Stars spend their celebrity lives in the spotlight, or most of their lives as we know it. We seemingly know so much about them, as the personal details of some of their most intimate moments are caught on camera and displayed for public consumption. But there are some celebs who you may think you know pretty well, who actually have some of the most interesting backgrounds. There are certain facts about these stars’ childhoods or beginnings of fame that just may shock you. Read on to learn more about 7 celebs with the most insane backstories.
Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell once was brought in for questioning as a suspect for attempted murder. “I saw a photofit of the guy who actually did the crime, and it looked remarkably like me, and for a second, because I had had a blackout that night, I wondered, ‘Could I have done such a thing?” he said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Kim Kardashian
At just 19 years old, Kim Kardashian eloped with Damon Thomas, who was around 30 years old at the time. Kardashian said that she was high on ecstasy at the time of their elopement, but they actually stayed married for four years. “I used to be so dependent on the guys I was in a relationship with. I don’t know why, because I wasn’t raised that way. If I looked at myself at 19, I would shake myself and be like, ‘Wake up; you are way too smart for this,’” she told Harper’s Bazaar.
Jackie Chan
As a child, Jackie Chan was abandoned by his birth parents. He did some research into his origins for his 2003 documentary, Traces of the Dragon: Jackie Chan and His Lost Family. It was then that he found out that his mother was a well-known Shanghai gambler, and that his dad was a Nationalist spy and gang boss.
