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Being the daughter of an Oscar winner isn't about to help Amanda Brumfield.
Billy Bob Thornton's eldest daughter was indicted yesterday on charges including first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter, after being arrested earlier this month when the little girl she was babysitting died.
Amanda, 29, was booked at the Orange County Jail, and is being held without bail.
The actor's daughter originally told cops that the little girl had fallen and seemed fine, which is why she didn't call for help until two hours later. But the autopsy showed a fractured skull and brain injury, leading the medical examiner to rule the death a homicide.
Police said Amanda's explanation was inconsistent with the child's injuries.
She should fry.
A rep for Billy Bob would only say, at the time of the arrest, that the actor "has had no contact with her for quite some time."
He should look into taking the train.
For the second time in two years, Jonathan Rhys Meyers has been arrested for being drunk and stupid at an airport.
This time, The Tudors star allegedly punched a waiter at a bar in Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport on Saturday. He has been ordered to appear in court in September on charges of "willful violence, outrage, hitting and threatening death."
Jon and the bottle don't mix well -- he's already done two stints in rehab --- and in 2007 he was arrested in a Dublin airport for a drunken scene. The charges for that were eventually dropped.
Dude needs to get it together.
Power to the people!
Daryl Hannah was arrested Tuesday for blocking traffic on a major highway in West Virginia. The environmental activist, along with 30 other people, formed a sit-in to protest mountaintop coal mining, which involves blasting the peaks off the mountains to get at the deposits inside.
Police showed up and removed the protesters from the area outside the coal processing plant. Everyone there was cited for impeding traffic and obstructing an officer, and then released.
"It's not necessary," Daryl said of the coal mining. "If you do it wisely, there are ways to use renewables. It's realistic for everybody."
This is what the Kill Bill star does -- in 2006 she was arrested for protesting the bulldozing of a farm.
It's kind of funny. Admirable, but funny.
What an anti-climactic end to the Chris Brown case.
Rihanna didn't testify -- because there was no hearing. Instead, Chris' attorney, Mark Geragos announced that a plea bargain had been made and Chris won't be getting any jail time.
The singer pleaded guilty to felony assault for the Feb. 8 beating of Rihanna and was put on five years probation. He was ordered to enroll in an anti-domestic violence program and must perform 180 days of community service. He must also have all of his travel plans cleared with by a probation officer.
"I think it's commendable you took responsibility for your conduct," Judge Patricia Schnegg told Chris.
"I want Mr. Brown to be treated as any other person...I want him to be treated the same," the judge said, ruling that Chris do his community service in Virginia, but will have to return to California every three months to check in.
As for Chris and Rihanna, the judge put a "complete stay away" order into place, prohibiting him from coming within 50 yards of his ex, except at industry gatherings, when he can get as close as 10 yards.
After Chris left the courtroom Rihanna saw the judge, who explained that she could be in trouble if she tried to contact Chris in any way.
So much for a reconciliation....
So, there it is. Chris got off way too easy in my opinion -- and I would have loved Rihanna to get the chance to really bury him on the stand, but it's probably better for her that's all over now.
Would love to hear your thoughts on the conclusion to this drama....
Today is a big day in the Rihanna/Chris Brown case.
Ri is scheduled to appear at a preliminary hearing in Los Angeles, where testimony will be heard to determine if there is enough evidence for the assault case to go to trial.
Here's what's expected:
- Rihanna could testify. She is not required to -- she only has to show up in court -- but she can refuse to take the stand, due to the nature of the case.
- Chris Brown will definitely be in attendance, as well.
- If she does take the stand, Rihanna is expected to describe what was written in the detective's report from the night of the alleged attack. She could be on the stand for more than two hours.
- Ri's testimony will, most likely, make or break the case.
Stay tuned for details on what went down -- it's going to be a doozy!
This is terrible.
Lisa Ling's sister, Laura Ling, and friend, Euna Lee, who had been arrested by North Korean military on the Chinese border March 17, have been sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for their alleged "hostile acts."
Lisa has been working furiously for the last few months to get her sister and friend released from captivity in the country, but more bad news came on Sunday.
CNN reported that the Korean Central News Agency said the women had been sentenced to 12 years in labor camps "for the grave crime they committed against the Korean nation and their illegal border crossing."
U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelley said in a statement, "We are deeply concerned by the reported sentencing of the two American citizen journalists by North Korean authorities, and we are engaged through all possible channels to secure their release. We once again urge North Korea to grant the immediate release of the two American citizen journalists on humanitarian grounds."
