VICE TV is putting Caitlin Clark in the same documentary series as some of the most hated figures in sports, including a convicted dogfighter, a domestic abuser, and athletes whose careers have repeatedly generated headlines for reasons beyond what happens on the field.
The network has greenlit “Everybody Hates,” an anthology docuseries examining athletes who have become some of the most polarizing figures in sports, Variety exclusively reported. The six-episode series will focus on a different athlete in each episode. Clark will be featured alongside Jake Paul, Aaron Rodgers, Michael Vick, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
“Rather than asking whether these athletes deserve the hate they receive, ‘Everybody Hates’ asks a different question: How did they become the people millions love, millions hate, and almost everyone has an opinion about?” VICE said in its official description.
Clark’s episode is scheduled for November 10, putting the Indiana Fever star in a lineup that includes athletes whose controversies have ranged from contentious sports rivalries and public feuds to criminal conduct.
The series opens October 27 with Paul, the YouTuber-turned-boxer whose rise from internet celebrity to professional fighter has made him one of boxing’s most recognizable and divisive personalities.
Aaron Rodgers follows on November 3. Former teammate Tyler Fredrickson, former Green Bay Packers executive Andrew Brandt, and others will examine how Rodgers went from an NFL underdog to one of the league’s most contentious personalities.
Then comes Clark. The former Iowa star became the biggest name in women’s basketball before even entering the WNBA as the number one overall pick in 2024. Her arrival generated enormous attention for the league, while her on-court treatment and the surrounding racial and cultural debate have repeatedly become subjects of national controversy.
Clark was famously knocked to the floor by Chicago Sky player Chennedy Carter during her rookie season in an away-from-the-ball collision that the WNBA had to later upgrade from a common foul to a flagrant 1. More recently, Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas was suspended one game after landing on Clark and driving her fist into Clark’s throat during a loose-ball scramble. Eleven Republican members of Congress subsequently wrote to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert asking about player safety and whether attacks against Clark were racially motivated. Clark herself called on the league to better protect players.
VICE will follow Clark with Michael Vick on November 17. Vick’s episode will examine the former NFL quarterback’s career and controversies beyond football. Vick pleaded guilty in 2007 to a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge and served about 18 months in federal prison. The episode will feature retired college football coach and player Robert “Bud” Foster and animal-rescue activist Monica Caraffa.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who accepted a suspended prison sentence in a 2019 Spanish tax fraud case, will be featured on November 24. Los Angeles Times journalist Kevin Baxter, former player Shaka Hislop, and others will examine the soccer superstar’s career and polarizing public image.
The series will conclude December 1 with Floyd Mayweather Jr., the undefeated boxer whose enormous wealth and boxing success have been accompanied by years of controversy outside the ring, including pleading guilty to a reduced domestic battery charge in 2011. Former boxer John “Iceman” Scully and ESPN host Crystina Poncher are among those appearing in the episode.
VICE TV President Pete Gaffney said the series is intended to examine how athletes become cultural symbols. “Today’s athletes are judged in real time, often before the full story is understood,” Gaffney said. “‘Everybody Hates’ looks beyond the headlines to examine how these figures became symbols of much larger cultural conversations.”
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