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十个被忘掉的名人罪行(上)

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10 Chris Brown

10 克里斯·布朗
Assault
伤害罪

crime

Increasingly popular pop singer Chris Brown nearly forfeited his potential stardom when he pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend, well-known singer Rihanna. In a seemingly fairy-tale romance, both Brown and Rihanna were nominated for two Grammys in the year 2009. The night before the award show, things went south when the dynamic duo got into a public altercation which resulted in Rihanna's hospitalization. She had numerous visible bruises as a result of Brown's violence.

在越来越火的流行歌手克里斯·布朗承认自己殴打了他的女朋友——著名歌手蕾哈娜的时候,几乎丧失了他充满潜力的明星地位。在这段仿佛童话般的浪漫感情中,布朗和蕾哈娜都在2009年度被提名两个格莱美奖项。在颁奖前一夜,却发生了出乎意料的事情。性情冲动的两人公开发生了口角,导致蕾哈娜住院。她身上有许多明显的瘀伤都是布朗的暴力行为所致。
The singer was sentenced to five years of probation and over 1,400 hours of labor-focused service. This, unfortunately, wasn't the last time that Brown was charged with such crimes. Despite his catchy radio hits, the singer was most recently arrested in August 2016 for similar accusations.
歌手布朗被判处五年缓刑和1400小时的劳动服务。然而这并不是布朗最后一次被指控伤害罪了。尽管他的电台广播大红大紫,这位歌手最近在2016年8月又因为类似指控被捕。

9 Tim Allen

9 蒂姆·艾伦
Cocaine Possession
可卡因持有罪

crime

Tim Allen, ironically known for several iconic child-friendly roles in the film industry, committed felony drug trafficking. Arrested at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport in 1978 for possessing an unbelievable 0.6 kilograms (1.4 lb) of cocaine, the actor pleaded guilty and was subsequently sentenced to three to seven years in prison. Allen provided the names of other drug dealers to avoid a life sentence, which illustrates the severity of the crime. Interestingly, the Santa Clause actor ended up serving only two years and four months at the Federal Correctional Institution in Sandstone, Minnesota, and was granted parole on June 12, 1981.

我是艾伦。带有讽刺意味的是,以扮演几个代表性的面向儿童的角色而闻名于电影界的我,却犯下了贩毒的重罪。1978年,在卡拉马祖/战溪国际机场,艾伦因持有可卡因被逮捕,数量达令人难以置信的0.6千克。他在认罪后,被判处三至七年徒刑。为了免受无期徒刑的判决,艾伦供出了其他毒贩子的名字——这也充分显示出了此次犯罪的严重性。有意思的是,这个圣诞老人演员在桑德斯通州明尼苏达的联邦教养院服刑仅两年和四个月,就在1981年6月12日获得了假释。
In a 2017 interview, Allen finally opened up about his experience. Beforehand, he had remained relatively quiet about his time in prison and had tried to conceal it. He said, "I'm not the same guy I was the first time (I was married), when I was hiding and doing what people who drink too much do." Allen has been sober for nearly 20 years and claims to be "much more present," although his mistakes made and time served will weigh on him indefinitely.
2017年的一次采访中,艾伦终于公开了他的经历。在那之前,他一直对在狱之事保持沉默并想方设法隐瞒。他说,“当我在四处躲避,做那些喝多了的人才会做的事情时,我已经不是一开始(刚刚结婚时)的那个年轻人了。”艾伦已经戒酒将近20年了,尽管他犯下的错误和为此付出的时间将永远地影响他,他声称自己现在变得“更为现实”。

8 Mel Gibson

8 梅尔·吉布森
Battery
殴击罪

crime

Famous on-screen warrior Mel Gibson has unfortunately carried his violence offscreen, as he faced misdemeanor spousal battery charges in 2011. Gibson appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom within days of the charges and reportedly said very little, aside from acknowledging the charged crimes and accepting a plea deal. The no contest plea involved no jail time but rather 36 months of probation and a mandatory 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling.

