25 Years of Celebrities in Court
Of course, a celebrity's public persona can just as easily be a liability, and ammunition for courtroom adversaries. In 2003, rocker Tommy Lee was sued after a neighbor's child drowned in his swimming pool. The child's parents claimed he wrecklessly hired caterers and a doorman for his child's birthday party, but no lifeguard. In court, Edwards says the Motley Crue drummer came across as respectful, and was not held responsible for the death.
(Mona Shafer Edwards/Santa Monica Press)
