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While celebrities are often viewed as figures who are larger-than-life, it isn’t unheard of for some of the biggest names to end up in serious trouble. After all, no one is above the law.

So, when the individuals we idolize face a downfall, it’s scrutinized immensely by the publicespecially when it involves a prison sentence.

From Diddy to Tiger King’s Joe Exotic, here are 18 known figures who have been or currently are the topic of that conversation.

#1

Danny Masterson

Danny Masterson

According to ABC News, former That ‘70s Show actor Danny Masterson was convicted of two counts of rape involving three women. He was found guilty by the jury in September 2023 and sentenced to 30 years in prison.

The women accused him of raping them between 2001 and 2003. The third count was labeled a mistrial and has been dismissed by prosecutors.

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#2

Sean "Diddy" Combs

Sean "Diddy" Combs

American rapper and record producer “Diddy” was arrested on September 16 and has been charged with federal racketeering and human trafficking, just months after authorities raided his home and found “more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.”

While he has not been convicted or sentenced, he is currently in jail awaiting a trial set for May 5.

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#3

Josh Duggar

Josh Duggar

Back in May 2022, Josh Duggar was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for possessing and downloading child pornography. Earlier on, he was also accused of molesting five girls, two of which were his sisters, when he was a teenager.

He is best known for being a part of the reality show 19 Kids and Counting.

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JayWantsACat
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are conservatives who still defend his guy because it's the Left's fault or whatever stupid thing they tell themselves to keep defending their own regardless of what they've done because it's never their own fault.

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#4

R. Kelly

R. Kelly

Former singer and record producer R. Kelly was sentenced to 20 years in prison in early 2023 for three charges of producing child sexual abuse images and three charges of enticing minors into intimate relationships.

Nineteen years of his sentence will be served concurrently with his existing New York sentence, which convicted him of human trafficking and racketeering, meaning he will spend an extra year in jail.

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#5

Joe Exotic

Joe Exotic

The infamous “Tiger King” was found guilty on two counts of hiring someone to kill Carole Baskin, eight counts of violating the Lacey Act by falsifying wildlife records, and nine counts of violating the Endangered Species Act after he killed five tigers and sold the animals across state lines, as reported by Pensacola News Journal.

Originally, he was sentenced to 22 years in prison on January 22, 2020, but was re-sentenced to 21 years, two years later.

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#6

Roy Estrada

Roy Estrada

Roy Estrada was a bassist for Frank Zappa when he was sentenced to 25 years behind bars for molesting a female family member under the age of 14, as reported by RTT News

A representative for the Tarrant County district attorney said, “The victim’s family was unaware that he was a convicted sex offender. Estrada was sentenced to 25 years in a plea bargain agreement and is not eligible for parole.

“He will be 93 years old before he is released from prison.”

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Joshua David
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2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There should be no plea agreements regarding murder and child mơlestation. It blows my fn mind.

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#7

Elizabeth Holmes

Elizabeth Holmes

According to NPR, Holmes is the “most high-profile tech executive to be sentenced to prison time.” Back in January 2022, a jury in San Jose, California, convicted the now 40-year-old of fraud and conspiracy over false claims related to her blood-testing company, Theranos.

She is scheduled to be released on August 16, 2032.

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#8

Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein will very likely spend the rest of his life in jail, according to NPR

He had previously been serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York when, in 2023, he was sentenced again on charges of rape and sexual assault, adding an additional 16 years.

Weinstein spoke up in court, denying his involvement, saying, “I maintain that I’m innocent. I never raped or sexually assaulted Jane Doe 1. I never knew this woman, and the fact is she doesn’t know me. This is about money,” reported CNN.

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martin734
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He reminds me of Gothmog, one of the orcs in LoTR. I think Gothmog was slightly less repulsive though.

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#9

Amy Locane

Amy Locane

American actress Amy Locane is best known for her role in John Waters’ 1990 musical comedy Cry-Baby, where she co-starred with Johnny Depp. But the 52-year-old was convicted of vehicular homicide in New Jersey in 2010.

Locane’s blood-alcohol level was three times above the legal limit when she hit another car, killing its 60-year-old passenger. The driver of the car was the victim’s husband, who was seriously injured.

The mother of two was released in 2015 but was re-sentenced to eight years in prison in 2020 after her original sentence was ruled too lenient. She will be eligible for parole in December 2024.

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Limey
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, I as not aware that such a thing as “re sentencing because your original sentence was too lenient, was a thing

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#10

Jared Fogle

Jared Fogle

A former spokesperson for Subway restaurants, Jared Fogle went from talking about sandwiches on live TV to making them for his fellow prison inmates.

The 47-year-old was sentenced to more than 15 years behind bars for receiving and keeping child pornography, as well as repeatedly having intimate relationships with minors, as reported by NPR.

