Hilarious (And Embarrassing) Failed Celebrity Crowdfunding Campaigns

The rock band Creed rose to prominence in the late '90s and early 2000s with songs like "With Arms Wide Open" and "Higher." In 2014, lead singer Scott Stapp tried encouraging people to donate to his four-month Fundly campaign titled "Scott Stapp album 3 & 1st Fiction Novel."

Not only were many unaware Stapp had two solo albums, but a fiction novel seemed even more out of left field. Fans weren't too apt to reach into their pockets, and the campaign only yielded a little over $500, compared to the desired $480,000.

Everything is getting rebooted these days. If Full House managed to come back to life and last more than one new season on Netflix, then anything is possible. Despite this, when the cast of Good Times decided to start a Kickstarter for a reunion movie, they overshot their goal.

Maybe they watched too much Austin Powers in their time off, but asking for a million dollars is kind of outlandish. What doesn't seem outlandish is the fact that they made a little under 1% of their goal. Not-so-good times. 

In the late '90s/early 2000s, funding a new Orgy album might have sounded fun (remember "Blue Monday" and the band's appearances on MTV's TRL?). But more than a decade later? The band lost steam.

Regardless of logic, that was the goal of Indigogo campaign. Why did it fail? Other than the band's fans being 15 years older and having moved on, it wasn't even the full band, as only lead singer Jay Gordon had shown interest in the project. Only $8,000 were raised when the goal was $100,000.

At his height, Corey Feldman was a beloved child star known all across America. Working on films as well-remembered as The Goonies, Stand By Me, and Gremlins, you might think that there would be thousands of people ready to put their hard-earned dollars behind whatever project the boy adventurer might want to undertake. 

As it turns out, even the most passionate fans have their limits. This was once again proven true when, in 2016, Feldman launched an Indiegogo campaign titled "Elev8or 2 Ascension: The FeldFanFam Fundraiser."

If you couldn't figure it out from the campaign title, the purpose of the fundraiser was to raise money for the independent release of Feldman's solo musical endeavor, ANGELIC 2 THE CORE. 

While you might think that acting was the star's sole passion, Feldman explains:

Locked deep inside & lying dormant 4 many years, was a burning passion 2 create music! I love writing songs, and I love expressing myself through music. I love producing interesting sounds & creating original beats.

Despite purportedly being "part pop, part Rock, part EDM, part Hip Hop, and all soul, this album truly has something 4 EVERYBODY!"the campaign was only able to raise around $15,000, a full $85,000 shy of its goal. What's more, the majority of the money was raised from small donations, with no one claiming the reward of a 20 minute Skype call with Feldman in exchange for $1,500. 

Guess the campaign's phrasing was 2 hip for the Feldfam, even if the record allegedly featured contributions from Snoop Dogg and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst.