These Celebrities Caused The Downfall of Their Own Careers

Jeffrey Jones

Remember the jerk principal from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"? He was just as unlikeable in real life. Jones was charged with counts of child pornography in 2002 and was sentenced to 5 years probation. He's also a registered sex offender.

Jerry Lee Lewis

Iconic musician Jerry Lee Lewis was just 23 when he married his first wife. She? Was his 13-year-old first cousin. They kept the fine-print details of their marriage private until a reporter did some digging and leaked the truth. His popularity absolutely plummeted after the story broke. Despite that, the couple stayed together for 13 years.

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The More You Know

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first American film to have a soundtrack.
  • In 1978, Tim Allen was arrested for possession of 1.4 pounds of cocaine and was sentenced to three to seven years in jail. He was let out on parole after two years and four months.
  • Model Chrissy Teigen is pretty comfortable in her skin, but there’s one body part she refuses to show in photos: her feet.
  • In Saving Private Ryan, all of the main cast were given basic military training except Matt Damon, in the hope that the cast would build a resentment towards him necessary for the role.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.