Fame doesn’t make you untouchable. Some celebrities learned that lesson the hardest way possible. Their crimes caught up with them, and now prison cells have replaced red carpets. They’re still making news, just behind bars.

Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein sits in Rikers Island today, a stark contrast to his days producing Oscar-winning films like Pulp Fiction and Shakespeare in Love. His production company racked up over 80 Academy Awards, ironically including films celebrating strong women, while he committed horrific abuses behind the scenes. 

The former producer faces 16 years in California, added to his New York sentence after that conviction was overturned in 2024 due to procedural errors. With over 100 women accusing him and sparking the #MeToo movement, Weinstein will likely spend his remaining years imprisoned despite ongoing health issues, including cancer.

R Kelly

Federal appeals courts upheld this man’s 30-year New York sentence in 2025, ensuring the man behind “I Believe I Can Fly” won’t see freedom until 2045. His 75 million record sales and cultural phenomenon “Ignition (Remix)” now feel like distant memories from FCI Butner Medium I in North Carolina.

Jared Fogle

The man who lost 245 pounds eating Subway sandwiches and became their spokesperson for 15 years destroyed his wholesome image with crimes involving those against minors. Fogle’s 2015 guilty plea landed him at FCI Englewood in Colorado.

Here, he is serving 15 years and 8 months with lifetime supervision after release. His earliest possible release date is around March 2029, though good behavior credits factor in. Appeals challenging his sentence have all been denied, confirming he’ll serve his full term. 

Josh Duggar

Behind the wholesome facade of 19 Kids and Counting lurked Josh Duggar’s disturbing crimes, revealed when he was convicted in 2021. The reality star accumulated hundreds of images of child abuse, leading to a 12-year, 7-month sentence at FCI Seagoville in Texas.

This included a $50,000 fine and 20 years of supervised release. Duggar’s 2023 appeal was swiftly denied, and infractions have actually extended his original sentence. His earliest release date sits at October 2032, assuming no further violations. 

Elizabeth Holmes

Once valued at $4.5 billion by Forbes, Elizabeth Holmes watched her net worth plummet to zero as her Theranos blood-testing empire collapsed under fraud revelations. The founder, who promised revolutionary medical technology, is now at FPC Bryan in Texas.

There he is serving 11 years and 3 months for wire fraud after deceiving investors with misleading claims that cost them millions. Holmes began her sentence in 2023, and good behavior has already shaved time off her original 11.25-year term, with projected release in December 2031.

Danny Masterson

In That ’70s Show, Masterson portrayed a lovable rebel while committing forcible crimes that would eventually land him in California Men’s Colony. His 2023 conviction on two counts stemmed from assaults involving women with Scientology connections, where the organization allegedly helped suppress victims’ voices for years.