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Least trusted celebrities as ranked by a Reuters poll.

There are the celebrities we love -- and there are the celebrities we love to hate. Respondents in a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll ranked the celebrities they least trusted -- and the ones least likely to increase a company's business through endorsement deals. Coming in at the top of the list was professional heiress Paris Hilton, who rated a 60 percent unfavorable rating amongst respondents.

Is he really winning? Embattled former "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen -- who went off the deep end earlier this year -- rated as the second least popular and least trusted celebrity. Though judging from the number of tickets he sold to his live shows, he doesn't seem to be hurting too badly.

Spears performs "Lace & Leather" during the full -- but not quite sold-out -- show.

OK, so Kanye West never actually worked as an intern, but the blogosphere went nuts in 2008 and 2009 when it was rumored he was going to develop his love of fashion with internships at Louis Vuitton and The Gap, respectively. Instead, he stuck to rapping and riling people up with his controversial comments.

Since the explosive news of his many affairs broke in late 2009, Tiger Woods has returned to golf, and has even gotten some of his endorsement deals back. But that doesn't mean the American public has completely forgiven him for his indiscretions. They ranked him the #6 least trusted celebrity.

It's hard to come up with someone who took more flak this summer than Arnold Schwarzenegger. Apparently, impregnating your nanny whilst married to a beloved member of the Kennedy clan doesn't do too much to bolster your image. In fact, it gets you rated the fifth least popular celebrity.

Celebrities are used to having cameras and microphones around all the time, but sometimes they forget we're living in an electronic age. That's when we hear them at their worst. The latest example is Mel Gibson, whose ex-girlfriend taped his racist, mysogynistic, profanity-laced threats against her. Will his career survive? Most would say no.

How's this for a wedding present, Kim Humphries (nee Kardashian): Respondents named you the seventh least popular celebrity.

The Donald might have annoyed some with his "will he or won't he run for President" persona -- he came in at #9 on the list.

Some fans might have been irritated by the circumstances under which he left cleveland, but Miami Heat player LeBron James, who was rated the #10 least popular celebrity, can still take solace in knowing he's one of the best basketball players of all time.

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There are the celebrities we love -- and there are the celebrities we love to hate. Respondents in a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll ranked the celebrities they least trusted -- and the ones least likely to increase a company's business through endorsement deals. Coming in at the top of the list was professional heiress Paris Hilton, who rated a 60 percent unfavorable rating amongst respondents.

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