- They were Hollywood's Bright Young Things - but many faced tragedies
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These days, it's most commonly associated with the lime green, party-girl aesthetics and the latest Charlie XCX album.
But in the 80s, 'Brat' referred not to electro-pop tunes, but to the 'Brat Pack'; a group of actors cast in classic hits including the likes of The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles.
Stars such as Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson and Matthew Broderick were known as the Bright Young Things of Hollywood.
But while many have found incredible success - with industry titans like Robert Downey Jr. and Demi Moore, who was this year up for an Oscar, in the midst and ether of those associated with the moniker - the same cannot be said of the whole crew.
Performers like Ally Sheedy and Emilio Estevez have stuck to more minor roles since their breakout films, whilst other legends of the time, such as Karate Kid icon Ralph Macchio, have found their success in nostalgic remakes and spin-offs of movies from 40 years ago.
For some, however, drugs, alcohol and other controversies meant film careers went wayside, or put their personal lives in the spotlight.
It includes Charlie Sheen, who has been open about his struggle with substance addiction which saw him putting 'scotch in his coffee' in the morning, and Corey Haim - who tragically passed away aged only 38 after decades of drug abuse.
Elsewhere, others found themselves embroiled in scandal and suffering romantic troubles in the public eye.
Pictured: Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club
Corey Haim - who tragically passed away aged only 38 after decades of drug abuse - pictured left with Corey Feldman
And in some horrific cases, actors have made accusations of sexual harassment which would have taken place at the height of their roaring success.
Read on to see how the 'Brat Pack' - and those typically associated with the 80s group - battled personal tragedies over the years...
COREY HAIM: Died aged just 38 following lifetime of drug addiction and allegations of sexual abuse
Corey Haim - who was praised for his coming-of-age debut in the 1986 film Lucas - tragically passed away in 2010, after struggling with substance abuse his whole life and was said to have gone to rehab at least 15 times.
According to the NZ Herald, in 2007, Corey was at one point struggling so much, and was so out of money that he 'pulled his own teeth' and 'cut his hair', then attempting to sell the body parts online to raise cash.
After he died aged only 38, police said they found a number of prescription medication under different names - although his agent had dismissed the notion that Corey had an overdose.
Corey Haim - who was praised for his coming-of-age debut in the 1986 film Lucas - tragically passed away in 2010, after struggling with substance abuse his whole life and was said to have gone to rehab at least 15 times. Pictured in The Lost Boys
He had said: 'We do not think this is a drug overdose. Corey was actually going very clean in his life.'
His mother, Judy Haim, who was with her son when he fell suddenly ill, told celebrity news show Access Hollywood that the coroner told her Haim had an enlarged heart and his lungs were filled with water, leading to pulmonary congestion.
But it later emerged that Corey was 'doctor shopping' to obtain some 553 prescription pills in the two months before he passed, the Telegraph reported.
According to California's Attorney General Jerry Brown, this included Valium, Vicodin, Xanax and Soma, sought out through seven different doctors and seven pharmacies, with the star even using aliases.
He added: 'We think it illustrates a problem that is more widespread.'
Speaking of his increasing dependence on drugs, Corey, as reported by the NZ Herald admitted: 'I lived in LA in the 1980s, which was not the best place to be... I did cocaine for about a year and a half, then it led to crack.'
He and his fellow Brat Pack teen star Corey Feldman, now 53, were both known to do drugs together, and admitted to having 'coke-off' challenges with friends to see who could stay up the longest.
Haim and Feldman has also both for years alleged that they were victims of sexual abuse in Hollywood.
But it later emerged that Corey was 'doctor shopping' to obtain some 553 prescription pills in the two months before he passed, the Telegraph reported. Pictured in 2009
In the documentary, Feldman alleges that Haim - who died aged 38 in 2010 - told him that Sheen, then 19, raped him on the set of the 1986 Steven Spielberg film Lucas when he was 13. Sheen and Haim pictured together years later in the 1990s
In 2020, Feldman accused Charlie Sheen of raping his childhood friend Haim when he was 13 in his explosive documentary My Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys.
The film marked the first time Feldman publicly listed the names of the alleged perpetrators - including Sheen.
In the programme, he alleged that Haim told him that Sheen raped him when they were making the 1986 Steven Spielberg film Lucas. At the time, Haim was 13 years old and Sheen was 19.
Feldman cried as he recounted what Haim had said.
'This wasn't like a one time thing he said in passing. It wasn't like 'Oh, by the way, this happened.' He went into great detail,' Feldman said.
'He told me: 'Charlie bent me over in between two trailers and put Crisco oil on my butt and raped me in broad daylight. Anybody could have walked by, anybody could have seen it.''
Feldman's ex-wife Susannah Sprague, who split from the actor in 2009 after seven years together, also claimed that Haim told her he was raped.
'He shared with me that on the set of Lucas that he was raped as a little boy,' she said in the film.
Feldman has long spoken about the abuse he claims he and Haim (pictured together in 2007) suffered as child actors, but the film marked the first time he publicly listed the names of the alleged perpetrators
'He told me that it was his co-star and he told me that it was Charlie Sheen that did it.'
Jamison Newlander, an actor who became friends with Feldman and Haim after co-starring with them in the The Lost Boys (1987) also said that Haim had confided in him about Sheen.
Both Sprague and Newlander suggested that the abuse was common knowledge among Hollywood circles but was ultimately ignored.
The allegations first surfaced in 2017 when former actor Dominick Brascia - who Feldman also accuses of sexually abusing Haim in the documentary - claimed that Sheen had sex with Haim while they were filming Lucas.
Brascia, a one-time friend of Feldman and Haim, who died in 2018, told the National Enquirer: 'Haim told me he had sex with Sheen when they filmed Lucas. He told me they smoked pot and had sex. He said they had anal sex. Haim said after it happened Sheen became very cold and rejected him. When Corey wanted to fool around again, Charlie was not interested.'
Sheen fiercely denied Brascia's account at the time.
'In my nearly 35 years as a celebrated entertainer, I have been nothing shy of a forthright, noble and valiant courier of the truth,' he told TMZ.
'Consistently admitting and owning a laundry list of shortcomings, wrongdoings, and indiscretions this traveler hath traveled - however, every man has a breaking point.
Feldman and Haim starred in multiple movies together, including The Lost Boys (1987), License to Drive (1988), Dream a Little Dream (1989) and National Lampoon's Last Resort (1994)
'These radically groundless and unfounded allegations end now. I now take a passionate stand against those who wish to even entertain the sick and twisted lies against me. GAME OVER.'
Sheen subsequently filed a defamation suit against Brascia, the National Enquirer, its then-parent company American Media Inc, and its former editor Dylan Howard.
The suit claimed Sheen had been the subject of a 'a particularly egregious, hurtful, and disgusting campaign of defamations falsely asserting that Mr. Sheen sodomized a thirteen year old celebrity actor Corey Haim'.
Sheen voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit in 2018 as his lawyer said the parties were engaged in settlement talks.
Haim's mother Judy Haim publicly supported Sheen's denial and instead pointed the finger at Brascia, claiming he was the one who sexually abused her son.
After Feldman's documentary aired, Sheen's publicist once again vehemently denied the allegations.
