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June 15, 2008 9:22:24 AM CDT



Celebs Misbehaving

"If you say a modern celebrity is an adulterer, a pervert and a drug addict, all it means is that you've read his autobiography." -P.J. O'Rourke

Forget headshots: The mugshot is the currency of choice in Hollywood these days. Not that Tinseltown holds a monopoly on bad behavior. For celebs of all stripes, from starlets to sports stars, politicians to punk rockers, the occasional DUI, drug bust, or nightclub assault seems to come with the paparazzi-laden territory.

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  • June 2008
    • Hollywood's Ickiest Dads

      Hollywood's Ickiest Dads

      Father's Day is a time to thank Dad for all he's done—but what if all Dad's done is creep out the general public? Radar lists celebrity fathers who take paternal love to barely legal levels. Joe Simpson: Father to songbirds Jessica and Ashlee, Simpson famously said of his eldest, “She's got DOUBLE Ds! You can't cover those suckers up!” More »

    • Other Vick Charged With DUI

      Other Vick Charged With DUI

      Marcus Vick was arrested today and charged with DUI, the Virginian-Pilot reports. An officer said he approached the former Dolphins quarterback’s car when he heard two people arguing, prompting Vick to speed off. Another officer stopped Vick’s car and administered a sobriety test, which he and his companion failed. Marcus is the brother of former Falcons QB Michael Vick, now serving time for staging dog fights. More »

    • Deliberations Begin in R. Kelly Sex Tape Trial

      Deliberations Begin in R. Kelly Sex Tape Trial

      Both sides in the R. Kelly child porn case have presented their closing arguments, and the jury will resume deliberating the fate of the R&B singer tomorrow morning, the New York Post reports. Jurors today watched parts of the infamous tape that prosecutors say shows Kelly having sex with an underage girl. Kelly and the alleged victim both have denied being on the tape. He faces up to 15 years if convicted. More »

    • Mommy Spears-est Memoir Unshelved

      Mommy Spears-est Memoir Unshelved

      Lynn Spears’ book about raising daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn will hit stores in the fall, the publisher tells People . Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World was shelved when Jamie Lynn became pregnant last year. A spokesman for the publisher says the memoir, “will not be a parenting book.”   More »

    • Actor Who Called Soldiers 'Wimps' Apologizes

      Actor Who Called Soldiers 'Wimps' Apologizes

      Rupert Everett apologized "without reserve" for calling soldiers “wimps” who join the army to torture prisoners, the Telegraph reports. In a recent interview, the actor said, "The whole point of being in the Army is going to war and getting yourself blown up.” He now says his “flippant and irresponsible behavior arises from a deep frustration” with war. More »

    • Winehouse's Hubby Cops to Assault

      Winehouse's Hubby Cops to Assault

      Amy Winehouse’s husband pleaded guilty to assaulting a pub owner and perverting the course of justice, the Sun reports. Blake Fielder-Civil, 26, who’s been in prison since his November arrest, hammered out the pleas with his three cohorts during court proceedings last week. His troubled better half made two appearances to support him, mouthing I-love-you’s. More »

    • R. Kelly Case Obsesses Over Mole

      R. Kelly Case Obsesses Over Mole

      The R. Kelly jury was treated to a short course in video doctoring yesterday, as the rapper's defense team worked to discredit the tape prosecutors say shows him having sex with a very underage girl. The issue is the now-infamous R. Kelly mole the defense says isn't there in the man on the video. The defense broke down footage the prosecutors say shows the mole, and found that it appears on exactly 2 frames of video, and then disappears. More »

    • Carson Sidekick Faces Home Foreclosure

      Carson Sidekick Faces Home Foreclosure

      Former Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon, 85 and out of work following a fall, is in negotiations with lenders to save his Beverly Hills home from foreclosure, the Wall Street Journal . He owed $644,000 on a $4.8 million loan as of February, plus $300,000 on a line of credit; the property is on the market at $5.75 million. More »

