Top Ten | Things that will [expletive deleted] up your career

At a recent Los Angeles Lakers game, Leonardo DiCaprio shared some sage wisdom with his lover... err... new-found BFF Zac Efron. What advice did Leo have for the 21-year-old star? According to Efron, Leo said, "There's one way that you can really f--k this all up. Just do heroin."

While celebrities' careers can take a big hit from heroin, we at the Daily believe that Hollywood is akin to Jesus in its ability to be all-forgiving. You can do a lot and still be famous. Heck, you might even be famous-er if you eff up your life enough. Case in point: Britney Spears.

In that vein, the Daily Arts Department has compiled the top 10 ways for stars to eff up their careers, even if they don't put an end to them.

10. The Crack Diet: Mmm, the sweet, sweet taste of crack. This is one way to slim up that's easier than the Atkins or South Beach diets. Unfortunately, some take it too far (Lindsay Lohan). The idea of having unlimited energy to party it up all night may be enticing, but no. Just no. In the words of Grandmaster Flash, "Don't do it" because "pound for pound it costs more than gold ... Rang dang diggedy dang di-dang."

9. Punching out the paparazzi: You can be as violent on screen as you like, but in the real world, there are consequences for hitting people. Besides, as annoying as those pesky photo-poppers are, for the most part they make celebrities' careers. Without them, people would never see Matthew McConaughey shopping at the grocery store.

8. Scientology: Worshiping a sci-fi novel is straight-up weird and doesn't do much to encourage star worship. Err... celebrity worship, that is.

7. Bad plastic surgery: Generally, if you want to be famous, you're going to want people to be able to look at you. If your nose is falling off, your ratings probably will, too.

6. Molesting little boys: While some celebrities have gotten away with getting jiggy with little girls (though that's still not okay), little boys remain squarely in the no-go territory. Just ask Jack-O. From "King of Pop" to "King of Gross" in one easy step.

5. Getting killed (in some cases): Death sucks, and usually, one's career is buried along with one's coffin. Though there are a few cases in which stars continue their careers from six feet under -- like Tupac and Elvis.

4. Being a child star: You know the saying: "Once a child star, always a child star." Well, it's true. Ain't no way we can picture Macaulay Culkin in anything other than "Home Alone" (1990).

3. Doing a movie with J-Lo: That's right, Ben Affleck, we're talking about you. After "Gigli" (2003), we have to say that your career's taken a turn for the worse. The on-screen "Bennifer" phenomenon certainly didn't benefit your career, and we think it may have actually been fatal.

2. Flashing people: While many have fantasized about seeing women like Britney Spears or Tara Reid naked, the actual reality of a drunken, naked clothing malfunction is far from attractive. When people are more interested in seeing blurry pictures of your genitals than listening to your music, your career is seriously messed up.

1. Pissing Paris Hilton off: Nicole Richie is, like, SO not Paris Hilton's BFF anymore, and look what that's done to her career. She went from "The Simple Life" to a simple life. So, beware, you privileged acquaintances of Ms. Hilton. Do not irritate her, or not only will she publicly disown you, but she'll start a television show to find your replacement. Then you'll have no BFF and nowhere to stay...

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