2023-08-25 04:26:38
Forced to appear in court in the middle of the election campaign, Donald Trump did not escape the “mugshot”, this photographic portrait taken following the arrest of a person. Before him, other celebrities have left a “mouth” in the records of American justice. franceinfo has selected ten.
Indicted on August 1 for his attempts to reverse the result of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump, candidate for the 2024 election, was briefly arrested in a prison in Atlanta, Georgia. The former president of the United States had to comply with the registration of his identity, the taking of his fingerprints. And was photographed, face and profile: these “mugshots” (“gout”) will complete his file and enlarge the archives of the authorities of the State of Georgia.
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Released Thursday evening by Georgia state authorities, this photo might become the most famous of them all, already shared by both critics and supporters: wearing a navy suit and an impeccably tied red tie , Donald Trump stares at the camera with a scowl, furrowed brow and clenched jaw.
If the cliché, unpublished for a former American president, will undoubtedly go down in history, before him, hundreds of celebrities have also seen their portrait taken by the police. We have selected ten:
Singer Frank Sinatra
Franck Sinatra, arrested on January 1, 1938, in Bergen County, New Jersey. (MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIVES / MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIVES)
Franck Sinatra’s mugshot is one of the first photos of a star arrested by the police that has been widely distributed. The singer is surprised in 1938 in the company of a married woman and ends up at the post. And in the big photo album of American delinquents…
Actress Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda, November 3, 1970, in Cleveland. (KYPROS/HULTON ARCHIVE)
Shame for some, pride for others: the American actress Jane Fonda offers clothes and coffee cups with her mugshot, taken in 1970, on her website. Arrested at Cleveland airport for drug trafficking (a charge dropped when tests revealed that her suitcase contained only vitamins), she had taken the opportunity to strike a provocative pose, her fist raised, having just returned from Canada where she had just given a speech once morest the Vietnam War.
Footballer OJ Simpson
OJ Simpson, photographed by police on June 17, 1994 in Los Angeles, California. (AFP/LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT)
Probably one of the most famous court photos in history is that of former football player OJ Simpson, taken by Los Angeles police following he was arrested in June 1994 on suspicion of murdering his ex-wife and the friend of her. The photo, a week later, made the cover of Time magazine. Today, it still adorns a number of electric guitars, t-shirts and derivative products of all kinds. And even today, it adorns all kinds of merchandise, from simple t-shirts to electric guitars.
Comedian Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant on June 27, 1995, following his arrest for “lewd conduct” with a prostitute on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. (AFP/LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT)
Clean in the people magazines of the time, Hugh Grant also hit the headlines with his sheepish expression in front of the Los Angeles police. The British comedy, then in a relationship with actress Liz Hurley, was caught in 1995 with a prostitute in a car and arrested for “obscene driving”. No chance.
Golf Champion Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods, le 6 juin 2017, à Palm Beach, en Floride. (HANDOUT / PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFI)
For many celebrities, mugshot rhymes with decay: witness that of Tiger Woods, unrecognizable when he was arrested asleep in his car in California in 2017. The ex-golf prodigy explained that he was under the influence of powerful anti- pains, but his puffy face, his messy beard and his haggard eyes became the symbol of a drift triggered by his back problems.
Actor Nick Nolte
American actor, producer and author Nick Nolte following his arrest for drunk driving in California on September 11, 2002. (KYPROS/HULTON ARCHIVE)
The police portrait of actor Nick Nolte, arrested in 2002 while driving under the influence of GHB, revealed the descent into hell of a star named ten years earlier ” sexiest man alive”.
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson, November 20, 2003, in Santa Barbara. (GETTY IMAGES / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
In 2003, Michael Jackson must answer in court for acts of sexual assault on a minor. A total of nine charges were brought once morest the singer, including sexual touching. The king of pop then faces twenty-four years in prison.
John Edwards, candidate for the Democratic primary in 2008
John Edwards on June 15, 2011, in Winston-Salem, where he was arrested, in North Carolina. (HANDOUT / US MARSHALS SERVICE)
Donald Trump will be able to console himself: he is not the only politician to have had to offer his portrait to justice. Before him, John Edwards, candidate for the Democratic primary in 2008, and arrested in 2011 on suspicion of embezzlement of campaign funds to hide his adultery, before being found not guilty during his trial.
Singer Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber, le 17 mars 2015, à Miami. (HANDOUT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
Justin Bieber is a regular in jails, and his customary fans of his escapades. The first time the singer was arrested by police in Miami, Florida, Thursday, January 23, 2014, following racing a rental Lamborghini, visibly under the influence of alcohol or drugs . On his mugshot, he displays a wide smile and even seems… happy.
The “sexiest prisoner in the world”
Jeremy Meeks on June 18, 2014, in Stockton, Calif. (- / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
Jeremy Meeks, arrested for possession of a firearm, aroused the excitement of Internet users following the publication of his photo. Arrested at age 30 on June 19, 2014, following leaving a house that was going to be searched, the police found in the car he was driving ammunition and a semi-automatic weapon. His photo, posted on Facebook, is liked tens of thousands of times. So much so that the media then call him the prisoner “sexiest in the world”.
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