It’s celebrity crime week apparently. First we’ve got Roman Polanski getting arrested after years of evading arrest and now this. If only Spencer Pratt would get locked up for public indecency.
Roger Avary, co-writer of Pulp Fiction and the film adaptations of Beowulf and The Rules of Attraction, has been sentenced for a deadly 2008 DUI crash. The Oscar winner was sentenced to a year in jail followed by five years probation.
Avary was arrested in 2008 after crashing his car while driving 100 miles an hour. His wife was ejected from the car but not seriously hurt. Sadly, a passenger in another car was killed in the accident. Avary pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter.
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Criminal mastermind!
Holy cow, what the hell is going on with Randy Quaid and his wife?! Yesterday, the actor and his lady, Evi, were arrested in Texas after being charged with not paying a $10,000 hotel bill. Apparently, authorities in California say the two skipped on paying the hotel and then left town. I guess. I don’t know. This is some pretty hardcore cross-country fugitive stuff here. Where are the cast members of Law and Order when you need them?
The couple are being held in Marfa, Texas with bail set at $20,000 each. Authorities aren’t saying much else about the case. The official warrant was for charges of burglary, defrauding an innkeeper and conspiracy.
Quaid’s reps aren’t saying anything. Yet.
UPDATE: Quaid and his wife were released on bail after a quick drive to the bank by a friendly, local sheriff.
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Chris Brown, picking up trash
Singer Chris Brown started his 180 days of community service today, as punishment for him beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
Brown tweeted early Wednesday morning “On my way to community service,” which will be located in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia.
Later, pictures of Brown dressed in the traditional community service garb made their way to the net. Brown is wearing a red cap and picking up trash, not too concerned with the photos being taken of him.
Brown has been sentenced to five years probation, one year of domestic violence counseling as well as an order to stay away from Rihanna for five years.
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Chris Brown meets Larry King
Here comes the post-interview damage control.
Clips from Chris Brown’s forthcoming Larry King interview showed the singer saying he “didn’t remember” beating his ex-girlfriend Rihanna. Well, if he doesn’t remember it’s almost like he didn’t do it, right?
His response caused quite a stir so Brown released this rather long statement to People:
“There have been reports on the Internet that I didn’t remember what happened that night with Rihanna. I want to try and set things straight.
“That 30 seconds of the interview they used of me was taken from a one hour interview during which that same question was asked something like four or five times – and when you look at the entire interview you will see it is not representative of what I said.
“The first four times – or however many times it was – I gave the same answer – which was that I didn’t think it was appropriate for me to talk about what happened that night. I said it was not right for me and it really wasn’t fair to Rihanna. The fifth time – or whatever it was – I just misspoke. I was asked, ‘Do you remember doing it?’ and I said, ‘No.’
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The UNhappy couple
Apparently Chris Brown and Rihanna fought often, according to documents released yesterday. The court documents reveal that the couple had gotten into quite a few tussles before the infamous February 8 pre-Grammy faceoff.
In Europe three months before the Grammys, the pair really got into it in their hotel room. Rihanna ended up slapping Chris. Brown responded by shoving Rihanna into the wall. No charges or police reports were filed.
Three weeks before their big fight, the couple was in Barbados when things became heated in their rented Range Rover. Brown ended up exiting the car and breaking two of its windows. Again, no charges filed.
The documents also reveal more about the February 8 argument, including what exactly went down in that car. If anything, this just proves how dysfunctional Rihanna and Brown were. It’s for the best that they’re no longer together. And all it took was a judge for them to see that.
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Cameron Douglas
Cameron Douglas, the son of Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas, was arrested last week in New York on drug charges. Sources say the 30-year-old was arrested on charges of planning to distribute methamphetamine. The actor, who has been arrested in 2007 for cocaine charges, was picked up by a drug task force at the Hotel Gansevoort in Manhattan.
No comments have been released by the Douglas family, the police, or the hotel.
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Dr. Conrad Murray
TMZ has been buzzing about this for days and they’re swearing by it. I guess it’ll be awhile before we know anything official but the popular website is reporting that the Los Angeles Police Department is now officially treating Michael Jackson’s death as a homicide. The website also claims that the investigation is focusing primarily on Dr. Conrad Murray and Propofol, the anesthesia used that may be the cause of Michael’s death.
No one is officially saying anything but TMZ states that its sources are deep inside the LAPD. A murder investigation is a huge deal so I’m sure the department would want to cross all their t’s and dot all their i’s before presenting a case to the public and, more importantly, the DA.
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Hatch
Remember Richard Hatch, winner of the first season of Survivor? Do you remember how he got into some trouble with the law for failing to declare his $1 million prize, therefore avoiding the taxes? Well, he was sent to federal prison for that crime and served about three years in the slammer. He’s now under house arrest in Rhode Island.
Hatch asked a judge for permission to visit Samoa in order to be a part of the new season of Survivor. It’s the 10 anniversary season and I’m sure it’s rounding up some of the old winners. Well, Hatch won’t be one of them. The judge denied Richard’s request to travel. Hatch had said he’d use any winnings to pay off his debt and also promised that he wouldn’t be a flight risk. Alas, the judge didn’t see it that way so Richard is still stuck stateside.
It’s a shame because I’m sure we were all hoping to see him walking the beach naked again, right?
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Hailey Glassman, Jon Gosselin's new girl
Though we’ve seen her holding hands and smoking cigarettes with Jon Gosselin in France, Hailey Glassman is still pretty mysterious to us. Slowly but surely, her past is coming to life. Radaronline.com has a mugshot and glimpse into Glassman’s criminal past. And while she isn’t a murderer, she’s had a couple run-ins with Johnny Law.
2005: Glassman is arrested at Indiana University for possession of marijuana. She was outside smoking with some of her friends when a cop spotted them and arrested her. Her case was settled out of court.
2007: Glassman was back in court for illegal consumption of alcohol. I’m not sure how that went down but it was also thrown out. So she hasn’t served time or anything but she still seems to find herself getting into legal trouble every couple years. We’ll see if 2009 brings her anything new?
See, this totally plays into my prediction that Jon is trying to change his image from wholesome television dad. He’s attempting to make himself into a tougher, harder person. Dating a girl with a arrest record, smoking cigarettes in public. He just needs some hardcore tattoos and he’s on his way!
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Lange
Howard Stern Show alum Artie Lange was arrested today for suspicion of driving under the influence. The troubled radio host was a part of a fender bender out in New Jersey and when cops arrived they determined Lange was under the influence of alcohol. The car crash was reportedly minor.
TMZ reported this story about an hour ago so we don’t know if Lange has been released or not. We also don’t know how much trouble this is going to give him. Drunk driving in the middle of the day? That doesn’t look too good. The man has a lot of problems, including an admitted addiction to drugs. He’s a pretty talented comic and writer so let’s hope he can clean himself up.
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