The 8 Most B.S. Confessions Ever

Welcome to the party, Lance Armstrong

Seven-time Tour de France unwinner Lance Armstrong's confession to Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs was supposed to be earth shattering. So what's the earth still doing here?

The cyclist's anticlimactic admission is further proof that it's not much of a confession when you're the last person to acknowledge it. But it's hard to argue the strategy; Armstrong got 13 more years of titles, sponsorships, and riches out of the deal, making his quite possibly the most lucrative denial in history.

But Armstrong's is just the latest installment in a rich history of "no s--t" confessions…

8. John Edwards' Extra-Terrible Affair

While still entertaining notions of a VP bid in the summer of 2008, Edwards capitulated to nearly a year of allegations concerning his repeated one-night stands with Rielle Hunter. On video. That produced a child. While his wife was dying of cancer.

Outcome: The man's a pariah to anything with vertebrae

7. Anderson Cooper's Glass Closet

Or Jodie Foster's, for that matter. In each case, after whole lifetimes of winking ambiguity on the subject, they confessed their homosexuality very publicly to overwhelming… indifference. Or whelming enthusiasm. You pick.

Outcome: It's not the 1950s

6. Snooki Nude Pics

The star of Walgreen's itch cream section confirmed, through a representative, in 2012 that unmistakable photos of what appeared to be her in various states of undress were, in fact, her.

Outcome: Still alive

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