davidb

what stars have had skirmishes with the law over the years and how has it affected their careers ? hugh grant springs to mind when he was arrested kerb crawling ,he still has a career .pete doherty is another, sadly he still has a career as well . they cant dish out extreme harsh sentences when you need them can they ?

Grey Wyler

Stacy Keach was quite a famous one. Collered for drugs and banged up for a while. Can't remember all the in and outs, but it was a bit of a scandal at the time.

davidb

thats right ! id forgotten about him ,that was about the same time as george best was imprisoned

dremble wedge

In Reading Gaol IIRC.

Grey Wyler

As i remember it was around 83 or 84. I think it was cocaine he was caught with.

narabdela

Robert Downey Jnr.

Grey Wyler

Good actor. Nice to see him getting his life back in order, for a long time he looked like a bad accident just waiting to happen.

earlb

Ricky Tomlinson

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

davidb

thats a good one ! it makes a change it not being about drink or drugs ,for him it was something political wasnt it ?

SirOllyBolly

I run a tribute website to Oliver Reed, and I managed to track down one of Ollie's arresting officers - one Eben Merril - who kindly detailed his encounter:

"...I am indeed one of the officers that met Mr. Reed in Stowe, Vermont. At the time, I was with the Morristown Police Department. I am presently the Chief Deputy of the Lamoille County Sheriff's Department based in Hyde Park, Vermont. In the early morning hours, I was at the Stowe Police Department office with Stowe Patrolman Edwin Webster, when he recieved a call via the Lamoille County Dispatch of a disturbance at Ye Old English Pub on the Mountain Road. When we arrived, we were told by the Pub's owner that the actor, Oliver Reed was in the pub causing a disturbance. We were asked at that time not to intervene, as the owner, his staff, and Mr. Reed's friends were trying to get him to leave. The owner met with us a couple of more times outside; each time his clothing was more torn than the first, and he and some of his staff had been physically assaulted by Mr. Reed. On his last trip to see us, the owner had had enough, and wanted to file charges against Reed, and Reed was presently on his way to the parking lot where we were. Mr. Reed came outside, looked at us, and walked over to an old car and proceeded to lift up it's fender. He then walked over to Officer Webster and I and shook our hands, and then promptly fell over backwards onto the ground. At this point, Officer Webster and myself placed Mr. Reed into handcuffs. Since Mr. Reed did not like the idea of being arrested, he was helped to the police car by Officer Webster, myself, and State Police Sgt. Loren Croteau, who had just arrived on the scene to lend a hand. The Dispatch Center had been giving area officers up to the minute accounts of Reed tearing apart the pub, and Sgt. Croteau was the first to arrive to assist. Mr. Reed was then taken to the Lamoille County Sheriff's Department where he told the alcohol worker to "bloody well piss off". He also met with a member of the US Border Patrol! Officer Webster and I returned to the pub to document what had been destroyed and to take statements from those who were assaulted. After his release, Reed sent flowers to the Sheriff's Department Secretary. I still have the handcuffs Mr. Reed wore, and I believe the original mugshot may be around. Hope this short version of the event is of interest to you and your site. Regards, Eben Merrill"

SirOllyBolly

"What fresh lunacy is this?"

penfold

And then there was Roscoe Arbuckle...that was pretty terminal, career-wise...and he was innocent !!
http://silent-movies.com/Arbucklemania//Bio.html

Bit of a Bay Window, what??

Grey Wyler

Lionel Atwill was done for showing porno movies and having orgies at his home.

davidb

michael barrymore is another ,did anyone see him in the newspapers over the weekend ? he looks washed up

mariocki

Great stuff SirOB

You crazy idiots - my name's McGill!

earlb

Wilfred Brambell

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.