    • Britney's Ex: Sex Tape Drew Death Threats

      Britney's Ex: Sex Tape Drew Death Threats

      Britney Spears’ onetime paparazzo-turned-lover Adnan Ghalib says he was stabbed because he was planning to post a sex tape of the pop wreck on his website, the Sun reports. The video is reportedly of the “Toxic” star performing a private striptease during an overnight getaway in Mexico during a particularly, er, erratic point in her mental health. More »

    • Karma? Stone Banned From Shanghai Fest

      Karma? Stone Banned From Shanghai Fest

      Sharon Stone has been declared persona non grata at this year's Shanghai International Film Festival, reports the AP. Organizers said they will not be inviting the star, who attended last year, because of outrage over her recent comments suggesting the Sichuan earthquake was caused by bad "karma" linked to China's treatment of Tibetans. They have demanded an explanation and apology. More »

    • Survivor Winner Appeals Tax Conviction to Supreme Court

      Survivor Winner Appeals Tax Conviction to Supreme Court

      Original Survivor winner Richard Hatch has appealed his tax evasion conviction to the US Supreme Court, reports E! Online. Hatch is serving a four-year sentence for failing to report his $1 million winnings from the reality show. He claims that CBS executives promised to pay the taxes after he caught producers trying to rig the show—an allegation the network denies. More »

    • Tatum Thanks Cops for Drug Bust

      Tatum Thanks Cops for Drug Bust

      Tatum O’Neal is thanking the police who busted her for buying drugs Sunday. "Just when I was about to change that and wreck my life, the cops came and saved me!" the actress tells New York Post columnist Andrea Peyser. She says the death of her Scottish terrier “seemed to set me off.” More »

    • LiLo's Mom a Leech: Ex

      LiLo's Mom a Leech: Ex

      Lindsay Lohan’s mom Dina must appear in Family Court this morning or face “immediate arrest and imprisonment," the New York Daily News reports. Ex-con and ex-hubby Michael has reopened their divorce case, citing the E! reality star’s drunkenness in front of their children and her failure to comply with court-ordered visitation rights. More »

    • Hulk's Son: Get Me Outta Here!

      Hulk's Son: Get Me Outta Here!

      Wrestler Hulk Hogan's teenage son is asking to be released from jail, where he's isolated from other inmates because he's a minor, the Tampa Tribune reports. Lawyers for Nick Bollea, 17, serving 8 months for reckless driving, say he suffers "unbearable anxiety" and should be sent home until he turns 18 and can be housed in the general population. More »

    • Witness: I Had Threesomes With Kelly, Girl

      Witness: I Had Threesomes With Kelly, Girl

      A key witness in R. Kelly's child porn trial told the court yesterday how the singer on three occasions videotaped himself having threesomes with her and a girl then believed to be 13, reports the Chicago Tribune. Lisa Van Allen, now 27, believes the sex tape at the heart of the case was made in 1998 when she had sex with the two, "as they both looked exactly the same way." More »

    • LiLo KOs $1M Lesbian Confession

      LiLo KOs $1M Lesbian Confession

      Lindsay Lohan turned down a $1 million offer from OK! to come out on the magazine's cover, the New York Post reports. Lohan and the gossip weekly were negotiating a story about her relationship with celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson. "Lindsay really wants this to happen and she needs the money," said a source, but the starlet's flak says there's nothing in the works.  More »

    • Tatum O'Neal Nabbed in Crack Bust

      Tatum O'Neal Nabbed in Crack Bust

      Troubled actress Tatum O'Neal, who wrote a book on her addiction to drugs and alcohol, was arrested last night for buying crack cocaine down the block from her Manhattan luxury condo, the New York Post reports. O'Neal, who at 10 was the youngest person to win an Oscar, for Paper Moon , was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. More »

  • May 2008
    • 50 Cent Home Engulfed in 'Suspicious' Fire

      50 Cent Home Engulfed in 'Suspicious' Fire

      The multimillion-dollar, lawsuit-entangled New York home from which rapper 50 Cent was attempting to evict his son and baby mama went up in “definitely suspicious” flames early this morning, Newsday reports. An eyewitness told Newsday that the 32-year-old’s ex, Shaniqua Tompkins, and 10-year-old son were among six in the sprawling Long Island estate who suffered smoke inhalation. "She was all right," he said, adding: "But she was angry." More »

    • Murray's Wife Files for Divorce, Citing Abuse...

