Famous Celebrities Who Got Arrested In 2020
Sarah Smith 2020 became the year for many celebrity arrests. Some got behind bars for charges like sexual misconduct, some for domestic violence, and others. Here is a short insight into the celebrities who got arrested in 2020.
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1) Jason Mitchell - Arrested For Four Felony Charges
On 22 April 2020, the 33 years old American actor Jason Mitchell got arrested from Mississippi. Sources claimed that he was under four felony charges, including felony weapons and drug charges. Authorities took him to the Harrison County Jail from Mississippi.
Reports mentioned that the other two charges cited 'possession of a weapon by felon' and 'possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.' Prosecutors said that he was spotted with a Glock 19 pistol and a mini Draco AK47 semi-automatic pistol. On the same day, Mitchell got out of the Harrison County Jail in lieu.
Before that, he was accused of sexual harassment. Women came with several allegations, who were the part of Showtime's Chicago-set drama Straight Outta Compton. Similarly, he attained negative compliments from several actors like Tiffany Boone, Nasim Pedrad, Anna Camp, and Robbie Amell.
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2) Harvey Weinstein - Arrested For Numerous Sexual Misconduct Scandals
Harvey Weinstein, one of the great film producers of all time, was sentenced to 27 years in prison on 11 March 2020 following the dozens of sexual abuse allegations. He was on hold after two women, Miriam Haley and Jessica Mann, came forward with their stories accusations. Haley and Mann gave a powerful speech at the court before Judge James Burke ordered the imprisonment of the 68 years old film producers.
As per the statements of Miriam Haley and Jessica Mann, Weinstein forced Haley oral sex in 2006 and later raped Mann in 2013. Weinstein got charged with two felony counts, including criminal assault in the first degree and rape in the third degree.
Besides Miriam Haley and Jessica Mann, several other women, including the high profile celebrities including Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anabella Sciorra, and many others, came forward with their stories with Weinstein following the #MeToo Movement.
As of now, Weinstein has been serving at Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo in upstate New York. He tested positive with the pandemic, Coronavirus (COVID-19), in March 2020.
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3) Mikaela Spielberg - Arrested For For Domestic Violence Charge
Mikaela Spielberg, American filmmaker Steven Spielberg's daughter, was arrested back on 29 February 2020. Authorities held her on a domestic violence charge and arrested her around 6:45 a.m. in Nashville, Tennesse.
Her fiance, Chuck Pankow, opened about Spielberg's arrest, stating that domestic violence was a consequence of misunderstanding. He further mentioned that Spielberg was alright. Authorities took her to the Hill Detention Center, although a man (unnamed) kept a $1000 bond on her. However, she did not get released as she was in a '12 hours hold' for her domestic charge.
Her arrest came after a week of the announcement, where she said that she would be pursuing her career in adult movies. Just a week before her arrest, she confirmed her plans for being a pornstar. She mentioned, 'This is a positive, empowering choice. I realized there is no shame in having a fascination with this industry and wanting to do something that is safe, sane, consensual.'
4) Vitaly Zdorovetskiy - Arrested For Beating A Woman
Always expect the unexpected from the internet personality, Vitaly Zdorovetskiy. And his arrest came unexpectedly but with no surprise as it was not his first time. Before, he became the victim of arrest for climbing Egypt's Pyramid. Zdorovetskiy served five days in prison at the time. Similarly, he went jail for climbing 'D' of Hollywood in Beverly Hills, arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department.
The 28 years old Russian-American YouTuber beat the hell out of a woman, that took him to behind bars. The incident took place on 14 2020, in Miami Beach, and Vitaly Zdorovetskiy was seen straddling a woman to the ground before throwing out punches on her face and chest. The woman was bruised on her chest.
After the incident, the Miami Dade County Police Department arrested him with a felony of aggravated battery. He got out of jail on a bond of $7500 on the same day of arrest.
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5) Chad Johnson - Arrested For Domestic Violence
The Bachelorette contestant Chad Johnson went behind bars on 24 February 2020 for domestic violence against his girlfriend. Johnson, who had a heated argument with his girlfriend named Annalise Mishler, later turned to physical violence. After the incident, Mishler called 911, and LAPD immediately approached their house.
