He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.
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In May of that year, Hall left her fiancé Bryan Ferry for the ultimate rock-god bad boy, Mick Jagger—which only seemed to deepen Opium’s aura of glamour, scandal, and seduction.—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026 This bad boy stands alone in that regard among its contemporaries, so throw it on and show it some love on this patriotic holiday.—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026 Set in late-1960s New Jersey, the story involves a good-girl high schooler preparing for college (Rosanna Arquette, who lights up the screen) who falls for a bad boy with few future prospects (Vincent Spano).—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 Just one of these bad boys can keep the hungriest sports fans going strong.—Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bad boy