They told Fox News: 'These sick, twisted and outlandish allegations never occurred. Period,' Sheen's publicist told Fox News. 'I would urge everyone to consider the source and read what his mother Judy Haim has to say.'
In the film Feldman also named three men who he has previously accused of abusing him: Jon Grissom, nightclub owner Alphy Hoffman and former talent manager Marty Weiss.
Grissom, who had a small role in License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream starring Feldman and Haim, previously denied the allegations in a YouTube comment, according to Page Six.
'I said it's not me I'm sick and tired of saying that when no one listens. So goddamnit I'm not repeating it anymore,' he is quoted as writing.
Weiss denied the claim against him on X, writing: 'Corey Haim would never grandstand sex abuse for profit nor would he have thrown innocent names around due to personal vendettas.
'The fact that Feldman uses me to convince ppl that CH was a sex fiend is horrific and exposes both his jealousy of Haim & CF's friendship with me.'
Hoffman has not publicly addressed the allegations since Feldman first named him on The Dr Oz Show in 2017.
MOLLY RINGWALD: Opened up about horrific sexual assault past
Molly Ringwald starred in the 1982 film Tempest, followed by Sixteen Candles in 1984, and The Breakfast Club (seen) in 1985, playing Claire Standish in the latter
Molly, 56, was raised in Roseville, California, and started acting when she was only five years old.
One year later, she performed on her musician father Robert Scott 'Bob' Ringwald's jazz album.
At age 10, she was cast as Annie in a West Coast production of the acclaimed musical, and she landed her first TV role a year later, in the show Diff'rent Strokes.
She then joined the show's spin-off The Facts of Life, and immediately the world became enthralled with the young star.
She went on to star in the 1982 film Tempest, followed by Sixteen Candles in 1984, and The Breakfast Club in 1985, playing Claire Standish in the latter.
After that, she acted in Pretty in Pink, The Pick-up Artist (with Robert Downey Jr.), the coming-of-age drama For Keeps, James Scott's Strike It Rich, The Strand, ABC's Townies, the comedy film Since You've Been Gone, Not Another Teen Movie, ABC Family show The Secret Life of the American Teenager, crime-drama King Cobra, and the CW series Riverdale.
During the '90s, she relocated to France but continued to return to the States to star in movies.
Over the course of her decades-long career, she also headed to Broadway, appearing in Cabaret, Enchanted April, and Modern Orthodox, released her own jazz album in 2013, spent a few years running an advice column for The Guardian, and dropped multiple novels.
Molly, 56, was raised in Roseville, California, and started acting when she was only five years old. Pictured last year
After that, she acted in Pretty in Pink (seen), The Pick-up Artist, For Keeps, Strike It Rich, The Strand, ABC's Townies, Since You've Been Gone, Not Another Teen Movie, and CW's Riverdale
She married French writer Valéry Lameignère in 1999, but they divorced in 2002. She then wed Greek author Panio Gianopoulos in 2007. Pictured with Panio in 2008
She married French writer Valéry Lameignère in 1999, but they divorced in 2002.
She then wed Greek author Panio Gianopoulos in 2007, and together, they welcomed a daughter, named Mathilda, in 2003, followed by twins Adele and Roman in 2009.
In 2017, Molly revealed that she was sexually assaulted as a young star during an essay for The New Yorker.
'When I was 13, a 50-year-old crew member told me that he would teach me to dance, and then proceeded to push against me with an erection,' she wrote.
'When I was 14, a married film director stuck his tongue in my mouth on set. At a time when I was trying to figure out what it meant to become a sexually viable young woman, at every turn some older guy tried to help speed up the process.
'And all this went on despite my having very protective parents who did their best to shield me. I shudder to think of what would have happened had I not had them.
'In my 20s, I was blindsided during an audition when I was asked by the director, in a somewhat rhetorical manner, to let the lead actor put a dog collar around my neck.
'This was not remotely in the pages I had studied; I could not even fathom how it made sense in the story.
'The actor was a friend of mine, and I looked in his eyes with panic. He looked back at me with an "I'm really sorry" expression on his face as his hands reached out toward my neck.
'I don't know if the collar ever made it on me, because that's the closest I've had to an out-of-body experience.
'I'd like to think that I just walked out, but, more than likely, there's an old VHS tape, disintegrating in a drawer somewhere, of me trying to remember lines with a dog collar around my neck in front of a young man I once had a crush on.
'I sobbed in the parking lot and, when I got home and called my agent to tell him what happened, he laughed and said, "Well, I guess that's one for the memoirs...." I fired him and moved to Paris not long after.'
JUDD NELSON: Nearly fired from Breakfast Club after 'method acting' as his 'criminal' character
Judd, 64, grew up in Portland, Maine, and made his acting debut in the 1984 film Making the Grade. In 1985, he starred in The Breakfast Club as John Bender (pictured)
According to Collider, he reportedly took the role as bad boy John so seriously that he acted like a jerk even when cameras stopped rolling, and it upset director John Hughes. Pictured this month
It's been said Judd almost got fired from The Breakfast Club because of he used method acting and would pick on his costars when cameras stopped rolling to stay in character
Judd, 65, grew up in Portland, Maine, and made his acting debut in the 1984 film Making the Grade.
In 1985, he starred in The Breakfast Club as John Bender and in St Elmo's Fire as Alec Newbury back-to-back.
And it's been said that Judd almost got fired from The Breakfast Club because of his 'method acting'.
According to Collider, he reportedly took the role as bad boy John so seriously that he acted like a jerk even when cameras stopped rolling, and it upset director John Hughes.
The director reportedly considered letting him go, but ultimately, the cast had his back and convinced him to keep Judd in the film.
Afterwards, he voiced Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime in The Transformers: The Movie, and narrated the critically acclaimed war movie Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam.
His other acting credits include the comedy From the Hip, the courtroom thriller Billionaire Boys Club, the comedy The Dark Backward, Airheads (with Steve Buscemi and Adam Sandler), NBC's Suddenly Susan, Two and a Half Men, the psychological horror flick Cabin By the Lake, and Lifetime's Girl in the Basement.
ROBERT DOWNEY JR.: 'Terrible' childhood and cocaine addiction
He's now one of Hollywood's most beloved action stars after cementing a legacy as Iron Man, following critical acclaim in 80s flicks like Weird Science - and is often dubbed a member of the Brat Pack.
But Robert Downey Jr., 60, had a tough time in the spotlight for years, following periods of drug addiction.
Last year, after starring in Oppenheimer, Robert alluded to his 'terrible childhood' during his Oscars acceptance speech.
He's now one of Hollywood's most beloved action stars after cementing a legacy as Iron Man, following critical acclaim in 80s flicks like Weird Science - and is often dubbed a member of the Brat Pack. Pictured in a mugshot in 1999
The veteran star - who has acted for more than five decades - took home the Academy Award over stiff competition including Sterling K. Brown in American Fiction, Robert De Niro for Killers of the Flower Moon, Ryan Gosling in Barbie, and Mark Ruffalo for Poor Things.
Standing at the podium, with trophy in hand, he joked: 'I'd like to thank my terrible childhood and the Academy - in that order.'
He also praised wife Susan for 'loving him back to life' having previously credited her for helping him quit drugs for good.
The younger of two children, Robert Jr was born in Manhattan, New York City, in 1965 and raised initially in the bohemian neighborhood of Greenwich Village, where he says he was 'surrounded' by drugs at home.
