7 Outrageous Scandals That Rocked Classic Country Music
on Nov 28, 2017
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7. George Jones Tangles With The Law Over Drunk Driving
The extent of his problems were brought to the public eye in 1980 when a video of George Jones drunk and disorderly after getting pulled over surfaced. In the clip, Jones and his former road manager talk about the incident in which he looks disheveled and struggles with the officers multiple times.
His longstanding abuse problems had come to a head, and his drunken encounter with law enforcement actually helped Jones seek help in the end when he sought out a rehab facility in Birmingham, Alabama.
