31. Rick James Kidnapped a Woman And Held Her Hostage For Two Days

If this list has taught us anything it's that rock stars really don't have all that much respect for women. Especially not when cocaine is involved, but can narcotics ever be an excuse for kidnapping?

In 1991, funk pioneer Rick James was arrested for torture and kidnapping charges after he took a woman, Frances Alley, prisoner in his home for two days whilst forcing her to have sex with him and burning her with a hot crack pipe. As if that wasn't bad enough, he was busted for doing pretty much exactly the same thing to music executive Mary Sauger. We don't care how good his music was or how prodigal he was, he should have been locked away the first time around.

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