00:00It was very impactful. Everybody in the room was on tender hooks, just waiting to see what
00:04decision the judge would hand down.
00:06Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the 10 most notable celebrities
00:11who ended up in either jail or prison in 2024.
00:14Also tonight, an actor who starred on the Oprah Winfrey Network is now charged with
00:18murder.
00:20Number 10, Sean Kingston.
00:22New at 11, singer Sean Kingston back in Florida.
00:26This singer hit it big in 2007, with his debut album reaching number 6 on the Billboard
00:30200 and spawning the number one single, Beautiful Girls.
00:3417 years later, he was in jail.
00:36It all started in May 2024, when Kingston's Florida mansion was raided by a SWAT team.
00:41Both the musician and his mother, Janice Turner, were arrested.
00:53They had allegedly used fraudulent documents to obtain luxury items like watches and cars,
00:59illegally obtaining up to $1 million worth of goods.
01:02They were both charged with five counts of wire fraud, and Kingston was booked into Florida's
01:06Broward County Jail.
01:07If convicted, both Kingston and Turner each face up to 20 years in prison.
01:21Number 9, Peter Nygaard.
01:31A popular fashion executive, Peter Nygaard is the founder of Nygaard International, which
01:36at one time was Canada's largest manufacturer of women's clothing.
01:40The clothes catapulted Nygaard to fame, and he became one of the richest men in Canada,
01:44with a net worth of $900 million.
01:47But his career has also been marred by allegations of sexual assault, and in 2020, 57 plaintiffs
01:52filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that Nygaard was engaged in sex trafficking.
02:00His son, Kaizen Bickel, also told the media that his father was a systematic monster who
02:05used his business talents for evil.
02:07Nygaard was found guilty of sexual assault and sentenced to 11 years in prison in September
02:12of 2024.
02:23Number 8, Nancy Gonzalez.
02:30While certainly not a household name, Nancy Gonzalez was quite prominent in the circles
02:34of luxury apparel, with her famous handbags being sold in Harrods and Saks Fifth Avenue.
02:39Many prominent celebrities have also been spotted using her bags, allowing her name
02:42to become synonymous with high-end fashion.
02:44But that all crumbled in April of 2024, when Gonzalez was convicted of smuggling exotic
02:49animal skins into the United States.
02:51Gonzalez had violated federal wildlife laws by crafting handbags out of python and crocodile
02:56skins and then hiring couriers to smuggle them into the United States.
03:00She pled guilty to the charges in Miami, and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
03:05Number 7, Youngboy Never Broke Again.
03:13Going by a number of different stage names, including Youngboy Never Broke Again and NBA
03:17Youngboy, Kentrel Gaulden has had a successful career despite a string of legal issues.
03:22In 2024, Gaulden was already in the midst of a federal firearms charge when he was arrested
03:27in Utah for identity fraud and possession of controlled substances.
03:42According to prosecutors, Gaulden was using fake IDs to fraudulently purchase prescription
03:46drugs.
03:47His house arrest stemming from the firearms charge was revoked, and he was sent to jail.
03:51He accepted a global plea deal encompassing both the firearm and fraud charges, and was
03:55sentenced to 27 months in prison.
04:05Number 6, Justin Timberlake.
04:17Social media went crazy on June 18, 2024, when Justin Timberlake was arrested in New
04:21York for driving under the influence.
04:23He was taken to jail by the Sag Harbor Police Department, and his mugshot was spread far
04:28and wide for the world to see.
04:29Despite insisting that he only had one martini, he refused to take a breathalyzer, and the
04:33arresting police officer noted that he was displaying strong signs of intoxication.
04:46He eventually pleaded guilty to driving while impaired, which is a non-criminal traffic
04:50violation, and in exchange, the DWI charge was dropped.
04:53He was fined $500 and given 25 hours of community service.
05:07Number 5, Sam Bankman-Freed.
05:17Known as the poster boy of crypto, Sam Bankman-Freed, or SBF as he's often called, founded the
05:22cryptocurrency exchange FTX in 2019.
05:25Unfortunately for investors, the whole thing was a massive scheme that threatened the future
05:29and integrity of digital currency.
05:31In 2022, Bankman-Freed was charged with a laundry list of white-collar crimes, including
05:36money laundering and both wire and security fraud.
05:48The highly prominent United States v. Bankman-Freed trial began on October 3rd, 2023, with the
05:53FTX founder facing five counts of conspiracy and two counts of wire fraud.
05:58He was found guilty on all seven, and in March 2024, was given 25 years in prison.
06:07Number 4, Ali Aboulaban.
06:18This comedian is better known as Gin Kid, a comedian that was popular on Instagram and
06:23TikTok.
06:24Gin Kid was known for doing impressions, specifically Tony Montana from Scarface, and his Skyrim
06:28in real life videos went mega viral.
06:47Talented though he was, this story does not have a happy ending.
06:51In October of 2021, Aboulaban murdered his estranged wife Anna and her boyfriend, Rayburn
06:56Barron.
06:57Barron blamed his actions on a drug-induced psychosis, but the jury was not convinced,
07:01and he was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder, resulting in two life sentences.
07:16Number 3, Akeelie McDowell.
07:24An up-and-coming actor, Akeelie McDowell has appeared in two episodes of Billions and starred
07:28as the titular character in the Oprah Winfrey Network's David Makes Man.
07:32But his burgeoning career was cut short in August 2024, when he was arrested for murder.
07:46Back on July 20th, McDowell confronted a man named Cesar Peralta in the parking lot of
07:50a Houston apartment complex.
07:52Witnesses report that the two entered a physical altercation, and McDowell eventually shot
07:57and killed Peralta before fleeing.
07:59He was caught and taken to jail on a charge of first-degree murder.
08:10Number 2, Travis Scott.
08:18Despite being a huge star, Travis Scott has faced a number of significant legal issues
08:23throughout the years.
08:24The summer of 2024 was a particularly difficult time for Scott, who found himself in jail
08:28on two separate occasions.
08:30On August 9th, he was arrested after publicly fighting his own bodyguard and a security
08:34guard of Paris' Four Seasons Hotel George V.
08:43But the more notable event occurred less than two months later, when Scott was arrested
08:46for disorderly intoxication and trespassing.
08:49His mugshot was taken by the Miami-Dade Police Department, and Scott used this now-famous
08:53photo on various pieces of merchandise.
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09:21Number 1, Diddy.
09:30One of the most significant scandals in modern history, Diddy experienced a legendary downfall
09:34throughout 2024.
09:35In September of that year, he was arrested on various charges, including sex trafficking
09:40and racketeering.
09:50This followed numerous allegations of sexual assault, including one from his ex-partner,
09:54Cassie Ventura.
09:55A huge bombshell occurred the following month, when the Washington Post reported that up
09:59to 120 lawsuits would be filed against Diddy, with all plaintiffs, many of whom are minors,
10:04claiming sexual assault.
10:05His trial will begin on May 5th, 2025, and in the meantime, Diddy is being housed in
10:10Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center.
10:12His cellmate is the aforementioned Sam Bankman-Freed.
10:15If these lawsuits actually come to pass, Combs would be facing sexual misconduct allegations
10:20on an unprecedented scale.
10:22Can you think of any more examples?
10:24Let us know in the comments below.
10:25His attorney in that case is asking a federal appeals court to let him out on bail, guys.
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