12 Celebs With The LONGEST Prison Sentences

from dawn haley to Miley Cyrus celebrities have long had trouble with the law in most cases we're talking about minor slip-ups such as traffic offenses and other tabloid fodder some celebrities however found themselves behind bars for long periods of time here are the 12 celebrities with the longest prison sentences ranked from shortest to longest stick around for number one to see an MMA fighter who's likely to spend the rest of his life in a much different cage than he's used to and if you're new to this channel we are celebrity obsessed we explore the good the bad and the ugly so make sure you hit that subscribe button and notification now so you don't miss out let's get started number 12 50 Sen have you ever wondered why 50 cent used this stage name it isn't just because his real name is Curtis 50 cent grew up in Queens New York City and lived with his mother in total poverty in an effort to provide for her family his mother worked dealing hard substances until she passed away when her son was just 8 years old forced to support himself the young 50 cent took to selling narcotics in June of 1994 this led him to being arrested when his home was searched police found more illicit substances which resulted in increased charges after being found guilty he was sentenced to 3 to 9 years in prison however he qualified for a six-month rehabilitation boot camp which he served instead of jail time it was this program which helped him turn his life around and inspired him to choose the name 50 cent as a metaphor for change number 11 Wesley Snipes Wesley Snipes appeared in some of the most iconic movies of all time so it's safe to say the actor has made a whole lot of money in his career and he could have saved himself a whole lot of hassle had he just shared a little bit of that money with the United States government in 2006 of the blade star was charged with income tax fraud after it was discovered he'd filed numerous false tax return claims to scan the government out of millions of dollars although he was acquitted on several charges against him he was ultimately found guilty of failing to file federal income tax returns this resulted in a prison sentence of 3 years which ended in April 2013 the following year he made his return to the screen in the Expendables 3 or as he likely thought it was called the expensable 's number 10 bill cosby for decades comedian Bill Cosby who was billed as America's dad a title he earned through his role as the father figure in the Sitka The Cosby Show well now it looks like America's about to learn what it's like to grow up with a father behind bars for years there were rumblings about Cosby using his star power to manipulate and take advantage of women these misdeeds finally caught up with a comedian in December of 2015 when he was charged with aggravated indecent assault after a mistrial in 2017 Cosby was finally found guilty at April of 2018 he was sentenced up to ten years in prison and fined $25,000 Cosby's various attempts to have his conviction overturned have all failed meaning the man who was once the most beloved comic in show business will likely live in jail until he passes on number 9 Danny Trejo with roles on TV shows and movies such as machete monk and Breaking Bad after day Trejo is no stranger to portraying tough guys with murky criminal backgrounds some may call it typecasting others prefer to think of it as sticking to what you know and boy oh boy does Danny Trejo know a thing or two about having a questionable background Trail was in and out of jail for 11 years and spent most of the 60s behind bars at one point he spent five straight years in jail and even found himself on death row for inadvertently striking a construction worker during a prison riot thankfully those charges were dropped when the construction worker refused to testify against him and trail went on to complete a 12-step rehabilitation program which he credits for his dramatic turnaround number eight Jared Fogle there are many ways to become a star there can be a really great singer and use your pipes that captivate audiences across the world you can be a sporting icon and inspire millions with your remarkable abilities or you can eat a lot of sandwiches that's the route Jared Fogle decided to take when he embarked on a diet of Subway sandwiches in an attempt to lose weight surprisingly vocals diet proved successful and he lost more than 200 pounds leading to Subway hiring him as their primary spokesman he remained in this position until 2015 when he was charged with various crimes relating to lewd activities Fogle later pled guilty and was sentenced to 15 years in the federal correction institution of Englewood Colorado let's take a break for the quest actor Michael Clarke Duncan gained fame for his role as a wrongly convicted inmate in one movie is it a eight mile B The Green Mile C the Green Hornet or D mile 22 take a big guess in the comments below and stick around to the end of the video to find out the answer number seven I'm heard Sam heard had at all money good looks they had a promising career in the NFL the wide receiver enjoyed a lucrative spell playing for the Dallas Cowboys before making the jump to the Chicago Bears in 2011 but even that NFL money wasn't enough for heard in December of 2011 he was arrested when he attempted to purchase hard drugs and tried to buy these at such great quantities than it led to authorities to conclude he intended to sell them for profit following