10 Celebrities Who Committed Terrible Crimes

Overview

The video is a commentary/roundup alleging that several well-known celebrities committed serious crimes. For each person, it summarizes the alleged or documented legal outcome.

Allegations and Outcomes by Person

• Mark Wahlberg Before his acting career, he was charged with attempted murder after assaults in two fights; one victim was left blind in one eye. The attempted murder charge was pleaded down to assault, and he served 45 days of a two-year sentence.

• Jay-Z The video highlights a criminal past tied to the crack cocaine epidemic, and also claims he stabbed producer Lance Rivera during a dispute. Though charged with attempted murder, he ultimately pleaded to a misdemeanor and received three years’ probation.

• Matthew Broderick In 1987, he and Jennifer Grey were involved in a fatal crash in Ireland after renting a BMW. He faced causing death by dangerous driving, but the charges were reduced to careless driving with a $175 fine.

• Khloé Kardashian The video says she was arrested for a DUI (2007), then violated probation by failing to complete required alcohol education and community service tasks. She received a 30-day jail sentence but reportedly served only three hours.

• Oscar Pistorius The video states he was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp after she was shot through a bathroom door; he was sentenced to five years.

• Jian Ghomeshi A Canadian radio host is described as surrendering to police in 2014 on four counts of sexual assault and choking, with additional allegations of harassment and assault involving nine women over roughly 12 years.

• Robert Downey Jr. The focus is on repeated drug possession/use and unsuccessful rehab attempts, while suggesting he later turned his life around and regained success.

• Chris Brown The video references his 2009 record of violent behavior connected to injuries involving Rihanna, and also claims he started a violent nightclub brawl in 2012. It says he was charged with a misdemeanor assault after striking a man outside a Washington hotel.

• Brandy Presented as having harmed public perception and possibly career prospects after being involved in a fatal multi-car crash caused by failing to slow down in California; the video notes she wasn’t charged with manslaughter and claims she wasn’t under drugs/alcohol, despite resulting death.

• Will Smith The video claims that in 1989 he was charged with aggravated assault involving an attack that left a man almost blind. It says he spent one night in jail and later had charges dismissed.

Presenters / Contributors

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