rebel
Definition
A person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler.
A person who resists authority, control, or convention.
In pop culture, someone who frequently finds themselves at the center of media-fueled drama or public discord.
Examples
She managed to play the ultimate rebel, turning a memoir launch into a tactical strike against the entire Hollywood establishment.
If being a true rebel is measured by how many lawsuits you can juggle while navigating a PR nightmare, she is practically a professional revolutionary.
Some people choose to rebel against societal norms, while others prefer to rebel against the specific person they had a dispute with on a film set.
He is such a rebel that he probably considers following the terms of a defamation settlement to be a form of extreme conformity.