Kanye West sentenced to community service
A Los Angeles judge Friday sentenced Kanye West and his manager to community service in connection with an altercation involving a photographer.
According to the Associated Press, the attorney told the court West would volunteer at the American Red Cross. In return, all misdemeanor charges will be dismissed against West.
The altercation stems from an incident that occurred at a Los Angeles airport Sept. 2008.
West and his manager Don Crawley were caught on tape taking a camera from a photographer and crashing it on the floor.
In case you didn’t see the video clip of the incident when I posted it last year, its posted below.
Lil Wayne is going to jail
Lil Wayne arriving at a court hearing in Manhattan. (AP Photo by Louis Lanzano)
Rapper Lil Wayne will soon be spitting outlyrics in a jail cell.
Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to a weapon possession charge Thursday. His sentencing hearing will be in February, and he’s expected to serve one-year in jail, according to the Associated Press.
The charge stems from an incident where police found a gun on his tour bus in 2007.
Lil Wayne is smart businessman, and I’m sure he can turn this episode into something profitable.
When Lil Kim went to jail, she turned her ordeal into a reality show. That’s something Lil Wayne should consider.
Big Brother winner accused of drug dealing
Most people who win a huge sum of money during a contest will spend it on a new car, a house, a vacation or to start their own business etc.
Adam Jasinski, the 2008 winner of the reality show “Big Brother” selected the fourth option. He chose to invest his $500,000 prize money by creating his own business.
However, the business Jasinski created was illegal.
Jasinksi admitted using his $500,000 prize money to purchase 2,000 prescription pills to resell them for a profit, according to the Associated Press.
Jasinski was arrested Saturday in connection with the accusations.
Most people try to leave the drug-dealing profession whenever they become wealthy.
Jasinski is the first person I’ve heard of who receives $500,000, and chooses to become a drug dealer.
Stephanie Pratt arrested on DUI complaint
Stephanie Pratt fell from on top of “The Hills” and landed in jail cell.
Police say Pratt was arrested Sunday morning on a DUI complaint in Hollywood. Pratt was attending Holly Montag’s birthday party a few hours earlier.
Pratt joined the cast of “The Hills’ in 2007. She is the sister of Spencer Pratt.
Richard Hatch released from prison
The original “Survivor” winner Richard Hatch was released from prison Friday (Oct. 16) after serving a sentence for tax evasion.
Hatch was convicted in 2006 after he failed to pay taxes on the $1 million he won on the reality show “Survivor.”
Earlier this year, Hatch maintained the judge and prosecutor were discriminating against him because he’s gay.
Hatch was declared the champion on the first season of “Survivor” in 2000.
Soulja Boy was arrested
Rapper Soulja Boy was arrested this week accused of running from the police.
According to the Atlanta-Constitution Journal, Soulja Boy and a group of 40 people were at what appeared to be an abandoned house. A police officer was dispatched to the home “after being told a group of people were hanging out there,” according to the publication.
The group of people told police they were shooting a music video.
When police approached the home, Soulja Boy took off running. He was later arrested when he returned to retrieve his car.
This is one of the most ridiculous things to get arrested for. Hopefully, law enforcement officials won’t file any charges against him because it just appears to be a misunderstanding. (assuming nothing illegal occurred)
Roman Polanski arrested for sex with underage girl
Thirty-two after having sex with an underage 13-year-old girl, film director Roman Polanski has finally been arrested. The full Associated Press story is posted below via NewsOK.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Director Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss police for possible extradition to the United States for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, authorities said Sunday.
Polanski was flying in to receive an honorary award at the Zurich Film Festival when he was apprehended Saturday at the airport, the Swiss Justice Ministry said in a statement. It said U.S. authorities have sought the arrest of the 76-year-old around the world since 2005.
“There was a valid arrest request and we knew when he was coming,” ministry spokesman Guido Balmer told The Associated Press. “That’s why he was taken into custody.”
Balmer said the U.S. would now be given time to make a formal extradition request.
Polanski fled the U.S. in 1978, a year after pleading guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with the underage girl.
The director of such classic films as “Chinatown” and “Rosemary’s Baby” has asked a U.S. appeals court in California to overturn a judges’ refusal to throw out his case. He claims misconduct by the now-deceased judge who had arranged a plea bargain and then reneged on it.
The Swiss statement said Polanski was officially in “provisional detention for extradition,” but added that he would not be transferred to U.S. authorities until all proceedings are completed. Polanski can contest his detention and any extradition decision in the Swiss courts, it said.