The Ling and Lee families released this joint statement, calling for the "expeditious release of Laura and Euna on humanitarian ground. Euna Lee is the mother of a 4-year old daughter. And Laura was being treated for an ulcer prior to her departure, and in our limited communication with her we fear it has become more serious since her detainment and requires immediate medical attention."
"We aren't certain of the details of what happened on March 17, but we can say with absolute certainty that when the girls left U.S. soil, they never intended to set foot onto North Korean territory. If at any point a transgression occurred, we sincerely apologize on their behalf."
Lisa told People.com on Thursday, "It is very surreal to be part of a story, especially when it is your little sister and your best friend. For me, my sister is an incredible journalist. She is a wife and an adult but she's still my little sister and to feel this helpless has been the most debilitating experience of my life."
So awful. Let's pray for their release.
This is awful.
Billy Bob Thornton's oldest daughter has been arrested in Florida on charges of child neglect --- after the 1-year-old girl she was babysitting died. Amanda Brumfield, 29, was arrested on Sunday, for an incident that happened in October.
According to CNN, Billy Bob's daughter told detectives that a girl she was babysitting hit her head after falling out of her crib. The problem is that Amanda waited more than two hours before calling for help. An autopsy revealed a fractured skull and brain injury, leading the medical examiner to rule the death a homicide.
Police say that Amanda's story about what happened to the child didn't coincide with the medical examiner's findings.
Billy Bob's publicist, Arnold Robinson, told CNN that the actor, 53, and his daughter are estranged "and [he] has had no contact with her for quite some time. When informed about this situation, he commented that, 'Anytime a baby's life is lost is an unimaginable tragedy and my heart goes out to the baby's family and loved ones.' "
So terrible.
Does anyone else feel like this case has been going on forever?
Well, it's just about over.
Record producer Phil Spector was sentenced Friday to 19 years-to-life, after being convicted for second-degree murder in April. The music producer was found guilty of shooting girlfriend actress Lana Clarkson -- and incident which took place in February 2003.
It's about time this freak goes to jail.
Rihanna may just get her chance to speak in court against Chris Brown, as she is most likely to be subpoenaed to testify during a preliminary hearing in L.A. on June 22.
Donald Etra, Ri's lawyer, told UsMagazine.com, "The DA told me Rihanna will be subpoenaed. I will accept on her behalf. She will appear in court, and if asked to testify, she will do so."
As for how Rihanna's holding up through all of this, the attorney says things are good in the singer's world. "She is doing fine. She is continuing with her career and moving on with her life and doing great."
On Thursday, a judge denied a motion by Chris' attorneys to see confidential police records, which they were hoping would prove that some kind of misconduct took place, which led to the leak of a battered photo of Rihanna, and could get the case dismissed. An LA Superior Court told Mark Geragos the motion was premature and he could file it again after the preliminary hearing.
Sources say it is still unlikely that this case will go to trial -- Chris will most likely make deal instead.
Rihanna should get up there and spill every sickening detail.
Chris Brown is promoting a new album, which is probably why he's chosen now to say something about everything that's happened in the past few months.
In a video he posted on YouTube, Chris makes sure to tell everyone when his new single is dropping -- and that he "ain't a monster."
Chris says the "haters" are still haters, but that his fans are still supporting him.
And which fans are those, Chris? The ones that have forgotten that you beat up Rihanna? Oh, ok.
T.I. has it all locked up.
The rapper reported to a federal prison in Arkansas on Tuesday, after giving a farewell concert in his hometown of Atlanta.
"See y'all in 366 days," he told the crowd.
The rapper, who was arrested in 2007 (right before the B.E.T. awards) and charged with possession of three unregistered machine guns, two silencers, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon, was sentenced to one year and one day in jail.
But he won't really be eating bread and water for that long. Court officials say that T.I. would be receiving credit for 305 days spent in home detention -- which means he might only be in the clink for like two months. He also paid a $100,000 fine and will remain on supervised release for three years after he gets out.
It's really like a quick little vacay.
It looks like everything is going to blow over in the Kiefer Sutherland headbutting incident.
"I am sorry about what happened that night and sincerely regret that Mr. McCollough was injured," Kiefer said in a joint statement released to the Associated Press. "I appreciate Mr. Sutherland's statement and wish him well," Fashion Designer Jack McCullough, who was the victim of Kiefer's wrath, said in the statement.
Now that the apologies have been made, a Manhattan District Attorney will ask the judge that the Kiefer's assault case be dropped. Since the actor is already on probation in connection with his two DUI arrests, it would be pretty beneficial for him to just make nice from now on.
Let's see how long he can do that for.
