The"Oppenheimer" actor spent time in prison in the '90s and after his release was later sentenced to federal prison for skipping out on probation after being arrested while driving under the influence."I'm gonna try to give you the flashcards: I'm in court, I'm being over-sentenced by an angry judge, and at some point he said something in Latin," Downey Jr. recalled during the"Armchair Expert" podcast."I thought he was casting a spell on me.
"It was kind of like just being in a really bad neighborhood, and there was no opportunity there; there was only threats," Downey added."So, yes, everyone"Walking onto the yard that you're gonna be doing more than a year on for the first time, the closest thing I can associate it to is being sent to a distant planet where there is no way home until the planets align...," the actor explained.Robert Downey Jr.'s mugshot taken in September 1999.
California's governor pardoned Downey in 2016, which ultimately restored the actor's voting rights. The pardon didn't erase the actor's conviction, but was a public proclamation that the person has demonstrated"exemplary behavior," according to the governor's office."I was brought to a surprisingly friendly processing center, given a stern warning and returned to, if memory serves, one very disappointed group chaperone," Downey said.
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