His parents were disciples of the 1960s counterculture and made underground films with mom Elsie appearing in whatever her husband made — once playing all 12 of the female characters.
Although he influenced a generation of younger creatives, cult film-maker Robert Downey Sr's films were never commercially successful and the family lived hand-to-mouth in a cramped converted loft.
And Robert Jr, who would go on to become a star of the industry in his own right, was only six years old when he took the first step on his chaotic path to drug addiction that would ultimately land him in prison.
His father had been hosting a poker night at the family home when he spotted the youngster sipping a glass of white wine.
But Robert Downey Jr., 60, had a tough time in the spotlight for years, following years of drug addiction. Pictured in 2024
Eventually, Robert Jr said drug-taking became the only way his father knew how to connect with him
But rather than swiftly extracting the glass from his young son's hands, he passed him a cannabis joint and told him to puff on that instead.
In a 2000 interview with Vanity Fair, Downey Sr, who had Parkinson's disease and died in July 2021 at 85, recalled: 'We were all sitting around, smoking grass and playing poker down in the old West Village loft, and Robert was staring at me kind of funny. Robert was always an observer of it all, even at a very young age.
'And I go, "You know, you ought to try a little of this instead of drinking."
'I passed him a joint. And suddenly I knew I had made a terrible, stupid mistake… Giving a little kid a toke of grass just to be funny.'
Robert Jr's 2022 Netflix documentary, titled Sr, included a clip of a rare interview, seemingly from the 1990s, with his father.
He admitted: 'A lot of us thought it would be hypocritical to not have our kids participate in marijuana and stuff like that. It was an idiot move on our parts to share that with our children. I'm just happy he's here.'
Asked if he was ever worried that his son — who is next to him in the interview looking distinctly the worse for wear — might not survive, he replies: 'Many times.'
Home life involved 'growing up in a family where everyone was doing drugs,' according to Robert Jr, who previously revealed he had been hooked since the age of eight.
But, at just 18 years old, Robert Jr was forced to fend for himself when his father cut him off financially
Telling a judge about his addiction to cocaine and heroin in 1999, he said it was 'like I have a shotgun in my mouth, and I've got my finger on the trigger, and I like the taste of the gun metal.'
Downey Sr's unorthodox approach to parentings went beyond just drug use too.
He would take his son to watch X-rated films and even cast him in his own disturbing and far from child-friendly movies.
Robert Jr was only five when he had his first onscreen role in absurdist comedy Pound (1970) — in which the cast played stray dogs waiting to be put down.
His father made no allowance for five-year-old Robert's age in the single line he scripted for him in which he asked a bald-headed man: 'Have any hair on your balls?'
Two years later, a seven-year-old Robert Jr would appear in another of his father's deranged films - a western called Greaser's Palace.
In this, his throat was cut by a Christ-like preacher and he had to watch as his own mother — also cast in the film — was viciously beaten.
The family moved at least a dozen times — to London, New Mexico, Los Angeles and Connecticut — as the parents pursued their careers at the expense of their children's education.
Eventually, Robert Jr said drug-taking became the only way his father knew how to connect with him.
'When my dad and I would do drugs together,' he explained in a 1988 interview, 'it was like him trying to express his love for me in the only way he knew.'
His parents divorced in 1978 — when Robert was 13 — and he initially moved with his father to Santa Monica, California.
But, at high school, his drug and alcohol problems escalated as he partied with the Hollywood brat pack.
His fellow students there, including Sean Penn, Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez, were already stars and Robert was determined to be one too.
Robert Jr dropped out of school to pursue acting at 16 years old and, just two years later, he was forced to fend for himself when his father cut him off financially.
The aspiring star returned to New York to try his luck on the stage.
He swiftly found not only work but romance when — after a fling with future Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei — he began a serious relationship with fellow cast member Sarah Jessica Parker, then also 18, and some years from stardom in Sex And The City.
They lived together for five years before Robert Jr's drug addiction destroyed their relationship.
By then, however, he had found his breakout role, playing a drug-addicted rich kid in the 1987 film Less Than Zero.
Robert Jr dropped out of school to pursue acting at 16 years old and soon had a whole host of credits under his belt (pictured in Weird Science in 1984)
And other big screen opportunities flooded in, including one co-starring with Mel Gibson in the 1990 action-comedy Air America, and an Oscar-nominated performance as Charlie Chaplin in 1992's Chaplin.
Robert Jr married model Deborah Falconer in 1992 and they had son Indio but his drug usage and chaotic behavior only increased.
In 1996, the star was arrested for speeding while drunk and possessing heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine and an unloaded gun.
The following month, while awaiting trial, his neighbors called the police after discovering Robert Jr had wandered into their home in a druggy haze and passed out on their 11-year-old son's bed.
The same year, his wife finally gave up on his drug-bingeing and left him.
A judge ordered him to go into rehab but he escaped, was recaptured and sent back, with Robert Jr admitting he was 'the poster boy for pharmaceutical mismanagement.'
He repeatedly skipped court-ordered drug tests and was in and out of jail — twice waking in a pool of his own blood after other inmates attacked him — before a judge finally lost patience with the star and jailed him for three years in 1999.
Even after getting out in 2000 and winning a Golden Globe for his performance as Calista Flockhart's boyfriend in TV legal drama Ally McBeal, he continued to get into trouble.
Finally, in 2003, he met producer Susan Levin on a film set who told him she would marry him — which she did in 2005 — only if he promised to quit drugs for good
His film career went from strength-to-strength and he has since been able to reflect on his checkered past through his Netflix documentary having healed the rift with his father
Police found cocaine and methamphetamine in his hotel room and, while on parole, he was found wandering around LA, barefoot and high.
Fired from Ally McBeal, he went back into rehab.
Finally, in 2003, he met producer Susan Levin on a film set. She told him she would marry him — which she did in 2005 — only if he promised to quit drugs for good.
He went into therapy including a 12-step program, took up meditation and kung fu, and now says the strongest drug he consumes is caffeine.
Robert Jr appeared to acknowledge Susan's long-running support during his Oscars acceptance speech on Sunday as he said: 'I'd like to thank my veterinarian — I meant wife — Susan Downey over there.
'She found me, a snarling rescue pet, and loved me back to life. That's why I am here. Thank you.'
His film career went from strength-to-strength and he has since been able to reflect on his checkered past through his Netflix documentary having healed the rift with his father.
Referring to his dismal upbringing, Robert Jr says at one point: 'I think we would be remiss not to discuss its effect on me.'
His father, embarrassed, mumbles back: 'Boy, I would sure love to miss that discussion.'
CHARLIE SHEEN: Decades of drug abuse and public 'meltdown' after being fired
Charlie Sheen - known for his breakout roles in movies like Red Dawn (1984) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), pictured - had success throughout the 80s and 90s
Charlie Sheen - known for his breakout roles in movies like Red Dawn (1984) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) - had success throughout the 80s and 90s.
But by the 2010s, he had become vocal about how substance issues affected his professional and personal lives, and was dismissed by CBS and Warner Bros. Television from his years-long sitcom with fellow Brat-Packer Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men.
A very public breakdown followed, where the star - at the top of his professional career as the highest paid actor on television - in 2011 gave a series of highly publicised interviews with various news outlets where he appeared hyper, unhinged and scattered. The glassy-eyed star uttered his now iconic phrases declaring he was 'winning', drinking 'tiger blood', had 'adonis DNA' and other ramblings.
