Want to find out which Hollywood star is hiding in their closet skeletons?

It is kind of funny some of them, but other are really scaring.

So, let’s start.

10. Reese Witherspoon-Reese’s brother was arrested for sexual battery
Reese Witherspoon’s older brother, John, was arrested in October 2002. The reason for his arrest was that he after he tried to undress and kiss a woman while she slept. Reese, 31, helped her brother after he finished his two years on probation by making him her personal assistant on the ironically titled film Our Family Trouble.

9. Gavin Rossdale-Gavin had a secret love child
Gwen Stefani Gavin Rossdale are a couple to envy. But in Gwen found out that Gavin’s 15-year-old goddaughter was actually his love child with former flame Pearl Lowe. DNA tests confirmed that Daisy Lowe was in fact his daughter.

8. Michelle Williams-Michelle’s dad faces tax evasion charges
The taxes can piss of lots of people. So they did in case of Michelle Williams’s father.

The IRS charged the 64-year-old stock market trader with evading $1.5 million in taxes after he flew to Australia. “It’s a strange thing having one’s father locked up, but you get used to it,” Michelle, 27, says.


7. Woody Harrelson-Woody’s father was a convicted hit man
Woody Harrelson’s father killed a Texas businessman and was put in jail. “I don’t feel he was much of a father,” says Woody.

“He took no part in my upbringing.” Later, while Woody was attending college, his father was arrested again for the murder of a federal judge.

6. Sara Evans-Sara claimed her husband had kinky desires
Sara, 36, alleged that her husband Craig Schelske, of 13 years “kept a list of ads seeking casual and ménage-a-trois sex and had nude photos of himself indulging in sexual acts with other women,” on their home computer. Sara’s biggest concern was that their children Avery, 8, Olivia, 4, and Audrey, 3, were being exposed to the smutty shots.

5. Tobey Maquire-Tobey’s dad was a bank robber
In 1993, when Tobey was 18, his down-on-his-luck dad, Vincent, a cook, robbed a California bank and served two years in prison. Says a family friend of the shocking situation: “Tobey is aware his dad made a rash decision which cost him dearly.

He was broke and has been a model citizen ever since.” Tobey, 32, learned a valuable lesson. “Growing up the way I did, I have a very serious ambition to make money and have some security,” he says.

4. Orlando Bloom-Orlando didn’t know who his real dad was
Orlando Bloom believed that author and civil rights activist Harry Bloom was his father. Harry died when Orlando was only 4, and family friend Colin Stone became his legal guardian.

It wasn’t until Orlando was a teenager that his mom, Sonia, admitted that Colin was actually his biological dad. “As long as I can remember, Colin has been a good friend, but I always thought Harry was my real father,” says Orlando, 30. “I don’t remember much about Harry, but my mother always speaks highly of him,” he says.

3. Halle Berry-Halle’s dad was abusive
Halle Berry’s parents divorced when she was a toddler. But her mom, Judith, invited her dad, Jerome, to move back into their Ohio home when Halle was 10 because she felt her daughters needed a father figure. Halle calls that year “the worst of my life,” because of Jerome’s violent behavior. “He abused my mother and my sister Heidi constantly,” she admits. Although she wasn’t harmed, “I was dealing with a lot of guilt,” Halle, 41, says.

2. Charlize Theron-Charlize’s mom killed her father
Charlize Theron’s dad was an alcoholic and one wild night her mom Gerda, shot and killed her husband. She did that because he fired a shotgun into the then 15-year-old’s bedroom of Charlize. The court ruled it self-defense. “If my daughter was in the same situation, I’d do the same thing,” admits Charlize.
1. Nicole Richie-Nicole’s real dad was in Lionel’s band
Nichole Richie was abandoned by her parents when she was 3-years-old. Her real parents were actually members of Lionel’s band. So, Lionel and Brenda Richie took her home. “My parents were friends with Lionel and they trusted that they would be better able to provide for me,” reveals Nicole, 26. So the Simple Life star — who was officially adopted when she was 9, a year before Lionel and Brenda divorced.



Publication date: 29 November 2007   

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