Fatty Arbuckle
publication date: Friday, October 19, 2012 (part of Fall 2012)
category: 
Movies
clue: Hollywood likes when its stars hook up, but not when it turns into rape and murder.
explanation: Arbuckle was tried for the rape and murder of actress Virginia Rappe. He was found innocent, but his career was ruined. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Justin Woods, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Erik Bates
Pride Goeth Before a Fall: The bigger they are, the harder they fall. These ten celebrities were once on top of the world, enjoying widespread success and popular acclaim. Then a scandal erupted that ended their high-flying careers, some quickly and others painfully slowly.Similar Goos
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
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Jerry Lee Lewis
The singer of "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" never recaptured his early success after marrying his adolescent cousin. Go »
James Frey
When he was caught lying to Oprah, his career was shattered into a million little pieces. Go »
Jim Bakker
This married televangelist raked in more than a million dollars a week during the 1980s, but went to prison for keeping some of it for himself (and his mistress Jessica). Go »
Anthony Weiner
A man whose own name is a sexual euphemism had to expect a press firestorm after he sexted another woman on the Twitter account he used to interact with his New York constituents. Go »