In 2023, Charlie, 59, spoke about how he had quit drinking one day after breaking a promise to his young daughter to take her to an appointment.
The actor, who has been sober since 2017, detailed how at the height of his alcohol addiction he would put 'scotch in his coffee' and how his early morning drinking meant he let his daughter down which 'broke his heart'.
The star is father to daughters Sami, 21, and Lola, 19 with ex-wife Denise Richards and Cassandra, 40, with former girlfriend Paula Speert.
He told People of the 2017 moment: 'I loved drinking in the morning. Loved some scotch in the coffee.
'One morning I'd forgotten my daughter had an appointment I'd promised to drive her to, and I'd already had a couple of pops that day.
In 2023, Charlie, 59, spoke about how he had quit drinking one day after breaking a promise to his young daughter to take her to an appointment. Pictured in 2019
'So had to call my friend Tony to take us. We got her there on time, but it broke my heart because she was in the backseat and I could just tell she was thinking, 'Why isn't dad driving?' So I got home and sat with that for the rest of the day. And the next morning I just stopped.'
The star - who has also previously battled drug addiction - said he gave himself a month to see if he saw improvements from going teetotal - which gave him 'instant evidence that this was the side I needed to be on. I couldn't be in denial about it anymore'.
The star said he now has a 'very consistent' lifestyle as he raises his 15-year-old twin sons Bob and Max as a single father. He shares the boys with ex-wife Brooke Mueller.
The actor said he now wakes up early at 'around 4.30am or 5am' to workout and answer emails, then gets his children up.
Charlie and Brooke welcomed their sons in 2009 during their tumultuous two-year marriage that came to a bitter end in 2010.
They only recently resolved their years-long child support case after Charlie had filed a request to pay less to his children in 2018.
Brooke and Charlie had a rocky relationship as both had well-documented struggles with addiction.
Charlie also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault over a domestic dispute between the pair in December 2009.
A very public breakdown followed, where the star - at the top of his professional career as the highest paid actor on television - in 2011 gave a series of highly publicised interviews with various news outlets where he appeared hyper, unhinged and scattered. The glassy-eyed star uttered his now iconic phrases declaring he was 'winning', drinking 'tiger blood', had 'adonis DNA' and other ramblings
Brooke claimed to police that the actor had held a knife to her throat and threatened her but she later tried to recant her statement.
A protective order was put in place and Charlie pleaded guilty to a reduced charge that would keep him out of jail.
AP reported at the time that Charlie was sentenced to 30 days in rehab, 30 days of probation and 36 hours of anger management.
A year later, the couple split. Months later, the actor engaged in a series of now infamous public meltdowns in early 2011 that led to him being fired from the his hit sitcom Two And A Half Men.
The former couple came to a custody agreement in 2011 and finalized their divorce shortly after.
But Brooke allegedly created an 'unsafe' environment for the twins and they were removed from her home in 2013.
Charlie's ex-wife Denise Richards became their legal guardian while Brooke re-entered rehab for the 21st time.
But after a year, the Wild Things star wrote to the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to inform them that she could no longer look after the boys because of their alleged violent outbursts towards her daughters and dogs, as per TMZ.
The star - who has also previously battled drug addiction - said he gave himself a month to see if he saw improvements from going teetotal. Pictured with Clint Eastwood in The Rookie (1990)
In 2019, Brooke checked herself into a rehab facility once again and Charlie began co-parenting the twins with his and the actress' parents.
Charlie commented to The Blast about Brooke being in rehab, saying that their twin sons were well-cared for between him and their grandparents.
'Brooke is currently tucked away, (yet again!) for the umpteen billionth time, seeking the help she needs,' Charlie told the outlet.
'Between myself, and the boys' two amazing sets of Grandparents, we continue to seamlessly love shelter and protect Bob and Max, from the haphazard choices and unsightly behavior their mom refuses to extinguish once and for all.'
Charlie said that 'these wonderful boys need their mom... and hopefully one day soon, they will finally have one... until then, on every front we got this.'
He now refers to his struggle with drugs and alcohol during that period as his 'possession'.
'For a while, there wasn't much about my life to complain about,' Sheen described his life before the infamous meltdown. 'I lived a life where people were really happy when I showed up, and they were sad when I left.
'That went away when everything turned to s***,' he continued. 'It turned into, 'Oh, God. Here he comes,' and then 'Is he gone? Good.''
Speaking with with Yahoo! Entertainment , Charlie explained how things came to a head during his 2010s 'breakdown' after he was fired from Two and a Half Men in March of 2011 and replaced in the series by Ashton Kutcher
The 2011 incidents were not Charlie's first or even second brush with substance abuse. Charlie has been arrested on drug and assault charges in the past and in 1998 he overdosed on cocaine, suffering a stroke. Pictured in 2020
He also admitted he felt 'shame' for his past behavior, but the opportunity to reconcile with Lorre comes as a form of redemption.
'It's one of those things that is so surreal that I keep hearing Al Michael's famous hockey call: 'Do you believe in miracles?!''It's a trip.
'When I won a Golden Globe for Spin City, the last place I expected to be was at that podium and I said, 'This feels like a sober acid trip.' And I think that quote rings true for what I'm going through with this experience.'
Charlie has also spoken about struggles with his health.
Speaking with with Yahoo! Entertainment, Charlie explained how things came to a head during his 2010s 'breakdown' after he was fired from Two and a Half Men in March of 2011 and replaced in the series by Ashton Kutcher.
'There was 55 different ways for me to handle that situation, and I chose number 56,' he said. 'And so, you know, I think the growth for me post-meltdown or melt forward or melt somewhere — however you want to label it — it has to start with absolute ownership of my role in all of it.'
He added that his behavior was 'desperately juvenile'.
Unknown to the public at the time, Charlie had been diagnosed with HIV that same year- a fact he would later reveal in 2015. When he finally announced his diagnosis, the actor revealed that since 2011 he had shelled out nearly $10 million to keep his HIV status a secret.
'I think it was drugs or the residual effects of drugs … and it was also an ocean of stress and a volcano of disdain,' the Major League star said of his breakdown. 'It was all self-generated, you know.'
'I was getting loaded and my brain wasn't working right,' he continued. 'To say it was a tad overwhelming is a radical understatement.'
The 2011 incidents were not Charlie's first or even second brush with substance abuse. Charlie has been arrested on drug and assault charges in the past and in 1998 he overdosed on cocaine, suffering a stroke.
He's also been to rehab several times for his issues.
After his firing from Two and a Half Men, Charlie performed a series of sold-out one-man shows at Radio City Musical hall with hoards of fans wearing tiger blood T-shirts and screaming 'winning' from the audience.
The support and fanfare of his rock-bottom moment as if it was being done as intentionally performative, he recalls, really made the situation worse for him.
'They showed up in droves with banners and songs, all types of fanfare and celebration of, you know, what I think was a very public display of a mental health moment,' he said looking back.
MATTHEW BRODERICK: Tragic car crash which left two women dead
Matthew Broderick is an actor often associated with the 80s, known for being the protagonist in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) and later Broadway performances.
