Mark Wahlberg wasn't always on the road to becoming a multi-millionaire. According to the Daily Beast, "He dealt drugs, was addicted to cocaine by the time he was 13, and found himself constantly in trouble with the law." In 1986, when he was 15 years old, Wahlberg was reportedly charged with a felony for allegedly chasing black kids with his friends, calling them the n-word and threatening to kill them.
Just months before his 17th birthday in 1988, he allegedly attacked a Vietnamese shopkeeper and lobbed racial insults while trying to steal beer. He was charged with attempted murder for the latter crime. According to The Guardian, Wahlberg pleaded guilty to assault and was sentenced to two years behind bars, though he only served 45 days. But his violent acts didn't stop there. In 1992, Wahlberg and a friend "viciously and repeatedly kicked" his neighbor and fractured his jaw, reported the Daily Beast. They settled that case without criminal charges.
Wahlberg's past affected his business opportunities later in life. In 2014, he filed a petition to be pardoned for his 1988 crime, which was hampering his ability to gain a concessionaire's license for Wahlburgers, the burger chain he owns with his brothers, per the Los Angeles Times. The actor later ditched the pardon request, though he stressed that "some good did come out of it" because he got to apologize to his victim.
Wahlburgers opened for business and even cooked up a reality show, but that's just one of the deals feeding Wahlberg's bank account.
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