facts verse
presents 11 celebrities that have turned
their lives
around number one Robert Downey Jr
Robert Downey Jr didn't have it easy
growing up his father was an addict and
gave him drugs when he was just 8 years
old over the years he was arrested many
times for possession of marijuana
cocaine and heroin it seemed as though a
new mug shot of his was in the tabloids
every week after seeing that he could
not continue down the path that he was
on he decided to go to rehab with some
professional help and some faith that he
could be a better person he totally
changed his life around he got off his
self-destructive path and has rebuilt
his career and his reputation today he
is one of the most respected actors in
Hollywood number two Angelina Jolie when
Angelina Jolie was young she suffered
from severe depression she also went
through a period of self harm in order
to self-medicate she turned to drugs
when her self-destructive path began to
take over her life she decided she
needed to make a change today she's
famous for her acting roles many of
which have won her prestigious Awards
She's also a philanthropist her most
noble Act is adopting her children who
were in desperate need today she is a
loving wife and mother who spends her
days trying to make the world a better
place number three Robin Williams
Robin Williams was one of the funniest
men in Hollywood it seemed as though he
could play any role even that of an
elderly woman and make people laugh he
had admitted for a little less than a
decade that he was addicted to cocaine
when his good friend John balushi died
of a drug overdose and his son was born
he decided it was time to quit Not only
was he addicted to cocaine he was also
an alcoholic when he entered a rehab
facility to get help he changed his life
around he stopped drinking and stopped
doing drugs and focused on his acting
unfortunately he lost his battle with
depression and he took his own
life number four Oprah Winfrey today
Oprah Winfrey is one of the most
powerful women in Hollywood she is also
a role model this was not always the
case however Oprah admits that she used
to smoke cocaine with a boyfriend who
she says that she would have done
anything for looking back she believes
that she was more addicted to the man
than the drug eventually she was able to
give up them both today she's one of the
most famous most generous women in the
world she shows great strength by
getting out of a bad situation and being
brave enough to tell her
story number five Samuel L
Jackson Samuel L Jackson grew up around
addiction his father was an alcoholic
therefore addiction was in his jeans
when he first started out in the
business he drank a lot and he did
cocaine after a while his wife and
daughter had had enough rather than let
them walk out of his life he decided to
clean up his act the first movie that he
made while he was clean was Jungle Fever
which was his big break since then he's
worked on many many blockbuster movies
several have earned him prestigious
Awards had he not given up drugs and
alcohol the movie industry would have
missed out what would D Jango un shamed
and the Avengers B without Samuel L
Jackson number six Kelly
Osborne Kelly Osborne was already prone
to addiction as her father struggled
with drugs and alcohol addiction for
most of his life when she went in for
tonsilectomy she was given painkillers
after her prescription ran out she went
to the doctor for any reason that she
could think of to get medication she
says that she wanted to feel like a
different person because she hated
herself and the pills helped her to do
that since then she has completely
turned her life around she was a
contestant on Dancing with the Stars and
was one of the hosts on Fashion Police
she's engaged to be married and has
become a role model for young
women number seven Drew
Barrymore Drew Barrymore got her start
in Hollywood at a very young age after
she starred as Gertie in ET she was a
hit at the age of nine she smoked her
first cigarette by 13 she was doing
cocaine on a daily basis when she was 14
years old she tried to commit SU suicide
after that she was admitted to rehab she
worked very hard to get healthy after
that she worked on rebuilding her career
she did a great job with it and has
starred in several Hollywood
Blockbusters including Charlie's Angels
51 dates and He's Just Not That Into You
She's a mother and a wife and couldn't
be happier she's one of the most
impressive celebrities that turned their
life
around number eight Britney Spears
Britney got her start on the Disney
Channel as a mousketeer after she came
out with her first hit single baby one
more time she became a worldwide
sensation unfortunately in the early
2000s she broke maybe it was the
pressure of being such a huge Superstar
at such a young age her family had an
intervention regarding her behavior she
entered rehab for drugs and was
hospitalized for a psychiatric breakdown
she even shaved her head her family had
to take control of her finances because
she couldn't handle all that money
luckily she got the help that she needed
she made a very strong comeback and
today she's a woman that her sons can be
proud
of number nine kid CTI after receiving
the fame fortune and recognition for his
musical talent that he always dreamed of
kid cti's life took a turn for the worst
he was arrested for a possession of many
drugs including marijuana and liquid
Coke he also almost lost his life due to
his drug abuse on a few occasions
luckily this is what he needed to get
his life back on track he went to rehab
and kicked his drug habit in 2011 he
announced that drugs were part of his
past and he was starting over as a new
person he even got tattoos on his wrists
to symbolize the changes that he made in
his
life number 10 Demi
levado Demi levado had it tough at a
young age she suffered from self harm
and other psychological problems she
struggled with herself self image and
her self-worth she even used drugs and
alcohol to self-medicate in 2010 she had
a breakdown and decided to go to rehab
to get treatment for her problems today
she says she is the healthiest that she
has ever been she has a blossoming
career and she's a role model for young
women
everywhere number 11 McCully culen
everyone remembers the adorable McCully
culan from the Home Alone movies he had
the world at his feet and everyone
wanted to cast in their movies
unfortunately he got caught up with a
bad crowd and got hooked on drugs and
alcohol during this troubled times he
was out of the spotlight the times that
he was photographed he was so thin that
he was almost unrecognizable today it
looks as if his life is back on track he
looks great and he's spending time
working on his music with his
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