Hollywood tragedies: Not everything that glitters is gold– this worn-out cliché cannot be more true when we think Hollywood glitter. Sometimes, when we watch the stars stride the red carpet in their full magnificence and glory, we tend to forget that they are people just like us. Yes, they may have yachts and sleep in bigger houses, and wear insanely expensive designer clothes, and yet, they too get their fair share of hardships.
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When something bad happens to a celebrity, the whole world becomes instantly all ears and is kept updated on a regular basis about the progress of the situation. In 1994, we followed live on TV the long police chase of OJ Simpson’s made-famous white Ford. In 2009, we sympathized with Rihanna who was given a black eye, a split lip, a bloody nose and bite marks by her then boyfriend Chris Brown. We all were in shock and awe by the untimely deaths of such outstanding celebs like Heath Ledger, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston, Robin Williams, and when Paul Walker died in a horrendous car crash in 2013, we were all reminded that speeding up in fast cars is not an innocent fun-game.
However, there are some tragedies that surrounded famous people you might not have heard of— prepare for what are probably the saddest stories of these 15 celebs’ lives.
13. Mike Tyson Attempted Suicide
You know what they say, strong guys are not supposed to show weakness. Yet, it was no problem for the former boxing champion Mike Tyson to talk openly about his suicide attempt in 1988. As a matter of fact, back then the heavyweight champ used to rigorously deny any reports that he beat his wife and underwent mental treatment. He’d also deny having tried to kill himself in a deliberately caused car accident. 25 years later, however, the former “Baddest man on the planet” gave a conference, during which he was asked a question about his drug problems and depressive moments, to which he answered, “Hey, check this out – I was planning on killing myself. […] I was overdosing every night. I was going full blown. I was just, Wow! I can’t believe I was waking up.” Up to this day, Tyson still blames promoter Don King for manipulating and using him, which inevitably led to all his problems and the suicide attempt.
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