Rappers entangled in lethal beef, singers in the wrong place at the wrong time, and A-list celebrities with terrible stalkers are just some famous people who have narrowly escaped assassination attempts. A few celebrity assaults involved people the celebrities knew. In still others, killers had planned their attacks for monetary gain.
There have been reports of attempted murder by people with celebrity fixations who are mentally disturbed. Many famous people, including John Lennon and Marvin Gaye, were killed in assaults, but the people on this list are the ones who either survived an attempt on their lives or narrowly avoided being killed.
The "thugs" then threatened to kill everyone in the group unless Ramsay stopped photographing the shark fishermen. The Costa Rican police reportedly advised Ramsay and his team to leave the country.
Darryl "Hommo" Baum, once Mike Tyson's bodyguard, was an early suspect in the shooting. Supposedly, "Supreme," a local drug king, paid Baum to assassinate Jackson over a narcotics disagreement. A suspect in the attempted murder shot and murdered Baum three weeks later.
Someone claims that Tyson gave them $50,000 to deal with those responsible for Baum's death. Supreme was allegedly implicated in the attempt on Jackson's life by rival rappers from Murder Inc. who testified against him in 2005.
While Madonna wasn't there to testify against him at the time, she did so subsequently. In 2012, Dewey escaped from a Los Angeles mental institution, where the courts had put him following a 2011 conviction for something unrelated, but he was swiftly recaptured and returned.
Police had previously detained him for assaulting one of Seacrest's bodyguards while attempting to access his Orange County home. Uzomah, then 26 years old, was given a two-year jail term and an exclusion order excluding him from Seacrest for at least ten years.
Merck, who already had a criminal record, pled "not guilty" to the felony assault allegations. Merck was declared mentally incompetent to face trial and sent to an institution. In 2018, he was freed from a state institution.
Later that year (2012), Chan said he was attacked by triad guys armed with machetes while having dinner. Chan retaliated to the assaults by hiring mainland Chinese thugs and arming himself with weapons and explosives. His payment was accepted, and they left him alone.
There have been reports of attempted murder by people with celebrity fixations who are mentally disturbed. Many famous people, including John Lennon and Marvin Gaye, were killed in assaults, but the people on this list are the ones who either survived an attempt on their lives or narrowly avoided being killed.
1. Gordon Ramsay
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The "thugs" then threatened to kill everyone in the group unless Ramsay stopped photographing the shark fishermen. The Costa Rican police reportedly advised Ramsay and his team to leave the country.
2. 50 Cent
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Darryl "Hommo" Baum, once Mike Tyson's bodyguard, was an early suspect in the shooting. Supposedly, "Supreme," a local drug king, paid Baum to assassinate Jackson over a narcotics disagreement. A suspect in the attempted murder shot and murdered Baum three weeks later.
Someone claims that Tyson gave them $50,000 to deal with those responsible for Baum's death. Supreme was allegedly implicated in the attempt on Jackson's life by rival rappers from Murder Inc. who testified against him in 2005.
3. Madonna
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While Madonna wasn't there to testify against him at the time, she did so subsequently. In 2012, Dewey escaped from a Los Angeles mental institution, where the courts had put him following a 2011 conviction for something unrelated, but he was swiftly recaptured and returned.
4. Ryan Seacrest
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Police had previously detained him for assaulting one of Seacrest's bodyguards while attempting to access his Orange County home. Uzomah, then 26 years old, was given a two-year jail term and an exclusion order excluding him from Seacrest for at least ten years.
5. Pauley Perrette
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Merck, who already had a criminal record, pled "not guilty" to the felony assault allegations. Merck was declared mentally incompetent to face trial and sent to an institution. In 2018, he was freed from a state institution.
6. Tupac Shakur
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7. Jackie Chan
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Later that year (2012), Chan said he was attacked by triad guys armed with machetes while having dinner. Chan retaliated to the assaults by hiring mainland Chinese thugs and arming himself with weapons and explosives. His payment was accepted, and they left him alone.