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Apparently Nick will cop a plea in court tomorrow and will not fight the charge of felony reckless driving involving serious bodily injury. It's unknown whether Hulk Hogan's son will plead guilty or no contest.
According to TMZ's sources, Hogan may enter an "open plea," which means that the court has complete leeway in deciding his sentence, and the victim's family will have a chance to testify at the sentencing hearing.
The maximum penalty for Nick is 5 years in prison.
Hothead Gary Dourdan is in a ton of hot water.
According to TMZ.com, the CSI star was arrested yesterday on suspicion of possessing heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs. Police say they found the actor asleep in his car at 5:21 AM in Palm Springs, when they approached his vehicle and found his stash.
Gary was then taken to the station, where he posted $5000 bail and left.
Here's a little equation I like to live my life by:
Asleep in your car + lots of drugs = NO GOOD.
Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver rocker Scott Weiland has been sentenced to eight days in jail, stemming from DUI conviction No. 2.
The singer was arrested back in November, when he crashed his car and failed a slew of sobriety tests. Scott's lawyer entered a no contest plea on his behalf and, in addition to the time behind bars, the troubled front man will have to partake in an 18-month alcohol education class and pay nearly $2,000 in fines.
All good things, considering this dude has made a career of playing with drugs and alcohol.
Crazy Amy Winehouse walked away with just a slap on the wrist, after allegedly headbutting some dude on the streets of England.
After voluntarily arriving at the police station for questioning on Friday, Amy spent the night in jail when a doctor determined she was "in no fit state" to be interviewed.
What does that mean? Did she go to the station all drunky and loony and bodyslam some people inside? Come on, you know it's totally possible.
Anyway, after sleeping it off, Amy was questioned about the alleged assault on Saturday morning and was cautioned for "common assault." Then she was on her way.
They should have, at least, headbutted her back. An eye for an eye...
Remember when I told you that Amy Winehouse was under investigation for attacking some guy in London?
Well, that investigation has led to her arrest!
"I can confirm that a 24-year-old woman has been arrested by appointment at a central London police station and is currently in custody," a Scotland Yard spokesman told People.com.
It is a policy in England to arrest a suspect before questioning them in connection to a possible crime, so Amy has not been charged with anything, yet, but the allegedly attacked man says all he tried to do was hail Amy a cab when she headbutted him.
Stay tuned....
Everybody has to pay taxes -- even celebrities. And, if you don't, you're going to jail. Simple as that.
Actor Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in jail, after being found guilty of tax evasion. As the Florida judge read the whopping sentence (which was the maximum), the people in the courtroom gasped, but Wes showed no emotion.
"I'm very sorry for my mistakes and errors. I apologize to my family, the court and the community," the actor said. "I've asked the court to show me mercy and the opportunity to make things right."
He also had to pay $5 million -- of the reported $41 million that he owes the government -- at yesterday's sentencing.
That is so much money that I can't even begin to wrap my brain around it. Did he bring it in a suitcase? Did he ask, "Would you like that in tens and twenties?"
Seriously, what is the deal with Amy Winehouse?
According to People.com, British police are looking into the claim that the beehive-haired singer attacked some guy early Wednesday morning.
"Police are investigating an alleged assault on Chalk Farm Road at approximately 3:20 am on April 23," says a Metropolitan Police spokesman. "A 38-year-old man [contacted] Kentish Town police station and alleged a 24-year-old woman had assaulted him. No arrests have been made as yet but inquiries continue."
The Sun says Amy head-butted the man outside of bar when he tried to hail her a taxi and show photos of the loony lady walking into a lamppost.
She head-butted some guy? That's some crazy...
I just said he was a lucky man -- and I was right.
Richie Sambora plead guilty to one charge of DUI on Tuesday and just missed spending up to six months in jail. Instead, the Bon Jovi rocker was sentenced to three years probation, a three-month alcohol education class, and ordered to pay fees.
All in all, this was the best possible outcome for Rich, who was caught driving with a .13 blood-alcohol level last month -- with his daughter, Ava, in the car. No child endangerment charge & no jail. Now he needs to get sober and stay that way.
