50 Unforgettable Celebrity Mugshots and Where They Are Today
Mugshots are one of the great equalizers of our time. All people, whether they’re the lowest scum in the street or the richest or most famous persons in the world, will have to be dragged in front of a police camera and get their portraits taken if and when they break the law or commit a crime. But we common folk have got one over these celebrity bad boys and girls: at least our drunk, disheveled and unmade-up faces won’t be making it to every newspaper, blog, or news show in the world.
Here are 50 unforgettable celebrity mugshots the public has feasted on through the years.
1. Nick Nolte
When: September 12, 2002
Why: DUI
Where he is today: Still drunk
2. Lindsay Lohan
When: July 2007
Why: Drunk driving and cocaine possession
Where she is today: At some rehab in Utah
3. Cynthia Watros
When: December 1, 2005
Why: Drunk Driving
Where she is today: Got killed off in “Lost”, filmed a pilot for a new show that wasn’t picked up
4. Lane Garrison
When: December 2, 2006
Why: vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence and providing alcohol to a minor
Where he is today: In prison, awaiting sentencing
5. Robert Downey Jr.
When: June 23, 1996
Why: drunk driving, possession of Mexican Black Tar heroin, crack, cocaine and an unloaded .357 Magnum revolver.
Where he is today: Filming the big-screen treatment of Iron Man, with him in the title role
6. Mel Gibson
When: July 28, 2006
Why: speeding, drunk driving
Where he is today: Still one of the most influential people in Hollywood
7. Hugh Grant
When: June 27, 1995
Why: lewd conduct
Where he is today: Got arrested again in April 2007 for kicking and throwing a can of baked beans at a photographer. Also reportedly getting married to long-time girlfriend Jemima Khan next year.
8. Paris Hilton
When: September 2006
Why: DUI
Where she is today: Still living the not-so simple life
9. Michael Jackson
When: November 2003
Why: Child molestation
Where he is today: Since been acquitted, now working on a comeback album
10. Haley Joel Osment
When: July 2006
Why: Drunk driving and marijuana possession
Where he is today: Voicing the protagonist of a Disney video game series, and continues to work in films
11. Nicole Richie
When: December 2006
Why: DUI
Where she is today: Five months pregnant, courtesy of boyfriend, Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden
12. R. Kelly
When: January 22, 2003
Why: child pornography
Where he is today: To face trial this month for the said charges
13. Macaulay Culkin
When: September 2004
Why: possession of marijuana and two controlled dangerous substances
Where he is today: Doing voice-over jobs, wrote a semi-autobiographical novel, and continues to work in films
14. O.J. Simpson
When: June 17, 1994
Why: Murder
Where he is today: Acquitted, wrote a book titled If I Did It, which was to many a confession, which was later withdrawn by the publisher just before its release.
15. Mindy McCready
When: July 21, 2007
Why: Battery, resisting arrest
Where she is today: In a Tennessee jail
16. Michelle Rodriguez
When: December 1, 2005
Why: drunk driving
Where she is today: To star in the upcoming film “Battle in Seattle”
17. Foxy Brown
When: February 15, 2007
Why: simple battery and resisting an officer with violence
Where she is today: Sentenced this month to one year in jail for parole violation
18. Bill Gates
When: 1977
Why: traffic violation
Where he is today: Doh!
