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.
And apparently “the kids these days” are terrible readers and do not read as a hobby. Part of it is b/c they never learned how to read but they keep getting moved along to the next grade b/c being held back was deemed too stigmatizing.