The College Admissions Scandal
In 2019, Felicity Huffman and Lori Louglin became part of a huge scandal when 50 people were indicted in a college admissions bribery scandal that alleged that wealthy parents were paying bribes to get their kids into elite schools. Huffman admitted to paying $15,000 to up her daughter’s SAT scores, issued a public apology, pleaded guilty, and served 11 days of a two-week sentence.
Lori was accused of paying $500,000 to get her daughters into USC, maintained her innocence, and, in 2020, was sentenced to two months in prison.
Prince Andrew’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
The British royal family were the subject of shocking news headlines when reports leaked that the Queen’s son, Prince Andrew, had ties to Jeffrey Epstein, financier and convicted sex offender who died in his jail cell in 2019. Andrew had been photographed at Epstein’s Manhattan home and was accused of having sex with a 17-year-old Epstein victim. After doing a disastrous interview with BBC about the relationship, Andrew ended his status as a working royal.
Liam Neeson’s Racist Rant
During a press tour for 2019’s Cold Pursuit, Liam Neeson admitted that he’d wanted to kill a Black man to get revenge after a friend of his was raped. He said that he had been seeking out Black men in his area “hoping I’d be approached by somebody – I’m ashamed to say that – and I did it for maybe a week, hoping some ‘Black bastard’ would come out of a pub and have a go at me about something, you know? So that I could kill him.” Shockingly, that press tour was immediately cancelled.
Demi Lovato’s Drug Overdose
Demi Lovato has always been open about her substance abuse issues, and weeks after she revealed that she had recently suffered a relapse, the star suffered a drug overdose. She was taken to the hospital where she remained stable, but she stayed there for a bit as she recovered.
