Following on from the story that Johnny Knoxville allegedly attempted to take an unarmed hand grenade aboard a flight at LAX, the Jackass has given a full explanation on his website.

It seems the prop-grenade was packed into Knoxville's hand luggage by a wardrobe girl following an MTV shoot. The Jackass says:

I should have checked my goddamn luggage through and through, but I didn't and now we have this incident. From what I hear, all the tabloids are saying it was a real grenade, but that's bullshit. They just said that to make a story out of it, because if it was real I never would have been allowed to board my flight to Miami an hour later. Anyway, it was a mistake, and I just landed at the Miami airport. Damn

Damn indeed.

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Johnny Knoxville, star of the Jackass films, was cited at Los Angeles International Airport this morning for allegedly trying to bring an inert grenade into a plane. The Jackass was in Terminal 4 when a screener found a fake grenade in his carry-on bag.

The actor was issued with a citation for attempting to take a prohibited item on a plane. Astoundingly, he was allowed to continue with his flight.

Words fail me.

Los Angele's Times

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Actor James Caan has launched a $5 million lawsuit alleging non-payment on a movie deal he made with Fish Weir Filmworks LLC. Caan claims that the big Fish wrongfully backed out of a deal for him to play the lead role in a movie called The Lightkeepers.

The lawsuit, penned by Caan's lawyer, LA's Marty Fisher, includes the following, which brings a touch of color to the sometimes gray world of tort and writ:

Adams and his company Fish Weir Filmworks, LLC like some miscreant characters from the hit television drama Las Vegas thought they could pull one over on James Caan and get away with it. They were dead wrong. Caan is not one to be hustled or cheated by Hollywood players and he's calling their bluff.

What Fish apparently failed to recognize is that James Caan is no dumb celebrity - certainly not with Fisher at his shoulder, that's for sure.

Fresh Intelligence

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We have actor and comedian Tracy Morgan to thank for this illuminating insight into the celebrity mind set:

DUIs are like buttholes - everybody's got one, and they all stink.

TMZ

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Veteran actor Rip Torn appeared in Court on Monday, where he pleaded not guilty to drunken driving; it is less than two years since he was fined and had his driving license rip torn following similar charges in New York.

On this, his third DUI charge, which took place on December 14, police say Torn was spotted driving his Subaru in the breakdown lane of Route 44, with a Christmas tree tied to the top. He was obviously keeping a low profile. When stopped, Torn failed part of a field sobriety exam and refused to take a Breathalyzer test.

The actor is set to return to court on January 28.

WTNH.com

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When actor Sam Shepard was pulled over for allegedly driving at 46MPH in a residential zone, his breath-test showed that he was almost double the legal limit for alcohol. He was arrested and taken to McLean County jail, where he posted bond. A court appearance is pending.

Oh - and that residential area was Normal in Illinois.

Huffington Post

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Forty-four-year-old Crash actor, Matt Dillon, was clocked driving at over 100 MPH in a 65 MPH zone in rural Vermont. At that far above the speed restrictions officers had no choice but to arrest him. Result: he was finger-printed, photographed and freed; he will appear in court on 21 January.

If you're reading this (yeah, right!): Happy New Year Mr Dillon - way to go!

Herald Sun

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Retired professional basketball player and aspiring politician, 'Sir' Charles Barkley, was arrested in Arizona yesterday morning on charges of DUI. The arresting officers found and impounded a handgun they found in the vehicle; however, it wasn't the gun that was loaded and ready to go.

Barkley told cops he ran a stop sign because he was in a hurry to get some oral sex; well he didn't put it as politely as that, what he actually said was, "I was gonna drive around the corner and get a b**w job."

This is the guy who has announced that he will be running for Governor of Alabama in 2014.

We've been clamoring for honesty in politics yet, somehow...

TMZ

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Shaniqua Tompkins, ex-paramour of 50 Cent, has filed a $50 million breach of contract suit. However 50 has responded by saying that anything he might have said to Tompkins was "nothing more than pillow talk and romantic declarations of love."

As if that wasn't a low enough blow, 50 went onto say, "If I ever intended to make that kind of commitment to her, I would have married her."

TMZ

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the Most Wanted!

Andrew Lynne Palmer, who hosted a local TV show called "West Virgini''s Most Wanted," has just pleaded guilty to breaking into a store and stealing a hand-held GPS unit and a company credit card, which he used to buy $47 worth of gas. Small-fry, eh?

