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Stormy Daniels in 2018 – Was arrested and charged with three counts of illegal sexually oriented activity and a ‘misdemeanour’. The charges were dropped 24 hours later. Daniels sued the city of Columbus citing a violation of her civil rights, reaching a $450,000 settlement in 2019.

Jane Fonda in 1970 – Following her arrest for assault and battery in Cleveland, Ohio, where she allegedly kicked a policeman.

Nick Nolte in 2002 – For driving under the influence. He attended substance abuse counselling in Connecticut after his arrest.

Marilyn Monroe in 1954 – For driving too slowly on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, for not having a valid driver’s licence and for failing to appear in court. She was fined $56.

Bill Gates in 1977 – For failing to stop at a stop sign and for driving without a licence. Gates was 22 at the time and driving a car belonging to his childhood friend Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft. He would have graduated from Harvard that year if he hadn’t dropped out.

Paris Hilton in 2010 – Charged with possessing 0.8 grammes of cocaine, found in a purse. She pleaded guilty, was fined $2,000 and ordered to complete 200 hours of community service.

Hugh Grant in 1995 – Was arrested for lewd conduct with Divine Brown, a prostitute, on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. He had just been propelled into the limelight after starring in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral, and was in Hollywood to promote his next film, Nine Months. He was fined $1,000 and ordered to participate in an Aids education programme.

Tiger Woods in 2017 – For driving under the influence. He blamed the interaction of prescription drugs, received a year of probation, during which he was not allowed to drink alcohol and had to undergo regular drug tests, and a $250 fine. He later survived a serious single-vehicle accident in 2021.

Mick Jagger in 1967 – For drug offences. He was eventually fined £200 and sentenced to three months in jail, but was released on bail after a night in Brixton prison. The case became a cause célèbre, and inspired a Times leading article written by William Rees-Mogg entitled Who Breaks A Butterfly On A Wheel?

Robert Downey Jr in 1999 – Was sentenced to three years for repeatedly violating probation on drugs and weapons charges. He was able to return to the big screen after rehab when his close friend Mel Gibson paid for his insurance bond for the 2003 film The Singing Detective, and has enjoyed considerable success since.

Lindsay Lohan arrested multiple times – On drug and alcohol-related charges and for theft between 2007 and 2012. She missed a court hearing in 2010 and her alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet lit up at an MTV party. In 2015 she was finally free of probation and has stayed out of trouble since.

Frank Sinatra in 1938 – For the archaic-sounding offence of seduction. The charge was applied after an encounter when there was a promise of marriage to an unmarried woman which was never carried out, thereby ruining her reputation. The woman in question was later found to be married, and the charge was revised to adultery. A bond was set for Sinatra, which he promptly paid, and he was released.

Khloé Kardashian in 2007 – For driving under the influence. She was ordered to complete an alcohol education course but was sent to prison when she violated her parole conditions. She served three hours of her 30-day sentence.

David Bowie in 1976 – For possession of marijuana following a performance in Rochester, New York. He was held with three others, including Iggy Pop, and released on bail for $2,000.

Blac Chyna in 2016 – For drug possession.

Wayne Rooney in 2018 – For public intoxication and swearing. He blamed the incident on the adverse interaction of sleeping pills, which he took on a flight from Saudi Arabia, and alcohol. He paid a $25 fine and $91 costs.

James Brown in 2004 – Following reports of domestic violence.