7 celebrities who went crazy

These idols of millions drove us crazy, then they couldn’t stand the fame and went crazy themselves. We tell you what mental illnesses the screen stars suffer from and whether they have a chance of recovery.

Jack Lloyd

Jack Lloyd became wildly popular at a very young age. The cute and attractive 10-year-old boy became famous thanks to Star Wars, in which he played Anakin Skywalker in his childhood. However, the same role also put an end to his career: Directors saw him in only one role. In 2001, the actor announced his retirement from film and entered Columbia College to study psychology and film art. In 2015, Lloyd was involved in a crash and was arrested for resisting police. It was later revealed that the actor suffered from schizophrenia and had a seizure because he did not take his medication. After 9 months in prison, he was transferred to a psychiatric clinic. In 2020, the 34-year-old actor’s condition improved and he now often spends time with his family.

Sinead O’Connor

But behind the elfin appearance and beautiful voice of Irish singer Sinead O’Connor there were always serious passions. His difficult relationship with his mother, her bullying, his depression, the loss of his son – it seems that the story of his creative success can be told with the word “despite”. The girl always spoke openly about such problems as Catholic priests molesting children and the “wrong side” of show business. They would probably listen to him today, but the time he was just starting out was different and he soon became persona non grata. Even loyal fans thought Sinead had gone crazy. She cut her hair bald, became a Muslim, and attempted suicide after her 17-year-old son died by suicide. The boy came to his funeral wearing a bright pink tracksuit, causing surprise among fans. On the eve of her death, her relatives started searching for her because she stopped communicating. On July 26, 2023, police found his body. It is unknown what caused the death. It turned out that O’Connor had been fighting cancer for a long time.

Vasily Stepanov

Handsome, handsome Vasily Stepanov became famous for his role as Maxim Kammerer in Fyodor Bondarchuk’s film Inhabited Island. Everyone predicted an excellent career for the actor, but show business did not work out for him. Somehow, “33 misfortunes” happened to the debutant: Stepanov was seriously injured, then he fell from the third floor, then he fell into depression because of the breakup with his lover. He also experienced serious financial difficulties. He became hostage to an image in the cinema. Stepanov himself was ready for any role, but, according to him, he was not ready to solve this problem through bed. Those around him were saying something completely different about him. It turned out that he was called to act in films, but he seemed disinterested and often disrupted filming. His ex-girlfriend also said that she stopped understanding Stepanov. Bondarchuk, who opened the door to the world of cinema for him, was ready for any help he received, but he was faced with a blank wall. In 2019, it was learned that the actor suffered from schizophrenia. It seemed that the test of fame was putting too much pressure on his psyche.

Britney Spears

From Britney Spears’ acclaimed memoirs, it is known that the singer suffered from bipolar disorder. Fans noticed their idol’s strange behavior a long time ago. At first she was associated with failures in her career and personal life, as well as alcohol and drug addiction. For example, during a fight with her ex-husband Kevin Federline, she kidnapped her children and went with them to an unknown direction. Britney also shocked fans by suddenly cutting her hair bald. Due to inappropriate behavior, the superstar was forcibly sent to rehab. The pop princess was under the tutelage of her father, Jamie Spears, for 13 years. She was able to be released again following the #FreeBritney movement, but her mental health still leaves much to be desired. Take, for example, strange dances and the habit of posing naked on social networks – all this amazes fans.

Kanye West

Hip-hop star and visionary Kanye West has always attracted public attention with his shocking behavior, but after his divorce from Kim Kardashian, his luck turned away from him. Their union seemed ideal, but soon it was as if a black cat had come between them. Kanye suddenly began writing rude and racist remarks on social networks. His wife, whom he publicly insulted on social networks and then repeatedly asked for forgiveness, also suffered. Fans soon learned that their idol suffered from bipolar disorder and megalomania. This disease made family life impossible. Following the divorce, Kanye “buried” Pete Davidson (Kim Kardashian’s new boyfriend at the time) in his music. That’s not the only trick rappers have. So at one of the concerts he disturbed a man in a wheelchair. The artist, who changed his name to Ye in 2021, declared his support for Donald Trump by supporting the White Lives Matter movement in 2022.

Amanda Bynes

Amanda Bynes became famous for her roles in the teen comedies “What a Girl Wants” and “Easy Students.” Unexpectedly, the actor disappeared from the screens since 2010. The girl was regularly involved in scandals due to alcohol and drug addiction and was eventually forcibly admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Bynes tried to revive her career but once again lost her temper and tweeted vulgar and racist remarks that caused fans to alienate her. Amanda Bynes returned to rehab in 2019 and announced her engagement to Paul Michael in 2020. It seemed that everything was supposed to get better, but in 2023 the actress was again admitted to a mental hospital: the girl walked around in public completely naked. Bytes suffers from bipolar disorder, the groom said. On the eve of the incident, she had a seizure because she refused medication.

Shiite LaBeouf

People around him began to notice alarm bells in Shia LaBeouf’s behavior a long time ago. In 2005, the actor began threatening a man with a knife who insulted his mother. Two years later, the police catch him for illegally entering a pharmacy. Moreover, LaBeouf resists arrest by reacting extremely aggressively when asked to leave the building. In the same year, he caused an accident due to drunk driving. He later suffered a serious injury to his hand, but that didn’t stop the brawler. Soon his colleagues began to distance themselves from him. Telling reporters that he had sex with Megan Fox on the set of Transformers greatly damaged the reputation of the then-married actor. LaBeouf later states in an interview that the new Indiana Jones movie sucks, and Harrison Ford agrees. Needless to say, this trick cost him his role in the movie. In 2014, LaBeouf walked the red carpet wearing a bag over his head and wearing the caption “I’m not famous anymore.” There have been other incidents: defecating in a restaurant, fighting with co-workers in a theater, getting harassed by a homeless man for a bag of McDonald’s, talking to strangers in an elevator all day long, watching all his movies with fans, running into trolls at anti-Donald Trump protests, and ex-girlfriend FKA Beating Twigs. All this angered the fans so much that, under their pressure, the actor himself sought psychological help.