19. Al Pacino
When: January 7, 1961
Why: carrying a concealed weapon
Where he is today: Presently one of the most respected actors in Hollywood
20. Kobe Bryant
When: July 4, 2003
Why: Sexual Assault
Where he is today: Still superstar player for the L.A. Lakers
21. Natasha Lyonne
When: August 28, 2001
Why: DUI
Where she is today: Last seen in "Blade:Trinity"
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22. Zsa Zsa Gabor
When: June 14, 1989
Why: Slapped a police officer
Where she is today: Recovering from a stroke suffered in 2005
23. Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman)
When: July 26, 1991
Why: caught masturbating in an XXX theater, charged with exposure
Where he is today: Continues to work in films and TV shows
24. Mike Tyson
When: December 29, 2006
Why: DUI, Possession of cocaine
Where he is today: To face a hearing on the said case this month
25. Yasmine Bleeth
When: September 2001
Why: cocaine possession
Where she is today: Recently seen judging talented kids on an episode of “The Tyra Banks Show”
26. Chris Tucker
When: April 19, 2005
Why: reckless driving and fleeing
Where he is today: Stars in the third installment of the highly successful film franchise “Rush Hour” with Jackie Chan
27. James Brown
When: January 2004
Why: domestic violence
Where he is today: Died on Christmas Day, 2006
28. Daniel Baldwin
When: November 8, 2006
Why: drug possession and auto theft
Where he is today: Free on bail, for now, remains the least-known Baldwin brother
29. Tommy Lee
When: October 1999
Why: assault and inciting a riot with ethnic animosity
Where he is today: Just recently got bitch-slapped by fellow ex-Pamela Anderson husband Kid Rock at the MTV VMAs
30. Bobby Brown
When: November 7, 2002
Why: possession of marijuana, speeding, and driving without a license or proof of insurance
Where he is today: Locked in a legal battle with ex-wife Whitney Houston for custody of their teenage daughter
31. Wynonna Judd
When: November 2003
Why: drunk driving
Where she is today: Back in the studio working on a new album
32. Vince Vaughn
When: April 2001
Why: fighting in public
Where he is today: Starring in the upcoming drama “Into the Wild”
33. Brad Renfro
When: August 2000
Why: grand theft
Where he is today: Continues to appear in small TV and film roles
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34. Rip Torn
When: December 2006
Why: drunk driving
Where he is today: still very much one of the most distinct character actors in Hollywood, appearing in a variety of films
35. Edward Furlong
When: September 2004
Why: public intoxication
Where he is today: Rumored to be reprising his most famous role as John Connor in “Terminator 4”
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36. Carmen Electra
When: November 1999
Why: battery
Where she is today: Confirmed to appear as a competitor on the Celebrity edition of “The Apprentice” in 2008.
37. Joe Francis
When: April 2007
Why: Contempt of Court
Where he is today: In a Neveda prison, awaiting trial for tax evasion
38. Kid Rock
When: February 2005
Why: Misdemeanor assault
Where he is today: In the news recently for bitch-slapping fellow ex-Pamela Anderson husband Tommy Lee at the MTV VMAs
39. Anna Nicole Smith
When: September 1989
Why: drunk driving
Where she is today: Died February 8, 2007 of accidental drug overdose
40. Billie Joe Armstrong
When: January 2003
Why: DUI
Where he is today: Working on Green Day’s next album
41. Lil’ Kim
When: July 1996
Why: possession of marijuana
Where she is today: Working on her 5th studio album
42. Frank Sinatra
When: November 1938
Why: Seduction (!)
Where he is today: Died May 14, 1998 at the age of 82
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43. Nick Carter
When: March 2005
Why: drunk driving
Where he is today: Currently at work on an independent film called “Fast Glass”
44. Jane Fonda
When: November 1970
Why: Got into a scuffle with law enforcement officers at an airport
Where she is today: Recently starred in a movie called “Georgia Rule”, with fellow mugshot subject Lindsay Lohan
45. Snoop Dogg
When: November 2006
Why: possession of a dangerous weapon
Where he is today: Remains one of the most influential hip-hop artists and producers today
46. Uncle Kracker
When: August 17, 2007
Why: second-degree sex offense
Where he is today: Out on $75,000 bail
47. Ryan O’ Neal
When: February 2007
Why: assault with a deadly weapon and negligent discharge of a firearm
Where he is today: Released on $50,000 bond
48. Matthew McMconaughey
When: October 1999
Why: possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia
Where he is today: Recently starred in the football drama “We Are Marshall”, rumored to be playing Thomas Magnum in the 2008 film “Magnum, P.I.”
49.Tracey Gold
When: September 2004
Why: driving under the influence causing injury
Where she is today: Currently hosting Trapped in TV Guide, a TVGUIDE Channel mini-show.
50. Tawny Kitaen
When: April 2002
Why: domestic abuse and battery
Where she is today: Made the news last month when she sued her ex-boyfriend for theft
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Tha tis an awesome list brotha! I think the funny thing is after pictures as bad as these and the public embarrasment you would think they would never fuck up again. WRONG.
Nolte:
“Where he is today: Still drunk”
I’ll drink to that!
Took me a long time to compile so I was low on fuel when it came time to editorial.. so glad you thought at least the first comment was funny Donna (probably started lacking motivation shortly after!)