$ 0 0 We take a look at some of our favourite celebs who have overcome a darkpast. Monica Bedi was arrested with underworld don Abu Salem by the Lisbon police in 2002. They were later brought to India after serving sentence for 3 years. In 2010, Indian Court convicted Monica Bedi for passport forgery. but reduced the jail term to the period that she had already served.Sanjay Dutt is arguably the most controversial star in the history of Bollywood. His early drug addiction in college and his stints in jails for possessing arms and ammunition have garnered more attention that his stupendous performance in films. The cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu was accused of killing a Patiala resident in 1988. Even though the courts found him guilty, Sidhu goes scott free.Maria Susairaj and her boyfriend were arrested in connection with the killing of TV executive Neeraj Grover in 2008. Maria was sentenced to three years in jail for destroying the evidence. Bollywood hunk Salman Khan has been in the eye of a storm ever since his car rammed into a roadside bakery, accidentally running over some pavement dwellers, killing one inadvertently on the night of September 28, 2002. The court is yet to deliver judgment on the case. In her younger days, Angelina Jolie was a regular user of cocaine, heroin, psychedelics, and ecstasy. In an interview, she confessed "I did the most dangerous and I did the worst. For many reasons I shouldn't be here."The media mogul Oprah Winfrey was a victim of sexual abuse in her teens. Winfrey gave birth at the age of 14 to a boy who died shortly after. Ashley Judd has admitted that she was a victim of both neglect and abuse during her childhood days. She was exposed to much too much inappropriate behavior at a tender age, witnessing rampant drug and alcohol abuse, and having to fend off various sexual predators. In 2001, Fardeen Khan was arrested for allegedly buying and consuming banned drugs. Earlier, Fardeen was accused of possessing 9 gm of cocaine. In 2009, the domestic help of actor Shiney Ahuja lodged a police complaint alleging that she was raped by the actor at his house. Shiney was sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment by a fast track sessions court in 2011. Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron grew up in a South African farming community with an abusive, alcoholic father. When she was 15, Theron saw her mother shoot her father in self defense, after he threatened to kill them both. Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe had a crippling alcohol addiction. In 2010, he checked himself into rehab. Mariah Carey suffered a particularly chaotic childhood house when her parents divorced. She shares a pretty troublesome relationship with her sister Alison who is reportedly a drug addict. Samuel L. Jackson has not had a great past either. During his younger days, he joined the Black Panthers and took half of the trustee board of Moorehouse College hostage, demanding changes to the curriculum. He was hounded by the FBI and was jailed several times. Actor Woody Harrelson's father was reportedly a contract killer. He was convicted of killing U.S. District Judge John H. Wood, and grain dealer Sam Degalia, Jr., for money.Hollywood protege Drew Barrymore had her first drink at 9 and used cocaine by 12. By 14, she had been in rehab twice. Drew was able to pull herself together.In 2009, American record producer and songwriter, Phil Spector was charged with the murder of actress Lana Clarkson in his home. Currently, Phil is serving a prison sentence.The wife of 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, Laura Bush was embroiled in accidental death case when her speeding car collided with another, killing a 17 year old diver. Laura was never charged in the incident.OJ Simpson was embroiled in a much publicized criminal case. The former American football player and actor was charged with the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and his friend Ronald Goldman. In 2006, he was found responsible for their murder. Apparently, he was declared innocent.Paris Hilton was given a probation period of 36 months in 2006. After violating the probation twice by driving without a license, Paris was sentenced to 45 days jail.Actor Mel Gibson was sentenced to three years' probation for a misdemeanor charge of drunk driving in 2006. Lindsay Lohan has a history of probation violations. In 2007, she was arrested for possessing cocaine, transporting narcotics, and driving under the influence of drugs. She was given three years probation which she violated in 2010. She was recently in the news again when she again violated her probation by leaving a Newport Beach rehab facility where she was to begin 90 days of treatment.