Being rich and famous comes at a price. Once you choose stardom, it's almost a given that you can say goodbye to the kind of normalcy or privacy you once might have enjoyed. Your relationships, finances, successes, and failures are thrust into the spotlight for all the world to see. But sometimes, that light suddenly clicks off...
Whether by choice or otherwise, dozens of celebrities have vanished from the public eye, leaving fans confused, intrigued, disappointed, sad, and at times, suspicious. No carefully written statement or farewell tour, just here today and gone tomorrow. Someone asked, "Which celebrity had the most bizarre exit from the limelight?" and many of the answers read like a blockbuster that never made it to the big screen.
Bored Panda has gathered the best ones and put together a list of some of the most intriguing cases of famous people going MIA overnight. From abductions to scandals, to strange accidents and even stranger romances, here's why certain stars stepped away from their once-extraordinary lives.
