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and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 stars who overcame
addiction I have been sober for five
years now through my sobriety I can be
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celebrities who battled some form of
addiction and came back stronger than
ever
[Music]
screams number 10 slash drugs alcohol
and rock-and-roll tend to go
hand-in-hand
the lead guitarist for the most
dangerous band in the world at the time
slash spent the better part of 20 years
exploring the effects of substance abuse
following his heart disease diagnosis in
the early 2000s things came to a head
during his Velvet Revolver days when the
legendary musician went on a gruelling
vendor that snapped him back to reality
but nowadays the Guns & Roses guitarist
explains that it’s all about the music
and his family and you become a slave to
that number 9 Angelina Jolie half of
Hollywood’s formerly biggest power
couple over the last decade the famous
actress has never hidden her past with
drugs Angelina Jolie has spoken frankly
about her bad girl persona and the dark
time she went through when she was
younger
admittedly lucky to be alive the
director of the aptly named unbroken has
put those days behind her and is a firm
believer in healthy eating we’re gonna
die now the mother of six and a
humanitarian Angelina Jolie is one of
Hollywood’s greatest leading ladies
number eight Britney Spears it’s not
uncommon for high-profile celebrities to
go through a rough patch but few
people’s situations compared to the pop
princess Britney Spears rose to fame
during the late 1990s and early 2000s
with songs like baby one more time and
toxic a few years later the singer broke
up with her husband resulting in a
fierce custody battle things came to a
head when the pop starlet had a public
meltdown drug abuse playing a part since
then Britney has recovered and continues
to release new material with varying
degrees of commercial success number 7
Fergie
rising to fame after joining the hip hop
group The Black Eyed Peas
Stacy and Ferguson’s vocal range is
matched by few pop divas
[Music]
with her debut album spawning three
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles for
a time nothing could stop Fergie during
her earlier Wild Orchid days however the
American musician battled a drug
addiction going from ecstasy to crystal
meth in an interview with Oprah
Fergie revealed that she was an addict
for around a year before hypnotherapy
helped the singer kick the monkey off
her back for good drugs it’s you know
everything is great at the beginning and
then slowly your life starts to spiral
down number 6 Daniel Radcliffe I’m a lot
childhood is tough enough without
millions of fans watching your every
move
cast as Harry Potter by the time he’d
reached the tender age of 11 Radcliffe
turned to alcohol as the franchise
slowly reached its end the woman in
black actor discussed his addiction
during a podcast with Marc Maron
explaining that he was terrified of what
the future had in store once Hogwarts
was no longer an option
suddenly I was in where was I oh I’m not
gonna have that consistency anymore I’m
not gonna see all these people every
year living alone and struggling to
appear normal
Radcliffe overcame his dependency after
getting quote bored of feeling like crap
every single morning you know in the end
it was leading me to a place where I was
not really happy in my life
number 5 Eric Clapton in his
autobiography the influential guitarists
went into heartbreaking detail to
recount his battle with drugs and
alcohol at one point the cream band
members spent around 16,000 dollars on
heroin per week before kicking that
nasty habit to the curb in the mid 70s
unfortunately Clapton replaced one drug
with others as cocaine and alcohol
became his primary vices
[Music]
after two decades of consistent abuse
which included Clapton passing out
during a George Harrison concert the
musician sought out help and finally
left that lifestyle behind number four
Demi Lovato the cool for the summer
starlet went through hell before coming
through on the other side stronger than
ever a victim of bullying during her
teenage years she later nearly succumbed
to an overdose with nearly irreversible
consequences as the sunny with a chance
actress mixed cocaine with xanax Lovato
entered rehab in 2010 due to this
cocaine addiction it’s not a choice to
have an addiction and with bipolar
disorder it’s a chemical imbalance and
it’s something that you have to figure
out your own treatment with with your
own team and in order to do that it
takes time after a separate stint in a
psychiatric ward
the pop singer managed to overcome her
substance addiction while admitting that
she still struggles with an eating
disorder
number three Eminem drugs are
occasionally referenced in Marshall
Mathers discography often demonstrating
self-awareness on the dangers they
possess Eminem does not shy away from
discussing his past with substance abuse
revealing in the documentary how to make
money selling drugs that thing’s got
particularly bad in 2005 as the Missouri
born rapper mixed pills to try to get a
new high he underwent rehab in 2007 as
an addiction to painkillers destroyed
his stomach how close do you think you
