From Prison to Paid: Celebrities Who Did Time Before Their Shine!
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MadameNoire
7. Robert Downey Jr.
Between 1996 and 2001, Downey was frequently arrested on drug-related charges. After being released from the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in 2000, Downey joined the cast of the hit television series Ally McBeal but his character was written out when Downey was fired after two drug arrests in late 2000 and early 2001. He explains that “there is nothing aside from a rogue correctional officer that can do you harm if you have the right cellie. You are actually in the safest place on Earth. Safe from the intruders.” After one last stay in a court-ordered drug treatment program, Downey finally achieved lasting sobriety and his career began to take off again.
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