But while the star, 63, who is married to Sarah Jessica Parker, has continued to enjoy a fruitful career through the 90s and noughties (he was the voice of adult Simba in the Lion King movies), Matthew's past includes a 1987 which saw the actor involved in a fatal car crash.
He and actress Jennifer Grey were vacationing in Northern Ireland after they had started a secret relationship while filming Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Matthew was behind the wheel of a BMW that they had rented.
He and actress Jennifer Grey were vacationing in Northern Ireland after they had started a secret relationship while filming Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Matthew was behind the wheel of a BMW that they had rented. The couple pictured in 1987
Broderick later married Sarah Jessica Parker in 1997, and Grey was married to actor Clark Gregg from 2001 to 2021
The actor then crossed the center line and hit a car driven by Margaret Doherty, 63, and her daughter Anna Gallagher, 28. Both women were killed instantly in the crash, and Matthew was left unconscious with serious injuries.
Jennifer found the incident to be particularly traumatic, as she was the only person left alive and conscious after the wreck while alone on the road.
'I was the sole living witness, because Matthew had survived, but he was unconscious and had amnesia and was very badly injured. I thought he was dead,' she told ET in 2022.
'I didn't even know there were two other women who were tragically killed at the time. It's just something that you just don't come back from in the same way.'
The crash has dogged Matthew for years, and some fans have spread rumors about its cause, but Grey claimed that there wasn't anything sinister about the events leading up to the crash.
'I wasn't holding any information that people seem to think I did because they wanted an answer and there was no answer because it was an accident,' she said. 'And [Matthew] was a great driver, and nobody was drinking. It was just an accident. And it was tragic, and I think about the family in Ireland all the time.'
The couple had been vacationing after Jennifer finished filming her classic romance Dirty Dancing, which costarred Patrick Swayze, but its aftermath made it difficult for her to enjoy the strong reaction to the movie.
She and Matthew, who had gotten engaged during the filming of Ferris Bueller, would break up not long after the accident in 1988.
He later married Sarah Jessica Parker in 1997, and Grey was married to actor Clark Gregg from 2001 to 2021.
ROB LOWE: Alcohol addiction and sex tape leak
Rob Lowe is fondly remembered by fans for his performance as Billy in St. Elmo's Fire (1986), which catapulted him into fame and his current and well established career.
And while the actor, 61, has seen success since - especially following his charismatic portrayal of government worker Chris on sitcom Parks and Recreation - he too has been vocal about how being young in Hollywood was challenging.
In August, he opened up about his decision to become sober 34 years ago. In his People cover story, the actor recalled that it was an 'incremental decision' for him after he did a lot of self-reflecting over time.
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Rob Lowe is fondly remembered by fans for his performance as Billy in St. Elmo's Fire (1986) [pictured], which catapulted him into fame and his current and well established career
He recounted the baby steps leading up to the 'final wake-up call' that convinced him to go to rehab in 1990.
'Getting sober was an incremental decision,' he told the outlet. 'It's baby steps until you're ready.'
The Youngblood alum — who said he bonded with his youngest son John Owen Lowe over their sobriety — emphasized: 'You can't do it until you're really ready.'
Before taking his first step into treatment and recovery in May of 1990, he listed multiple catalysts.
One particular 'baby step' was watching Warren Beatty, who he called one of his 'heroes,' in Shampoo.
'It's a great movie, but at the end, he's a bon vivant, charming playboy left with nothing,' Rob explained about the movie icon's role in the 1975 romantic comedy.
'It affected me tremendously and [was] the first glimmer of your conscience, your destiny [and] God going, 'Psst, pay attention to this.''
He also credited his infamous sex scandal in 1988 for changing the trajectory of his life. He said he was shaken when a home sex tape of him having sex with two people was leaked.
The Outsiders alum said that the subsequent aftermath 'definitely changed my life at the time.'
'In hindsight, I realized it was another step that led me to recovery and reevaluating my life,' he continued.
Rob also recalled that when he got to rehab, he felt 'so ready' to transform his life of substance abuse to a healthier one. Pictured with wife Sheryl Berkoff this month
The actor recalled that it was an 'incremental decision' for him after he did a lot of self-reflecting over time; seen in February 1990
'But the thing that really changed me was not being able to show up for my family and myself,' he added.
He said the lowest point came two years later when he did not pick up his mother's call when his grandfather had a heart attack.
'I remember like it was yesterday: My mom telling me [on the answering machine] to 'pick up, pick up' because my grandpa had had a heart attack,' he recalled.
'I couldn't deal with it in the state I was in, and I needed to go to sleep to wake up so I could deal with it,' Rob continued before adding that he reached for specifically tequila afterwards.
'Who doesn't keep a bottle of Cuervo Gold by their bedside table? That was the final wake-up call,' he said. 'I've been sober ever since.'
Rob also recalled that when he got to rehab, he felt 'so ready' to transform his life of substance abuse to a healthier one.
'It was relieving and it was scary,' he admitted before opening up about his time in rehab and his sobriety journey.
'I learned the tools to change your life if you have the self-honesty to do it,' he said. 'I felt, 'Oh, okay, I'm not alone. I'm not crazy.'
'I didn't have any doubts,' he continued, noting that he was determined to get and stay sober for good. 'I wasn't like, well, maybe I'll be sober for a little bit.
'I always tell people: 'You can't get sober — I don't care if it's fentanyl, booze, drugs, coke, pot, gambling, overeating, sex addiction, whatever — you cannot stop for your job, your wife, your family, your parole officer, because you screwed something up.'
'You only are going to stop when you're ready. Period.'
KIEFER SUTHERLAND: Four DUIs and stint in jail
Kiefer Sutherland, 58, whose father is cinema legend Donald Sutherland, found Hollywood fame in his own right in the late 80s.
His career flourished, but along with his dozens of starring roles came, so did a history of alcohol issues.
Kiefer's antics have landed him in trouble before and back in 2007, he pleaded guilty to his fourth DUI charge, according to the Daily Telegraph. In 2008, he spent 48 days in jail on a drunk-driving charge.
Kiefer Sutherland, 58, whose father is cinema legend Donald Sutherland, found Hollywood fame in his own right in the late 80s (pictured, front, as Ace)
However, in 2019, Kiefer confirmed to the i Newspaper that he is not actively sober.
'Having said that, I'm clearly aware that almost every single negative thing that has happened in my life was as the result of drinking – and I didn't stop,' the star revealed. 'So at some point you have to take responsibility for that, and I do.'
He also explained that he doesn't want to stop drinking.
'Some of the best times I've had have been when out with friends, having drinks, telling stories. That's me at my happiest,' he continued. 'But do I want to understand it all better? Yeah. And can I say that there have been times when I have felt on the verge of not having much control? Yes. That's something I wrestle with. But then I've never been late for a day's work in my life.'
'If you sit in your kitchen drinking whiskey because you are depressed, that's not going to work. But if it's something that will enhance your evening, go for it. The more I keep a grasp on that, the more the bad stuff doesn't happen. It's a balancing act.'
He has also spoken about struggles with finding work before 24 - where he portrayed protagonist Jack Bauer - and how work dried up after his initial breakout hits.
‘I’ve always considered myself to be the luckiest person I know, but it doesn’t mean I’ve gotten from point A to point B without getting knocked about a bit,' he told Event magazine in 2019.
