Robert Downey Jr. pardoned for drug conviction

Governor Jerry Brown’s office announced Thursday that Downey was among 91 people receiving pardons.

The actor has now become a poster child for drug addiction rehabilitation especially following his rocky, troubled past and numerous courthouse appearances for a series of drug-related arrests which eventually culminated in his incarceration.

Downey isn’t the only celebrity seeking a pardon.

Following his conviction, Downey served one year and three months in prison, with his case closed in 2002 after he bounced back from a number of probation violations and ultimately completed the terms of his sentence and parole, officials said.

The pardons do not erase the criminal convictions.

‘Pardons are not granted unless they are earned’.

Democratic Governor Brown has issued 1,087 pardons in all over his years serving as the governor of California.

He is now the highest paid actor in Hollywood, worth an estimated $80 million in 2015. According to the authorities, Downey-who was pulled over speeding-was found to be in possession of heroin, cocaine and a pistol.

The Sherlock Holmes star, who was last seen in Marvel’s Avenger’s: Age of Ultron, will be seen reprising the character of Tony Stark/Iron Man in 2016 in Captain America: Civil War. Downey has had all of his rights restored and may once again vote in elections. Though the three governors immediately preceding Brown did not grant very many pardons, when former President Ronald Reagan was the state’s governor, he granted “nearly 600”, according to Governor Brown’s office.