10 Actors With Shocking Criminal Records

1. Mark Wahlberg - Blinded A Man In One Eye

mark wahlberg Mark Wahlberg had constant run-ins with the cops as a kid, and at age 16, his drug-fueled violence reached its apex, as he attacked two Vietnamese men with a wooden stick while shouting racial epithets, leaving one of them blind in one eye. Wahlberg was charged with attempted murder, but plead guilty to assault and was sentenced to 2 years in prison, serving just 45 days. At age 21, Wahlberg fractured a neighbour's jaw, but after this decided to clean his act up, dropping the Marky Mark name and turning to serious acting. It was a slow-but-sure ascent, with his turn in Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights being the undeniable breakthrough. Wahlberg has spoken about the crimes at considerable length, though generally he appears to have weathered the gravity of them surprisingly well, likely owing to his young age at the time of the offences. Which actor's run-in with the law shocks you the most? Are there any more shockers we missed? Let us know in the comments below.
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