Celebrities are just common people that are in the public view all the time. The media is just waiting for them to mess up, so these celebrities can be exploited. Since celebrities are still human, they still commit crimes select other humans commit. For example, Bobby Brown has been arrested for drunk driving, George Burns was convicted of smuggling jewels past US Customs, and Gary Coleman was arrested for not paying fines for punching an autograph seeker. Even our next President of the United States of America, George W. Bush, was arrested in 1976 for DUI charges.
Most Criminal Celebrity.
This award is presented to the celebrity that in the past few years has proven to the American public that they are truly the most criminal of all celebrities. Factors taken into consideration in looking at the nominees for this award: multiple offenses, seriousness of the offense, publicity, controversy, and the punishment given to these well-known citizens.
The Nominees.
The nominees for this year's "Most Criminal Celebrity" are:.
Robert Downey, Jr.- Mr. Downey, Jr. has had a few slight problems with heroin and cocaine in the last couple of years. On June 23, 1996 he was arrested for driving under the influence of heroin, and for a concealed weapon. On July 16 he was arrested for trespassing when while on heroin he walked into somebody's house in Malibu and passed out in their bed. The obviously called the police. He was remanded to a secure drug rehabilitation center. In 1997 his probation was revoked for continued drug use and was then jailed for 180 days for violating this probation. In 1998 he was released from jail to complete his 6 month jail sentence at a drug rehabilitation center, later in the year he was released to work on a movie, finished his sentence and was out on parole. In August 1999, Mr. Downey, Jr. was sentenced for 3 years in jail for failure to stop using drugs. With previous time served and time off for good behavior he was released in August 2000.