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When the spotlight dims, dark secrets emerge. Join us as we explore the shocking criminal acts committed by famous Hollywood actors. Our countdown includes chilling cases ranging from attempted murder to sexual assault, revealing how these stars' personal demons led to devastating consequences. Which case surprised you the most?
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00:00From the day I woke up in prison and realized the mistakes that I had made and the pain that
00:04I had caused people, I committed to turning my life around.
00:06Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we'll be discussing the instances where the dark side
00:11of Hollywood rose up to consume some famous movie performers.
00:16What Locaine is doing is speaking publicly about her crime as a warning to others.
00:22Attempted Murder, Shelley Malil.
00:25It's difficult to say what might have come of the career of Shelley Malil after the actor
00:29gained fame for his performance in The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
00:32Hey, Will and Grace, back to work.
00:35Hey, Aziz, can you just give us a second?
00:37We're just kind of in the middle of something.
00:40Hey, I'm on my break, okay?
00:41That's because Malil was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole
00:45after 12 years for the attempted murder of his girlfriend, Kendra Beebe, in 2010.
00:50He was convicted of premeditated attempted murder and was given a 12-years-to-life sentence.
00:55The wounds inflicted on Beebe by Malil were numerous, and the victim was left in some
01:00severe physical shape, although she would eventually survive the attack.
01:04Malil, in the meantime, was actually paroled in 2018 after serving only eight years of his
01:10sentence.
01:10He says he's a changed man, has taken self-help courses in prison, and participated in Alcoholics
01:17Anonymous.
01:17Alleged abuse and defamation.
01:20Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
01:22Why do we so often follow the sordid details that emerge in the wake of a high-profile celebrity
01:27court case?
01:28It was very, very toxic.
01:30We were awful to each other.
01:33You know, I made a lot of, a lot of mistakes.
01:38A lot of mistakes.
01:41But I've always told the truth.
01:42The tumultuous relationship of actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard was an open book for all
01:47to see during their 2022 trial.
01:49There's absolutely no question that especially Johnny Depp's lawyers are playing to the public.
01:57There's no question.
01:58Depp's legal team brought forth allegations of defamation against Heard, while the latter
02:02asserted that she was a victim of domestic violence during her marriage to Depp.
02:06Live-streamed footage of the trial resulted in public support primarily leading towards
02:11Depp, and this sentiment seemed to be echoed by the jury verdict, which ruled in favor of
02:17the plaintiff.
02:18I think the key to victory was focusing on the facts and the evidence, and Johnny's opportunity
02:24to speak the truth for the first time.
02:27First-degree attempted burglary.
02:30Lillo Bruncato.
02:31It was alongside heavyweight acting legends like Robert De Niro that Lillo Bruncato first
02:37made his mark in Hollywood.
02:38Nice sheets now, you gotta be careful, I don't get a nosebleed.
02:41Hey, these are the best I can do.
02:42What do you want from me?
02:44Come on, Pop, I'm only kidding.
02:45The young actor would earn praise for his work in A Bronx Tale, although struggles with
02:49substance use disorder eventually came to a head for Bruncato.
02:53A gunfight with off-duty police officer Daniel Enchitigwe proved to be fatal for the latter.
02:59Someone came to the hospital bed with the newspaper, and he said, hey buddy, you proud of yourself?
03:08He said, you and your boy just killed a cop.
03:10I said, what?
03:11Bruncato was charged with second-degree murder for his role in the altercation, one that also
03:16included Bruncato's accomplice, Steven Armento.
03:19Bruncato escaped the murder charge, but was convicted of first-degree attempted burglary,
03:24served time, and was eventually parole.
03:27He speaks now about his experiences, and has returned to acting.
03:32What I can do is choose to be a little bit better today than I was yesterday, and try
03:36to help as many people as possible, and be kind.
03:38It doesn't cost anything.
03:39Sexual assault, Gerard Depardieu.
03:43It's a question that's been asked before, one that tends to follow many celebrities whose
03:47talents sometimes overshadow the dark clouds of controversy that follow their careers.
03:52In the wake of the Me Too movement in 2017, serious allegations of sexual misconduct were
03:58made against the actor, casting a shadow over his career.
04:02There's absolutely no denying the greatness of Gerard Depardieu as an actor, as evidenced
04:08by his numerous awards and accolades.
04:10Yet, accusations of a sexual nature have dogged Depardieu for decades.
04:15He's previously denied any wrongdoing, and his lawyer has said the accusations are false
04:20and based on lies.
04:22It wasn't until 2020 that an official reckoning came knocking, in the form of official charges
04:27levied in Depardieu's native France.
04:30He was convicted in May of 2025 on two counts of sexual assault, although the actor steadfastly
04:36denied these accusations, and even took the stand in his own defense.
04:39Gerard Depardieu, an icon of French cinema, has been handed a suspended jail term of 18
04:45months.
04:45The verdict is currently being appealed.
04:48Sexual exploitation.
04:50James Franco.
04:51The arrest of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in 2018 served as a reckoning
04:56of sorts.
04:57A moment in history where other victims of sexual exploitation and abuse felt emboldened to speak
05:03up and tell their stories.
05:05One of the things that I've learned is that this is a conversation that obviously needs
05:10to be had.
05:12There are people, women and others, who have not been a part of this conversation, and
05:17I truly believe, and why I was wearing the pin, is that they need to be a part of this
05:22conversation.
05:23The career and reputation of James Franco certainly took a hit in the wake of this Weinstein effect,
05:29since multiple women accused the actor of taking advantage of his position as an acting
05:33coach.
