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

  • For 'Deadpool' (2016) Ryan Reynolds paid $10,000 of his own money for the right to wear a shirt with The Golden Girl’s Bea Arthur on it.
  • Shakira was banned from her school’s choir, and her classmates said she sounded like a goat.
  • Before going solo, Britney Spears was in an all-female group called Innosense.
  • Martha Stewart started out as a fashion model.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.