group of black spectators and ended up yelling the word “nigger” multiple times in reference to the spectators, all captured on a cell phone camera.

Footage also showed members of the audience leaving the concert during the explosion.

The case subsequently received considerable media coverage and Richards later issued an apology. Late the Show With David Letterman for flying into a “rage.”

He also apologized to civil rights leaders Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon got into trouble with the law when she and her then-husband Jim Toth were pulled over in their car by a police officer after having “one glass too many” at a restaurant.

Toth, who was driving, was being questioned by the officer when Witherspoon decided to intervene.

“I’m an American citizen and I have the right to stand on American soil…to ask whatever questions I want,” she told the officer, who told her to stay in the car.

As the officer approached her with handcuffs, the Legally Blonde star uttered the most embarrassing line in the book, asking the officer, “Do you know who I am?”

“You’re about to find out who I am,” she said.

She was arrested for disorderly conduct, as was Toth for driving under the influence of alcohol. She pleaded no contest to the charge, while her partner pleaded guilty.

Dashcam footage of the incident was broadcast around the world, and Witherspoon issued profuse apologies. She later described the ordeal as “embarrassing and stupid.”

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic remarks after being arrested for drunk driving in 2006 led to a hiatus in his career.

According to a police report published by TMZ, his racist tirade saw him make “a barrage of anti-Semitic remarks about ‘fucking Jews’ as well as a claim that ‘Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world’.”

Gibson later apologized, saying he said things he “did not believe to be true and are despicable.”

He added: “I have struggled with the disease of alcoholism my entire adult life and I deeply regret my terrible relapse.”

In 2010, an audio recording purported to have captured an argument between Gibson and his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva was released.

According to RadarOnline, the male voice on the tape belonged to Gibson and contained sexist and racist comments.

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“You’re going out in public and it’s a disgrace to me,” the male voice on the tape says, before using the word in Negro.

Following the allegations, Gibson was ousted from his firm William Morris Endeavor.

Despite a career hiatus, his directorial return in 2016, Hacksaw Ridge, earned him six Oscar nominations.