05:34He's definitely got two personalities, and that doesn't mean he doesn't have a great
05:39sweet side, but when he has his other side, it's the complete polar opposite.
05:46Behavior that was designed to elicit certain favors in exchange for potential acting roles,
05:51with retaliation on the table if those favors weren't doled out.
05:55The suits were settled out of court, although Franco did admit that he had sex with his students
06:00during this time.
06:01Suppose, at the time, my thinking was, if it's consensual, okay.
06:09Fatal DUI.
06:10Amy Locaine.
06:12The 2020 short film Cooties served as the first film role in over 10 years for Amy Locaine,
06:17who had formerly retired in 2006, while she was raising a family.
06:21Locaine was living a quiet life in New Jersey as a wife and mother at the time of the accident.
06:26Unfortunately, Locaine was involved in a fatal car crash in 2010, one that proved fatal to
06:32the wife of Fred Seaman, who had been attempting to turn into his driveway.
06:36I drove home while I was intoxicated, and the consequences were devastating.
06:45Locaine's conviction in sentencing proved to be equally controversial, since it was later
06:50found that the initial decision of three years was too lenient.
06:54The actress ultimately served more years in prison while appealing this decision, before
06:58finally being released in December of 2024.
07:02Amy now speaks to high school students about the dangers of drunk driving.
07:06I want to do everything in my power to prevent other people from going through something that
07:13horrible and that difficult.
07:15Felony Torture.
07:17Joe Sun.
07:18The martial arts training of Joe Sun made this actor an easy fit for multiple direct-to-video
07:23acting gigs.
07:24A relatively small-time actor is now attracting his biggest headlines ever, and they're not over
07:29movie roles.
07:30Then, Sun's resemblance to the famous James Bond villain Oddjob resulted in his casting as
07:35random task in the hit spy parody, Austin Powers' International Man of Mystery.
07:40It would be DNA evidence submitted for Sun's role in a separate crime, that of felony vandalism,
07:47that would go on to connect the actor to a cold case that occurred 18 years prior.
07:51Sun was sentenced to life in prison for his role in a felony torture case that left a female
07:56victim traumatized and assaulted.
07:59The actor's prison life would result in yet another crime, this time for the murder of
08:03Joe Sun's cellmate, Michael Graham.
08:06A month after his son arrived, officials at the prison found his 50-year-old cellmate dead
08:11in their quarters.
08:12Murder.
08:13Johnny Lewis.
08:14It's unclear as to whether or not a 2011 motorcycle accident caused some sort of undiagnosed
08:20trauma within the otherwise promising life of actor Johnny Lewis.
08:25Johnny Lewis starred in the show Sons of Anarchy, and officials say he went on a violent rampage.
08:31The star of such films as Aliens vs. Predator Requiem, and television shows like Sons of
08:36Anarchy, was staying at a bed and breakfast known to other creatives in the area of Los
08:41Angeles, California.
08:42We got a series of 911 calls, neighbors called, said there's someone screaming, I hear glass
08:46breaking, our officers rushed up there.
08:49By the time we got there, Mr. Lewis was already dead.
08:52His behavior proved to be violently erratic, however, with Lewis having assaulted a number
08:57of his neighbors prior to murdering his landlady, Catherine Davis, as well as her pet cat.
09:02Johnny Lewis fell to his death after committing these crimes, although authorities maintain
09:07that this fatal fall was accidental, and not a self-induced act of destruction.
09:13We believe that Mr. Lewis was responsible for this.
09:16Hate Crimes.
09:17Mark Wahlberg.
09:18There is an astonishingly long rap sheet of crimes when it comes to the history of Mark Wahlberg's
09:23troubled youth.
09:24I'm from the wrong side of the tracks, I think.
09:27You know, I'm trying to work my way into good grace.
09:29The actor has freely admitted his wrongdoings as a teenager when he committed hate crimes
09:34against persons of color in his neighborhood.
09:37The actor only served 45 days in jail for a 1988 attack on a Vietnamese man, Johnny Trent.
09:42I was a young kid and I was a follower, and the day I woke up in prison I had to say,
09:46you know what, do I want to continue to be a follower, do I want to change my life and
09:49become a leader, and that's what I decided to do.
09:51Yet Wahlberg brazenly requested a pardon from the state of Massachusetts in 2014 for his
09:57crime, a pardon that was not issue.
10:00Mark Wahlberg would later go on to state that he'd personally met with Trin in an effort
10:05to clean his personal slate.
10:06I'm committed to turning my life around and becoming a productive person in the community.
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10:26Vehicular manslaughter.
10:28Matthew Broderick.
10:29Careless driving.
10:31That was what the legal team representing Matthew Broderick eventually had levied against their
10:35client after a tragic car accident took place back in 1987.
10:39You were with Matthew in the car, and that car struck another one and it ended two lives.
10:45Broderick's car swerved into the wrong lane while the actor was vacationing in Northern Ireland.
10:51The passengers in the other car, a mother and daughter, were killed at the scene.
10:56I was in shock because I was the only living witness, and Matthew was unconscious and had
11:01amnesia, and the other two women died.
11:04Broderick in the meantime awoke in a hospital with some very serious injuries, together with
11:09no recollection of the incidents.
11:11The initial charges of causing death by dangerous driving were lowered to the aforementioned
11:15conviction, which let Broderick off with only a $175 fine.
11:21And it had very serious, traumatic, lasting effects on, I'm sure, Matthew and the family
11:29of the other women and me.
11:32Which of these revelations was the most shocking to you?
11:35Let us know in the comments.
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