At the beginning of Kiefer's own career, he had 11 hit movies on the bounce. Stand By Me, The Lost Boys, Young Guns I and II, Flatliners… the list is long and impressive.
However, in 2019, Kiefer confirmed to the i Newspaper that he is not actively sober. Pictured in 2023
A month after the death of Hollywood legend Donald Sutherland, his son Kiefer has expressed his bitter regret that the acting duo did not spend more time together
‘So, in my 20s, I just thought, “This is it. It doesn’t seem that hard to me,”’ he added.
‘I had completely taken it for granted that this is what life was going to be like. In my 30s I had a real rough time. My career was in real trouble, and films that I thought were going to work for one reason or another didn’t.’
Last year, Kiefer spoke about dealing with the death of his father Donald, who passed away in 2024.
When he was just three, his parents divorced, and contact with his father was sporadic.
In a moving new interview, the younger Sutherland said: 'The only thing that my father and I have been sorry for is that we didn't spend more time together.
'Our biggest frustration was that our lives took us in different directions, and that we didn't spend as much time together as we would have liked.'
Donald, who had almost 200 film credits to his name including The Hunger Games and Don't Look Now, died aged 88.
Kiefer said they had 'wonderful' times together, adding: 'We've never had an issue with each other. So when I was a young boy, I was never upset or cross with him.'
At the beginning of Kiefer's own career, he had 11 hit movies on the bounce. Stand By Me, The Lost Boys, Young Guns I and II (pictured), Flatliners
Despite being two of Hollywood's most sought after actors, the pair only acted together on three occasions.
In Mac Dugan's Returns in 1983, A Time To Kill in 1996, and then finally in the 2015 western Forsaken, when the pair played a father-son relationship on screen for the first time.
Speaking to BBC Radio 3's Sound of Cinema, Kiefer spoke movingly about his experience of sharing the Foresaken set with his dad for such a prolonged period.
He said: 'I remember both of us realizing that we had not spent three months together at any given moment for a very long time, since I was maybe a child and came to visit for summer.'
It was while filming that Kiefer was so overwhelmed by his father's talents that he missed his cue.
The Canadian actor said: 'We were shooting a scene and I got so involved in what he was doing, watching him work, and he did this beautiful monologue, and then there was just this long pause.
'I was like, "oh, no, I was supposed to say something". I just gotten caught as an actor. I got caught watching another actor work.'
Kiefer, who is also a musician, has said being in the country has helped him grieve.
'The BBC has played a number of his films over the last three weeks,' he said. 'I've stayed on the channel to watch them and there is a connection to that, that is helpful and nice.'
It wasn't until Kiefer had moved to California aged 17, that he discovered his father's back catalogue of movies and spent a whole day watching five of his best known flicks including M*A*S*H, Ordinary People, and Start the Revolution without Me.
He said: 'I was just so amazed by how distinct and specific every character was, but then how diversified they were.
'I felt like such a horrible son. I felt like how did I not know this about him until now? And I phoned him and told him how sorry I was that I hadn't seen these things. And he was laughing.'
EMILIO ESTEVEZ: Cheating scandal after engagement to Demi Moore
Emilio, now 62, who is the son of actor Martin Sheen and actress Janet Templeton, spent the early years of his childhood residing in Manhattan before the family relocated to Malibu, California.
While attending Santa Monica High School, Emilio co-wrote and starred in his own play about the Vietnam War, which left his father fiercely impressed.
At age 17, his father decided to give him his first role as an extra in the movie Apocalypse Now; he then starred in the coming-of-age drama Tex, the horror flick Nightmares, the anthology series Insight, and the ABC TV movie In the Custody of Strangers.
Emilio, now 62, who is the son of actor Martin Sheen and actress Janet Templeton, spent the early years of his childhood residing in Manhattan before the family relocated to Malibu, California. Pictured in The Breakfast Club
But his big break came in 1983 when he was cast in The Outsiders, which was a massive success and skyrocketed him into the spotlight.
He then starred in The Breakfast Club as Andrew Clark and St. Elmo's Fire as Kirby 'Kirbo' Keger back-to-back in 1985, cementing his status in the Brat Pack.
After that, it seemed there was no slowing down for Emilio, and he landed a slew of roles including the drama That Was Then... This is Now, the horror flick Maximum Overdrive, the crime film Wisdom, cop movie Stakeout, the sports drama The Mighty Ducks, as well as its follow-up flicks, the 1993 action movie Judgment Night, and the 2006 drama Bobby.
He also went on to become a successful director and screenwriter, spending more recent years behind the camera rather that in front of it.
But in 2018, he returned to the big screen for the movie The Public, which he wrote, directed, and starred in alongside Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater, and Jena Malone.
He also reprised his role as Gordon Bombay in the Disney+ series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers from 2021 to 2022.
As for his love life, Emilio was linked to actress Mimi Rogers in the early '80s before he started dating his St. Elmo's Fire costar Demi in 1984.
They were together for two years and even got engaged, but their romance came to a screeching halt in 1986 - after Demi allegedly caught him cheating on her, just before they were set to walk down the aisle together.
While attending Santa Monica High School, Emilio co-wrote and starred in his own play about the Vietnam War, which left his father fiercely impressed. Pictured in 2023
Emilio's (left) big break came in 1983 when he was cast in The Outsiders, which was a massive success and skyrocketed him into the spotlight
The actress wrote in her memoir, 'Emilio and I had in fact just mailed out the invitations for our wedding when a friend told me she had seen him out with someone else in LA.
'He denied it, of course, but I was having a hard time trusting him: during a two-week breakup a few months before, he'd slept with an "ex" girlfriend, lied about it, and then been forced to tell me the truth when he found out she was pregnant.'
It seems the woman Demi was referring to was model Carey Salley, who filed a $2 million paternity lawsuit against Emilio in 1986 regarding her two children, a son named Taylor, then two years old, and a daughter named Paloma, then eight months old.
She claimed Emilio had 'never openly acknowledged the kids are his,' but had been paying her $3,500 a month, per UPI.
He ultimately acknowledged that the two kids were his.
Emilio then went on to tie the knot with choreographer Paula Abdul, but they divorced in 1994, just two years into their marriage.
After the split, Paula told People, 'I let [Emilio] know that I was very interested in having children. It was very hard for him to admit that he couldn't handle having kids again.'
ANDREW MCCARTHY: 'Secret battle' with alcoholism
Andrew McCarthy landed his first role in the film Class in 1983, and two years later, he was cast as Kevin Dolenz in St. Elmo's Fire. Pictured in 1985
Andrew, 61, was raised in Bernardsville, New Jersey, and headed to NYU for college, where he studied acting for two years before he got expelled.
In 1983, he landed his first role in the film Class, and two years later, he was cast as Kevin Dolenz in St. Elmo's Fire.
Andrew's career completely took off after that, and he starred in Pretty in Pink, Mannequin, Less Than Zero, and Heaven Help Us in quick succession.
His other big acting credits include the coming-of-age drama Fresh Horses, the crime filmed Kansas, the comedy Weekend at Bernie's, spy thriller Year of the Gun, 1992 comedy Only You, the neo-noir crime thriller Mulholland Falls, the Spiderwick Chronicles, and 2010 drama Main Street.
He also headed to Broadway in the late '90s, acing in the show Side Man, which won the Tony Award for Best Play while he was starring in it in 1999.