Kanye West says it's not his fault.
The rapper has pleaded not guilty to charges of misdemeanor vandalism, battery and grand theft, stemming from a scuffle with a paparazzo at an airport last September. Though video footage shows Kanye smashing the shutterbug's camera, Ye says that he was just reacting to the guy getting in his face.
Kanye's road manager was also arrested that day -- and he pleaded not guilty, too. Their next hearing is July 15.
Somehow this just makes him sexier.
Gerard Butler has been charged with criminal misdemeanor battery, after having an "altercation with a photographer" at 2 a.m. on Oct. 7.
According to TMZ.com, after leaving Crown bar Gerard had words with a paparazzo and then punched him in the mouth a whole bunch of times. The actor's reps said this particular photographer had been stalking the star.
Gerard is due to be arraigned on June 10 -- he could face up to six months in jail if convicted.
Remember Richard Hatch?
Well, the slimy first winner of Survivor has done his time and has been sprung from federal prison. Rich spent four years(!) in the clink on charges of tax evasion. He was released early for good behavior. He's set to reside in a halfway house in Pennsylvania until Oct. 7.
Richard, who won $1 million, has always claimed to be innocent -- saying that he thought the show was going to handle his taxes.
Uh-huh. Welcome back, snake.
I'm not sure how Kiefer Sutherland deciding to bang his head into another person's nose is not the actor's fault, but that's what his peeps would like us to believe.
"We are troubled by the untruthful and self-serving information circulating regarding Kiefer Sutherland and events of last Monday evening," his rep told Usmagazine.com in a statement. "We are confident, however, that the investigation being conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the NYPD will confirm that Kiefer Sutherland was neither the instigator nor a wrongdoer in this incident. Out of respect for this law enforcement process, Kiefer Sutherland will not be making any comment."
Jack Bauer was formally charged with misdemeanor assault last week, after getting into a scuffle with designer Jack McCullough -- and reportedly breaking his nose -- at a party in New York.
Can't wait to see how he gets himself out of this one.
Kiefer Sutherland was formally charged with misdemeanor assault Thursday, for getting all crazy and headbutting some dude at a NYC party earlier in the week.
The actor turned himself in at 4pm, was photographed and fingerprinted, and out in about two hours. He was accompanied by his lawyer.
He is expected to appear in court within a month could have to pay a fine of as much as $1,000, and/or up to a year in jail.
Cops are still looking into whether or not Kiefer violated his probation when he noggin-knocked Jack McCullough.
One would think so, no?
The plan to get Chris Brown off is in full effect, as his lawyers are doing whatever they can to try and get his case dismissed.
Chris's attorney, Mark Geragos has filed a request to obtain the records of the LAPD's investigation into how exactly that awful photo of a bruised and battered Rihanna was leaked online. He claims the leak was all the police department's fault, and that it is grounds for the case to be dismissed.
"The leaks can form the basis for a motion to dismiss the case in regards to outrageous governmental misconduct," Mark told E! News.
Specifically, the lawyer wants to know if the police sold the picture to TMZ.com, who were the first to post it, even though Rihanna (aka Robin Fenty) had been granted and Request of Confidentiality.
"I'm informed and believe that on or about Feb. 19, 2009, a photograph taken by the LAPD depicting physical injuries on Ms. Fenty's person was illegally leaked to the media," the attorney said in the court papers. "Specifically, I am informed and believe that this highly prejudicial photograph was sold by an LAPD officer to the entertainment website, TMZ.
"The photograph was immediately viewed by hundreds of thousands of viewers and was displayed on every news channel for several weeks...The purpose of the leak was necessarily for profit and to vilify Mr. Brown and poison the potential jury pool."
Basically, the good lawyer is saying that if what he thinks happened did actually take place, then Chris should just walk -- no matter that he did to Rihanna -- because the leak would "constitute demonstratable bias on the part of the involved officers."
"The Court should not believe any or all of their testimony. If the Court does not believe these statements, I believe there is a reasonable likelihood that the case will be dismissed at the preliminary hearing."
This just makes me mad. If the police did sell the photo, well, that's just disgusting, but, if Chris is going to get no punishment at all because of it, that is just horrendous.
Kiefer, Kiefer, Kiefer.
There is a good possibility that Kiefer Sutherland's wacky temper could land him back in jail. After headbutting designer Jack McCollough at a party early Tuesday morning (Why? Not sure, something that had to do with Brooke Shields, we think), Los Angeles could slap the actor with probation violation.
Kiefer served 48 days in jail for a double DUI and was given 60 months probation. Assaulting someone would obviously be a violation of that.
