“The Big Bang Theory” cast became acting royalty after the show first premiered in 2007.
However, the cast’s rise to the top hasn’t been without a lot of controversy.
These were controversies that no amount of awards or “Bazinga” jokes could have covered up.
Look no further thanKaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki’s relationship.
The former lovebirds first met on the show, when they were both in separate relationships.
As Cuoco later shared, it didn’t take long for her to fall for Galecki.
We were both dating people at the time, but I only had eyes for Johnny.
As the two continued to see other people, Cuoco and Galecki’s chemistry only continued to blossom.
After their secret romance ended, Cuoco told CBS Watch!
Magazine (viaTV Guide), “We never spoke a word about it and never went anywhere together.
That’s not the kind of relationship I want.”
However, some fans might argue that the show leaned too heavily on audience reaction.
One of the videos has been watched over 5 million times.
“Try watching some episodes without the laugh track.
It’s super cringe,” oneReddituser wrote.
According to the series creator, it was important that the laughter was natural and earned.
“If you’ve been to tapings, you know that silence is horrifying.
But it tells you that you’ve made a mistake,” he said.
Unbeknownst to most of the cast members, this would ultimately be their final season.
However, Jim Parsons apparently saw the writing on the wall.
Shortly after the table reads began, Parsons announced he would be leaving the show.
As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end.
I looked at Chuck and said, ‘What are we going to do?’
I couldn’t breathe.
It just felt like a death," she remembered (viaTVLine).
Parson’s co-stars were without question rocked by his announcement.
Although the tension eventually thawed, the show still more or less ended because Parsons called it.
It rode the wave of superheroes and supernatural kings and queens which saw a previously uncool subculture become culture.
Alas, many members of the subculture apparently didn’t respond well to the series' humor.
Some viewers felt that the show was laughing at nerds and geeks, not with them.
What’s more,actual scientists thought “The Big Bang Theory” lacked authenticity.
I think that is an important way to portray them."
However, in 2015, the daughters of Edith Newlin sued the show for using this tune.
So, the lawsuit was ultimately dropped.
Jim Parsons, who played Sheldon, never addressed the scandal publicly.
“The Big Bang Theory” actor Mayim Bialik has made a lot of waves over the years.
In 2020, she stated that she would be getting the COVID-19 vaccine, her first vaccination in decades.
After Bialik told theNew York Daily News"we are all overpaid," Cuoco apparently took that personally.
An unnamed source claimed toRadarOnline.com, “Kaley is furious at Mayim for trash-talking her earnings.
She thinks it’s just a case of sour grapes and jealousy.”
You know what they say, money doesn’t solve your problems.
Evidently, the controversy was put to bed in 2017.
It also earned critics around the world.
At one point, Raj states, “Aishwarya Rai is a goddess.
By comparison, Madhuri Dixit is a leprous prostitute.”
This exchange prompted Kumar to take legal action.
“I found it highly derogatory and offensive towards Indian culture and women.
Actor David Krumholtz posted (viaThe Independent), “This is sickening.
Children are dying daily.
People are being held hostage.
Trauma and hate festering, reaching new levels on both sides.
And Blossom over here is in stitches.
