Taylor Swift called The Weeknd “beautiful” and Dave Navarro was banned from The Playboy Mansion
for… blood art?! Celebrity parties aren’t just wild, they’re artistically dramatic.
Johnny Manziel's career as an NFL quarterback didn't go as planned,
and neither did the party he threw in 2016. According to Page Six, Manziel rented a Los
Angeles home from real estate broker Nicholas Goodwin. Goodwin deeply regretted that decision.
The owner claimed that Manziel rented the home under an alias, reportedly due to his
negative reputation among other homeowners, per HuffPost. After reporting to Goodwin that
only three people were staying over, he threw a two-night house party for 40 to 70 guests.
The massive 48-hour rager caused such a ruckus that neighbors began phoning the police about the
noise. One of those neighbors was Kathy Griffin. Following the party, Goodwin returned to his
home and found it littered with garbage, broken glass, and possibly cocaine, telling Page Six:
Due to the damage, Goodwin demanded Manziel cough up $31,580. Per TMZ,
he ended up suing Manziel for over $40,000.
In the music industry, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran don't have reputations as wild partygoers,
so it was surprising in 2015 when the besties said cops showed up at a party they were at.
After greeting fans in London, the pop stars told BBC Radio 1 their story of a wild night at Mark
Ronson's Grammy Awards after-party. Ronson's event reportedly took place in his hotel room, and his
guest list might've been too loud... It wasn't long before the police came knocking on the door.
"That made us feel so cool.”
“We had to hide in a bathroom.”
“I grabbed Ed and I was like, 'Cops are here. Come with me.'"
After avoiding being spotted by the police, Sheeran and Swift dropped by
Sam Smith's hangout and had a weird encounter with The Weeknd, revealing:
For rockstars, trashing hotel rooms is a right of passage and while we're not
exactly sure many stars have experienced getting kicked out of a country by the
military after a wild night. Singer Billy Idol's time in Bangkok takes the cake.
“You’re just looking for alternative ways to live.
In some ways. So you’re sort of trying a lot of things out.”
In 1989, the rockstar took a trip to Thailand that didn't involve
much sightseeing. He allegedly went on a three-week bender that
involved drugs and sex while staying at various hotels, telling Louder Sound:
Though he said he didn't intend to use drugs, the singer described later taking heroin,
tranquilizers, and Valiums. It wasn't long before that mixture of the heavy drugs caused him to have
violent outbursts and smash things around him and wreak havoc in hotel rooms. He revealed:
Upon the rockstar's removal from the country, the hotels he stayed at demanded he pay for
the damages done to their suites. According to the Chicago Tribune,
Idol was forced to pay a total of $20,000 in damages for the mess he made,
which included a smashed television, broken windows, and destroyed furniture.
According to former Playboy Mansion butler Stefan Tetenbaum, Hugh Hefner had strict
rules for employees to follow. His commands emphasized decorum and entertaining his friends,
as Tetenbaum outlined in "Dark Secrets of Playboy," per the Daily Star.
However, musician Dave Navarro didn't realize that Hefner also expected his party guests to
not get too out of line. In Navarro's biography, "Don't Try This at Home," he
detailed his wild party nights, including one memorable stay at the Playboy Mansion.
Navarro recalled being at a party, shooting up heroin and even writing on the walls of
the mansion with blood. Of course, Hefner wasn't too pleased with Navarro’s blood art,
so he kicked Navarro out and banned him from ever returning to the Playboy mansion. Navarro
explained that the traumatic death of his mother drew him to both music and drugs.
“It’s always like, you know, that memory that you can’t let go of.”
In 2005, the Minnesota Vikings made headlines for things other than football. 17 members of
the team boarded two party boats for a wild night to remember. According to USA Today,
the team was joined by countless naked women and free-flowing alcohol.
It quickly unraveled and became a wild sex party with over 100 women.
Crew members witnessed players publicly engaging in oral sex, lap dances,
with women stripping. The party was allegedly organized by Lance Johnstone and Fred Smoot,
in a tradition of rookies throwing parties for the veterans on the
team. The party soon made headlines and was nicknamed "The Love Boat."