银幕上的著名战士梅尔·吉布森不幸地将他的暴力举动带到了银幕之外。在2011年,他以殴打他人的罪名而被指控。据报道,在洛杉矶出庭的几天中,除了承认被指控的罪行并且接受认罪协议之外,他没怎么说话。无辩护得认罪就没有让他坐牢,而是判了36个月的缓刑和52周强制性的家庭暴力辅导。
Gibson's partner, Oksana Grigorieva, accused him of striking her during a dispute in early 2010. She did not attend the hearing, preferring to concentrate on "moving forward with her life," according to her lawyers. The next time Braveheart makes its way to your television, consider the fact that Gibson was officially charged with mimicking this ferocious behavior in real life.
吉布森的妻子奥克莎娜·格里戈里耶娃在2010年初与其发生争执期间指控吉布森殴打她。据她律师所说,她并没有参加听证会,而是更愿意集中精力“继续她的生活”。下一次在电视上观看《勇敢的心》的时候,想想吉布森在他现实生活中被指控模仿这种暴力的行为吧。

7 Mike Tyson

7 迈克·泰森
Rape
强奸罪

celebrity

Mike Tyson, one of the most famous athletes in the world at the time, was found guilty of rape on February 10, 1992. The Indianapolis jury reached this verdict after careful consideration of overwhelming evidence that suggested the sexual abuse of Miss Black America contestant Desiree Washington. The case served as a catalyst by consequently igniting discussions of race and sexual relations.

迈克·泰森是当时世界著名运动员之一,在1992年2月10日被判强奸罪。印第安纳波利斯陪审团在充分考虑一些表明他对美国黑人选手德西蕾·华盛顿小姐的性虐待的有力证据后,得出此判决。该案起到了催化作用,就此引发了对种族和性关系的讨论。
Perhaps Tyson's inexcusable crimes were a result of the culmination of the boxer's receding glory, which included his wife, Robin Givens, reporting spousal abuse and filing for divorce as well as losing the heavyweight title to James "Buster" Douglas in an enormous upset. The trial, despite Tyson's hotshot legal defense, resulted in a unanimous guilty decision. Mike Tyson served only three years in the Indiana Department of Correction. Whether admired for his physical prowess or agility, few know this man is also a convicted rapist.
也许泰森的这些不可原谅的罪行是这位拳击手的当年荣耀渐渐离他远去的结果,包括因虐待配偶和他的妻子罗宾·吉文斯离婚,还有在一场大乱中丢失了詹姆斯“重量级拳王”道格拉斯的头衔。尽管泰森雇了一堆厉害的律师为自己辩护,庭审还是一致同意有罪的判决。迈克·泰森仅在印第安娜矫正部服刑三年。不管是否欣赏他的力量和敏捷,都很少人知道泰森也是个强奸犯人。

6 Mark Wahlberg

6 马克·沃尔伯格
Attempted Murder
谋杀未遂罪

celebrity crime

Not many know that action star Mark Wahlberg served 45 days in prison after being charged with racially motivated attempted murder and was ultimately convicted of assault. On April 8, 1988, Wahlberg attacked two Vietnamese-American men and even rendered one victim unconscious by means of blunt force. Reports state that the actor used several racial slurs during the attack. Whalberg claimed he was not motivated by race and blamed his actions on his admitted intoxication. However, he'd been charged with chasing and launching both rocks and racist insults at African American children two years prior, so the court believed race did play a role in his 1988 attacks.

很少有人知道,动作明星马克·沃尔伯格在被控犯有种族动机谋杀未遂罪后被判入狱45天后,又被判犯有人身攻击罪。1988年4月8日,沃尔伯格袭击了两名越南裔美国人,甚至用钝器致使其中一名受害者失去知觉。报道称他在袭击时使用了多个种族辱称,沃尔伯格宣称他的行为不是出于种族歧视,而是因为醉酒。然而,两年前,他还有一个指控:追着几名非洲裔儿童不放,并向他们砸石头和进行种族侮辱,因此法院认为在他1988年的攻击有种族歧视的成分。
Wahlberg has since filed an application to remove the conviction from his record, mentioning his recent philanthropy. In response, many Asian Americans have revolted against his requested pardon, even starting a petition that received thousands of signatures. Their rationale is that fame and donation of wealth cannot erase Wahlberg's racially threatening actions or undo the pain inflicted upon the victims.
此后,沃尔伯格提出删除其犯罪记录申请,理由是他最近慈善活动。对此,许多亚裔美国人反对他的赦免请求,甚至发起了请愿书签名活动,收到了成千上万支持者的签名。他们认为,名望和捐赠财富不能消除沃尔伯格的种族威胁行为,也不能消除受害者所遭受的痛苦。

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