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.
Fall of Reach is great and often gets a lot of deserved praise. I see Combat Evolved often get overlooked or skipped, people assuming it’s just a rehash of the game; Master Chief moving from room to room clearing enemies. But he managed to really write around that a lot, create some great original characters who’s doomed fate really hit hard. McKay was a great character, fleshing out Jenkins was awesome. And Keyes being assimilated was heartbreaking.