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== Crime ==
== Crime ==
'''Hollywood values often include being arrested or convicted for a variety of crimes. Here are some examples:'''
'''Hollywood values often lead those holding them to commit, and get arrested for or convicted of, a variety of crimes. Here are some examples:'''
* Paul Walker, the 40-year-old star of the movie series ''Fast & Furious'', was traveling at the "unsafe speed" of more than 100 miles per hour in a luxury sports car driven by his business partner, resulting in the tragic deaths of both.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/01/03/paul-walker-coroner-report/4306673/</ref>
* Paul Walker, the 40-year-old star of the movie series ''Fast & Furious'', was traveling at the "unsafe speed" of more than 100 miles per hour in a luxury sports car driven by his business partner, resulting in the tragic deaths of both.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/01/03/paul-walker-coroner-report/4306673/</ref>
* [[Frances Farmer]], arrested in 1942 for driving with bright lights in a "dim out" zone that affected the West Coast during World War II, and was convicted of drunk driving.<ref>http://www.biography.com/people/frances-farmer-9542364</ref> In 1943, she assaulted a hairdresser who she claimed insulted her and also failed to appear in court for the remainder of her previous fine. When arrested in 1943, she resisted and was eventually placed under guardianship of her mother, who eventually committed her to various psychatric hospitals until 1950 (the guardianship lasted until 1953).
* [[Frances Farmer]], arrested in 1942 for driving with bright lights in a "dim out" zone that affected the West Coast during World War II, and was convicted of drunk driving.<ref>http://www.biography.com/people/frances-farmer-9542364</ref> In 1943, she assaulted a hairdresser who she claimed insulted her and also failed to appear in court for the remainder of her previous fine. When arrested in 1943, she resisted and was eventually placed under guardianship of her mother, who eventually committed her to various psychatric hospitals until 1950 (the guardianship lasted until 1953).
*Former child actor Taran Noah Smith from "Home Improvement" was arrested for a DUI and drug possession. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/02/01/home-improvement-kid-busted-for-dui-and-drug-possession/?intcmp=obnetwork 'Home Improvement' actor Taran Noah Smith busted for DUI, drug possession, Fox News, February 2, 2012]</ref>
*Former child actor Taran Noah Smith from "Home Improvement" was arrested for a DUI and drug possession. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/02/01/home-improvement-kid-busted-for-dui-and-drug-possession/?intcmp=obnetwork 'Home Improvement' actor Taran Noah Smith busted for DUI, drug possession, Fox News, February 2, 2012]</ref>
*[[Zsa Zsa Gabor]] slapped a policeman in [[Beverly Hills]] in 1989 when she was stopped for a traffic violation.
*[[Zsa Zsa Gabor]] slapped a policeman in [[Beverly Hills]] in 1989 when she was stopped for a traffic violation.
*Elliot O. Rodger, the son of Hollywood Director Peter Rodger, murdered six people in Isla Vista, California on 23 May 2014, and then, according to most accounts, turned one of his weapons on himself.<ref>[http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Hollywood_values&oldid=1081792 Video rant, then deadly rampage in a California town] - ''The New York Times'', 24 May 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2014/05/25/human/hollywood-deadly-values/ Hollywood: Deadly Values] - Conservative News and Views</ref>
== Falsehoods ==
== Falsehoods ==