Robert Blake

Robert Blake doesn’t really have the most stellar of reputations. That was particularly evident when he was asked to guest host an episode of Saturday Night Live back in 1982. The actor apparently tore and rejected an unfinished script written by Gary Kroeger. As you’d probably imagine, this did not sit well with any of the show’s staff and crew, including executive producer Lorne Michaels. Blake was never invited back to the show.

Nearly two decades after his incident with the variety show, Blake was again caught in a very controversial situation when he was taken to court. The actor had to sit through countless court hearings and meetings with his lawyers before being found liable for a heinous crime in 2005. He was made to pay $30 million to the prosecuting party, leading him to file for bankruptcy. It’s a devastating end to an otherwise fruitful journey, but we guess he had it coming.