August when out on bail Hurd was arrested for violating the terms of his release and had his bail privileges revoked two days later he pled guilty to the original charges and was sentenced to 15 years behind bars the former football star is currently being held at the Federal Correctional Institute in Texas number six Oscar Pistorius on Valentine's Day 2013 professional sprinter Oscar Pistorius shot his wife reeva Steenkamp claiming he accidently mistook her for an intruder the prosecutors assigned to the case however didn't agree with him the prosecutors were ultimately victorious and Pistorius was sentenced to a maximum of five years in prison he was released after serving just one sixth of that sentence prosecutors appealed this move and pistorius's charges were increased which led him to being sent to jail again this time on a sentence of six years even then the browser users were not satisfied and appealed what they called a shockingly lenient sentence the Olympian sentence was eventually increased to 15 years the lesson here don't mess with South African prosecutors people number five Gary Glitter when the movie Joker was released in 2019 if producers came under fire for their decision to include the song rock and roll part two in the film the controversy stemmed from the fact the song was co-written by Gary Glitter a British glam rock star who had been convicted numerous times glitters first conviction came in 1999 when he was caught downloading indecent images this was followed by time spent in a Vietnamese prison after he was found guilty of engaging in lewd acts while hiding out of the country following his release in 2008 he returned to Britain and it wasn't long before he was arrested again in June of 2014 glitter was charged with eight counts of abuse several months later he was found guilty and sentenced to 16 years in prison number four Harvey Weinstein they say the bigger you are the harder you fall and there was no name bigger in Hollywood than Harvey Weinstein and thanks to the brave women who pioneered the me2 movement the director experienced the fall becoming of as mammoth fortune in October of 2017 women began coming forward to accused Weinstein one victim is one too many so you can imagine the shock when more than 80 women had accused the star by the end of the month the following May Weinstein was charged in connection with the allegations and was eventually found guilty on two of the five charges in February of 2020 despite attempts to have the conviction overturned the fallen movie mogul was sentenced to 23 years in prison number three Suge Knight as the founder of Death Row Records Suge Knight is arguably the single most important figure in gangster raps rise to the forefront of Western music along with launching the careers of some bonafide gods he has helped death row artists avoid jail time and famously scored a deal that got to box Shakur out of prison after only a few weeks when the ghetto gospel artist was supposed to be spending four and a half years behind bars it's a shame Suge Knight couldn't secure a similar deal for himself in 2018 when he was charged after pleading no contest the producer was sentence to a whopping 28 years in prison he'll be eligible for parole in October of 2013 but at 55 years old and with a history of health problems the chances of Knight living that long or slim number two Oh Jay Simpson a lot of people seem to be of the belief that OJ Simpson just went about his life and stated a trouble after he's found guilty of the 1995 charges it's an understandable assumption after all you'd have to be a complete idiot to even think about committing a crime after coming so close to ending up behind bars as luck would have it Oh Jay Simpson is a complete idiot in September 2007 the former football star attacked and stole from a Las Vegas hotel room he was arrested two days later in October of the following year Simpson was found guilty of the act and sentenced to 33 years in prison ultimately he only ended up serving nine of his sentence and was granted parole on October 1st 2017 number one Jonathan Paul köppen haver Jonathan Paul koppenhaver is a man with a very long name and a sentence to match he's a former mixed martial artist wondering why you've never heard of it he may know him better as war machine which is what he legally changed his name to in 2008 that's right the guy gave himself a nickname in summer of 2014 behavior and his ex girlfriend actress Christie Mac had an altercation he was arrested and charged one week later and was convicted of the act in March of 2017 the would-be sports star was subsequently sentenced to 36 years in prison Mac meanwhile continues her recovery and has retired to focus on raising awareness for domestic issues before we give you the answer to the quiz here's some more interesting jailed celeb knowledge for you didn't you know that as you watch this video rapper R Kelly is probably being held in a Chicago prison awaiting trial and a string of child sex abuse charges if found guilty he could spend 70 years behind bars and now the moment you've been waiting for the quiz answer earlier on we asked you to name the movie in which Michael Clarke Duncan appears as a wrongfully convicted man the answer is the Green Mile based on the Stephen King novel of the same name the movie made Duncan a major Hollywood star click on the playlist to the left to binge watch more celebrities including 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Published: Sun Jul 19 2020