Life Perspective | Stars We Loved From Our Childhood Who Are Jerks IRL (And Sweethearts) |  Part2
Channel: Life Perspective
Date: 2017-10-15

Life Perspective | Stars We Loved From Our Childhood Who Are Jerks IRL (And Sweethearts)

8 Stars We Loved From Our Childhood Who Are Jerks IRL (And 7 Sweethearts). There are many actors who may have helped define large portions of your childhood. Everyone has at least one movie or television show that we’re sure you watched enough times to drive your parents insane. But wouldn’t it be sad if some of those actors that you grew up idolizing turned out to be jerks? You cheered for Steve Austin in the ring, but would you be cheering for him if you knew he also brought the fight home to his wife? Paul Reuben was idolized by millions of children, but his arrest for possessing material of minors engaging in sexual acts might forever alter your perception of him. And while you may have loved some of our actresses like Amanda Bynes and Lindsay Lohan, our entries make it very clear just how low their rock bottom got. Thankfully before you get too sad, we do have happy news that not every star of your childhood is a jerk. Many of them are upstanding people that along with aging well (Hello Hilary Duff!) have also worked hard to help make the world a better place. These are 8 Stars From Your Childhood Who Are Jerks (And 7 Who Are Sweethearts)

1. Jerk – Paul Reubens. Paul Reubens, better known by the stage name Pee-Wee Herman was a large part of people’s childhood in the 80s with a variety of projects. But Herman’s career started taking a downward turn after he was arrested in 1991 for engaging in some self-loving while in an adult theater. Not the best look, but not as bad as the police also discovering child p*rnography at the actors home in 2002. Reubens defended himself saying that he bought p*rn in such large quantities at times, that he could not have known what was all on there. As well as that he considered much of what was found to be of artistic (not sexual) value. Reuben’s career could potentially be on an upward swing however after his latest movie Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday aired on Netflix in 2016.

2. Sweetheart – Carrie Fisher. We’re sure we aren’t the only ones who got teary-eyed when we saw Carrie Fisher on our screen again with the recent trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Fisher gave so much to the world before tragically passing away in 2016. One of the most influential aspects of her career was the work she did to raise awareness for those suffering from bipolar; something she was also afflicted with. Fisher did have a past that included some addictions, but she shared her past experiences and in doing so also helped inspire others to make the change they needed in their life.


3. Jerk – Shia LaBeouf. Shia LaBeouf made a name for himself on the series Even Stevens and managed to keep a relatively respectable career as an adult with several great pictures to his name. Though the word respectable might get dropped when you think more about who LaBeouf is as a person. Especially when you combine his arrests for things like public intoxication with stories from co-stars like Mia Wasikowska that he may not be the easiest to work with. The two worked together on Lawless and in past interviews, Mia described LaBeouf as being verbally abusive on the set as well as constantly being inebriated (though to be fair, the movie was about bootlegging).

4. Sweetheart – Emma Watson. We have to really give a lot of credit to Emma Watson for how she has grown up under the public spotlight. Sure, all the members of the Harry Potter franchise got hounded, but nobody got quite as much attention as Watson. Especially when you consider a lot of the attention may have been from gentlemen overtly sexualizing her! Even when Watson is faced with a scandal, like having photos of her leaked in her birthday suit, she’s handled it with grace and class. Watson has also dedicated her efforts to helping organizations that help make the world a better place. With no upcoming films, Watson may be looking to take a break from Hollywood as of now, but she has definitely conquered it so far!