Polanski has faced a U.S. arrest request since 1978 and has lived for the past three decades in France, where his career has continued to flourish. He received a directing Oscar in absentia for the 2002 movie “The Pianist.” He was not extradited from France because his crime reportedly was not covered under the U.S.’s treaties with the country.
In France, Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said he was “dumbfounded” by Polanski’s arrest, adding that he “strongly regrets that a new ordeal is being inflicted on someone who has already experienced so many of them.”
Mitterrand’s ministry said Sunday in a statement that he is in contact with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, “who is following the case with great attention and shares the minister’s hope that the situation can be quickly resolved.”
A native of France who was taken to Poland by his parents, Polanski escaped Krakow’s Jewish ghetto as a child and lived off the charity of strangers. His mother died at the Auschwitz Nazi death camp.
He worked his way into filmmaking in Poland, gaining an Oscar nomination for best foreign-language film in 1964 for his “Knife in the Water.” Offered entry to Hollywood, he directed the classic “Rosemary’s Baby” in 1968.
But his life was shattered again in 1969 when his wife, actress Sharon Tate, and four other people were gruesomely murdered by followers of Charles Manson. She was eight months pregnant.
He went on to make another American classic, “Chinatown,” released in 1974.
In 1977, he was accused of raping the teenager while photographing her during a modeling session. The girl said Polanski plied her with champagne and part of a Quaalude pill at Jack Nicholson’s house while the actor was away. She said that, despite her protests, he performed oral sex, intercourse and sodomy on her.
Polanski was allowed to plead guilty to one of six charges, unlawful sexual intercourse, and was sent to prison for 42 days of evaluation.
Lawyers agreed that would be his full sentence, but the judge tried to renege on the plea bargain. Aware the judge would sentence him to more prison time and require his voluntary deportation, Polanski fled to France.
The victim, Samantha Geimer, who long ago identified herself publicly, has joined in Polanski’s bid for dismissal, saying she wants the case to be over. She sued Polanski and reached an undisclosed settlement.
Festival organizers said Polanski’s detention had caused “shock and dismay,” but that they would go ahead with Sunday’s planned retrospective of the director’s work.
The Swiss Directors Association sharply criticized authorities for what it deemed “not only a grotesque farce of justice, but also an immense cultural scandal.”
Actor Randy Quaid and wife arrested
Actor Randy Quaid and his wife are too cheap to pay their own hotel bill.
The actor and his wife Evi were arrested in Prisidio County, Texas, accused of skipping out on paying a $10,000 hotel bill in California, according to the Associated Press.
They were charged with burglary, defrauding an innkeeper and conspiracy.
Quaid has a string of movies under his belt, including “Brokeback Mountain,” “Independence Day,” “Kingpin” and several “National Lampoon” movies.
He is the older brother of actor Dennis Quaid.
If he can’t afford to stay in hotels that cost $10,000, maybe he should downgrade to a Motel 6, Days Inn, Sleep Inn or Howard Johnsons.
Attorney won’t file charges against NFL player
The San Diego district attorney will not seek charges against NFL player Shawne Merriman. The DA said the case is closed due to insufficient evidence.
Merriman was arrested Sept. 6 after MTV reality star Tila Tequila accused him of choking and physically restraining her.
Merriman released a statement saying he was concerned about Tila Tequila’s safety because she was drunk, and he tried to prevent her from driving home drunk. He also said paramedics didn’t find any injuries on Tila. He denies any assault ever took place.
Despite the case being dropped, Tila said she will pursue a civil lawsuit.
Tila is a model, singer and reality television personality.
Her show “A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila” aired on MTV in 2007 and 2008. Merriman is a linebacker for the San Diego Chargers.
Chris Brown and Rihanna police report released
Chris Brown appears in court Aug. 25 with his attorney Mark Geragos. (AP photo)
Authorities released the police report regarding the incident where R&B singer Chris Brown beat up his then-girlfriend R&B singer Rihanna.
The police report is posted below, but beware, it contains graphic descriptions of what occurred during the fight.
The reason I decided to post the police report is to make everyone aware that domestic violence is an issue that needs to be discussed instead of sweeping it under the rug.
It affects people from all socioeconomic statuses, including celebrities. In the police report Rihanna is referred to as Robyn F. because that’s here real name.
Read the report below.
“Chris Brown and Robyn F (aka Rihanna) have been involved in a dating relations for approx 1 and half year. On Sunday Feb 8 at 25 hours Brown was driving a vehicle with Robyn F as the front passenger on an unknown street in Los Angeles. Robyn F picked brown,s cellular phone and picked up a three-page text message from a woman Brown had had a previous relationship with.
