Joan Crawford

Who would have guessed that a woman who could be so mesmerizing on screen would turn out to be so monstrous in real life! Joan Crawford, with three Academy Award nominations to her name, was as bad a mother as could be. She not only abused her children in all possible ways, she also set new standards in ruthlessness towards adopted children after handing out the dishonorable ultimatum to Christina, her adopted daughter. After she tied her kids to their beds and forced them to sell alcohol, one can only wonder if any Hollywood mom could ever match up to her nastiness!

Britney Spears

When she sang, “I’m not that innocent”, no one would have guessed how ironically her life would reflect those words! From going from mad to insane, this celebrity momma has had a bit too much of adventure with her infant sons, costing her their custody. She may have thought she would get away by driving with her baby on her lap, but things took an ugly turn when reports of her stripping in front of the boys were made public. She was forced to hand the boys over to ex-hubby K-Fed after one hysterical outburst after the other. But things may finally look up for the troubled star now, with the court extending her visitation rights on May 6, 2008

Whitney Houston

Whoever said kids learn from watching their parents, were bang on target! Whitney Houston, whose attraction for sex toys and banned substances are no secret, might have just had the most horrible influence on her own teenage daughter. Bobbi Christina recently attacked her mom with a razor before trying to slit her own hand open following an argument over whom she wanted to stay with – mom or dad. If only Whitney had spent more time reading Dr. Spock rather than experimenting with dildos!

Courtney Love

Known for her wild ways, the perpetually booze and dope overdosed rock star Courtney Love stunned even the strangest of junkies when a report in Vanity Magazine confirmed her substance usage while pregnant with daughter Frances Bean. She was put on parole in 2003, but that didn’t stop her from taking drugs. And once caught, he was put in rehab, thereby losing custody of Frances. The two girls could only start living together again once she was out of rehab 2 years later.

Kate Moss

When daughter Lila was just 3 years old, Kate Moss infamously made it to every tabloid’s front page for having snorted cocaine while attending a recording of partner Pete Doherty. She was photographed in the act and consequently lost out on a number of modeling jobs. This supermodel mom was, however, wise enough to check herself into rehab in 2006. Fortunately for Lila, her mom, who had once taken in a testified 5 lines in 40 minutes, was finally coming around.