Celebrity Children Who've Done Jail Time

Some people just can't stay out of trouble, regardless of their DNA. Celeb kids aren't always forced into good behavior due to the fact that their parents are rich and famous celebrities, who are all-too-often embarrassed by their bratty actions. In fact, there are plenty of celeb kids who have even done jail time for some pretty serious offenses. Some ne'er-do-well celeb kids have spent several years in the klink, while others have endured a mere hour-long stint in a jail. These celebrity offspring may have deep pocketed parents, but that didn't protect them from the punishment doled out by the long arm of the law.

In the early aughts, Lionel Richie's daughter was famous for being famous, for a reality show, and for hanging out with Paris Hilton. In 2007, she pleaded guilty to her second DUI, and was sentenced to four days of hard time in LA County. Fortunately for her—and thanks to the notorious "overcrowding" of the LA jail system that's frequently cited as the reason for early celebrity releases—she was released after just 82 minutes of her sentence, according to People.

Richie later hilariously claimed in an interview with Diane Sawyer that doing the time was her way of "paying my dues and taking responsibility and being an adult." Of course that sounds ridiculous considering her stint in the klink was shorter than most toddler naps, but it actually must have been a Scared Straight moment for the onetime celebutante. She has since turned her life around, with two kids and a booming business, thanks to her House of Harlow fashion brand.

Action star Jackie Chan's son was jailed on drug charges after a police raid of his Beijing home recovered 100g of marijuana, according to the BBC. He was charged with "sheltering others to use drugs" and placed under "criminal detention" for six months. Upon his release, Chan gave a press conference in which he said (via The South China Morning Post): "As a public figure, this incident has brought a negative impact on society. My supporters have been let down and my business partners have suffered losses. I do not have any reasons or excuses, I made a mistake. I am here to offer my apology to the public for my mistakes. I'm truly sorry. From now, I must live the life of a lawful citizen." Lesson learned.

Interestingly, Chan also revealed that his father did not try to leverage his fame for leniency and his parents did not visit him in jail. Jaycee was okay with that, as he wanted to "shoulder" his mistakes on his own, and did not want his family to see him "suffer."

Sean, the son of 70s rocker Rod Stewart, is a reality show veteran who fostered a bad boy reputation. In 2002, he was sentenced to 90 days in jail over an incident in which he kicked a man outside of a Malibu restaurant. He also went to court-ordered rehab—not just Celebrity Rehab—in relation to pleading guilty to "possession of a controlled substance" in a separate case at the time.

Speaking with Brandi Glanville on her podcast (via Us Weekly), Stewart reflected on his wild ways in pretty blunt terms. "Everybody likes to party. I've done my partying. I've done enough drugs to kill Hollywood," Stewart said, adding, "I'll never go back to that."

In 2007, wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan's son, Nick Hogan, caused a horrific car crash that left his passenger, Iraq War vet, John Graziano, severely brain damaged. Hogan had been drinking prior to the crash, but his reckless driving wasn't entirely been attributed to the intoxication, according to ABC News, who reported that the WWE scion was known to authorities to routinely race around his Clearwater FL hometown at over 100 miles per hour. In this particular instance, Hogan lost control of his Toyota Supra and spun into a tree.

Though he was technically a juvenile at the time—17-years-old—Hogan was tried as an adult, but received the very lenient penalty of eight months in prison. He served five months of it, mostly in solitary confinement. Two years after his release, Hogan told ABC that he still struggles to cope with the lasting effects the accident had on Graziano, who now lives in "a semi-conscious state."

"It's hard to move on every day and be positive when there's something that's so horribly devastating," Hogan said, adding, "There's days when I can't even get out of bed. I pray every day that I will be able to deal with it. It's something that I carry with me every day."

Okay, so Conrad Hilton's parents aren't true "celebrities," but his dad is one of the heirs to the Hilton hotel fortune. Not to mention, one of their other offspring, Paris Hilton, is possibly the first "famous for being famous" celebrity to exist, so we're including Conrad under the category of "close enough."

Anyway, Hilton got himself into trouble when he geeked out on a 2015 flight during which he allegedly smoked weed in the bathroom, threatened crew members, and had to be "restrained and handcuffed," according to E! News. Hilton also allegedly referred to the other passengers as "peasants" and claimed that his father would simply buy his way out of trouble, like he'd done in the past.

For that little performance, Hilton was placed on three years probation, which he repeatedly violated by failing multiple drug tests, earning him 60 days in prison. Upon his release, he completely learned his lesson and straightened up, except nope, he didn't do that at all. In 2017, he was charged with grand theft auto and violation of a restraining order after he tried to break into his ex-girlfriend's house—the one who had the PFA against him—and was found insider her father's Bentley, according to TMZ. He was taken into custody and had his bail set at a combined $50,000 with the condition that upon payment, he would be sent to a psychiatric institution for evaluation. Sounds like a good idea.