“A verbal argument ensued and Brown pulled a vehicle over in an unknown street. Reach over Robyn F with his right hand and open the car door and attempted to force her out. Brown was unable to force Robyn F out of the vehicle because she was wearing a seat belt. When he could not force her to exit he took his right hand and shoved her head against the passenger window of the vehcile causing an approx 1 inch raised circular contusion.
“Robyn F turned to face Brown and punched her in the left eye with right hand. He then drove away in the vehicle and continued to punch her in the face with his right hand while steering the vehicle with his left hand. The assault caused Robyn F Osmouth to fill with blood and blood to splatter all over her clothing and the interior of the vehicle. Brown looked at Robyn F and stated “I am going to beat the s–t out of you when we get home! You wait and see!?
“Robyn F picked her cellular phone and called her personal assistant Jennifer Rosales. Rosales did not answer the telephone but while her vm greeting was playing Robyn F pretended to talk to her and stated “I am on my way home. Make sure the cops are there when I get there? (this statement was made while greeting was playing and was not captured) after Robyn f faked the call, Brown and looked at her and stated, ‘You just did the stupidest thing ever! Now I really am going to kill you.’
“Brown resumed punching Robyn F and she interlocked her fingers behind her head and brought her elbows forward to protect her face. She then bent over at the waist placing her elbows and face near her lap and in attempt to protect her face and head from the barrage of punches being levied by Brown.
Brown continued to punch Robyn F on her left arm and hands, causing her to suffer a contusion on her left triceps that was approx 2 inches in diameter and numerous contusions on her left hand. Robyn f attempted to send another text message to other personal assistant Melissa Ford.
Brown snatched the cellular telephone out of her hand and threw it out of the window to an unknown street. Brown continued driving and Robyn F observed his cellular phone in his lap. She picked up the cellular phone with her left hand, and before she could make a call, he placed her in a head lock with right hand and continued to drive the vehicle with his left hand.
“Brown held Robyn F close to him and bit her on her left hear. She was able to feel the vehicle swerving from right to left as Brown sped away. He stopped the vehicle in front of [address] and Robyn F turned off the car removed the key from inignition and sat on it.
Brown did not know what she did with the key and began punching her in the face and arms. Brown began applying pressure to Robyn F left and right carotid arteries causing her to be unable to breath. She began to lose consciousness.
She reached up with her left hand and began to attempting to gauge his eyes in attempt to flee herself. Brown bit her left ring and middle fingers and released her. While brown continued to punch her she turned around a place her back to against the passenger door. She brought her knees to her chest and placed her feet against Brown,s body and began pushing him away.
“Brown continued to punch her on legs and feet causing several contusions. Robyn F began screaming for help. And Brown exited the vehicle and walked away. A resident in the neighbor heard Robyn F,s plea for help and called 911, causing a police response. An investigation was conducted and Robyn F was issued a domestic violence protective order (EPO).
Affiant conducted an interview with Melissa Ford who advised on Feb. 8 2009 at 2500 hours she received a phone call from Robyn F from an unknown telephone number later identified as the telephone number of Officer Chavez. Robyn F had advised Ford that she had been assaulted by Brown. At approx at 1 am Brown called Ford as nothing happened.
Ford advised Brown that she had already talked to Robyn F and was aware of what happened. Ford had advised brown that the neighbors had called police and that they were with Robyn F. Brown had asked Ford if Robyn F had provided police with his name. And Ford advised him that she had. Brown hung up the telephone and did not call back.
“On Feb. 8, Brown turned himself in and was given a copy of the EPO and advised to not contact Robyn. On Feb. 17 Ford advised the affiant that she had received text messages from … a number that Ford recognized as belonging to Brown. In the text message Brown apologized for what he had done to Robyn F. and advised Ford he was going to get help.”
Reality show contestant found dead
The reality show contestant accused of killing his ex-wife was found dead in Canada.
Ryan Jenkins’ body was found hanging in a hotel, and police said it appears to be suicide.
Last week, Jenkins was charged with murder after his ex-wife’s body (Jasmine Fiore) was found mutilated inside of a suitcase in Buena Park, California. Fiore, 28, was a Playboy model.
In June, Jenkins was charged with battery for allegedly using his fist to hit her in the arm, according to CNN.
Jenkins was a contestant on the VH1 reality show “Megan Wants To Marry A Millionaire,” which is a spin-off of Bret Michael’s reality show “Rock of Love.”
