Celebrities With The Worst Driving Records

This article contains references to drug use, addiction, mental illness, and drunk driving incidents. 

It's pretty standard that most people learn how to drive. But, when a celebrity admits they never had the chance to obtain a driver's license is it all that surprising? Celebs who make millions usually have personal drivers to take them everywhere, from red carpet events to the grocery store. On an episode of "The Late Late Show," Cardi B told James Cordon that while she owns a number of luxury cars, from a Lamborghini to a Bentley, she doesn't drive them. When asked why she even has the vehicles, the rapper shared, "To take pictures with." Oh, the lifestyles of the rich and famous!

On the plus side of not having a driver's license, Cardi B has a clean record. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for the stars below who have their license but have so many driving offenses, they should consider cutting it up and not driving at all. With these celebs making so much money, it's incredible that they won't hire a driver. From multiple DUIs, speeding, and driving with a suspended license, some stars thought they speed away from specific charges only to pose for a mug shot instead. 

Fasten your seat belt, because the following celebs should all reconsider being behind the wheel and use their ridiculous earnings to hire a private driver. 

Billy Joel's driving record isn't as smooth as his piano playing skills. In April 2004, the "Piano Man" musician was involved in a car crash in Long Island, New York which made it his third crash in two years. According to the Associated Press (via Entertainment Weekly), the artist said, "I can't believe I got in another accident," after his car crashed into the home of an elderly woman. A police spokesperson told the New York Daily News (via Entertainment Weekly), "There were slick road conditions and a curve in the road." Thankfully, no one was hurt.

According to MTV, in June 2003, the singer lost control of his Mercedes Benz in Sag Habour, Long Island, and smashed into a tree. Although he was airlifted to a nearby hospital, he did not suffer from any major injuries. A year earlier, Joel once again escaped serious injury when he crashed his vehicle in East Hampton. After that accident, Rolling Stone reported that the singer checked himself into rehab in Connecticut for a "personal problem." 

However, in 2013, he told The New York Times Magazine, that although he did have a drinking problem, it wasn't a contributor to his many car crashes. "But people made a connection, like, 'Oh, he went there (rehab) because he was in a car accident from drinking. No ... I never had a DUI in my life. That's a fallacy. Look at the police records,'" he shared.

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Rap fans know Flavor Flav, whose real name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr. as the co-founder of Public Enemy. But reality star viewers may know him best for his stints on multiple VH1 reality series, including "The Surreal Life" and the dating competition show "Flavor of Love." However, besides looking for love, the rapper has had some trouble with the law including several driving offenses. 

According to TMZ, Flav was pulled over and later arrested in Las Vegas in 2011 when police officers learned that he had four warrants that included driving without proof of insurance, a parking ticket, and two charges of driving without a license. The rapper was later released, per CBS News. Three years later in Long Island, New York, the "Bring the Noise" rapper was stopped and arrested by officers again for driving 79 mph in a 55 mph zone while in possession of marijuana. When looking up the rapper's name, police found that he had a whopping 16 suspensions. He was released to attend his mother's funeral, per Rolling Stone. 

We'd think the rapper would have really learned his lesson the first time around — back in 2022, Today reported that Flav spent nine weeks in prison in New York for a suspended license and multiple unpaid parking tickets.

Justin Bieber's image went from an adorable pop star to a bad boy when he was arrested in January 2014 in Miami, Florida, per The Guardian. Bieber was 19 years old when he was taken into custody by police for DUI, drag racing in a rented Lamborghini, driving without a valid license, and resisting arrest. According to E! News, the singer's alcohol intake was under the legal limit, however, he was under the influence of marijuana and had taken Xanax. Fans got to see a smiling Bieber in an orange jumpsuit when posing for his mugshot.

The star pleaded guilty to his DUI charge and he was ordered to take an anger management course, partake in a drunk driver's education program, and pay $50,000 in charitable donations. A year before his serious arrest, Bieber was showing signs of his new bad boy image when he threatened a paparazzi in London. And weeks before his Miami arrest, he'd caused $80,000 worth of damage to a neighbor's home in Calabasas, California after throwing eggs at a neighbor's house.

In January 2021, Bieber looked back at his arrest by posting a photo on Instagram that showed him being escorted in handcuffs by officers. For the caption, he wrote, "Not proud of where I was at in my life. I was hurting, unhappy, confused, angry, mislead, misunderstood and angry at god ... I also wore too much leather for someone in Miami." Agreed.

Bobby Brown isn't the most reliable driver after having multiple DUIs on his record. The former husband of the late Whitney Houston was charged with his first DUI in 1996 when he lost control of his Porsche in Florida and ended up injured, per MTV News. Police stated that his blood-alcohol level was way above the legal limit and that Brown also had drugs in his system. In 1998, the singer was found guilty and ordered to spend five days in jail with probation. However, two years later he spent 26 days in jail when he was found to have violated his probation after cocaine was found in his system, according to NME.

In 2003, Brown faced more jail time after pleading guilty to driving under the influence in Georgia back in 1996. He was sentenced to eight days in jail and ordered not to drive for a year, per Billboard. But his troubles didn't end there. In 2012, the "My Prerogative" star was pulled over and charged with a DUI and with driving using a suspended license. He was arrested and later released from jail. Rolling Stone reported that Brown checked himself into rehab after the incident. However, he was arrested again later that year and charged with yet another DUI, for which he was sentenced to 55 days in jail. Luckily for him, he served just nine hours and was put on an electronic monitoring device.  

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Lindsay Lohan has had several run-ins with the law since her first major incident in May 2007, when she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Beverly Hills, California. Two months later, she was charged with her second DUI and for driving with a suspended license in Santa Monica. According to CNN, the actor was sentenced to one day in jail, 10 days of community service, and court-ordered rehab. However, Lohan had a tough time keeping up with her probation terms which included completing her community service and attending alcohol education programs. She did a few brief stints in jail and was sentenced to rehab several times, per E! News. In 2012, a judge ended her probation for her 2007 DUI.

In 2012, Lohan would add another driving offense to her record when she allegedly knocked a person with her car in Hollywood. She was later arrested that same year for clipping a man with her car in New York and leaving the scene. According to CNN, Lohan would finally be off of probation for good in 2015 after completing her community service from her 2012 car incidents. It would make it the first time in almost eight years that the "Mean Girls" star was probation free.   

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In February 2006, Britney Spears made headlines for putting her infant son in danger when she was photographed behind the wheel while he sat in her lap instead of in a proper car seat. The "Toxic" superstar defended her actions, blaming the incident on having experienced a "horrifying, frightful encounter with the paparazzi." Although she didn't face any charges, Spears' life would be under heavy scrutiny in the years that followed.

The next few years would be a tumultuous time for Spears after going through a divorce from Kevin Federline in 2007, with whom she shares two sons. That same year, she infamously shaved her head while dozens of paparazzi snapped photos of the star. In August, she was charged with a hit-and-run after she hit a parked car and drove away. A year later, the "Gimmie More" songstress rear-ended an SUV, although there was little damage done. Sadly, she also lost joint custody of her two sons when she was placed on a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold. Spears would then be placed under permanent conservatorship by her father, James Spears, with a judge terminating her conservatorship in November 2021 after a long 13-year battle to end it, per Billboard.

However, with her newfound freedom, Spears found herself getting another driving offense when she was pulled over in March 2022 for speeding, per Today. 

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