He then walked for 500 miles across Spain on the ancient pilgrimage trail, called the Camino de Santiago, which led to a new career in travel writing.
He served as the Editor at Large for the National Geographic Traveler magazine and released multiple books, including the best-selling young adult novel Just Fly Away and a memoir entitled Brat: An '80s Story.
He wed a Irish writer named Dolores Rice in 2011, and they had two children together, a daughter named Willow and a son named Rowan. Him and Dolores are pictured in April 2024
He also headed to Broadway in the late '90s, acing in the show Side Man, which won the Tony Award for Best Play while he was starring in it in 1999. Pictured in 1998
In recent years, Andrew dove into directing, and worked on episodes for a slew of shows including Orange Is the New Black, The Blacklist, New Amsterdam, Good Girls, and 13 Reasons Why.
In 2004, Andrew revealed that he secretly battled alcoholism throughout the '80s.
He told ABC News at the time that the drinking gave him 'courage,' adding, 'I felt confident and sexy and in charge and in control and powerful [when I was drunk] - none of those things I felt in my life.'
He said he started consuming alcohol as young as 12 years old and admitted that he was 'hungover' the entire time that he filmed Pretty in Pink.
In his memoir, he also confessed to using cocaine and Xanax, writing, 'Smiling drug dealers popped by the set like FedEx deliverymen.'
He ultimately got clean in after he entered into a detoxification program in 1992.
In the '90s, he reconnected with his college sweetheart Carol Schneider and the two tied the knot in 1999.
They welcomed a baby boy, named Sam, together in 2002, but split three years later. Sam went on to follow in his footsteps and become an actor.
He then wed a Irish writer named Dolores Rice in 2011, and they had two children together, a daughter named Willow and a son named Rowan.
DEMI MOORE: Romantic troubles in the spotlight
In the early '80s, she started acting, landing small roles in the teen drama Choices and the sci-fi flick Parasite. Success followed her into the 90s. Pictured in the movie Ghost with Patrick Swayze
Demi Moore, 62 - who has most recently wowed audience and critics alike with her movie, The Substance - was born in Roswell, New Mexico, but moved around a lot as a kid. And while her career has been filled with incredible performances, she has had a fair share of relationship troubles in the spotlight.
At age 16, she dropped out of school, left her family, and married musician Freddy Moore, who was 12 years her senior.
She soon landed a job as a receptionist at 20th Century Fox, and soon after, she signed with Elite Modeling Agency and started posing for a slew of brands and magazines.
She gained attention when she posed nude for Oui magazine at only 17, later revealing she lied and told the casting director she was 18.
In the early '80s, she started acting, landing small roles in the teen drama Choices and the sci-fi flick Parasite.
Her other early roles included the soap opera General Hospital, the comedy Blame It On Rio, and No Small Affair in 1984.
She then played Jules in St. Elmo's Fire - and between that and About Last Night... she was quickly propelled into the spotlight.
After that, she continued to act, starring in One Crazy Summer, Wisdom, The Seventh Sign, We're No Angels (opposite Robert De Niro), and of course, Ghost, which grossed more than $505 million at the box office.
Demi, pictured at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, recently blew critics away with her performance in The Substance
Throughout the '90s, she starred in Nothing But Trouble, A Few Good Men, Indecent Proposal, Disclosure, Now and Then, These Walls Could Talk, G.I. Jane (seen), and Deconstructing Harry
Demi has been married and divorced three times; first was to Freddy Moore when she was only 16, but they ended up splitting in 1983. The couple pictured in 1982
She wed Bruce Willis in 1987, and together, they welcomed three daughters: Rumer in 1988, Scout in 1991, and Tallulah in 1994, before splitting in 1998. The family is pictured in 2001
In 2003, she started dating Ashton Kutcher, and they walked down the aisle together in 2005. But in 2011, the two announced that they were going their separate ways
Throughout the '90s, she starred in the horror comedy Nothing But Trouble, Rob Reiner's A Few Good Men, the erotic drama Indecent Proposal, Disclosure (alongside Michael Douglas), coming-of-age drama Now and Then, HBO's If These Walls Could Talk, Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, G.I. Jane, and Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry.
She then took a three-year hiatus from acting to focus on raising her children, and left Hollywood to move to Hailey, Idaho.
She returned to the screen in 2000 in the psychological drama Passion of Mind; her other later roles include Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Bobby (which was written and directed by Emilio), the thriller Mr. Brooks, The Joneses, the Lifetime anthology film Five, comedy Very Good Girls, Western drama Forsaken, the series Empire, and the new Hulu show Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.
Demi has been married and divorced three times; she and Freddy ended up splitting in 1983, which was followed by her romance with Emilio.
After they went their separate ways due to his infidelities, she wed Bruce Willis in 1987, and together, they welcomed three daughters: Rumer in 1988, Scout in 1991, and Tallulah in 1994.
They separated in 1998, and finalized their divorce two years later. In 2003, she started dating Ashton Kutcher, and they walked down the aisle together in 2005.
But in 2011, the two announced that they were going their separate ways.
ALLY SHEEDY: Struggles with drug addiction
Ally Sheedy starred in The Breakfast Club as Allison Reynolds (seen) and as Leslie Hunter in St. Elmo's Fire
Ally, 61, grew up in New York City, and had a pretty impressive childhood; not only did she start dancing ballet with the American Ballet Theater, but she also released a bestselling novel as a kid called She Was Nice to Mice.
After graduating from high school in 1980, she headed to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California, where she studied drama.
Soon after arriving in LA, she started landing small guest appearances in TV shows, before she made her movie debut in the 1983 flick Bad Boys alongside Sean Penn.
In 1985, she starred in The Breakfast Club as Allison Reynolds followed by St. Elmo's Fire as Leslie Hunter.
In the years that followed, she continued to act, appearing in the 1985 drama Twice in a Lifetime, the thriller Blue City, the comedy Maid to Order, the rom-com Betsy's Wedding, Chris Columbus' Only the Lonely, the drama Day Zero, Welcome to the Rileys in 2010, thriller Sins of Our Youth, and X-Men: Apocalypse.
Her acting career has significantly slowed down in the last few years, and in 2021, she started teaching drama classes at the City College of New York.
Ally struggled with drug addiction in the early years of her career, and endured multiple rehab stints.
'I went to rehab [for] sleeping pills,' she later reflected to Closer Weekly. 'I started taking them when I was in a really toxic relationship.
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Ally (seen in 2023) struggled with drug addiction in the '80s. She later said, 'I went to rehab [for] sleeping pills. I started taking them when I was in a really toxic relationship'
In the years that followed, Ally (seen in 1987) appeared in Twice in a Lifetime, Blue City, Maid to Order, Betsy's Wedding, Only the Lonely, Day Zero, and Welcome to the Rileys
'The person I was with was a real drug addict, and the sleeping pills had something to do with that rocker sort of schedule.'
While she didn't name any names at first, the actress later alleged that she was talking about Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, who she briefly dated in the 1980s.
She told the Los Angeles Times in 1998, 'I started taking drugs to be with [Richie] on his level and in his world.
'It not only relieved the anxiety of being with him but also helped me to deal with someone who's behaving horribly toward me.'
However, he denied her claims to Us Weekly, stating, 'These allegations are ludicrous and false,' per the LA Times.