He also taped the third season of the VH1 reality show “I Love Money,” which hasn’t aired yet.
Pop singer George Michael arrested
Pop singer George Michael is not good at drinking and driving.
The singer was arrested on a DUI complaint after he crashed his Range Rover into a truck in England, according to the NY Daily News.
He was later released after police questioned him for five hours.
In 2006, Michael was charged with drug possession after police found him unconscious behind the wheel of his vehicle.
Rapper sentenced to life in prison
Hip hop rapper C-Murder will spend the rest of his life behind bars in a prison cell.
A Louisiana judge sentenced him to life in prison Aug. 14 after he was convicted on a second-degree murder charge.
C-Murder was convicted Aug. 12 of shooting and killing a 16-year-old boy during a nightclub fight.
C-Murder’s real name is Corey Miller. He is the brother of hip hop mogul Master P.
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Rapper found guilty on murder charge
Hip hop rapper C-Murder has apparently lived up to his name.
In a 10-2 verdict, a jury found the rapper guilty on a second-degree murder charge Aug. 12.
C-Murder, whose real name is Corey Miller, was accused of shooting and killing a 16-year-old boy during a nightclub fight in 2002.
C-Murder released eight albums throughout his career.
He is the brother of hip hop mogul Master P and rapper Silkk The Shocker. His nephew is rapper/actor Lil Romeo.
Tim Henley
Michael Douglas’ son arrested on a drug complaint
Actor Michael Douglas’ son Cameron Douglas was arrested on a drug complaint at the Hotel Gansevoort in Manhattan.
According to the Associated Press, 30-year-old Cameron Douglas was arrested for allegedly dealing methamphetamine.
His father is Michael Douglas, and his step-mother is Catherine Zeta Jones. He comes from an extremely wealthy family. There’s no need for him to sell drugs.
This is Cameron Douglas’ second arrest in recent years. He was arrested in 2007 on a concaine possession complaint.
Cameron Douglas appeared on “The Perfect Boat,” “Adam and Eve” and “It Runs In The Family.” His latest film “The Beautiful Outsiders” will be released Nov. 27.
Tim Henley
Naomi Campbell accused of assault
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is one woman you should NEVER mess with. The supermodel is accused of attacking photographer Gaetano Di Giovanni.
According to the U.K. Mail Online, Giovanni alleges Campbell slapped him in the face and hit him with her hand bag leaving scratches and bruises. He also said her finger nail damaged his eye.
This isn’t the first time a violent incident has been on Campbell’s rap sheet.
In 2000, she pleaded guilty to beating up her assistant with a telephone. In 2005, she was accused of hitting another assistant in the head with a BlackBerry.
In 2006, she was accused of assaulting her housekeeper with a cell phone. In 2007, she was accused of assaulting her maid. In 2008, she was accused of assaulting a police officer.
Shame on that photographer. Given Campbell’s track record of beating people up, the photographer should have known better. He should have stayed far away from her as possible.
You wouldn’t walk near a lion because you know it will rip your head off. You wouldn’t walk near large anaconda because you know it will swallow you whole.
Everybody knows you shouldn’t walk near Naomi Campbell because she will kick your….. (fill in the blank)
Tim Henley
MC Hammer’s cousin accused of rape
The cousin of rapper MC Hammer is accused of raping a woman he met on the Twitter social networking site.
According to KPIX-TV, Marvin Grant was arrested July 30 on sexual assault complaint.
Grant is accused of assaulting a woman when she declined his advances at a California hotel.
He met the woman on Twitter and they later exchanged emails and phone calls.
Grant appears on MC Hammer’s reality show “Hammertime” which airs on the A&E network.
Twitter, MySpace and Facebook are great social networking sites, but you have to careful when you meet someone on there. You never know how dangerous someone can be.
Tim Henley
Power Ranger arrested on DUI complaint
A former “Mighty Morphin’ Power Ranger” star was arrested on a driving under the influence complaint in Huntsville, Alabama.
State troopers booked Walter Jones into jail Sunday, and he was later released on bail, according to TMZ. The exact details of the arrest are unknown at this time.
Jones played Zack Taylor (also known as the black Power Ranger) on the show for 81 episodes. Not because of his race–it’s because he wore a black Power Ranger costume.
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Actress Joyce DeWitt arrested on a DUI complaint
The cast of "Three's Company" (from right to left) Joyce DeWitt, John Ritter and Suzanne Sommers
It looks like actress Joyce DeWitt had a little too much fun while celebrating the 4th of July.
The 60-year-old actress was arrested Saturday in El Segundo, California, on a DUI complaint.
