Arrested! Celebrity mugshots that will go down in history
The mugshot of Inmate No. P01135809: It is bound to live forever, etched in US and world history. The Fulton County, Georgia police released this mugshot as Donald Trump was arrested on felony charges. His face was like stone.
Not all celebrities have as much time as Donald Trump to prepare their mugshot face. They are caught in the act or by surprise and have to pose for the most awkward photos of their lives. Let's take a look at some iconic celebrity mugshots released by the police over the years.
When it comes to mugshots, Lindsay Lohan is the queen. She has as many as she has changed her looks. Her various arrests and prison stints have always been related to her problems with illegal substances.
In the summer of 2018, Stormy Daniels was touring the USA to promote her book and fame as Donald Trump's former flame. In the state of Ohio, she got caught by three undercover detectives as she inappropriately touched them during her performance in a strip club.
The Canadian singer was arrested in 2014 in Miami Beach for reckless driving under the influence of various illegal substances. A disappointment to his fans, but he didn't lose his smile at the police station.
Mel Gibson is one of those who can also collect mugshots. The picture on the left shows him in 2006 when he was arrested in Los Angeles for speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol. The picture on the right is from a 2011 episode involving an assault on his ex-partner, Oksana Grigorieva.
Paris Hilton also has more than one police record. This one corresponds to the time she was arrested in Las Vegas in 2010 after police found some illegal substances in her bag. Yes, this is the image on the left, although it doesn't look like a mugshot because Paris Hilton is posing happily as if she were on the red carpet.
The 'Divergent' actress was arrested in 2016 in North Dakota for her environmental protest activities.
Jane Fonda also went into custody in 1970 for protesting against climate change. Quite a visionary.
The Backstreet Boys singer ended up in police custody in 2016 for non-violent resistance after refusing to leave Hog's Breathe Saloon (Florida), where he had been involved in an altercation.
The 'Notting Hill' actor was arrested in 1995 for having sex with a prostitute in his car in Los Angeles. It was a scandal because he was also in a romantic relationship with actress Liz Hurley.
The famous actor ended up in the police station in Culver City, California after being caught wandering the streets at midnight under the influence of various substances. This happened in April 2001, but he later decided to enter a rehabilitation center.
The Oscar-winning actor was arrested in April 2011 on charges of domestic violence, disorderly conduct, and public drunkenness. And all after being caught by police arguing with his wife in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
Nicole Richie also has a few police records. The one in the picture is from her arrest in December 2006. The reason? The daughter of musician Lionel Richie was driving the wrong way through Los Angeles under the influence of alcohol and other illegal substances.
In 1993 the 'Matrix' actor was arrested for drink-driving.
In the summer of 2017, the famous American golfer was found asleep in his car on a Florida highway. The police questioned him and the athlete showed clear signs of drunkenness, for which he was arrested, although later analysis showed that it was all a reaction caused by a mixture of up to five drugs he was taking to alleviate the severe pain of various back surgeries he had undergone.
Christmas 2009 was not a happy one for actor Charlie Sheen, as he ended up in the police station. On 25 December, he was arrested in Aspen (Colorado) on various charges related to domestic violence.
These photos of the great David Bowie are from 1976 when he was caught by the police in possession of some illegal substances.
Good old Vince Vaughn is also well-known to the police. The photo on the left is from 2001 when he was arrested after an altercation in a bar in Wilmington (Delaware). The photo on the right is from his 2018 arrest for drunk driving on Californian roads.
Is that Nicki Minaj? Yes, it's the rapper, in her 20s, when she was working as a waitress in New York. According to The Smoking Gun, she was arrested for criminal possession of a weapon (with intent to use it).
The well-known actor was incarcerated in the Travis County Jail in Texas in 2015 because, as TMZ reported at the time, he was drunk and ran a red light despite police warnings not to do so.
The 'Melrose Place' actress' descent into hell came in 2018 when she was arrested on different occasions for allegedly assaulting her partner and officers who attended the scene.
This mugshot of the legendary singer is from 2003 when he turned himself in to the Santa Barbara (California) police after being accused of abusing a 12-year-old boy. He was released after posting three million dollars in bail.
The legendary actor and singer was arrested at the age of 23, in November 1938, in New Jersey, accused of "seduction", which, according to the New York Times, was a crime in which men "tricked" women into bed with promises such as marriage. They could be punished for that at the time.
In fact, the woman was his ex-girlfriend (who was already married) and wanted revenge on him, as she was unhappy with the way the relationship had ended.
Rapper Jay Z was arrested in New York in 1999, when he was already making it big in music, on charges of stabbing a record executive who was apparently distributing pirated copies of his records. Jay Z admitted the facts in 2010 in his memoir, 'Decoded.'
That's how embarrassed the 'Legally Blonde' actress, who was not so legal in the 2013 incident that brought her to the police station after confronting several officers who had first arrested her husband, Jim Toth, for driving under the influence of alcohol. She, who was with him and also had a few too many drinks, came to his defense, though not in the best frame of mind.
The 'Lost' star was arrested in 2012 for drunk driving. He had previously been arrested for assaulting a female bus driver, for whom he had to pay $75,000 in compensation.
In December 2018, the England footballer was arrested in the United States for various acts committed as a result of his drunkenness. "He was booked into the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on December 16, 2018, on a charge of public intoxication stemming from an arrest by Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Police," a Loudoun County Sheriff's Office official said in a statement at the time.
This mugshot was provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office on 6 April 2012 in West Hollywood, California. What did the actress do? Drive while intoxicated.