'I think, over time, Ally has embellished her memories of the brief time we spent together,' he added.
She went on to wed actor David Lansbury in 1992, who is best known for producing the musical Godspell.
They welcomed a child in 1994, who later came out as trans and changed his name to Beckett. Ally and David split in 2008.
ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL: Arrested for felony assault
Anthony Michael Hall will best be remembered by audiences in his memorable Breakfast Club performance as the sympathetic character, Brian.
With appearances in classic films like Weird Science Gary, Johnny Be Good and Edward Scissorhands under his belt, the actor, 57, has however spoken about struggling with alcohol issues in his twenties.
However, he has stated that by 1990 he was fully sober.
Anthony Michael Hall will best be remembered by audiences in his memorable Breakfast Club performance as the sympathetic character, Brian
Elsewhere however, he found himself in the spotlight following confrontations.
In 2016, the Los Angeles District Attorney charged Hall with felony assault with serious bodily injury following a September 13 confrontation with a neighbor at Anthony Playa del Rey condominium complex.
He pleaded no contest in the case and avoided jail time, getting three years of probation instead.
In 2020, he also apologized after launching into an expletive-filled tirade and flipping off other guests in a hotel pool.
Anthony was caught on camera at the South Congress Hotel pool in Austin, Texas as he laced into other guests for an unspecified 'disrespect' he said they'd committed.
'I am deeply sorry for my words and actions and ask for forgiveness from anyone who I may have offended,' Anthony told TMZ in an apology to the hotel's entire staff, his family, and everyone who witnessed the incident.
'As a result of a misunderstanding and miscommunication between myself and some hotel guests, the situation needlessly and regrettably escalated,' he said.
In footage obtained by TMZ, Anthony can be seen repeatedly flipping off several other pool patrons, calling them 'disrespectful' and telling them they are 'full of s***.'
With appearances in classic films like Weird Science Gary, Johnny Be Good and Edward Scissorhands under his belt, the actor, 57, has however spoken about struggling with alcohol issues in his twenties. Pictured in 2023
It's not clear from the video what started the dispute, but witnesses claim that Hall was being rude to the other guests, blasting his music and cursing in front of kids in the pool.
When he was asked to tone it down, the dispute apparently began, with Anthony cursing.
At one point, he refers to the woman filming his tantrum as Rosie O'Donnell and splashes water toward her.
Citing sources, TMZ reports that hotel security was called, and that Hall left the pool area without incident. Police were not called.
The actor made his acting breakout at age 13 in 1983 as Rusty Griswold in National Lampoon's Vacation, where he caught the attention of the film's screenwriter John Hughes.
John went on to direct Anthony in films including Sixteen Candles and Weird Science, typically playing characters who are likable geeks.
And this weekend, one of the most famous films by the writer, enjoyed a reunion.
The cast of the 80s classic The Breakfast Club reunited for the first time together to celebrate the flick's 40th anniversary at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo on Saturday.
John went on to direct Anthony in films including Sixteen Candles (pictured) and Weird Science, typically playing characters who are likable geeks
Anthony joined Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Emilio Estevez, who had taken on leading roles as high school students in the teen comedy - which initially released in theaters on February 15, 1985.
The stars sat on stage during a panel discussion which was hosted by Josh Horowitz for a special live taping of his Happy Sad Confused podcast.
Some of the cast has previously reunited before - such as in 2010 - however Emilio had been absent from the milestone.
But as he joined his former castmates at the event over the weekend, Emilio explained to the crowd, 'I skipped all my high school reunions, so this was something that finally felt like I needed to do, just for myself,' per Us Weekly.
'But this one felt special because it's here in Chicago where we made the film, it's the 40th anniversary and I just love all of them [cast] so it just made sense.'
In regards to the movie itself, Emilio - who portrayed the role of an athlete named Andrew - said, 'This is one of those movies that stands the test of time.
'It's a cross generational film…we were lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time.'
The premise followed: 'Five high school students who meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought,' per IMDB.
The cast of the 80s classic The Breakfast Club reunited for the first time together to celebrate the film's 40th anniversary at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo on Saturday; Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez and Anthony Michael Hall seen above
Molly played the 'princess' of the school Claire and Nelson portrayed a 'criminal' named John Bender.
Ally played 'basket case' Allison while Anthony portrayed a 'brain' named Brian Johnson. Paul Gleason and John Kapelos also made appearances in the 80s classic.
Molly also poked fun on how Emilio hadn't joined other past reunions and humorously added, 'We don't have to use the cardboard cutout anymore. I feel really moved that we're all together.'
The five stars also took time to reflect on having the chance to work with director John Hughes - who passed away in 2009 at the age of 59.
He was known for other movies such as Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Uncle Buck, Pretty In Pink and Sixteen Candles - with the latter two also starring Ringwald.
Judd Nelson explained, 'Hughes meant it when he said to us to participate in the process of making this movie.
'He liked us, I didn't know how rare it was going to be for a director to like actors… He's the first writer who could write a character who was young without them being less.'
The group also recalled the audition process for the film and Hall said, 'John just called up and said, 'I want you to come in.' He didn't have a script. He didn't give me a script.'
The actor then explained that Hughes instead asked him a number of questions including, 'What do you think about this? What do you think about that?'
The five stars also took time to reflect on having the chance to work with director John Hughes - who passed away in 2009 at the age of 59
The film was a critical and box office success upon its release in theaters, and raked in $51.5 million on a budget of $1 million
Molly chimed in to add, 'Originally, he was gonna do The Breakfast Club before he did Sixteen Candles. And then he wrote Sixteen Candles... and turned it into the studio and they said, 'Oh, we wanna do that one first.''
The actress continued, 'So they put The Breakfast Club on hold and then, from my understanding, John Cusack was gonna play Bender and Joan Cusack was going to play Allison.
'I don't know who was gonna play the other parts. And then after Sixteen Candles, he gave me the script.'
The film was a critical and box office success upon its release in theaters, and raked in $51.5 million on a budget of $1 million.
The main cast members later became known as members of the Brat Pack - which referred to young actors that starred in teen, coming-of-age movies.
Molly previously slammed the term at MegaCon Orlando earlier this year, per People, and said: 'It was a play on the Rat Pack.
'Which was a group of, you know - Sinatra and Sammy Junior, those guys - and it was a term that was coined after this New York Magazine piece, and then we all sort of fell under this, this banner.'
She continued: 'And I think it kind of in a way sort of minimized the work that we were doing. I mean that's the way that I felt.'
Having appeared in multiple John Hughes films, Molly also reflected on being his teenage muse during an appearance on the Reclaiming podcast hosted by Monica Lewinsky.
Molly also commented on how the director reportedly wrote the script to Sixteen Candles after seeing her headshot.
'He told me that story, but, you know, when you're that age - I mean, I had nothing really to compare it to. I had done more movies than John at that point, [but] I was still only 15 years old.
So I didn't have a lot of life experience,' she said, adding that it 'didn't seem that strange to me [at the time]. I mean, now it does.'
The actress expressed that it was 'peculiar' yet also 'complimentary. It's always felt incredibly complimentary, but yeah, looking back on it, there was something peculiar.'
Years later, Molly stated, 'It's complex. It's definitely complex and it's something that I turn over in my head a a lot and try to figure out how that all affected me. I feel like I'm still processing all of that.'
