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Even behind bars, they got into the holiday spirit.
According to TMZ, Christmas Day is still special for some of the most infamous faces behind bars, including reality stars, musicians and one disgraced former movie producer.
From Cornish hens to pies, here’s a run down of what some celebrity inmates had on Christmas Day 2023.
R. Kelly
Kelly, 56, was found guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in 2021, and, in 2022, was convicted on three child pornography charges and three charges of enticing a minor. He was sentenced to 31 years in prison, and is currently serving time at the Federal Correctional Complex, Butner, in North Carolina.
According to the outlet, his festive meal consisted of Cornish hens, cream of broccoli, cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, glazed carrots, dinner rolls and pecan pie.
Josh Duggar
The former reality TV star, 35, known from “19 Kids and Counting,” was arrested in 2021 on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography, and he was convicted in December 2021. In May 2022, he was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison, and he’s currently serving time in the low-security federal prison Federal Correctional Institution Seagoville near Dallas. In March, his sentence was extended for two additional months.
According to TMZ, his Christmas meal involved baked Cornish hen, mashed potatoes, chicken gravy, dinner rolls, cheese and rice casserole and holiday pies.
Julie Chrisley
The former reality TV star, 50, of “Chrisley Knows Best,” was found guilty in June 2022 of federal charges including bank fraud and tax evasion. In November 2022, she and her husband, Todd Chrisley, were sentenced to a combined 19 years — with Todd getting 12 years in federal custody, plus 16 months of probation. Julie, meanwhile, received seven years in prison and 16 months of probation. However, she was able to shave 7 months off that seven-year period.
Her Christmas meal reportedly included roast turkey, baked candied yams with marshmallows, cornbread dressing, macaroni and cheese, cream gravy, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls and pecan pie.
Todd Chrisley
Former “Chrisley Knows Best” star Chrisley, 54, is serving 12 years in prison for fraud and tax evasion. In August 2019, he and his wife pleaded not guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud in order to allegedly evade federal taxes. An Atlanta federal jury found them both guilty on all counts in June 2022. However, he got two years shaved off his time.
According to TMZ, his Christmas meal was made up of roast turkey, baked candied yams with marshmallows, cornbread dressing, macaroni and cheese, cream gravy, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls and pecan pie.
Joe Exotic
“Tiger King” star Joe Exotic, 60 (a k a Joseph Allen Maldonado), was arrested in September 2018 and accused of trying to hire two men to murder fellow big cat collector Carole Baskin (also featured in Netflix’s documentary “Tiger King”). Exotic was convicted in 2019 and sentenced to 22 years in prison on 17 federal charges of animal abuse and two counts of attempted murder-for-hire. He was also convicted of wildlife violations, including killing five tigers, selling tiger cubs and falsifying related records.
In January 2022, his sentence was reduced by one year. At his federal prison in Atlanta, his Christmas meal reportedly comprised baked Cornish hens, bread stuffing, macaroni and cheese, carrots, chicken gravy, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls and holiday pie.
Harvey Weinstein
Miramax co-founder and former film producer Weinstein, 71, was arrested and charged with rape in May 2018. He was found guilty in February 2020 of two of five felonies with which he’d been charged, and was sentenced to 23 years in prison. In July 2021, he was charged with more crimes, leading to him being found guilty of rape in December 202, and sentenced to an additional 16 years, in a watershed moment for the #MeToo movement.
Per the outlet, his meal consisted of baked chicken breast, seasoned chicken gravy, steamed white rice, steamed kernel corn, dinner rolls, margarine and an ice cream sundae.
Tory Lanez
In August, rapper Lanez, 31, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in July 2020. He was convicted of negligent discharge of a gun, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and possession of a loaded and unregistered gun. Since then, he’s addressed his fans on social media from prison.
On Christmas, his festive meal reportedly consisted of pineapple glazed ham, carrot and pineapple salad, mashed potatoes, beef gravy, mixed vegetables, dinner roll, ice cream and blueberry crisp.
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