
21. Chad Johnson
There are a time and a place for a joke, but usually, that isn’t the courtroom. Unfortunately, somebody forgot to mention that to Johnson, because he really messed things up for himself by showing foolish disrespect in front of a judge. After his lawyer secured a plea deal for her client, Johnson undid all her good work. The judge told him that he should thank his lawyer for keeping him out of jail. So Johnson slapped her on the butt.

The Cincinnati Bengals star had violated the terms of his parole for another offense and faced 30 days in jail. But his lawyer successfully pled for leniency. However, Johnson’s blatant disrespect and sexism incensed the judge, who refused the deal and sentenced him to the full 30 days. In the end, Johnson only spent a week behind bars because he apologized to the judge. It was still extremely dumb.