      Murray's Wife Files for Divorce, Citing Abuse...

      Bill Murray is a spouse-abusing, drug-addicted adulterer, charges his soon-to-be-ex-wife. Jennifer Butler Murray filed for divorce recently, citing “adultery, addiction to marijuana and alcohol, abusive behavior, physical abuse, sexual addictions, and frequent abandonment.” She also asked for a restraining order against the comedian. More »

    • CSI Star Avoids Jail in Drug Bust

      CSI Star Avoids Jail in Drug Bust

      CSI co-star Gary Dourdan sidestepped 3-4 years in jail yesterday by copping a plea in a case involving cocaine and ecstasy, the AP reports. Dourdan, whose character was killed off in the season finale, pleaded guilty to two counts of felony drug possession after an arrest last month near Palm Springs, Calif.; a heroin charge was dropped after he agreed to a 30-hour diversion program. More »

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David Hasselhoff, center, and his daughters Hayley, left, and Taylor arrive at the premiere of "The Simpsons Movie" in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)   (Associated Press)
David Hasselhoff answers questions during an open rehearsal for "The Producers" in Las Vegas, in this, Jan. 25, 2007 file photo. A judge says he wants to give David Hasselhoff a chance to prove that...   (Associated Press)
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Lindsay Lohan, seen here in a booking mug released by the Santa Monica Police Department, Santa Monica, Calif., Tuesday, July 24, 2007, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early Tuesday, authorities...   (Associated Press)
Pedestrians pass a wax figure of Lindsay Lohan that is on display at Madame Tussauds New York Wax Museum Tuesday, July 24, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)   (Associated Press)
Pedestrians pass a wax figure of Lindsay Lohan that is on display at Madame Tussauds New York Wax Museum Tuesday, July 24, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)   (Associated Press)
This is a booking mug shot photo released by the Orange County Sheriffs Department of Al Gore III, 24, from July 4, 2007. Al Gore's son was charged Friday July 20, 2007, with possessing marijuana and...   (Associated Press)
This file photo made available Monday, June 4, 2007 by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office shows Paris Hilton after the 26-year-old heiress turned herself in to begin her stay at the Century Regional...   (Associated Press)
In this courtroom sketch, Paris Hilton is shown during a hearing at which she was ordered to return to jail, in a Los Angeles municipal courthouse, Friday, June 8, 2007. (AP Photo/Mona Shafer Edwards)   (Associated Press)
Paris Hilton escorted by Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies walks out of the Angeles County Sheriff Department's Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif., Tuesday June 26, 2007. Paris Hilton...   (Associated Press)
This file photo released by the Glendale Police Department, shows Nicole Richie's booking mug after her arrest Dec. 11, 2006, for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol, in Glendale,...   (Associated Press)
Lindsay Lohan poses as she arrives at the 2007/8 Chanel Cruise Show presented by Karl Lagerfeld, Friday, May 18, 2007, in Santa Monica, Calif. Lohan was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence...   (Associated Press)
Fatty Arbuckle Mug Shot   (irtual Museum of the City of San Francisco)
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Phil Spector In Court For Evidence Hearing   (Getty Images)
Music producer Phil Spector waits for the start of the third week of his murder trial at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, Monday, May 7, 2007. Spector is accused of killing actress Lana Clarkson...   (Associated Press)
This image taken from a KABC Television, Los angeles, broadcast...   (Getty Images)
Britney Spears performs during the second show of her 'Onyx Hotel Tour,' Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at Glendale Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Spears took the stage late Tuesday May 1, 2007 at the House of Blues,...   (Associated Press)
US socialite Paris Hilton poses 14 April 2007 in Basel, during...   (Getty Images (by Event))
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