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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Christina Aguilera has opened up about the abuse she witnessed as a young child. According to a new documentary, Christina talks about her abusive father Fausto.
Christina says of her past: “I witnessed a lot of unpleasant things – a lot of pushing and shoving and fighting and quarrelling. Growing up I did not feel safe. Feeling powerless is the worst feeling in the world. I turned to singing as an outlet. The pain at home is where my love for music came from.”
Aguilera’s mother, Shelly, experienced much violence from her husband until she decided to take Christina and her sisters away from the situation. Aguilera hasn’t spoken publicly about the abuse or her father much. However, she admits that she attempted to reconcile their relationship later, with little results. “I let him back into my life briefly but I soon realised that he is not necessary in my life,” she says.
I salute Christina for speaking about such a painful time in her life and inspiring others to seek help. And with that, this article ends. I mean, I obviously can’t make light of such a serious situation. On to the next story I suppose!
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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 isn’t too happy about the show Oprah devoted to “all the Rihannas of the world” after Brown and Rihanna’s domestic abuse incident in February. Oprah dedicated an entire episode to the issue of
The hit (rimshot please) singer’s remark:
“I commend Oprah on being like, ‘This is a problem,’ but it was a slap in my face. I did a lot of stuff for her, like going to Africa and performing for her school. She could have been more helpful, like, ‘Okay, I’m going to help both of these people out.’”
And the response from Oprah’s rep? “Oprah is very appreciative that Chris Brown performed at her school, but she takes domestic abuse very seriously. She hopes he gets the counseling he needs.”
This will probably be the end of their dispute. I mean, you can’t go up against Oprah. She’s Oprah, Chris Brown. Let it go.
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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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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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Coolio
Rapper Coolio pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine on Friday. He’s about to enter an 18 month drug rehabilitation program, therefore avoiding jail time.
Coolio, real name Artis Leon Ivey Jr., got arrested on March 6 at LAX for felony narcotics possession. Apparently, Coolio resisted arrest at the time but in exchange for his guilty plea those charges will be dropped. He must have some good lawyers.
Coolio lucked out. He could have ended up in prison for three years because of the charges. Now, he faces no jail time.
Coolio is best known for his hit, Grammy-winning song “Gangster’s Paradise”.
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Perez Hilton
Earlier tonight, Perez Hilton tweeted that he had been assaulted by Black Eyed Pea’s front man, Will.I.Am. Yeah, I know, weird right?
A little after midnight, Hilton posted this: “I was assaulted by Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas and his security guards. I am bleeding. Please, I need to file a police report. No joke.” He later tweeted about his need for assistance, calls to his lawyers and, finally, the arrival of Toronto police.
No other word on the situation. We don’t know if Will.I.Am really did assault him, why the altercation took place or if anyone’s been arrested. This should be interesting.
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