were to dying they said two hours if I
would have got to the hospital two hours
later that would have been it because my
organs everything my kidneys everything
were failing
using exercise as a motivator and
distraction the best-selling artist
focused on his fight with drugs before
crafting his to comeback albums relapse
and recovery
[Music]
number two drew barrymore with her
professional TV career beginning even
before her first birthday this Charlie’s
Angel had a rough childhood which
eventually contributed to an 18-month
stay in a psychiatric institution as a
teen an accomplished child actress with
a memorable turn in Steven Spielberg’s
et true Barrymore hit the club scene at
the age of 13 and reportedly even
younger than that with her mother
leading to hard drugs and a reputation
as a party girl after two stays in a
rehab center and essentially divorcing
her parents the actress struggled to
find work before making a comeback in
the 90s
nowadays the mother of two boasts an
impressive resume and belongs to the
Hollywood elite Jews life has been full
of lessons which have helped her as she
and her husband raised their two
daughters three-year-old olive and
18-month old Frankie before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions know what old Don say
want any one of his gals down here
starting a fuss I’d start no fuss I’m
just here trying to register to vote so
that now to me you drop the rock of the
burden of trying to figure that out and
then you’re free maybe she doesn’t love
him maybe she’s just pretending so
you’ll go crazy and dump him number one
Robert Downey jr. I just finally know
what I have to do
and I know in my heart that it’s right
as the linchpin of the Marvel Cinematic
Universe and one of the most sought
after stars on the planet Tony Stark’s
comeback is one for the ages despite a
string of compelling performances
including an Academy award-nominated
turn as Charlie Chaplin the Tramp can’t
talk the minute he talks he’s dead
Robert Downey jr. ‘he’s career screeched
to a halt after being arrested for
possession of heroin and cocaine after
being released on parole the actor
continued to struggle for years
resulting in another arrest during his
run on Ally McBeal with no money and a
bleak future Robert Downey jr. turned
his life around kicked his addiction and
slowly worked his way back into
Hollywood’s good graces it’s easy to to
embrace hopelessness when things seem
insurmountable and yet it’s it’s
actually just a matter of time until all
of the elements come together for things
to be alright do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new
videos every day
won’t back down welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 stars who overcame
addiction I have been sober for five
years now through my sobriety I can be
happy with simple things now before we
begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
celebrities who battled some form of
addiction and came back stronger than
ever
[Music]
screams number 10 slash drugs alcohol
and rock-and-roll tend to go
hand-in-hand
the lead guitarist for the most
dangerous band in the world at the time
slash spent the better part of 20 years
exploring the effects of substance abuse
following his heart disease diagnosis in
the early 2000s things came to a head
during his Velvet Revolver days when the
legendary musician went on a gruelling
vendor that snapped him back to reality
but nowadays the Guns & Roses guitarist
explains that it’s all about the music
and his family and you become a slave to
that number 9 Angelina Jolie half of
Hollywood’s formerly biggest power
couple over the last decade the famous
actress has never hidden her past with
drugs Angelina Jolie has spoken frankly
about her bad girl persona and the dark
time she went through when she was
younger
admittedly lucky to be alive the
director of the aptly named unbroken has
put those days behind her and is a firm
believer in healthy eating we’re gonna
die now the mother of six and a
humanitarian Angelina Jolie is one of
Hollywood’s greatest leading ladies
number eight Britney Spears it’s not
uncommon for high-profile celebrities to
go through a rough patch but few
people’s situations compared to the pop
princess Britney Spears rose to fame
during the late 1990s and early 2000s
with songs like baby one more time and
toxic a few years later the singer broke
up with her husband resulting in a
fierce custody battle things came to a
head when the pop starlet had a public
meltdown drug abuse playing a part since
then Britney has recovered and continues
to release new material with varying
degrees of commercial success number 7
Fergie
rising to fame after joining the hip hop
group The Black Eyed Peas
Stacy and Ferguson’s vocal range is
matched by few pop divas
[Music]
with her debut album spawning three
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles for
a time nothing could stop Fergie during
her earlier Wild Orchid days however the
American musician battled a drug
addiction going from ecstasy to crystal
meth in an interview with Oprah
Fergie revealed that she was an addict
for around a year before hypnotherapy
helped the singer kick the monkey off
her back for good drugs it’s you know
everything is great at the beginning and
then slowly your life starts to spiral
