#16: Charlie Chaplin & Lita Grey (1924)
Charlie Chaplin was a 35-year-old cinematic genius when he secretly married his 16-year-old leading lady, Lita Grey. The marriage was a desperate move to avoid prison, so they ran across the border to Mexico for a quick ceremony. Grey was pregnant, and Chaplin’s legal team knew he faced serious rape charges under California law. They used the wedding to protect Chaplin’s career.
