Suicide watch to Sex: 5 things Hollywood stars did during their time in jail

Bollywood has been abuzz with reports on how Rhea Chakraborty spent her time in the Byculla jail, teaching yoga to inmates. We did a little digging and found out some other rather unusual things Hollywood stars did while serving their prison time. Be it walking down the corridors on suicide watch or on dishwashing duty or even engaging in sexual activity, here's what Hollywood stars from Lil Wayne to Robert Downey Jr, Mike Tyson and others did during their time in jail.

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Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Wayne served one year in jail for 'criminal possession of a weapon'. Before he could spend time in solitary confinement, the star was reportedly put on suicide watch, which meant he would have to make sure other inmates weren't causing harm to themselves.

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Robert Downey Jr's journey to superstardom is nothing short of an epic in itself. The star, who is now synonymous with the Marvel superhero Iron Man, had a troubled past that even involved getting arrested repeatedly for drug possession. He not only spent his time behind bars but was also sentenced to three years in a substance abuse facility for failing to show up for a court-ordered drug test. According to a report on Vanity Fair, Downey took up kitchen duty and earned around 8 cents an hour for washing dishes.

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Martha Stewart is now a hugely successful businesswoman, celebrity chef, television personality and bestselling author, but back in 2004, she served five months at Federal Prison Camp for conspiracy, obstruction of an agency proceeding and making false statements to federal investigators. Reports state that Stewart kept herself busy in prison by scrubbing floors, raking leaves, attended yoga classes and even pursued craft projects and making Christmas decorations.

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Hollywood action star Wesley Snipes, who was serving time at Federal Correctional Institution in 2011, reportedly taught yoga to fellow inmates. The actor, who was serving time for tax issues, requested yoga mats for himself and other inmates in the facility and conducted classes for the men.

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Boxing legend, Mike Tyson spent three years in prison after being convicted in a rape case. In his autobiography, 'Undisputed Truth', the star claimed that he was having so much sex with female prison visitors and a prison drug counsellor, that he was too tired to go to the gym for a workout.

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