Celebrities Who Have Done Real Time in Prison

Former Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond was sentenced to four months in prison beginning January 2016. It was the result of a conviction for disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon (a knife) after an incident in a Wisconsin bar on Christmas Day 2014. In 2015, he was cleared of felony charges.





From 1999 to 2000, Robert Downey, Jr. spent almost a year in a California substance abuse treatment facility and state prison after several parole violations associated with multiple drug charges.





When he was 16 years old, Mark Wahlberg assaulted a Vietnamese man with a stick, knocking him unconscious. On the very same day, he used a meathook to gouge out the eye of another Vietnamese man. Both crimes were unprovoked.

After pleading guilty to both counts, he was sentenced to two years in prison for attempted murder, but only ended up serving 45 days of that sentence.





Juwanna Mann actress Lil' Kim spent about a year in prison after being convicted on conspiracy and perjury. She lied to a grand jury while testifying on behalf of her friend and manager, Damion Butler, over gun charges stemming from a shootout in front of a radio station. Video evidence showed Butler opening the door for Kim, who claimed not to have seen him on the day in question.





Sean Penn
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The Oscar winner is no stranger to violent outbursts, many leading to arrests, yet only one incident landed him behind bars.

In 1987, Penn was sentenced to 60 days after punching an extra on the set of his film Colors while on probation from two prior assaults. Lucky for him, he only served a fraction of that time thanks to then-wife Madonna for not pressing charges for a particularly brutal domestic violence encounter.





In 1997, Christian Slater was convicted of assaulting his girlfriend and a police officer while intoxicated. After pleading guilty, he spent three months in prison and then three months in rehab.

Slater previously spent ten days in jail for a drunk driving charge in 1989.





The Cookout actor Ja Rule spent over two years in prison for illegal gun possession.

He began his time in 2011 but had his stay extended by an additional twenty-eight months to run concurrently for felony tax evasion. He was released from state prison and then immediately brought into federal custody after the terms of the original stint were over.

He was released for good later that year.





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In 2007, Kiefer Sutherland served 48 days in jail after pleading no contest to DUI charges and for violating the terms of his probation. Following his release, Sutherland had to undergo an 18-month alcohol education program and had to attend weekly therapy sessions.





In the 1960s, Danny Trejo spent several years in and out of prison for multiple charges, including burglary, assault, and drug possession. He even did a portion of his prison time at the infamous San Quentin State Prison.






Tim Allen
Before the actor/comedian hit it big, he went to the big house for attempting to traffic over 650 grams (1.43 lbs) of cocaine in 1978. He avoided a lifetime in prison by giving information about other dealers for a reduced sentence of three to seven years. Allen ended up serving about two years and four months and was paroled in 1981.





In 2013, singer and Sister Act 2 actor Lauryn Hill served three months in federal prison for tax evasion. Not wasting any time, Hill released her new single, "Consumerism" the day of her release.





In 1994, rapper-turned-actor 50 Cent spent six months in a correctional boot camp for multiple drug charges. He was only 16 years old at the time of his incarceration.





No stranger to high profile cases, O.J. Simpson is currently serving a 33-year prison sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping. He is not eligible for parole until 2017.





Troubled actor Tom Sizemore spent nine months in prison in 2007 for possession of methamphetamine. He was on parole for previous drug charges at the time of his arrest.





T.I.
In 2009, the "House of Lies" actor spent more than six months in prison on federal weapons charges. He spent an additional three months at a half-way house in Atlanta.





Takers actor Chris Brown spent several months in jail in 2014 because of an assault that occurred during his probationary period from his previous violent assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna. He is currently released and is on probation.





Monica Bedi
In 2003, Indian actress Monica Bedi spent two years in a Portuguese jail for possessing forged travel documents. She was later convicted on similar charges in her native country.





In the 1990s, Mike Tyson served three years in prison after being convicted of the rape of an 18-year-old girl. The undisputed heavyweight champion and The Hangover actor claims to this day that he was falsely accused.





In 2010, The 40 Year-Old Virgin actor Shelley Mailil was convicted of murdering his girlfriend and sentenced to life in prison. He is currently incarcerated at Ironwood State Prison in California.





The Sopranos actor Lillo Brancato, Jr. spent eight years in prison for burglary and second-degree murder. He and another man robbed and killed an off-duty police officer. Brancato, Jr. was released from prison in 2013.





Harry Potter actor and pride of Slytherin house Jamie Waylett was sentenced to a two-year prison term in 2012 after taking part in a riot in London the previous year. He was found in possession of a Molotov cocktail and marijuana at the time of his arrest.


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