According to “Entertainment Tonight,” DeWitt drove past a barricade, and when an officer gave her a field sobriety test–she failed.
She was released on $5,000 bail. DeWitt played Janet Wood on the sitcom “Three’s Company” from 1976 to 1984.
Her mugshot is posted on the right. I don’t know what she was drinking, but as you can see, she must have had one helluva night.
Tim Henley
Actress Lori Petty arrested for DUI
Lori Petty played Kit Keller in the film "A League Of Their Own."
Actress Lori Petty apparently doesn’t like skateboarders when she’s drunk.
The actress was arrested during the weekend on a complaint of drunken driving after she 14-year-old skaterboarder in Venice California, according to People magazine.
The skateboarder was treated and released for his injuries, but Petty was arrested and released on $100,000 bail.
Petty recently guest starred on episodes of ”Prison Break” and “House M.D.”
She is best known for her role as Kit Keller in the 1992 film “A League of Their Own” and Rae Lindley in the 1993 film “Free Willy.”
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Music producer sentenced to prison for murder
Music producer Phil Spector was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison Friday (May 29) for killing actress Lana Clarkson.
Legendary music producer Phil Spector was found murdering actress Lana Clarkson.
Clarkson was found dead in her mansion six years ago with a gunshot wound to her mouth.
Spector produced songs for Ike and Tina Turner, John Lennon and The Righteous Brothers. Clarkson starred in “Death Stalker” and “Barbarian Queen.”
Spector needs to spend the rest of his life behind bars. Anyone who has a wicked hairstyle like he does in the photo above deserves to be locked up.
Tim Henley
Rapper Bubba Sparxxx arrested
Rapper Bubba Sparxxx was arrested recently at a Hooters restaurant.
No, he wasn’t harassing the scantily clad waitresses. He was actually there to get some drugs. 
According to the St. Petersburg Times, police officers witnessed someone give the rapper drugs. When they searched him, they found the narcotic Tranxene.
He was booked on a complaint of felony possession of a controlled substance. He was later released on $2,000 bail.
Tranxene is used as a medication to treat high anxiety. I guess, maybe he had alot of anxiety going on in his life and he needed to pop a few pills to deal with it.
Sparxxx hasn’t had a hit song or album in a few years, so maybe that’s why his anxiety level was high.
Sparxxx is known for his hit songs “UGLY,” “Deliverance” and “Miss New Booty.” The music video for “Deliverance” is posted below.
Tim Henley
Hip hop producer arrested for stealing a vehicle
Hip hop producer Scott Storch has produced numerous hit songs for musicians, but apparently he didn’t earn enough money to buy his own vehicle.
Storch is accused of leasing a Bently but never returning it after the due date. It took the leasing company seven months before they finally located the vehicle.
Storch was arrested and charged in connection with the incident, but he pleaded not guilty to the accusations. His mugshot is posted above. (courtesy of TMZ).
Scott Storch’s name might not sound familiar to some of you, but he has an impressive resume. The songs he produced are posted below.
“Lean Back” by Fat Joe, “Baby Boy” by Beyonce, “Let Me Love You” by Mario, “Candy Shop” by 50 Cent, “Run It” by Chris Brown, “Still D.R.E.” by Dr. Dre, “Fighter” by Christina Aguilera, “Side Effects” by Mariah Carey and “Naughty Girl” by Beyonce.
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Music producer found guilty of killing actress
Legendary music producer Phil Spector was found murdering actress Lana Clarkson.
According to the Associated Press, a jury deliberated for 30 hours before reaching a conclusion.
Clarkson was found dead in her mansion six years ago with a gunshot wound to her mouth.
Spector produced songs for Ike and Tina Turner, John Lennon and The Righteous Brothers. Clarkson starred in “Death Stalker” and “Barbarian Queen.”
Look at Spector’s face in the photo above. Doesn’t that crazy face look like the face of a killer?
Tim Henley
Harry Potter actor arrested for drug possession
Jamie Waylett will need to use some of Harry Potter’s magic skills if he wants to get out of the legal jam he is in.
Waylett (who portrays Vincent Crabbe in all of the “Harry Potter” films) was arrested in London on marijuana possession complaint.
Waylett, 19, and his friend were pulled over by police and eight bags of marijuana in the vehicle.
The story gets even better. Police then raided his home and found 10 cannabis plants.
I wonder if he was using the marijuana or if he was just selling it?
If he’s selling it, the “Harry Potter” producers should probably pay him more money so that he doesn’t have to resort to selling.
Tim Henley