down number 6 Daniel Radcliffe I’m a lot
childhood is tough enough without
millions of fans watching your every
move
cast as Harry Potter by the time he’d
reached the tender age of 11 Radcliffe
turned to alcohol as the franchise
slowly reached its end the woman in
black actor discussed his addiction
during a podcast with Marc Maron
explaining that he was terrified of what
the future had in store once Hogwarts
was no longer an option
suddenly I was in where was I oh I’m not
gonna have that consistency anymore I’m
not gonna see all these people every
year living alone and struggling to
appear normal
Radcliffe overcame his dependency after
getting quote bored of feeling like crap
every single morning you know in the end
it was leading me to a place where I was
not really happy in my life
number 5 Eric Clapton in his
autobiography the influential guitarists
went into heartbreaking detail to
recount his battle with drugs and
alcohol at one point the cream band
members spent around 16,000 dollars on
heroin per week before kicking that
nasty habit to the curb in the mid 70s
unfortunately Clapton replaced one drug
with others as cocaine and alcohol
became his primary vices
[Music]
after two decades of consistent abuse
which included Clapton passing out
during a George Harrison concert the
musician sought out help and finally
left that lifestyle behind number four
Demi Lovato the cool for the summer
starlet went through hell before coming
through on the other side stronger than
ever a victim of bullying during her
teenage years she later nearly succumbed
to an overdose with nearly irreversible
consequences as the sunny with a chance
actress mixed cocaine with xanax Lovato
entered rehab in 2010 due to this
cocaine addiction it’s not a choice to
have an addiction and with bipolar
disorder it’s a chemical imbalance and
it’s something that you have to figure
out your own treatment with with your
own team and in order to do that it
takes time after a separate stint in a
psychiatric ward
the pop singer managed to overcome her
substance addiction while admitting that
she still struggles with an eating
disorder
number three Eminem drugs are
occasionally referenced in Marshall
Mathers discography often demonstrating
self-awareness on the dangers they
possess Eminem does not shy away from
discussing his past with substance abuse
revealing in the documentary how to make
money selling drugs that thing’s got
particularly bad in 2005 as the Missouri
born rapper mixed pills to try to get a
new high he underwent rehab in 2007 as
an addiction to painkillers destroyed
his stomach how close do you think you
were to dying they said two hours if I
would have got to the hospital two hours
later that would have been it because my
organs everything my kidneys everything
were failing
using exercise as a motivator and
distraction the best-selling artist
focused on his fight with drugs before
crafting his to comeback albums relapse
and recovery
[Music]
number two drew barrymore with her
professional TV career beginning even
before her first birthday this Charlie’s
Angel had a rough childhood which
eventually contributed to an 18-month
stay in a psychiatric institution as a
teen an accomplished child actress with
a memorable turn in Steven Spielberg’s
et true Barrymore hit the club scene at
the age of 13 and reportedly even
younger than that with her mother
leading to hard drugs and a reputation
as a party girl after two stays in a
rehab center and essentially divorcing
her parents the actress struggled to
find work before making a comeback in
the 90s
nowadays the mother of two boasts an
impressive resume and belongs to the
Hollywood elite Jews life has been full
of lessons which have helped her as she
and her husband raised their two
daughters three-year-old olive and
18-month old Frankie before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions know what old Don say
want any one of his gals down here
starting a fuss I’d start no fuss I’m
just here trying to register to vote so
that now to me you drop the rock of the
burden of trying to figure that out and
then you’re free maybe she doesn’t love
him maybe she’s just pretending so
you’ll go crazy and dump him number one
Robert Downey jr. I just finally know
what I have to do
and I know in my heart that it’s right
as the linchpin of the Marvel Cinematic
Universe and one of the most sought
after stars on the planet Tony Stark’s
comeback is one for the ages despite a
string of compelling performances
including an Academy award-nominated
turn as Charlie Chaplin the Tramp can’t
talk the minute he talks he’s dead
Robert Downey jr. ‘he’s career screeched
to a halt after being arrested for
possession of heroin and cocaine after
being released on parole the actor
continued to struggle for years
resulting in another arrest during his
run on Ally McBeal with no money and a
bleak future Robert Downey jr. turned
his life around kicked his addiction and
slowly worked his way back into
Hollywood’s good graces it’s easy to to
embrace hopelessness when things seem
insurmountable and yet it’s it’s
actually just a matter of time until all
of the elements come together for things
to be alright do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new
videos every day
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