Celeb Corner

10 famous celebrities who went to jail

By Chitranshi Agarwal

Hollywood celebrities can end up in trouble as well!

While we consider that their celebrity card helps them to end their jail term real quick, many of them have spent a really long time for their misdeeds.

Some of these stars have since reforged their careers and moved on from their mistakes in the past, while for others it’s not the same.

Here’s a list of 10 celebs who have served a period in jail:

Mark Wahlberg

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Actor Mark Wahlberg before becoming a celebrity served in jail for two years. He was convicted of assaulting two Vietnamese men. For this, he was sentenced to 45 days imprisonment.

Sean Penn

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Sean Penn is an Oscar-winning actor. He was sentenced to 60 days of imprisonment for attacking an extra on the set of Colors. However, he was set free early. So, he did not serve the full original sentence.

Christian Slater

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In 1997, actor Christian Slater was imprisoned for 3 months. He was convicted for the assault of his girlfriend at the time. In the past, he has also spent 10 days in jail in 1989 for drinking and drive.

Tim Allen

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Actor Tim Allen got in trouble with the law before raising to fame. In 1978, he served imprisonment for drug trafficking. Allen spent nearly 2.5 years before being released on parole in 1981.

Chris Brown

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Musician Chris Brown was sentenced to jail for several months in 2014. He was acquitted of violating probation – a probationary period given after his violent assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.

Robert Downey, Jr.

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Actor Robert Downey, Jr. served imprisonment for nearly one year for violating his probation on drug charges in 1999.

Jamie Waylett

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Actor Jamie Waylett is well known for his role in the Harry Potter series. You may recognize him as a teenage wizard and Slytherin cohort Crabbe. He too was imprisoned for two years for being an active participant in a London riot in 2011.

Lindsay Lohan

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In 2010, actress Lindsay Lohan served two weeks of jail time for missing mandatory classes and meetings in the wake of her DUI. She had been in and out of rehab, and in trouble with the law, since 2007.

Teresa Giudice

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The Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice was imprisoned for 11 months. She served the jail for tax fraud in 2015.

Tommy Lee

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Musician Tommy Lee was sentenced to 6 months in jail in 1998. He was acquitted for the assault and battering of his wife, Pamela Anderson.

 

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Chitranshi Agarwal

Chitranshi Agarwal is a Journalism and Mass Communication graduate. She has worked as a Content Writer, Social Media handler and RJ. She is currently working as a journalist at USANewshour.com. She is reachable at chitra98ag@gmail.com.