"We would have to decide whether or not file a probation violation and then he could potentially face the remainder of the time left on the count to which he entered his original plea," Los Angeles City Attorney's Office spokesman Frank Mateljan told E! News. "He could go back to jail, but that would be the maximum and a lot of it is case-specific."
The guy on the other end of Kiefer's head is said to have a broken nose.
"There is an ongoing investigation into an assault," an NYPD detective confirmed to E! News today. "A white male got into a verbal altercation with another white male, 30, when he head-butted him, causing injury to his nose. The report was filed [Tuesday] evening. The incident happened at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning."
The New York Daily News says our real-life Jack Bauer will be charged with third-degree assault, and he will be free until his arraignment.
A source close to the actor says that Kiefer is remorseful for the incident.
"Kiefer is sorry it happened," a friend of the actor told the paper. "Absolutely. It's terribly regrettable."
Dude, get that temper in check!
Chris Brown doesn't have much to celebrate these days, so I guess that's why he decided to turn 20 in a very modest way.
According to People.com, the singer hung with his family in Virginia on Tuesday for his birthday, and recently had a small party with friends in his hometown.
Rihanna, whom Chris plead not guilty to assaulting, was rocking out at the Met Gala in New York City and performing with Kanye West.
These two are still very on-and-off, and probably will remain that way until all the legal hub-bub is out of the way. Still, it's nice that Chris wasn't out gallivanting -- it would just be in poor taste.
Now that Casey Aldridge is out of the hospital, he has to deal with the legal repercussions from his accident.
Charged with charged with careless operation of a motor vehicle, after he drove off a road, into a ditch, which then caused his truck to flip over, it's possible Casey could be looking at jail time.
A Louisiana criminal attorney told People.com that Jamie Lynn Spears' babydaddy will face a fine of no more than $175 and/or a stint in jail for up to 30 days.
"A typical sentence might be the fine plus court costs," lawyer Lester Gauthier. "He may not have a prison sentence. If he is given a prison sentence, it likely will be suspended."
It does seem like Casey is going to get off pretty easy.
"[Casey's'] license would probably not be suspended," Lester said -- he may not even need to show up for court. "With the court's permission, an attorney could appear for him. He could pay the fine and not have to appear."
There were four other passengers in the truck at the time of the accident -- two of which were ejected from the car -- which could make things a bit more sticky.
"Certainly an accident with injuries would be considered more serious than simply running off the road into a ditch," the lawyer said.
I'm curious why there wasn't more talk of alcohol testing. The boys were coming from a bachelor party -- and it was the middle of the night. Peculiar, no?
-Photo by Bauer-Griffin-
"I'll never be back to 100 percent or have full recovery. I can't zipper my zipper or button my shirt without extreme pain. But I chalk it up as my own s---. These things had to happen. This accident is what I needed in my life. I'm not in control. For the first time, I can admit that and know that. I'm a fallible individual, and the hand is like a tattoo that says MISTAKE. It's something I'll have to live with for the rest of my life."--Transformers star Shia LaBeouf, in the June issue of Playboy, on how his little drunken joyride wrecked his hand forever.
Fourth time's a charm?
In lieu of jail time, Redmond O' Neal will be heading to lockdown facility, Wayside Honor Ranch -- a rehab center -- as punishment for his crimes.
The son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal was sentenced yesterday, for both a DUI and drug possession case that he pleaded guilty to last June and a probation violation from last September, when he was caught in possession of methamphetamines during a routine probation checkup.
"Drug court is just a more intensive drug rehab program," D.A. spokesperson Jane Robinson said. "It's at least a yearlong program, and depending on how well he does it could be longer than a year."
The 24-year-old will have to attend one-on-one counseling sessions, group counseling and a 12-step program, and will be randomly drug tested.
"If he completes this program successfully, his criminal convictions in the two cases will be dismissed," Jane said. "If he doesn't, he could be kicked out of the program and sent back to [criminal] court and face up to four years in state prison."
This will be Red's fourth rehab go-round.
Here's the latest on Chris Brown's legal battle.
His lawyer was in court today (Chris was not required to be there) and, was not only granted a delay in the case, Mark Gregaros said he wants the entire Rihanna assault case dismissed due to public leaks.
"The leaks can form the basis for a motion to dismiss the case in regards to outrageous governmental misconduct," the attorney told E! News outside of court Wednesday.
The next hearing has been set for May 28, when a judge will decided if there is enough evidence to go to trial. It is possible that things could wrap up before then, as Chris could make a plea deal with prosecutors.
