Some celebrities you know and love have done some awful things. We know. Haven't we all. But we are talking really awful, beyond youthful mistakes or things that aren't as bad as they sound in context. These are acts that venture into the territory where they defy comprehension, and you can arguably consider them horrible human beings. Are we being too judgmental? Maybe, but we didn't do any of this … 1. Sean Penn Sean Penn would be horrible enough for riding around self-righteously on his high horse or being a pretentious douche, but he was Chris Brown before Chris Brown was Chris Brown. That’s right. Back when he was married to Madonna, he tied her to a chair and beat the living crap out of her for hours. Madonna eventually escaped and had him arrested, but decided later to drop charges in order to avoid a media frenzy. She did get a divorce, too, at least. 2. Vince Neil Vince Neil, the lead singer of Motley Crue, was having a house party in 1984. He drove drunk, got into a crash and killed his best friend Razzle in the process; Vince later said “I wrote a $2.5 million check for vehicular manslaughter when Razzle died … I should have gone to prison. I definitely deserved to go to prison. But I did 30 days in jail and got laid and drank beer, because that’s the power of cash. That’s fucked up.” Hey, at least he’s honest. 3. Jimmy Page Jimmy of Led Zeppelin is one of the greatest guitarists of all time, and is widely regarded as one of the craziest rock stars … but that stops being cool after a line is crossed. In 1972, he effectively kidnapped a 14 year old, Lori Maddox, had sex with her and stashed her away to avoid prison. Allegedly, his roadie nabbed her for Page, telling her, “You f–king move and I’ll fucking have your head.” Lori actually stayed with him for years, saying the whole thing was “romantic.” Pretty incredible. 4. Tim Allen Tim Allen was one of the biggest stars of the 1990s and beyond with Home Improvement, the Santa Clause and the like. But in the late 1970s he was one of the biggest drug dealers you ever heard of. He got busted trying to smuggle 1.4 POUNDS of cocaine on a plane, enough to get sent away for life or close to it. Unless you snitch on every dealer you ever met, which he did; Allen got 3-7 years and only served 28 months before turning his career around in remarkable fashion. 5. Rick James Rick James is known for the hit song “Superfreak” and for Dave Chappelle’s hilarious portrayal of him. Good thing, too, because he could be known for assaulting Frances Alley and taking her hostage for stealing his drugs. He tied her up for days, burned her with his crack pipe, and raped her; Rick was convicted of two charges but not torture, which would’ve carried a life sentence. 6. Michael Jackson Many Michael Jackson fans believe the late King of Pop was simply misunderstood, and it’s true, he was never convicted in criminal court for any of his alleged crimes against minors. But ask yourself: Would you leave your own kids around MJ? Exactly. View Slideshow
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