Richie Sambora was formally charged with two counts of DUI this afternoon, according to TMZ.com
The Bon Jovi guitarist was arrested on March 25, in Laguna Beach, after cops pulled him over for driving erratically. Richie reportedly had a blood alcohol level of .13 that night, while his daughter with Heather Locklear, Ava, 10, was in the car with him. Dodging a major bullet, Richie will not be charged with child endangerment, but could face up to six months in jail for the drunk driving charge.
It may not seem like it, but he is lucky man. Let's hope he's learned from his mistakes.
Richie Sambora's recent arrest for DUI may just be the beginning of the bad news for the Bon Jovi guitarist.
According to a source from the Laguna Beach Police Dept., two misdemeanor counts have been requested against Richie -- one for driving under the influence and one for child endangerment. You see, when Richie was stopped by police last month his daughter with Heather Locklear, Ava, 10, was in the car.
So, what does it mean that the charges have been "requested"?
"All that means is the police department has requested these charges against him and it was sent over to the district attorney's office," the source tells UsMagazine.com. "It does not mean that he is officially charged, the DA has the final decision on that."
Richie is scheduled to appear in court on May 7.
You know what I find interesting? We haven't heard a word from Heather about this. Can you imagine if this was a Denise Richards/Charlie Sheen situation? They'd be taking out full page ads in Variety to curse each other out.
'90s rapper Vanilla Ice ain't so sweet.
Robert Van Winkle (his real name), and once-star of VH1's Surreal Life, was arrested Thursday night at his home in Florida, after an alleged physical fight with his wife, Laura. A source told the website that Ice and Laura got into an argument and he pushed her.
According to TMZ.com, the has-been rapper was booked by Palm Beach County cops and is still currently in custody. He is expected to go before a judge on Friday.
Um, what's he smiling about?
Barron Hilton, who was arrested for suspicion of DUI in February, has pleaded no contest to driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level above the 0.08 percent legal limit and unlawful possession of a false license.
In exchange for his plea, Paris' little bro has been sentenced to three years' probation, $2,000 in fines (pocket change), he'll lose his license for one year, and he will have to attend three alcohol-education programs, one of which is a job at the L.A. County morgue -- just like Lindsay Lohan!
How mad would Paris be if Barron and her arch-enemy Linds hooked up in the morgue? She'd totally want to kill them.
Sorry, Pete, but it's about freakin' time!
British rocker and habitual drug user/law-breaker Pete Doherty has been sentenced to 14 weeks in jail for violating his probations, his record label said. Pete's manager chimed in, telling Reuters that there were "numerous reasons" why the Babyshambles singer is being sent behind bars. "One of them was his late-coming at probation hearings."
At a court hearing in October, Kate Moss' ex admitted to a string of drug and driving offenses, and pleaded guilty to driving illegally while in possession of crack cocaine, heroin, and marijuana. After that he supposedly went to rehab, in lieu of jail, but was then allegedly caught on tape with heroin. He called the relapse a "stupid, stupid action for which I feel only shame."
I really think jail is the only way for this guy to get off the drugs but, even though he was sentenced to 14 weeks, sources say he will probably only serve a month or so. It's too bad -- they should send him to back to rehab for the other 10 weeks -- at least.
Aw, shucks! It looks like Mischa Barton won't be doing jail time.
The actress, who was arrested in December for DUI, will reportedly plead "no contest" at her arraignment on Thursday, and will agree to serve a three-year unsupervised probation term. In addition, she will have to take a three-month alcohol-education class, and pay a fine of approximately $1,700. In return, the marijuana possession charge will be dropped and the driving without a license charge will be reduced to an infraction.
Oh well. I guess it's better than us having to deal with Mischa going to jail, and then getting released 82 minutes later.
Hollywood good girl Anne Hathaway finally has a red mark on her record -- an it's due to her choice in men. The actress' longtime boyfriend, Italian property developer Raffaelo Follieri, was arrested Thursday in New York for writing a bad check.
No big deal, right? We all mistakenly bounce a check sometime in our lives.
Uh-uh. Not for $250,000, and sources told TMZ.com that the funds in his bank account weren't even close to that amount. But Raf is saying it was a big a misunderstanding -- and he went willingly with police officers -- to work it out. Unfortunately, we can't give him the benefit of the doubt, considering this isn't the first time he's been accused of playing with cash he didn't have. Last year a lawsuit was filed against Anne's bf for allegedly squandering $1.3 million in business funds from billionaire Ron Burkle. Of course, Raffaelo denied it.
