Whether it's a teen idol or a celebrated pop star, these stars have ruined their reputations with their involvements in shockingly disgraceful scandals.
- April 7, 2019
AceShowbiz - Back when YouTube wasn't a thing, Rob Lowe found himself in a sex tape scandal in 1988. Making matter worse, one of the girls in the video was only 16 years old, though the "A New Kind of Family" alum didn't know it before having a sexual intercourse with her. The girls, whom he met in a nightclub before the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, stole some money and the videotape, which was later leaked and sold. The age of consent in Georgia was 14 at the time, so Lowe never faced a legal issue for it.
Still, the scandal damaged his reputation. Rising to prominence as a teen idol, he was a member of the Brat Pack, a group of young, attractive actors who dominated the cinematic scene in the 1980s with roles in films like "The Outsiders", "St. Elmo's Fire" and "About Last Night...", at the time. His career stalled after the sex tape scandal, though it slowly rebounded in the following years. Only two years later, the 55-year-old actor poked fun at the incident during his appearance as host on "Saturday Night Live".
