Many celebrities have spent time behind bars. And though there have been a few high-profile arrests recently, there are plenty of celebrities you may have forgotten have served time in prison or detention centers.
Here are 11 celebrities you may have forgotten were once in prison or jail.
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in.Robert Downey Jr.’s drug addiction landed him in prison for a year.
In 1996, Robert Downey Jr. was pulled over for speeding in Malibu, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, and for having heroin, cocaine, crack, and .357 magnum in his car, as reported at the time by The LA Times. After county jail and rehab, he was sentenced to federal prison for skipping probation.
In 2015, he was pardoned and given his right to vote back, according to The Guardian.
At 25, Tim Allen was arrested and sentenced for bringing 650 grams of cocaine to the airport.
Before he was America’s dad, "Home Improvement" star, Tim Allen spent two years and four months in prison for cocaine trafficking, according to The Washington Times. The reason he did not face life imprisonment was for providing the names of other dealers, according to Gawker.
Martha Stewart was sentenced to five months in federal prison.
Martha Stewart spent five months in a West Virginia federal prison in 2004-2005. She was convicted on felony charges for "conspiracy and making false statements to investigators looking into the sale of a stock," but ensured Today that the experience has not defined her and that she’s been able to bounce back.
Lindsay Lohan was in and out of jail for a decade.
The actress was first arrested in 2007 on charges of driving under the influence and possessing cocaine in a misdemeanor hit-and-run.
CNN has a full timeline of a decade of probation violations and grand theft that includes at least 5 different rehab facilities, 35 days of home confinement, 67 days of community service, 19 days in court, and six trips to jail.
Paris Hilton violated her probation by driving with a suspended license.
It all started with a DUI arrest in 2006, as reported by People. After disregarding the license suspension, Paris Hilton spent half of her 45-day sentence at Lynwood detention facility before getting released for good behavior. Even in a tricky situation, The Guardian reports that Paris had 5,000 fan letters to keep her company.
Lauryn Hill paid the price for skipping out on taxes.
Facing up to three years in prison, R&B singer Lauryn Hill received just three months for failing to pay nearly $1 million in state and federal taxes. She admitted that she missed her deadline to pay on purpose, feeling that she was "resist[ing] a system intentionally opposing [her] right to whole and integral survival."
The former Fugees frontwoman was released early for good behavior, according to CNN.
Donald Trump Jr. got arrested for public drunkenness in New Orleans.
Donald Trump Jr. was arrested on the charge of public drunkenness during Mardi Gras in 2001. He spent 11 hours in a Louisiana jail, according to the New York Times.
Paul McCartney spent nine days in a Japanese prison for marijuana possession.
After signing an affidavit stating he no longer used drugs in order to get his travel visa, this Beatle faced up to eight years in jail when a bag of marijuana was found in his luggage at an airport in Tokyo, according to People magazine. He was released by authorities on his ninth day.
Mark Wahlberg spent 45 days in prison for a felony assault conviction.
When he was 16 years old in Boston, Wahlberg was caught stealing beer, leading to the assault of two people. The LA Times reports that he punched one man in the eye and used a large stick to hit a Vietnamese man while shouting racial slurs.
He was initially given two years for the felony charge, and served 45 days in prison, according to the LA Times.
Lil’ Kim was convicted for lying to a federal grand jury.
Grammy-winning Rapper Lil’ Kim did 10 months out of her one-year-and-a-day sentence for lying to a grand jury during a case about a gunfight outside the WQHT-FM Hot 97 radio station.
She was greeted at her 6 a.m. release by dozens of fans, according to the Washington Post.
Dance Moms star, Abby Lee Miller, spent eight months in prison for bankruptcy fraud.
Lifetime personality Abby Lee Miller was sentenced to 366 days in jail for attempting to conceal $775,000 of television money from her Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
She told People that she lost about 100 pounds and received her degrees in personal finance and real estate, making the most of her time.
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