The (Wayward) Kids of The Rich and Famous
The (Wayward) Kids of The Rich and Famous
When it comes to the rich and famous, there is never a shortage of headlines to feed the media's appetite. Many keep their children out of the limelight -- and for good reason. However, some children of the rich and famous make headlines of their own, and more often than not, it's for their behavior rather than their talents. Here is our list of children of the rich and famous who made the news for everything from sex tapes to murder.
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The (Wayward) Kids of The Rich and Famous
The (Wayward) Kids of The Rich and Famous
When it comes to the rich and famous, there is never a shortage of headlines to feed the media's appetite. Many keep their children out of the limelight -- and for good reason. However, some children of the rich and famous make headlines of their own, and more often than not, it's for their behavior rather than their talents. Here is our list of children of the rich and famous who made the news for everything from sex tapes to murder.
The (Wayward) Kids of The Rich and Famous
Name: Maia Campbell
Family Roots: Daughter of best-selling novelist Bebe Moore Campbell
What a Shame: Since her mother's death in 2006, Campbell has experienced a downward spiral of mental illness and substance abuse.
The (Wayward) Kids of The Rich and Famous
Name: Kim and Khloe Kardashian
Family Roots: Daughters of late O.J. Simpson lawyer Robert Kardashian
What a Shame: In 2007, Khloe Kardashian was arrested for DUI and sentenced to three years' probation. Also, that year, a sex tape made by big sis Kim and her former boyfriend, R&B singer Ray J, leaked to the public. The tape catapulted Kim to celebrity status.
The (Wayward) Kids of The Rich and Famous
Name: Montana Fishburne
Family Roots: Daughter of acclaimed actor Laurence Fishburne
What a shame: In July 2010, Fishburne made headlines after announcing that she would be following in socialite Kim Kardashian's footsteps by releasing her own sex tape.
The (Wayward) Kids of The Rich and Famous
Name: Bobbi Kristina
Family Roots: The child of R&B stars Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown (who Houston once called the king of R&B)
What a Shame: In 2007, the once precocious Bobbi Kristina raised eyebrows when she posted suggestive pictures of herself engaging in questionable activities on her MySpace page.
The (Wayward) Kids of The Rich and Famous
Name: JoJo Simmons
Family Roots: Son of hip-hop legend Joseph "Reverend Run" Simmons of Run D.M.C.
What a Shame: In May 2009, Simmons was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of marijuana and one count of resisting arrest, when he allegedly tried to ram his BMW into a cop car. He has also been slammed with two misdemeanors for criminal use of drug paraphernalia.
The (Wayward) Kids of The Rich and Famous
Name: Jamal "Shyne" Barrow
Family Roots: Son of Imeon Myvette and the Prime Minster of Belize Dean Barrow
What a Shame: After a nine-year stint for criminal use and possession of a firearm and reckless endangerment, the former Bad Boy Records rapper was released from jail in 2009.
The (Wayward) Kids of The Rich and Famous
Name: Caroline Giuliani
Family Roots: Daughter of former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani and television reporter and actress Donna Hanover
What a Shame: In August 2010, Giuliani was taken into custody at a Sephora store in New York City after allegedly stealing more than $100 worth of cosmetics.
The (Wayward) Kids of The Rich and Famous
Name: Latoya Jackson
Family Roots: Daughter of Joe Jackson and Katherine Jackson
What a Shame: Often labeled the black sheep of the Jackson family, Latoya released a tell-all book, called 'La Toya: Growing Up in the Jackson Family,' in 1991, in which she claimed (among other things) that the Jackson clan suffered physical and psychological abuse at the hands of their father.
The (Wayward) Kids of The Rich and Famous
Name: Nicole Ritchie
Family Roots: Daughter of music legend Lionel Richie
What a Shame: Before turning her life around to focus on her growing family with boyfriend and Good Charlotte front man Joel Madden, Ritchie constantly made headlines for partying and drug and alcohol abuse. In 2006, after making a splash with her gal pal Paris Hilton on the reality show 'The Simple Life,' Richie was arrested and charged with possession of heroin while driving with a suspended driver's license.
The (Wayward) Kids of The Rich and Famous
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By: NK on 10/26/2010 9:16AM
"One of the first things I explained to my daughter about men is that they love to lie to get what they want."
Oh please. This is hopelessly sexist. SOME men and SOME women lie to get what they want. It is certainly not restricted to one sex. Just ask my ex-girlfriend.
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