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26. Chris Brown experienced a major fall from grace after he was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats following a pre-Grammys party he attended with then-girlfriend Rihanna. He was ultimately sentenced to five years of probation and community service, as well as domestic violence counseling. He later admitted to hitting Rihanna in his car during an argument.
Photos of a bruised and injured Rihanna ignited public hatred of Brown, and his next album, Graffiti, sold notably worse than his prior album (it also was critically panned). He lost endorsement deals, and multiple celebrities spoke out against him.
However, Brown is one of the examples from this list whose career made a pretty full recovery. His next album, F.A.M.E., debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, which was his first album to do so. He still remains successful, though it’s true that there are still those who believe he doesn’t deserve to be. In fact, Brown complained last year about people who “still hate” him for his “mistake.”
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