15 Celebrities That You Forgot Committed Horrible Crimes
1.R. Kelly – Child Pornography
R. Kelly has had more than one run-in with underage girls. In 1996, Kelly was sued by then, 20-year-old Tiffany Hawkins for having sexual relations with her when she was 15 and he was 24.
The Suit was for $10 million but was reportedly settled out of court for $250,000
2.Kobe Bryant – Sexual Assault
In 2003,Bryant was arrested in connection with an investigation of a sexual assault complaint filed by a hotel employee of The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera in Eagle County.The case was eventually dropped when the accuser refused to testify. She later filed a separate civil lawsuit against Bryant, to which both sides settled at an undisclosed amount.
3.Tim Allen – Drug Trafficking
Before getting into movies, Tim Alen Dick (his full real name) was arrested for drug trafficking on October 2, 1978, in the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport.
Allen was arrested again in 1997 for DUI in Michigan, recorded as having a 0.15% BAC, for which he only received one year probation.
4.Bill Gates – Driving without a license
In 1975, Gates was arrested for speeding and driving without a license in New Mexico.Bail was posted at $1,000, but having just created the worlds first microcomputer, Bill was able to post bail from the money in his wallet.
5.Charlie Sheen – Assault and Criminal Mischief
On Christmas morning 2009, in Aspen, Colorado, Charlie Sheen was arrested for assaulting his third wife, Brooke Mueller. Sheen pled guilty to misdemeanor assault on Aug 2nd, 2010.
Eventually, Sheen was only sentenced to 30 days in a drug rehab center, 30 days probation, and 36 hours of anger management.
6.Christian Slater - Alcohol & Many Other Law Breaking Acts
1989 Drunk driving and assault. 10 days in jail. 1994 He tried to board a commercial airline with a loaded gun in his luggage, and received only community service.
Slater was eventually sentenced to a three month term in jail, and three months rehab after he assaulted his then-girlfriend Michelle Jonas, and a police officer while he was under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
7.50 Cent – Drug Dealing
Curtis Jackson, a.k.a. 50 cent was arrested for selling vials of cocaine to an undercover officer on June 29, 1994.His home was subsequently searched three weeks later and he was arrested once again when police found heroin, ten ounces of crack cocaine and a starter's pistol.Jackson was sentenced to 3-9 years in prison.
8.Hugh Grant – Sex in public with a prostitute
While Staying in Los Angeles to promote his latest upcoming movie, Nine Months, Hugh Grant was arrested for engaging in oral sex in public with a hollywood prostitute.He pleaded no contest and was fined $1,180, placed on two years' summary probation, and was ordered to complete an AIDS education program by Robert J. Sandoval.
9.Jay-Z – Attempted Murder
In December 1999, Jay-Z went to a Manhattan supper club called the Kit Kat Klub. Jay-Z's associates allegedly caused a distraction to allow an opportunity for the rapper to stab record executive, Lance Riviera.Under the cover of the commotion created by his entourage, Jay-Z used a 5-inch blade to stab riviera in the stomach.He surrendered to the police the next evening and was then released on $50,000 bails.
10.Mickey Rourke – Spousal Abuse
Rourke was arrested in 1994 for spousal abuse against then-wife, Carree Otis, but the charges were later dropped.
He further expressed that her agent used a lot of their personal drama to try and further her career.
11.Mike Tyson - Rape
In 1991, this popular boxer was arrested in rape case of 18-year-old Desiree Washington in Indianapolis.
A Year after the incident, Tyson was sentenced to 6 years in prison, followed by 4 years probation, of which he only served 3.
12.O.J. Simpson – Burglary
O. J. Simson was charged with the murder of Nichole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman, on June 12, 1994.
Simpson was eventually acquitted of all charges in this highly publicized and controversial trial. "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit"
13.Ozzy Osbourne - Drug Abuse
It doesn't take a genius to see that Ozzy has spent some time at the bottom of the bottle. Booze, pills, or otherwise, it has clearly affected his demeanor over the years.
He was arrested and subsequently banned from the city of San Antonio for 10 years.
14.Robert Downey Jr. – Drug Charges
Downey, who claims to have had been addicted to drugs since he was 8 years old, has been arrested numerous times on drug charges and had been through almost as many rehab programs, unsuccessfully.Downey Jr. was finally ready to work toward a full recovery after 5 long years of drug abuse, arrests and rehab
15.Mark Wahlberg – Attempted Murder
By Age 13, Wahlberg had been in trouble with the Boston Police Department around 2 dozen times. In young age, he quickly became addicted to cocaine and other substances.
By 16, Wahlberg started breaking the law, and in his mid-teens he was accused with attempted murder when he assaulted two separate Vietnamese men. He knocked one unconscious with a wooden stick and, in the same day, punched another in the face.
