Although being celebrities comes with a lot of responsibility, but, it is not as if only us commoners get into trouble, even the celebrities have occasionally got into trouble with the law. Here we present 16 celebrities who have been jailed and the reasons why that happened.
Amanda Bynes
The star of the movie, ‘What A Girl Wants’ had to spend a day in prison for having driven under the influence in 2012.
Tim Allen
Tim Allen rose to fame courtesy of Home Improvement, but, he had to spend two years and four months in prison for drug trafficking in 1978.
Lauryn Hill
The singer from The Fugees had to spend three months behind bars for having failed in filing taxes. Guess what, a lot of tax evasion convictions are going to be on this list.
Teresa Giudice
Back in 2014, The Housewives of New Jersey actress had to serve an 11-month sentence for tax fraud.
Wesley Snipes
It might surprise you, but, the star of numerous movies like Blade and White Men Can’t Jump, Wesley Snipes was jailed for over two years due to tax evasion in 2009.
Lil Kim
In the year 2005, rapper Lil Kim spent a year in prison for having lied to a federal grand jury about her friend’s involvement in a shooting incident.
Lindsay Lohan
In the year 2010, Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls) had to spend 14 days in prison for having repeatedly missed mandatory classes and meetings.
Paul McCartney
The Beatle icon spend ten days behind bars in 1980 for having possessed marijuana.
Fat Joe
The rapper served a three months term for tax evasion in 2013.
Paris Hilton
The It star Paris Hilton was sentenced to a 3-day term for having failed to enrol in a court-ordered rehab program in 2007.