If the players thought that the details of this party were going to stay within their locker room,
they were severely wrong. CBS station WCCO shared details from a transcript of a 911 call in which a
woman told police several men had hopped out of their limousine to urinate in her yard.
Following the investigation, Duante Culpepper, Bryant McKinnie, Fred Smoot, and Moe Williams
were all charged with disorderly conduct. If the discipline by the police wasn't enough,
the Vikings were later berated by team owner Zygi Wilf for public embarrassment.
“We made a mistake and we needed to get this right.”
According to Sports Illustrated, he threatened to cut players who
orchestrated the party. The NFL fined two players for the incident.
Having Christina Aguilera at your birthday party is a total dream...until it's not.
“I have a love memory. I don’t know.”
In 2011, actor Jeremy Renner hosted a massive house party for his 40th birthday that
included Aguilera, Scarlett Johansson, Colin Farrell, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
According to Us Weekly, as the party was unfolding,
Renner found his famous guest where she wasn't supposed to be — in his bed. The birthday boy
was so annoyed by her weird trespassing, he reportedly ranted about it at a Golden
Globe party. According to Us Weekly, the actor dished on some details, saying:
Other sources at the party told the outlet they witnessed Aguilera's drunken behavior.
Renner's reps later attempted damage control by telling HuffPost that Aguilera
was having a good time at the party, but she stayed out of Renner's bed.
In 2015, Aguilera's behavior at Seth MacFarlane's Christmas party made headlines. According to
a Page Six source, the star was so drunk "she nearly fell into a Christmas tree."
Justin Bieber's partying ways are infamous.
“Are you gonna say anything?”
“Yeah, I’ve just never interviewed a seven year old before.”
In 2014, TMZ reported on his behavior in Atlanta, specifically mentioning studio
sessions where the singer was hardly ever sober. In October of that year,
while partying at his Beverly Hills home, the crowd and the sound became
too much for his neighbors to bare. Many phoned the police with noise complaints.
TMZ reported that police first arrived at Bieber's residence after 11 p.m. After
noting that the sound levels were fine, they left. About 12:40 a.m.,
officers again arrived at his house and directly spoke with the "Sorry" singer this time. The
police warned him that if he didn't control the noise levels of his party, his neighbors could
conduct a citizen's arrest, so he reportedly pledged to send his 30 or 40 guests home.
Bieber seems to be in a different place now. He's settled down, married, and recommitted
to his faith. However, one after-party made headlines years after his troublesome phase.
In February 2022, following Bieber's gathering in a Los Angeles restaurant,
TMZ reported that rapper Kodak Black and three other people were shot. All victims reportedly
sustained treatable injuries. Black was released from the hospital and was seen using a walker.
NBA champion Dennis Rodman loves to party so much,
even Michael Jordan had to hunt him down and drag him to practice. Rodman's dedication to
having fun and his over-the-top personality have made him endearing to many in the world.
However, if you're his neighbor, you might not love his rowdy ways. In 2001, while the basketball
player was celebrating his 40th birthday, his Newport Beach neighbors desperately wanted him
to call it a night. The Los Angeles Times reported that his birthday festivities included a dramatic
entrance — with a helicopter illegally landing on the beach — and a rock concert.
This wasn't the first Rodman party that neighbors weren't too keen on. The outlet
noted that over time, he'd received over 70 visits from the police and was fined over
$3,000 as neighbors complained endlessly about the volume of his excessive parties.
The loud rock concert in 2001 drew over 50 complaints and a visit by the police.
Around 30 officers showed up in riot gear to shut the party down. Despite Rodman arguing
with the police, he eventually moved his birthday bash to his nearby restaurant.
Rodman is aware of the troubles his past parties have caused. During an appearance on Kevin Hart's
"Cold as Balls" series, the baller recounted how many times he's been arrested, saying:
"I'd say over 100.”
“Over 100 God damn times?”
“Yep.”
“In jail?”
“Of having too many parties at my house.”