You’ve inadvertently knocked everything you had set out of course when you’re under the glare of public scrutiny. This doesn’t necessarily ruin your future, but you shouldn’t let it continue if you want to get things to go the way you envisioned for yourself. Although these celebrities have learned the difficult way about careless comments and legal issues, headline-making scandals, they somehow keep getting themselves in the headlines.
Michael Jackson
By 2003, Michael Jackson’s career had stalled, and he was more of a creepy recluse than a mega pop star, with children who wear veils in public and lived in a fantasy mansion. The first of several molestation charges against Jackson was brought in December of 2003, tarnishing Jackson’s popstar royalty image. Until dying of an accidental overdose in 2009, he faced more than 20 years in jail if found guilty of the charges against him. Much to the public’s surprise, he was finally found not guilty.
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Michael Jackson
R. Kelly
Where to Begin with R. Kelly… In 2002, Kelly was charged with 21 counts of child pornography and a sex tape that showed him having sexual intercourse with a minor. He vehemently denied the charges before they came back for him in 2018. He has been accused of kidnapping young girls and holding them as sex slaves, based on hard facts. Almost every endorsement he’s ever had has been revoked.
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R. Kelly