Roman Polanski – Violation Conviction
It seems that your talent and popularity cannot save you when it comes to your criminal past, no matter how famous or successful you are. Roman Polanski might have won an Oscar for his directing skills on The Pianist, yet having pled guilty to the statutory violation of a minor was reason enough for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to cast him out! Polanski fled the U.S. in 1977 in order to avoid arrest.