The 15 Most Controversial Celebrity Halloween Costumes of All Time

In 2014 Scott posted this photo to Instagram with the caption, "Happy halloween! We getting Arab money tonight." As you can imagine, many people did not find this very funny and thought it perpetuated Arab stereotypes. 

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Hilary Duff and Jason Walsh attended the Casamigos Halloween Party in 2016 dressed as a Pilgrim and a Native American. Considering this country's history of abuse against Native Americans, many folks did not find the images of the couple to be amusing. Duff has since apologized for the costumes, saying on Twitter, "I am SO sorry to people I offended with my costume. It was not properly thought through and I am truly, from the bottom of my [heart emoji] sorry."

Remember a couple years ago when Dancing With the Stars' Julianne Hough "bronzed" her face to look like Crazy Eyes from Orange Is the New Black? Needless to say, people were NOT happy about it. At all. 

Supermodel Heidi Klum always goes all out for Halloween, but in 2008 she may have taken it a bit too far. She arrived to her 9th annual Halloween party dressed as Hindu goddess Kali. Hindu leaders were upset by her imitation of the sacred figure and thought it was disrespectful. 

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As much as we love them, this wasn't the best choice. In 2008, the couple dressed as a "sexy Indian" and a cowboy. Native American appropriation isn't okay now, and it wasn't then either. 

Yup, ANOTHER ONE. Oh, and there are plenty more too. Nicky's sister Paris actually dressed as a Native American as well a few years prior. 

Not long after the allegations of child sex abuse at Penn State, comedian Jeff Ross dressed as late football coach Joe Paterno, accompanied by two shirtless football players. Disgusting!!! 

More blackface because clearly some people just don't get it. Country singer Jason Aldean was spotted dressed as rapper Lil Wayne in 2015. 

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Pretty Little Liars star Ashley Benson really upset her Instagram followers after this photo was posted to her page with the caption, "Help! Can't decide on my Halloween costume this year! What do you guys thing of this Cecil the Lion costume?" The issue was that the real Cecil, a 13-year-old lion, made headlines that year after he was killed in Zimbabwe by a Minnesota dentist. 

Obviously, there are SO many things wrong about this. 

Yes, that is a swastika on Harry's shirt. These costumes were inspired by a 1978 photo of Sex Pistols member Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. Obviously sporting a Nazi symbol is offensive! The couple has since apologized. 

In 2009, the Hills couple dressed up as fellow reality stars Jon and Kate Gosselin. Their costume included eight baby dolls and definitely poked fun at the controversial couple who were just splitting up at the time. 

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The British singer dressed as a gynecologist in 2014 in mockery of producer Dr. Luke and singer Kesha’s sexual assault lawsuit. Yeah, that's not okay. 

In 2015, Kelly Osbourne posted this photo on Instagram with the hashtag #CallMeRachel. The real Rachel Dolezal had just resigned from the NAACP after making headlines when her parents revealed she was white and not black like she claimed.

Back in 2005, Prince Harry caught a heck of a lot of backlash (as he should've) when he dressed as a Nazi to a costume party. Ugh, why?!?