13 Celebrities Who Permanently Turn Down [Photos]

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Just because they occasionally talk about or sponsor liquor doesn’t mean these celebrities consume alcohol. Is it a contradiction? Maybe, but if the old adage about not getting high off your own supply applies to drinking, then it’s just good business.

These 13 celebrities who permanently turn down may be shunning the bottle for religious reasons, a matter of personal preference, or just because they can’t handle the drink. Either way, hit the jump and see who turns up on the list of stars who prefer to turn down.

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Eminem

Slim Shady came on the scene popping pills drinking and generally turning up. It’s no coincidence he rocks an iced-out triangle pendant inside a circle on his chain. On his 2009 album Recovery, Eminem talked about going through rehab and abandoning pills and other drugs.

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Cam’ron

While he hawked Sizzurp at one time, Cam says he stopped drinking alcohol in 2000 after a long bout with both a hernia and an ulcer.

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50 Cent

Think nothing of the fact 50 Cent appeared on Chief Keef’s “Hate Being Sober.” Seeing family member’s struggles with drug abuse was enough to convince 50 he didn’t want any part of that life, and he says he’s only been drunk a handful of times. In November of 2011, Fif told Piers Morgan he had an alcohol-related experience that made him paranoid.

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Samuel L. Jackson

After fighting alcohol, cocaine and heroin addiction, Jackson went sober in 1991.

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Eddie Murphy

During his honeymoon in 1993, Murphy said he got sloshed off of three glasses of champagne. Murphy says that was his last drink, and he’s since given up booze because it makes him vomit.

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Iggy Azalea

She puts her foot in her mouth a lot, but Iggy Azalea won’t put any drugs or alcohol in there. The Aussie appropriator likes to keep business and personal life separated, and says she doesn’t particularly enjoy partying and avoids drugs and alcohol altogether.

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Pharrell Williams

Don’t let the fact he once promoted a cream liqueur fool you. Skateboard P doesn’t drink.

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Jennifer Hudson

Believe it or not, J-Hud has never had a drink in her life.

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Jennifer Lopez

It’s hard to imagine dermatological fears are the only reason J-Lo doesn’t drink, but it’s one of the reasons she cites. Considering how good she’s looking after turning 40, she might be on to something.

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Jada Pinkett Smith

Apparently, rock bottom came for Jada when she found herself on her couch downing two bottles of wine. She’s reportedly been sober since 1997.

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Tyra Banks

Tyra once wrote on her website that she had a small taste of alcohol at the age of 12. What would have turned some pre-teens into raging alkies was enough for her, and she says she hasn’t drank since.

Royce da 5’9

After some well-documented incidents with the bottle, Royce stopped drinking in September of 2012. On Slaughterhouse single “Remember The Titans,” Royce joked, “The drunk me can box like the sober you / The sober me be more nervous than Waka Flocka in the voting booth.”

Young Chop

Producer (and now rapper) Young Chop says he avoided the bottle because he wanted to stay focused on his music.

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