How 16 Celebrity Careers Imploded, Explained In 3 Steps

Sometimes three steps in the wrong direction is all it takes to tank a career.
How 16 Celebrity Careers Imploded, Explained In 3 Steps

Some stars' careers are long, twisting, and hard to follow. Robert Downey, Jr., for example, went from '80s nobody to Oscar contender to "Unsurprisingly, he was arrested for drugs again" to Iron Man to "Why is Iron Man in this movie?"

Some famous people's careers, on the other hand, can be traced as easily as 1-2-3.

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