Celebrity arrests they wish they could forget

Hugh Grant's booking photo, dated June 27, 1995. Grant was arrested for misdemeanor lewd conduct in a public place, after being caught in a car with 25-year-old Hollywood prostitute Divine Brown near Sunset Boulevard. He pleaded no contest and was fined $1,180, placed on two years' summary probation, and was ordered to complete an AIDS education program.

Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart shown here as she leaves the U.S. Federal Courthouse in New York after being found guilty on March 5, 2004. Stewart was convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators, amid a wave of corporate fraud trials. She served a five-month term in a federal prison followed by two years of supervised release.

Rob Lowe

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In 1988, Rob Lowe was involved in a scandal over a videotape of him having sex with two females, one of whom was 16. She was filmed with Lowe during the night before the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta. Lowe has asserted that he did not know that the second girl was underage. Lowe agreed to perform 20 hours of community service to avoid criminal charges. (Picture: Rob Lowe on October 25, 2011 in Doha, Qatar)

Tim Allen

On October 2, 1978, Tim Allen was arrested in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport for possession of over 650 grams (1.4 lb) of cocaine. He subsequently pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, and provided the names of other dealers in exchange for a sentence of three to seven years, instead of possible life imprisonment. He was paroled on June 12, 1981 after serving 2 years and 4 months in the Federal Correctional Institution in Sandstone, Minnesota.

Winona Ryder

On December 12, 2001, Winona Ryder was arrested on shoplifting charges in Beverly Hills, California. She was accused of stealing $5,500 worth of designer clothes and accessories at a Saks Fifth Avenue department store. Ryder was convicted of grand theft, shoplifting and vandalism, but was acquitted on the third felony charge, burglary. In December 2002, she was sentenced to three years' probation, 480 hours of community service, $3,700 in fines, $6,355 in restitution to the Saks store, and ordered to attend psychological and drug counseling.

Mel Gibson

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Mel Gibson is pictured in this booking photo provided by the El Segundo, California police on March 16, 2011. Gibson's former girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, accused him punching her and threatening her with a gun during an altercation at his home in Malibu. He entered a plea of no contest March 11 to a charge of misdemeanor battery, and was placed on probation.

Kobe Bryant

This photo of Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Kobe Bryant was taken on July 4, 2003 by the Eagle County, Colorado Sheriff's Office, as Bryant was booked on charges of felony sexual assault. A 19-year-old hotel employee accused Bryant of raping her in his hotel room the night before Bryant was to have surgery. The assault case was ultimately dropped by prosecutors after the accuser refused to testify at trial. Bryant admitted to an adulterous encounter with his accuser, but denied her sexual assault allegation.

Robert Downey Jr.

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Robert Downey Jr. is shown here in a November 25, 2000 booking photo, after his arrest at the Merv Griffin Resort in Palm Springs, Calif. for drug possession. An anonymous caller led investigators to a hotel room at the resort where they say they found the actor alone with cocaine and methamphetamines. In July 2001, Downey pleaded no contest to the charges, avoiding jail time. Instead, he was ordered into drug rehabilitation and given three years' probation.

Matthew McConaughey

On October 26, 1999, Matthew McConaughey was arrested in Austin, Texas, for resisting arrest and possession of marijuana, following a disturbance in the early hours of the morning. He was found at home, naked, playing music very loudly on bongo drums. McConaughey denied the drug charges (which were subsequently dropped), but was charged with disturbing the peace. He pleaded guilty and paid a $50 fine.

Mike Tyson

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson (wearing white cap) is shown here being escorted from the Indiana Youth Center by bodyguards and promoter Don King (right), after Tyson's release from the prison in Plainfield, Ind., on March 25, 1995. Tyson was arrested in July 1991 for the rape of 18-year-old Desiree Washington, Miss Black Rhode Island, in an Indianapolis hotel room. He was convicted on the rape charge on February 10, 1992 after the jury deliberated for nearly 10 hours. Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison, plus four years' probation. He was released after serving three years behind bar.

Kiefer Sutherland

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This mugshot provided by the Glendale City Police Department shows "24" star actor Kiefer Sutherland at the jail in Glendale City, California on Dec. 5, 2007. Sutherland, 40, reported to the facility to serve a 48-day sentence after pleading guilty to a second drunk driving offense.

Christian Slater

Christian Slater was arrested in West Hollywood, California, on Dec. 29, 1989 after leading sheriff's deputies on a car chase. A sheriff's spokesman said Slater crashed into a telephone pole, got out of his car and kicked a cop, then tried to escape over a fence. He was charged with evading police, driving under the influence, assault with a deadly weapon (his cowboy boots) and driving with a suspended license. He spent 10 days in jail. (Picture: Christian Slater at the premiere of DreamWorks' 'The Contender' at the National Theater, Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 15, 2000.)

Robert Kelly (aka R. Kelly)

Singer R. Kelly is shown in this police handout photo January 22, 2003 at the Dade County Jail in Florida. Kelly was arrested on charges of child pornography after police found a video of him engaging in sex acts with an underage girl. The alleged victim denied it was her. After less than a day of deliberations a Chicago jury found Kelly not guilty of all 14 counts on June 13, 2008 - seven counts of videotaping the acts, and seven counts of producing child pornography.

Paul Reubens

In July 1991, while visiting relatives, Reubens was arrested in Sarasota, Florida for indecent exposure in an adult theater. Reubens later pleaded no contest to the charge. He was fined, had to pay court costs, and was ordered to produce an anti-drug public service announcement. (Photo: Actor Paul Ruebens attends the Broadway opening night after-party of The Pee-Wee Herman Show at Bryant Park Grill, on November 11, 2010 in New York City.

Russell Crowe

In June 2005, Crowe was arrested and charged with second-degree assault by New York City police, after he threw a telephone at an employee of the Mercer Hotel who refused to help him place a call when the system did not work from his room. He was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon (the telephone), and sentenced to conditional release. (Photo: Russell Crowe arrives at amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2010 benefit gala at the Hotel du Cap on May 20, 2010 in Antibes, France.)