The actress was arrested in Los Angeles in December 2007 for driving under the influence of alcohol (and without a license) and possession of illegal substances.
On 19 September 2010, Bruno Mars was arrested in a Las Vegas hotel for possession of illegal substances.
Abel Tesfaye, better known artistically as The Weeknd, was arrested in 2015 after punching a police officer in Las Vegas. The police officers had gone to the location where the singer was being held because of a fight in which he was involved.
The 'Home Alone' actor got into trouble with the police in 2004, when he was caught in Oklahoma City in possession of illegal substances.
A photoshoot on a bridge in Georgia in 2009 brought Nina Dobrev to the police station. Apparently, some motorists called the police to alert them to the fact that she and other cast members of 'The Vampire Chronicles' were exposed.
The first time Tim Allen got into legal trouble was in October 1978 for being in possession of illegal substances. That was the first time he went to the police station, but not the only one.
The 'Dallas Buyers Club' actor was arrested in October 1999 for possession of illegal substances and resisting arrest. The arrest took place at his Austin home, where police had been called by neighbors who complained about noise coming from inside.
It was quite a scandal at the time when Mick Jagger, lead singer of the Rolling Stones, was arrested for possession of illegal substances in London in 1967, not for the first time, nor would it be the last.
Here is the mugshot of a very young Bill Gates. Good old Bill had quite a few problems with the police in his youth for driving his cars faster than the speed limit (and sometimes without a license).
In 1961, Al Pacino was arrested by Rhode Island police for concealing a gun, which led to three days in custody.
The comedian and actor was arrested on several occasions following allegations by up to 60 women of abuse and assault. In 2018 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for drugging and raping Andrea Constand, but in 2021 he was granted his freedom after the conviction was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. It argued that Cosby had reached a plea bargain not to be criminally prosecuted for the crimes he was being charged with.
The late brother of Nick Carter, Aaron, also went to the police station at some point in his tragic life. Specifically at the Habersham County Sheriff's Office (Georgia). And once again, the reason was driving under the influence of certain illegal substances.
The art dealer, known among other things as the former partner of model Heidi Klum, was arrested in 2017 for possession of illegal substances.
After a few too many drinks, American singer Beth Ditto's night got a little complicated and she ended up being hauled in for disorderly conduct. It happened in March 2012 in Portland, Oregon.
The boxer is also a mugshot collector. The image on the right is from a 1991 arrest in Indianapolis, in connection with a sexual assault. The one on the left is from 2006, in Arizona, when he was arrested for possession of illegal substances, as well as for driving under the influence.
Kiefer Sutherland had to spend 48 days in jail after being arrested in 2007 for drunk driving in Los Angeles.
Here is musician James Brown, in December 1988, posing for his mugshot, for aggravated assault, possession of weapons, and failing to stop for police. After this trip to the cops, he would return to the police station again and again.
The famous actor has also been arrested on several occasions. This mugshot corresponds to a 1994 arrest in Los Angeles for assaulting his partner.
In 2012, the actress was arrested for attempting to prevent the construction of an oil pipeline in Texas. She was accused of trespassing on private property and resisting arrest.
Jeffrey Epstein's file, from 2013 in Florida. The multimillionaire, a friend of influential personalities such as Donald Trump, was accused of creating a child sex trafficking network. In August 2019, his body was found lifeless in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan (New York).
The diva was in police custody in the summer of 1989 after assaulting a traffic officer. Although given the smile on her face in the photo, it looks like she didn't have a bad time...
Music star Jimi Hendrix in a mugshot after his arrest for possession of narcotic substances at Toronto International Airport, Canada, 3 May 1969.
The London singer and DJ spent a few hours behind bars for driving under the influence of illegal substances and speeding. This happened in Barstow (California) in the summer of 2011.
The American football player was arrested in February 2022 for participating in a fight at a hotel in Las Vegas (Nevada).
The singer and actor was arrested in 2010 for drunk driving, according to the Florida Department of Highway Patrol.
The actor was arrested in January 2013 in Los Angeles on domestic violence charges.
The US rapper was arrested in California in 2013 on charges of obstructing the law after refusing to say who owned a car he was in with expired permits.
This is the mugshot of American football player Nate Hobbs, who has been in trouble for a number of different driving offenses.
Actor Nicholas Brendon's mugshots are also piling up. This one relates to his 2017 arrest for assaulting his girlfriend in Palm Springs, California.
The former American football player was accused in March 2013 of cheating at playing craps at a Las Vegas casino.
Jim Morrison's mugshot on 28 September 1963 for charges of petty theft, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and public drunkenness at a football game in Tallahassee, Florida. This was only one of the times he was arrested during his life.
Actor Steve McQueen was arrested in 1977 for driving under the influence of alcohol in Alaska.
The singer was arrested in 2012 for driving drunk without clothes on Texas roads.
The rapper, better known as Vanilla Ice, was arrested on 18 February 2015 in Lantana, Florida, for stealing furniture from a residential home. He had previously been arrested in 2001 for assaulting his wife.
Country singer Sam Hunt posing for his mugshot after being arrested for DUI in November 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.
This photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), shows music producer Phil Spector posing on 5 June 2009 at North Kern State Prison in Delano, California. Phil Spector admitted to killing actress Lana Clarkson in February 2003. He passed away incarcerated in 2021.
The former American football player was accused in 1994 of killing his ex-wife and her alleged lover.
The American actor and producer Nick Nolte is one of those who also has several court records to his credit. The one on the left is from 1961, when he ended up in jail for selling fake credit cards. The one on the right is for his DUI arrest in California in September 2002.