Despite his issues, Robert Downey Jr.'s star continued to rise in the '90s. With the 1992 biopic "Chaplin," in which he appeared in the title role of legendary film titan Charlie Chaplin, Downey received his first Oscar nomination; over the next few years, he turned up in well-received roles in several critically lauded projects, such as Robert Altman's "Short Cuts," Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers," and Norman Jewison's "Only You." In 1996, though, it all began to come crashing down — and it started with an arrest for infractions of the type usually reserved for out-of-control rock stars.
In June of that year, Downey was pulled over for speeding in Malibu, and was found to be under the influence of drugs; in the car were felony amounts of cocaine and heroin, not to mention an unloaded .357 magnum revolver. Downey was arraigned on possession, DUI, and gun charges — but before the case could be resolved, he was arrested again in a bizarre incident that made for some sensational headlines.
Early in the morning on the literal day after his arraignment, he was taken into custody after mistakenly wandering into a neighbor's home; once again under the influence, he had believed it to be his own. He had then fallen soundly asleep in the bed of said neighbor's 11-year-old son. Speaking with the Los Angeles Times at that time, an anonymous agent at Downey's former agency said, "Two drug arrests in a row? Yes, this can seriously damage your future in this town."
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