21. Matthew Fox
Matthew Fox was the brooding heartthrob of *Lost*, the groundbreaking ABC drama that dominated television in the 2000s. His intense performance as Jack Shephard made him a global star, and by the early 2010s he was successfully crossing over to big-screen roles in films like *World War Z* and *Alex Cross*, with Hollywood buzzing about his potential as a rugged leading man in major action and drama franchises.
In 2011–2014, multiple women accused Fox of physical assault, including a 2011 bus-driver incident and claims from former co-stars. He faced arrests for DUI and public backlash that painted him as volatile. Projects dried up overnight; he stepped away from Hollywood for years, with only sporadic low-profile work afterward. The man once tipped to be the next big action hero watched his A-list trajectory vanish in a haze of allegations and legal trouble.
