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Find out who was beefing the year you (or someone you love) entered the world.
1982: Michael Jackson vs. Prince
When two pop icons release huge albums just a month apart, youโve got a sure-fire recipe for a feud. That was the case when Prince debutedย 1999ย in October and MJ quickly followed suit withย Thriller. The two late stars stayed quiet at the time, so not much more is known about why they butted heads, but according toย Rolling Stone editor and Jackson biographer Steve Knopper, that silence was intentional. โI think both of those guys had an interest in keeping it somewhat mysterious because they are both mysterious dudes,โย he toldย Esquire.
1983: Ryan OโNeal vs. Griffin OโNeal
An argument between theย Love Storyย star and his 18-year-old son โ who was just starting his own acting career โย turned physicalย one day in May at the home of Farah Fawcett, Ryanโs then-girlfriend. Griffin tried a wrestling hold on Ryan, who retaliated by knocking out his sonโs two front teeth. Shortly thereafter, Griffin was sent to a Hawaiian rehab for his issues with drugs. In 2015, a 50-year-old Griffinย revealedย he was finally 3 1/2 years sober, but he was not in touch with his father, who was arrested in 2007 forย allegedly assaultingย Griffin with a deadly weapon.
1984: Vanessa Williams vs.ย Penthouse
In 1983, Williams was on top of the world as the first black Miss America. But herย life came crumbling downย the following year when softcore magazineย Penthouseย announced itโd be publishing scandalous photos from her past. Two years prior, sheโd posed nude for a shoot at the photo studio she worked at under the promise that she would not be โidentifiableโ in the photos and that theyโd never be released. The photographer betrayed her andย Penthouseย ran them without her consent, forcing her to hand over the crown. She initially filed a lawsuit against both the photographer and the magazine but dropped the case to move on with her life. By 1995, she was singing the theme song forย Pocahontas, so itโs pretty clear who came out on top here.
1985: Pink Floydโs Roger Waters vs. David Gilmour
At the tail end of the year, bassist Roger Waters announced he was leaving the legendary rock group. Tensions had risen with Gilmour while working on their albumย The Final Cut, and, well, Waters was no longer feeling โcomfortably numb.โ The next year, Waters took the guitarist, Gilmour, as well as drummer, Nick Mason, to court to stop them from performing as Pink Floyd without him. They eventually made up and Waters hasย since admittedย to regretting the legal battle.
1986: Joan Rivers vs. Johnny Carson
Long before she was eviscerating fugly red carpet dresses, River was a staple ofย The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson. She filled in for the host frequently and eventually became the showโs permanent guest host. So it was quite a shock when she left to host her own show,ย The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers. Carson felt betrayed andย banned herย from appearing on his show, which his replacement Jay Leno continued through his tenure. It wasnโt until Jimmy Fallon took over the reins in 2014 that Rivers wasย finally allowedย to grace the set again.
1987: Debbie Gibson vs. Tiffany
Like MJ and Prince before them, these โ80s pop tarts first battled it out on the charts โ Gibsonโs first albumย Out of the Blueย bowed in August, while Tiffanyโs self-titled debut arrived the next month. The two were pitted against one another in the press, but Gibsonย told Oprahย in 2015 that the rivalry was overblown. โDebbie and I have really never been friends โ up until now, which is funny,โ she said, before revealing where the source of the drama may have originated. โI think, also, a lot of management and maybe record labels like that rivalry,โ she said. โIt keeps a little edge.โ
1988: Joan Collins vs. Jackie Collins
Dynastyย soap star Joan Collins and her salacious novelist sister Jackie Collins were known for their sibling rivalry. Itย reportedly came to a headย when Joan stepped on Jackieโs toes by securing a multimillion-dollar book deal with Jackieโs publisher. The ladies always saved face in the press though, with Jackieย telling theย Los Angeles Timesย theyโre โperfectly good friends.โ Sure.