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15 Celebrities Who Actually Went to Prison and Served Time.
While many Hollywood stars have faced minor run-ins with the law, these famous actors, musicians, and public figures served hard time in maximum and medium-security correctional facilities before making shocking returns to the spotlight.
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15 Celebrities Who Actually Went to Prison and Served Time 
15. Lindsay LohanServed nearly two weeks at Century Regional Detention Facility in 2010 following probation violations. 
14. Paris HiltonServed 23 days at Century Regional Detention Facility in 2007 for driving on a suspended license. 
13. Tim AllenServed 28 months in a Minnesota federal prison for drug trafficking before launching his stand-up comedy career. - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
12. Danny TrejoServed five years across San Quentin, Folsom, and Soledad prisons before becoming Hollywood's favorite antihero. 
11. Christian SlaterServed 59 days in a California correctional facility in 1998 following an assault conviction. 
10. Kiefer SutherlandServed 48 days in Glendale City Jail in 2007-2008 while starring as Jack Bauer on television's 24. 
9. Sean PennServed 33 days in a Los Angeles County correctional facility in 1987 for assault. - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
8. Boy GeorgeServed four months across HM Prison Pentonville and Edmunds Hill in 2009 for false imprisonment. 
7. Wesley SnipesServed 28 months in a Pennsylvania federal prison for tax offenses before returning to major Hollywood franchise films. 
6. Martha StewartServed five months at Federal Correctional Institution Danbury in 2004 before orchestrating an unprecedented business comeback. 
5. Mike TysonServed nearly three years in an Indiana state correctional facility before mounting a championship boxing comeback. - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
4. Mark WahlbergServed 45 days of a two-year sentence at Deer Island House of Correction at age 16 before turning his life around. 
3. Paul McCartneySpent nine days in solitary confinement at Tokyo's Kosuge Prison after customs discovered cannabis. 
2. Boris BeckerServed eight months across HM Prison Wandsworth and Huntercombe in 2022 for bankruptcy offenses. 
1. Robert Downey Jr.Served nearly a year in California State Prison in 1999 before achieving the greatest comeback in Hollywood history. - Advertisement
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