The Los Angeles Police Department arrested Johnson from his apartment on robbery with domestic violence enhancement charges. Similarly, his bail was set $100,000. Reports claim that red marks on Mishler's face could be clearly seen. Moreover, Mishler reportedly teased her hectic relationship and their disputes on her Instagram Story.
6) Danny Masterson - Arrested For Sexual Allegation
Authorities arrested Danny Masterson, the 44 years old American actor, on 17 June 2020 from Los Angeles on the 20 years old sexual allegation charge. The Los Angeles County District charged Danny Masterson with three counts of rape. But That 70's Show actor and his family members were comfortable with the situation, citing that the truth will finally come out one day.
As per the Los Angeles County District, the actor already got released on $3.3 million bails.
The allegation papers claimed that Masterson forcibly raped three women in separate incidents from 2001 to 2003. It further describes that he raped a 23 years old woman between January and December 2001. Also, he got accused of raping another 28-year-old woman in April 2003 and a 23-year-old girl from October and December 2003.
Despite the allegation, Masterson's lawyer mentioned, 'Mr. Masterson is innocent, and we're confident that he will be exonerated when all the evidence finally comes to light, and witnesses have the opportunity to testify.'
7) Drew Dreschel - Arrested For Leading A Sexual Misconduct
Drew Dreschel had made his image one of the best personalities through his appearance in the American Ninja Warrior. However, sexual misconduct emerged to tumble down the personality he had made before. Eventually, on 4 August 2020, he got arrested. Concerning the papers acquired by the Justice Department, he was under the charge of seeking sex with a minor and sending her explicit pictures via media.
The allegations report that the victim, who is now 20, was 15 when the incident happened five years ago.
His attorney, Frank J. Riccio II, released a statement on behalf of him after the alleged crime came to light. He mentioned that the reality star does not plead guilty to the alleged crime.
Dreschel met the victim (undefined) at the set of American Ninja Warrior. And later, he paid her visit to the Connecticut gym. The victim mentioned that she and Dreschel had sex on a mattress behind the wall after oral sex. Drew Dreschel's case will be prosecuted in his hometown.
8) Ghislaine Maxwell - Arrested For Conspiring Jeffrey Epstein
You might know Ghislaine Maxwell as a former girlfriend of the sexual predator, Jeffrey Epstein. And when they were in a relationship, they had several collaborations on many sex offending cases, reports suggest. Nevertheless, Maxwell became the FBI's target, and they arrested her on 2 July 2020 in Bradford, England. She is accused of conspiring with her former boyfriend, Epstein, to abuse minors.
Also, the reports claim that she was a part of three abuse with the underage girls. In 1994, she aided Epstein to groom the victims of around 14 years of age. Out of three victims, one named Virginia Roberts Giuffre came forth with a defamation lawsuit five years back in 2015.
Ghislaine Maxwell's case is in the process of prosecution, as of now.
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9) Iyanna Mayweather - Arrested For Felony Assault
The daughter of Floyd Mayweather, Iyanna Mayweather, got arrested for felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on 4 April 2020. Reports claimed that she was taken to Houston's Harris County jail following her arrest. She got accused of second-degree felony and assault with a deadly weapon.
Documents suggest that Iyanna Mayweather, her ex-boyfriend Youngboy, and a girl named Lapattra Lashai Jacobs got into a verbal dispute, which turned out to be violent. And Mayweather allegedly stabbed the girl with a knife, who underwent surgery after the incident.
Iyanna got released on the same day in lieu of $30,000. Iyanna Mayweather and her ex-boyfriend, Youngboy, were in a short-lived relationship. They dated for around two/three months.
10) Melanie Martin - Arrested For Domestic Violence
Melanie Martin got arrested in late March 2020 following a domestic violence incident with her boyfriend, Aaron Carter. She was on $50,000 bail-in Lancaster, California, said the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department inmate records. The spokesperson for the LACS Department mentioned that they received a disturbance call at 11 p.m., and Martin got under the Department's control for the alleged domestic violence.
As per Aaron Carter, the incident happened following the scene of him trying to break up with Melanie Martin after she reportedly cheated on him.
Citing the incident on Twitter, Carter mentioned, 'My Heart Is Broken! another girl putting her hands on me when I try to break up with them for cheating on me.its f***ed right now ;( and so is my heart.'
He continued, 'You don't have to wait for someone to treat you bad repeatedly.'
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