meltdown

Declaring herself unable to choose between two rival contestants, an "X Factor" judge cast her vote against Rachel Crow in an emotion-filled scene Thursday that led to the young singer collapsing onstage and the studio audience booing the judge.

In case you missed it, last Saturday, while performing at Brazil's SWU festival, Courtney Love had a minor meltdown after...

Charlie Sheen is the most recent celebrity to take the public meltdown plunge, but we're guessing these five will be next

This kid's utter destruction of one of Michael Jackson's most popular songs is now the single, worst thing that ever happened to Michael. The mid-song meltdown is hilarious.

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The in-show setup: Richards was deceived by a well-intentioned friend of Larry's that resulted in Richards looking silly on the "Seinfeld" set.

Richards sees the friend and goes to confront him...

When people are frustrated, overworked, underpaid and possibly over-caffeinated, things can go terribly wrong at work, leading to an explosive meltdown.

Though these types of scenes can be pretty awful to experience in real life, they can be quite entertaining when depicted in a movie or television show.