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Montanavanna
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2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The woman that helped gather evidence on him had to pretend she was like him and would give him access to her children. She is not and did not give him access but her work certainly helped convict him.

Justin Tyme
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Subway executives knew what he was doing for years and let him continue with the company.

Joe Reaves
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1 day ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not to defend Subway, but Subway's advertising company is a separate company and they were the ones who knew and had it reported to them and did nothing. I don't think the business selling the actual franchises knew because they had no real dealings with him. So still scumbags, but different scumbags.

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Edith
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is good documentary about this case. I believe I saw it on Investigation ID.

XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had put off watching it based on what I had heard, but my SO & I just watched it the other day & my skin is still crawling 😖 pure. evil.

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Brian Droste
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2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That has been quite some time ago. His sentence should be nearly up.

LittleWombat
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember meeting him before all this at the Chicago Heart Walk when I captained a team. A lot of people give that icky feeling immediately but he didn't- he was able to hide it which is probably why he didn't get caught for so long. Disgusting.

Nimitz
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1 day ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Somehow, he's still sucking down oxygen, so that's another way the US prison system doesn't work as intended...

Jill Rhodry
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is no such thing as an 'intimate relationships with minors' - words matter

Justin Tyme
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2 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

intimate: “private and personal” - Cambridge Dictionary, 2024. Checking the meaning of words before writing a comment matters.

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#11

Austin Jones

Austin Jones

Austin Jones, best known as a personality on YouTube, was sentenced to 10 years in prison back in 2019.

According to BBC, he admitted to encouraging six underage girls to send him sexually explicit videos in private messages as a way to “prove” that they were his biggest fans.

Both his YouTube and X account have been deleted, which amassed more than 700K followers.

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#12

Kris Wu

Kris Wu

Kris Wu was an ordinary kid from Vancouver when he transformed into one of China’s biggest pop stars—until his downfall in 2021.

The court in the Chaoyang district, China, showed he had raped three women between the months of November and December of 2020.

The former singer was sentenced to 13 years in jail and will be deported from China after his release.

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David
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He got a better deal for 3 counts than Danny Masterson did for 2. Not commenting on what they should get - just surprised since China is harsher than the US on a lot of things.

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#13

Michael Jace

Michael Jace

Back in 2014, Michael Andrew Jace shot his wife to death in their Los Angeles home right in front of his two kids. Two years later, he was sentenced to prison for 40 years.

The actor, who played a cop in the drama series The Shield, was upset when his spouse wanted a divorce and repeatedly convinced himself she was seeing someone else, said CNN.

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Na Schi
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Arschloch! Human men are THE apex-predators of this world! However, they still act surprised if a woman would choose the bear!

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#14

Jen Shah

Jen Shah

Back in January of 2023, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star, Jen Shah, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison. 

According to the United States Attorney’s Office, “from at least 2012 until her arrest in March 2021, SHAH was an integral leader of a wide-ranging, nationwide telemarketing fraud scheme that victimized thousands of innocent people.”

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#15

Julie And Todd Chrisley

Julie And Todd Chrisley

Reality show stars Julie and Todd Chrisley are both serving prison sentences after being indicted on 12 counts of bank and wire fraud, tax evasion, and conspiracy back in 2019. 

Todd was given 12 years in prison after a jury found him guilty in June 2022, while Julie received a seven-year sentence.

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#16

Suge Knight

Suge Knight

In January 2015, Marion “Suge” Knight, an American record executive, crashed his car into two men—his friend and co-founder of Heavyweight Records, Terry Carter, was killed, while filmmaker Cle Soan suffered fractures and head injuries.

He is now serving a 28-year prison sentence for voluntary manslaughter.

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David
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Voluntary manslaughter was a new term to me. I'm used to it either being intentional (murder) or accidental (manslaughter). Internet tells me - "Voluntary manslaughter is the intentional killing of a person in the heat of passion or in response to adequate provocation"

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#17

Tory Lanez

Tory Lanez

Back in July 2020, Tory Lanez was leaving a party at Kylie Jenner’s house in Los Angeles when he shot Megan Thee Stallion in the foot, according to NBC News.

The Canadian rapper was admitted to North Kern State Prison in September of last year and will spend the next ten years there.

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#18

Shannon Richardson

Shannon Richardson

American actress Shannon Richardson, who had minor roles in series like The Vampire Diaries and The Walking Dead, was allegedly involved in sending ricin-laced letters to politicians such as Former President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. 

She was arrested on June 7, 2013, and was sentenced to an 18-year prison term.

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Andy
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stretching "famous" a bit with this one. She was basically an extra on Walking Dead, far more famous for the imprisonment than her acting

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