Though famous faces like Paul McCartney and Axl Rose may be rich, famous pop culture icons, they're not above the law. Despite their celebrity status, countless stars have found themselves behind bars over the years, incidents that like all tabloid fodder, come with a whole lot of fascinating snaps.
From a young Bernie Sanders getting apprehended at a protest to Ella Fitzgerald in what appears to be a holding cell, here are 20 arrest photos of the rich and famos.
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“1982: Woody Harrelson's mugshot, arrested for dancing in the middle of a busy road.”
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“Jeremy Corbyn arrested outside the South African embassy (1984).”
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“1946 Mug Shot of Paul Newman(age 21) He was arrested along with 5 others for making trouble during a night of drinking at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.”
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“Lenny Bruce being arrested 1961.”
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“Ella Fitzgerald arrested after singing to an integrated audience in 1955.”
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“Paul McCartney being arrested in Japan for possessing weed, 1980.”
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“Jim Morrison being arrested by the police after mocking one of them onstage (1967).”
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“George Carlin being arrested after performing the controversial routine ‘Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television’ May 27th 1972.”
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“Axl Rose arrested for contribution to St. Louis Guns N' Roses Riot [1992].”
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“If anyone can be cool while being arrested, it's Cheech & Chong (1973 arrest for disorderly conduct in Tampa)”
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“Tom DeLonge getting arrested for underage drinking as Mark Hoppus points to his shirt (1995)”
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“Kurt Cobain. May 1986. Arrested for spraypainting ‘Ain’t got no whatchamacallit’ on a building in Aberdeen. Around the same time, Cobain was also arrested for trespassing on the roof of a warehouse.”
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“Bernie Sanders arrested for protesting segregation (1963)”
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“Christopher Hitchens being arrested at Oxford circa 1968.”
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“Jerry Lee Lewis being arrested 1956.”
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“Johnny Cash’s 1965 mugshot after being arrested when U.S. Customs agents found hundreds of pep pills and tranquilizers in his luggage when returning from Juarez, Mexico. Cash spent a night in the El Paso jail, paid a $1000 fine and received a 30-day suspended sentence.”
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“Timothy Leary getting arrested: 1972.”
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“Dorothy Day getting arrested for the final time, protesting for farm workers in California, 1973.”
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“Martin Luther King being arrested for demanding service at a white-only restaurant, 1964.”
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“Philippe Petit being arrested in NYC aftee traversing the twin towers on a tightrope. - August 7, 1974.”
