Child Stars Gone Bad

In July 2006, Osment, then 18, was arrested after he crashed into a mailbox and flipped his car while driving drunk in Glendale, California. He ended up pleading no contest to driving under the influence of alcohol and to misdemeanor drug possession (after marijuana was found on him), was sentenced to three years probation and was ordered to enter rehab and pay $1,500 in fines. “I would definitely not say that my childhood in this business caused... more 

In July 2006, Osment, then 18, was arrested after he crashed into a mailbox and flipped his car while driving drunk in Glendale, California. He ended up pleading no contest to driving under the influence of alcohol and to misdemeanor drug possession (after marijuana was found on him), was sentenced to three years probation and was ordered to enter rehab and pay $1,500 in fines. “I would definitely not say that my childhood in this business caused that in any way but the response to it is definitely something that is affected by my place in the business. So for me it was a good lesson,” he later said about the arrest. You can't blame the press for giving attention to incidents like that.” less