Musical Artists Who’ve Done Terrible, Shady, Bad Bad Things

Chuck Berry

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IMAGE BY: Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

One of the pioneers of rock guitar, Chuck Berry made his cultural mark with hits like “Johnny B. Goode”. But his career was marred by pervasively inappropriate behavior. In 1960, he served five years in prison for entering a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old. In 1987, he was charged with violently assaulting a woman at a hotel. And in 1990, he was accused of installing cameras in women’s bathrooms in a restaurant he owned. He settled that case in court.

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