Also on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department has agreed to return Rihanna's jewelry that they had from the night of the attack, as the company that loaned her the bling was asking for it back.
Your thoughts on the latest developments?
And he's out!
After spending a year and a half in state prison, actor Lane Garrison is now a free man.
The Prison Break star pleaded guilty in November 2007 to vehicular manslaughter, after a DUI crash left a 17-year-old boy dead and injured a 15-year-old girl. At the time of car wreck, Lane was drugged up on cocaine and his blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit.
He was originally sentenced to 40 months in prison, but according to Terry Thornton, spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Lane had earned enough good-behavior credits to cut that in half.
"He was sentenced to three years and four months, but inmates, including Mr. Garrison can earn credits that reduce the time that they spend in prison," Terry said. "He received half time--meaning that for every day that he participated in a rehabilitative program, he got a day off his sentence."
Lane will now head to rehab to shorten his probation.
Upon his release from the California Correctional Institute this morning, Lane was met by loved ones.
"He's done his time and now he's looking forward to trying to move on with his life," an insider told E! Online.
We wish him the best.
Come on!
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, not only are Chris Brown and Rihanna back together, but the explosive couple are said to be living together. A family friend of Ri's said that though Chris isn't officially on the lease, he and his girl, who he had been arrested for beating in February, have had "quite a few nights together."
Pretty sure she's out of her mind for taking Chris back? Yeah, well she doesn't care what we think. The source says that "Rihanna still wants him and has told all of us to 'get over yourselves. ... I'm with him, so deal with it.'" The insider did say, though, that Ri and Chris are going to lay low as a couple for a while.
A rep for Chris had no comment.
Okay, I know you must have something to say about all of this. Hit me in the comments section!
Say it isn't so!
Antwon Tanner, who plays Skills on my beloved One Tree Hill, has been arrested in connection with a Social Security card scam.
The actor surrendered to federal prosecutors Thursday morning. The U.S. Attorney's office says Antwon "knowingly and intentionally" transferred Social Security cards last year "with intent to defraud."
And I thought Chad Michael Murray was the only sneak on that set! Very disappointing, Skills, very disappointing.
Tell me this dude is not as scary-looking as they come?
Famed music producer Phil Spector has been found guilty of second-degree murder for the shooting death of Lana Clarkson. The actress was shot in the mouth at Phil's mansion six years ago.
This was the second trial for Phil, as a jury couldn't come to a decision in 2007, after deliberating for 15 days. This time it took the new jury less than 30 hours to come up with a guilty verdict.
Phil could face up to 15 years to life in prison when he is sentenced next month.
Like the rest of us, Rihanna's dad is in awe of the set of stones on Chris Brown, for actually being able to look a judge in the eye and plead not guilty to the charges filed against him.
Ronald Fenty says Chris "needs to stop being in denial" about what he did. "So what happened? Somebody else did this to Rihanna then?" he told UsMagazine.com. "I just would like to see justice go in the right direction."
The singer entered a not guilty plea on both of his felony charges of assault and making criminal threats to his then-girlfriend at yesterday's arraignment.
"I don't want his career to be damaged -- it's damaged already," Ronald said. "I think he's a talented guy, but everybody should have to pay. When you do the crime, you do the time. I don't want to see him locked up for a long time -- I just want him to acknowledge and get some help."
"If he's not guilty, who did it?" he continued. "He should say 'guilty' and let the court be leaning into him and try himself to the mercy of the court, see if he gets a fine... Now he's going to go beyond that and it could go longer, it can be even worse. It can be worse for him in the long run."
I can't even believe Rihanna's dad could be this calm. My father would have lost his mind. And my brother? Forget it. Every wrestling move he ever did on me as a kid would come out in full force on Chris. It would be one pile driver after another...
This is the case that never ends.... but it will soon if it's up to Rihanna.
The pop star was nowhere to be seen today as Chris Brown went to court for his arraignment. There, he pled not guilty to two felonies -- assault and making criminal threats.
Chris is due back in court on April 29, but RiRi seems to want this whole mess to be over even sooner.
Following the arraignment, Rihanna's lawyer, Donald Etra, spoke with reporters, and said that Rihanna would be glad "if it [the case] were over quickly"... which sounds very much like there's going to be a plea bargain.
As we reported earlier today, Chris (and now apparently Rihanna) wants to strike a deal, as his lawyer, Mark Geragos, and the prosecution have been engaged in "serious" plea bargain negotiations.
We totally get that Rihanna wants this all to go away, but do you think it hurts her as a role model for young girls? And how can Chris be "not guilty" after the haunting details of the assault?
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