Is there an artist whose work you love but was a shitty person?

mommykink@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 81 points –

It can sometimes be hard to separate the artist from their art. Are there any artists who were bad people but whose work you still enjoy?

Feel free to answer if you're in the opposite scenario: an artist who you love personally but don't enjoy their artwork.

Feel free to respond more than just music artists!

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Back in the day I used to love many of the fantasy novels by David Eddings (e.g. Belgariad, Mallorean) but after learning about the terrible child abuse he and his wife were prosecuted for, I can't look at them the same way.

Well... Shite. I read those books. I liked those books. Just a few days ago I was wondering if there were any more books set in that world.

Now I don't wanna...