This one is not really swirled in controversy, but perhaps, on some level, it should have been. It seems Rockstar got away with this game, completely unscathed, which is rare for the prestigious company. This particular entry is great too because I didn’t even realize it was a “thing” until recently. The long story short is, Hillary Clinton LED the investigation into the “Hot Coffee” scandal from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. For those who don’t know what the “Hot Coffee” scandal is, go forward one page, as it is the next entry on the list, and maybe GTA‘s most controversial moment ever.
Basically, GTA would not have gotten all the negative press it did if it were not for Clinton going after them so intensely when rumors about it first circulated. Of course, this is Rockstar we are talking about. The guys who do satire better than anyone else right now, so you know they weren’t just going to let this go.
So, when they needed a face for GTA IV‘s version of the Statue of Liberty, they used (unofficially) Hillary Clinton’s face, beaming with a massive, awkward smile. When I first saw it in the game, I thought it was her, but just kind of let it go. Now that there is some distance between us and the game, it is pretty easy to see why they used her face, and why it works on so many levels. Also, let it be known that the statue has a beating heart. I personally think it would have been a nice touch if the heart was black and rotted. But alas, no such luck.