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.
Stephen King. Wrote dozens of wildly popular books, then tragically succumbed to Trump Derangement Syndrome. Now lurks on Twitter and occasionally puts out dross like Holly.