Anyone else see a pattern?
She's at it again!
Crazy Naomi Campbell has been arrested at London's Heathrow Airport -- for assaulting a police officer!
According to reports, Naomi was awaiting the British Airways flight to Los Angeles, when their was some sort of scuffle between her and airport security -- due to delayed luggage! The ill-tempered model was allowed to board the plane but was then removed before take off.
A police spokesperson says, "She was taken to Heathrow Police Station where she currently remains in custody."
Obviously, Naomi isn't new to this whole losing her cool thing. Last year she was sentenced to sanitation duty as community service after allegedly throwing her cell phone at her housekeeper.
They should just put her in a dunk tank, or in one of those pie throwing booths, and let the public go crazy.
Richie Sambora has had a rough go of it, the last six months or so, and the rocker felt the need to thank his fans for standing by him.
After being in and out of rehab twice last year, and getting arrested last week for suspicion of DUI (with his daughter in the car!), Richie was back on stage at Bon Jovi's Denver concert last night, where he showed his love to the crowd.
Near the end of the show, Jon Bon Jovi introduced his partner to the screaming crowd, then left the stage. Richie used his solo time to talk to his fans. "Hello Denver," he said. "I just want to thank everyone for their support. Sometimes friends need the help of their friends to get by. This next song is one that keeps coming back in my life and is current again ... ."
Then he sang "These Days."
I wish I was there.
While Poison's lead singer, Bret Michaels, is living the good life while women vie for his attention on VH1's Rock of Love, his bandmate Rikki Rocket is in some major trouble.
According to the LA Daily News, the drummer of the '80s hair band was arrested at LAX on a rape warrant, after getting off a flight from New Zealand. While going through customs, Rikki was picked up by police and taken to the L.A. County Jail, where he was booked on a felony fugitive sexual assault warrant. The alleged assault charge was filed by someone in Mississippi. No other specifics on the incident were available.
Not good.
Oh no! One of may faves is in deep trouble.
Bon Jovi's other main man, Richie Sambora, has been arrested for DUI, TMZ.com is reporting. Richie, who has been in and out of rehab this past year, was pulled over by the Laguna Beach PD around 11:00 PM last night, when cops say they saw him driving like a lunatic in his black Hummer. He failed numerous sobriety tests and was taken in. At the station, Richie opted to take a blood test rather than blow into a breathalyzer.
He was released a few hours later. A rep for Bon Jovi had no comment at this time.
Richie had been suffering since last year, reportedly falling off the wagon after his dad died. He needs to get himself back in rehab, stat.
Update: The story just got worse, as UsMagazine.com says that Richie's daughter with Heather Locklear, Ava, 10, was in the car with him, along with another child and an adult woman. "There were three females in the car, two of them were juveniles," Laguna Beach Sgt. Jason Kravetz told the mag.
Bad news, Richie, bad news.
Shia LaBeouf might be the poorest excuse for a bad boy -- ever.
The Transformers star recently spoke out on his drunken arrest from last year, admitting he made a stupid mistake and taking responsibility for his actions, after getting thrown out of a Chicago Walgreens. Now word comes that the actor has an arrest warrant chasing him, since he failed to show up for a court date stemming from a ticket he got for unlawful smoking.
Unlawful smoking! It wasn't even pot. It was a regular old cigarette -- and he was outside -- but the law states that it is illegal to smoke "within 20 feet of all entrances, exits and open windows of buildings open to the public.” In addition, smoking is prohibited on “all sidewalks and pedestrian areas in Downtown Burbank and all areas within 5 feet.”
So, he was issued a citation and was scheduled to show up in court at 8:30 Tuesday morning. He didn't and neither did his lawyer. Now there is a $1,000 bench warrant out for his arrest.
It's a little ridiculous. He's all this bad press for really minor infractions. Shia needs to decide if he wants to be a Hollywood bad boy or not. If he does, he should really think about breaking some bigger laws. Right now he just looks like a wannabe bad boy -- or like he's trying to get initiated into some sort of high school gang.
Steve-O is back in the news today, as the Jackass star is being hospitalized in the mental health ward of Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.
TMZ.com says that he has also been charged with cocaine possession, stemming from his arrest on March 3, when he wrecked his own apartment.
