Undoubtedly, the 90s gave us some really amazing TV shows, and some of us would love to see
these TV shows re-filmed. It is safe to say that it was a great decade for sitcoms especially,
and the comedic stars onscreen had a way of feeling like an extension of our very own
families. "Friends", "Living Single," " Roc," "Mad About You," and "Home Improvement"…
The list can be really super long. But the sad thing is that the life on screen and behind
the curtains is absolutely different. This is always so sad when you realize that some
of your favorite stars' real-life antics became notorious front-page news. It is always hard
to believe but some ‘90s sitcom stars did really bad things and were accused of absolutely
terrible crimes. Number 7 - Tim Allen
Let’s start our list with Tim Allen, the "Home Improvement" star. This TV show was
extremely popular in 90s and so many fans were shocked to know that Tim Allen was busted
at Michigan's Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport with over a pound of cocaine found
in his luggage. He was charged of "possession with intent to distribute over 650 grams of
a controlled substance" and initially he was under the risk of a life sentence. But Tim
pleaded himself guilty and he was sentenced to three-to-seven years in federal prison
and got out after serving two years and four months. "Mr. Allen was very reluctant to spend
the rest of his life in prison, so he decided to play ball," said a former FBI agent who
knows of Tim Allen's case. Well, I am pretty sure this situation surprised you as well.
Number 6 - Amanda Bynes But the next situation is shocking as well.
We all know Amanda Bynes was a Nickelodeon star and she began acting when she was only
seven. We all remember her roles in "All That" and "The Amanda Show." However, in 2012 the
actress made headlines after being accused of two separate hit and run incidents. First,
she was accused of hitting a police cruiser while drunk. The second one, was about Amanda
Bynes' alleged rear-ending another car in Los Angeles (the same 2012). According to
the accusations, the actress allegedly ran away without waiting for police to arrive
and didn't swap her insurance info with the driver of the other vehicle. Sadly, it's been
reported multiple times that Amanda Bynes has struggled with mental health. In 2013
she started a small fire in the driveway of a stranger in her hometown of Thousand Oaks,
California and she was put on a 72-hour involuntary psychiatric because of that incident.
Number 5 - Zachery Ty Bryan And here is another "Home Improvement" star
– Zachery Ty Bryan. He also grew to fame by playing Brad Taylor on the ABC sitcom from
1991 to 1999. And if you remember the 2012 film "Dark Tourist’, Zachery was an actual
producer. Despite the fact that the actor has kept quiet about his 2020 arrest, he made
the headlines of being accused of assaulting his then-girlfriend in an apartment. The incident
was reported because the neighbors heard these two fighting and they called the police. In
their report, it says that Bryan "impeded the woman's breathing and took her phone away
when she tried to call 911." When police arrived, the actor was sitting outside when, and the
woman was waiting in a neighbor's apartment. Eventually, in 2021, Zachery pled guilty to
assault in the "fourth degree - constituting domestic violence," as well as "menacing - constituting
domestic violence." After the guilty plea, he was put on three years’ probation, had
to attend a domestic violence program, and wasn't allowed to contact his ex in any way.
Number 4 - Brandy We all loved Brandy, the R&B singer, who starred
in the sitcom "Moesha". However, 2006 became a year of tragedy for her and for the family
of Awatef Aboudihaj. A 38-year-old woman who was killed after being struck by Brandy's
car. According to official files, the singer failed to stop when her vehicle approached
a traffic jam, while going around 65 miles per hour. Despite the fact that the singer
wasn't charged criminally for the incident, Aboudihaj’s family sued her. In 2007, TMZ
reported that the victim's husband, Marquane Hdidou, allegedly saw Brandy having fun and
hanging out at nightclubs in photos, just before his wife's death. Anyways, Brandy did
everything she could and she settled out of court with Aboudihaj's two children in 2009,
giving them both $300,000. Then she settled with Hdidou, but the amount of money she gave
him, is unknown. In 2014, on Oprah's show, she said: "You never wake up thinking today
is the day something like this would happen," Brandy told Oprah Winfrey. "Being involved
in something that tragic, I couldn't believe it ... I don't think that's something I could
ever get over or ever truly understand." Number 3 - Paul Reubens
The "Pee-wee's Playhouse" TV series was extremely popular among US kids from 1986 to 1990. And
Paul Reubens made famous by his character Pee-wee Herman. However, 2002 he was arrested
for owning child porn*graphy. Such a terrible crime… especially taking into consideration
that he actually worked with kids. After the police searched Paul Reubens' home, his friend
actor, Jeffrey Jones, who played the principal in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," was also arrested
for the same thing. The police also found what an insider called his' "vintage erotica"
collection, which included some unlawful photos. However, Paul Reuben, who wasn't home during
the search, turned himself in to police and was facing a $2,500 fine, plus one year in
prison. But how did you find out that Paul was one of “these” people? Well, a 17-year-old
boy reached out to police about a wrongdoing being committed against him and right after
that the investigation has started. Paul Reubens was sentenced to three years probation in
March of 2004 after he pled guilty to a misdemeanor obscenity charge. He also had to stay away
from minors during his probation time unless there was supervision. Plus, he had to pay
a $100 fine, enroll in year-long counseling, and register as a sex offender while on probation.
What is interesting, is that The Pee-wee Herman creator was also arrested in 1991 after being
accused of indecent exposure in an adult movie theater, which got him a fine and community
service. Number 2 - Charles S. Dutton
Charles S. Dutton starred in the '90s sitcom "Roc" and he was loved by the people who watched
it. But not everyone knows that he was charged with manslaughter and given a five-year prison
sentence, caught with a weapon, which got him three more years. And after having a fight
with a guard, eight more years were tacked on to his sentence. But wait, what’s about
‘manslaughter’? Well, the situation was really tense and while being involved in a
street fight, Charles S. Dutton had to protect himself. In 1990, he told the Los Angeles
Times: "My manslaughter conviction came from a fight with a guy who stabbed me seven times.
I wrestled the knife from him and killed him." Charles also sat and talked with the Washington
Post and revealed a few details about his past criminal life. He pointed out that although
he used drugs in his younger years, his ultimate high came from something else. "I enjoyed
knocking the expletive out of people," he explained in 2000. "I wasn't a bully. I would
have been dead if I had been. But I enjoyed violence."
Number 1 - Dee Jay Daniels Dee Jay Daniels is best known for his role
as Michael Hughley on the 'The Hughleys' sitcom, playing the son of Hughley's character. Who
knew that the life of this funny and cute little one could be turned so tragically.
In 2012 Dorjan "Dee Jay" Daniels was involved into a fight at Chitiva's Bar and Grill in
Stockton, California, and there were three people who got arrested by the police - two
men, Marcus McCliman and Djuane Nunley, who were fighting, and "Dee Jay" Daniels. According
to Recordnet.com, all three men were charged with the murder, as well as gang activity.
Plus, they were charged with the attempted murder of a woman who was also at the fight.
So, after this happened, Dee Jay was staring down a life prison sentence. However, in 2012,
Dee Jay was acquitted by the jury after D.L. Hughley testified for him as a character witness.
In his 2021 interview with VladTV, Dee Jay Daniels spoke about his arrest and he said:
"Honestly, I thought they had the wrong person". "I thought it was just a fight." D.L. Hughley
also spoke during that interview and talked about standing up for his TV son as a character
witness. "I knew no matter what happened, I was walking out of there," the comedian
explained. "But I knew if I didn't do it right, I could make the situation worse for him.
So, now I want to know your opinion. What do you think about all these terrible crimes?
Can you believe that your favorite 90s actors could do something like that? Let me know
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