I’ve seen people talk about actors and artists that had a terrible time.
My own would be Anne Rice. She wrote Interview with the Vampire after her young daughter died of Leukemia. Then her husband suddenly died of a brain hemorrhage. I suspect her Christian, anti-fanfic phase was a result of mental illness and manipulation from the publishers, although I don’t think she ever apologized.
That story pissed me off. I wrote the stupidest shit when I was younger that I feel legitimately horrified by. Only difference is my stuff didn’t get published, yet his was forcefully published.
I despise anyone who mocks him without knowing the full story. It’s gross and disgusting.