According to Star, Steve is in a bad way. He was reportedly admitted to the hospital on Sunday, where he was put on a 72-hour hold, and which has since been extended to 14 days.
"Steve is stabilized on meds at this point," the source told the mag. "He was also treated for burns on his skin as if he had been putting cigarettes out on his own body."
Not unheard of for this dude -- isn't that what he does for a living?
Yes, but sources close to the prankster say that he's been spiraling downhill, with it all coming to head this past weekend. Steve allegedly sent suicide emails to various friends, who then took him for help, and watched as he went nuts at the hospital.
"Steve started flipping out", a witness said. "He told doctors he wanted to hurt himself badly. He wanted to break every bone in his body one by one."
Not that we ever thought he was stable, but this sounds like it's gotten out of hand. Hope he gets the help he needs.
No wonder why Mary Ann was always making some many coconut cream pies on Gilligan's Island -- the cast was having a major case of the munchies!
Dawn Wells, the actress who played wholesome Mary Ann, was sentenced to six months probation, after being arrested in October for having pot in her car. She was stopped by police on her way home from a surprise party given for her by friends (what a downer), for driving like a lunatic.
Dawn pleaded guilty to one count of reckless driving, and was able to get additional misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance dropped.
In addition to the probation, she was sentenced to five days in jail and fined $410.50.
Of course, the actress insists the marijuana wasn't hers and, even though she failed a sobriety test, she says she was, in no way, intoxicated.
Did the cops check her coconut cream levels? I hear that can really impair your judgment.
I think men like Steve-O and Johnny Knoxville just need to grow up. Why can't they just leave the 13-year-old antics to the 13-year-olds?
Anyway, Steve-O was arrested by a neighbor(!), after breaking holes in the walls of his L.A. apartment building. The neighbor made a citizen's arrest and held the Jackass star until police arrived and carted him off to jail. According to TMZ.com, Steve-O is being held in a cell and is waiting to be charged with vandalism.
Loser.
Hey, look at that! Things are an upswing for Amy Winehouse.
After winning a bunch of Grammys earlier this month, the singer has been acquitted of "charges in connection with an alleged conspiracy to pervert the course of justice involving her husband. "
Whatever that means. Basically whatever her husband did that has him locked away, has not gotten her into anymore trouble.
A spokesman for the singer said: “Amy is pleased to be discounted from the investigation and thanks the police for their professionalism in their dealings with her.”
She was arrested back in December.
Shia LaBeouf is owning up to the night he got arrested in a Chicago Walgreens for being drunk and disorderly.
"That was complete and utter insanity," the actor told Empire magazine. "I was an a**hole, and it was a mistake I'm still completely embarrassed about. I was in the middle of a strange mind state, having just come off a three-month window of focus. I can't diminish what happened at all. But I can say this: I'm not the first 21-year-old to be arrested for a misdemeanor. There are lessons in life I need to learn, and I'm learning all of them in front of the public."
Sounds pretty sincere. I think we can all remember a time when we may have had a little too much of the good stuff and acted a tad improper in public. For instance, one of you may have drunkenly barged into a pizza place, late one night in, say, Albany, NY, picked up an empty silver pizza pan and proceeded to place it on one's head and spin it, all while imitating Jim Carrey in The Mask and yelling "Somebody STOP me!"
That may have happened to somebody.
Mischa Barton is not off the hook for her arrest in December, when cops pulled her over for driving like, well, a drunk.
After the actress was stopped by police (who said her car was all over the road), the cops found a bonus -- a nice stash of the wacky tabaccy. Hence, Mish was charged yesterday with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana. And get this -- she was also charged with driving without a valid license.
What is the deal, people? I know a trip to the DMV takes years off your life, but it's a must. Sheesh!
Her arraignment on the misdemeanor charges is set for Thursday.
Former teen idol Aaron Carter was not exactly on his best behavior yesterday, when he was arrested in Texas for having a huge stash of marijuana.
According to TMZ.com, Aaron was initially pulled over for speeding in his Cadillac Escalade, when cops decided they would search the singer's car. Good call on their part -- as they found about two ounces of pot.
Aaron is currently being held in jail, in Junction, Texas, awaiting his arraignment later today.
Sucks to be him -- well, today, anyway.