Well:
back in July he was arrested for allegedly stealing a van
in February he was accused of leading police on a high speed chase
in November last year he pleaded guilty to beating a man who refused to buy him drugs
and, in March last year he was ordered to pay his former fiancee $22,000 for conning her into buying him a trailer

Another TV show coming up,do you think, called "Andrew Lynne Palmer - West Virginia's Most Wanted?"

And what sort of a name for a guy is Lynne - over here that's a girls' name.

The Charleston Gazette

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Brit tough-guy actor Vinnie Jones has had 48 stitches in a facial wound following an altercation with a beer mug and the guy holding it.

Jones told British tabloid newspaper, The Sun, that the attack was unprovoked. However, his assailant, Jesse Bickett, claims he was quietly playing pool in a South Dakota bar Thursday night when a 'visibly drunk' Vinnie stormed in and tried to hijack the table.

The more upmarket broadsheet, The Daily Telegraph, reports that the ruckus broke out after Jones took offense when asked if he was "that guy from X-Men"

According to Bickett's lawyer, Jones' demand that his client leave the table was swiftly followed by a back-hand to the face. Vinnie then tackled Bickett to the ground and threw several head-butts -- so Jesse, in an effort to protect himself, grabbed a beer mug and smashed Vinnie in the face.

Both protagonist and antagonist (choose your own alliance folks) required plastic surgery and both are due before the court at an unspecified date in the future.

The Telegraph

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Amy Winehouse's husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, was released from prison last month vowing to stay away from his wife to help her deal with her drug addiction. Now, however, he has allegedly demanded $1.46 million from Amy's manager, threatening to write a kiss-and-tell if the money isn't forthcoming.

So, tell me, who is going to believe a word this not-so-civil and not-very-upright member of the community says. Especially given that he is now said to have failed a mandatory drugs test which will see him sent back to prison at the end of the month.

contactmusic

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:14 AM | Permalink

So, he finally got his come uppance, 9 years in the slammer - at the very least.

OJ is facing a minimum of 9 years and a maximum of 33 years in prison but even if they locked him up and threw away the key, those old murders will still go unsolved and unpunished. However, OJ is not going to be flavor of the month among his prison compatriots. Now that's a nice and rather comforting thought.

TMZ

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Dixie Chick Natalie Maines is being sued in Arkansas by Terry Hobbs, whose eight-year-old step-son was murdered along with two other boys back in 1993. Hobbs has never been implicated or charged in the case.

Three men were convicted of the murders but Maines has been loudly expressing her belief that Hobbs was involved. In fact, she wrote a letter on the Dixie Chicks' Web site encouraging donations for legal fees to free the West Memphis Three (the three convicts mentioned above)

Hobbs is now suing all of the band members but the lawsuit focuses mostly on Maines. He claims that he has lost income and reputation and that her claims "so extreme in degree as to be... atrocious and utterly intolerable."

CMT

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:59 AM | Permalink

It was announced on the British news networks about an hour ago that Boy George has been found guilty of chaining a naked male escort to a wall and beating him; he is now awaiting sentencing.

Some of the defense arguments used by BG during the two week trial verged on the ridiculous - he even claimed "I'm too fat and out of shape to beat up someone." The truth is, he's too fat and out of shape to get a partner that doesn't require payment at the end of the 'session.'

As for the man-whore, as previously suggested, he probably wouldn't have complained if his client had been a nobody. Okay, so BG is a nobody now, but he is also a 'has been,' in fact, the BBC describe him as 'a lonely, paranoid man struggling to find his place in the world.'

That old song of his 'Do You Really Want to Hurt Me' has a whole new ring to it now.

I'll await the sentence with interest.

BBC

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AP is reporting that Roman Polanski's lawyers have filed a request to dismiss a 30 year old charge against him for having sex with an underage girl, because of prosecutorial and judicial misconduct.

The motion, filed yesterday (Tuesday) alleges that a documentary about the filmmaker released this year revealed "a pattern of misconduct and improper communications" between the LA County district attorney's office and the judge in Polanski's case.

Initially indicted on six felony counts, Polanski faced life imprisonment, which he avoided by pleading guilty to one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. The other counts were then dismissed.

The 75-year-old film director hasn't returned to the States since the charge was made back in 1978, since which time he has been living in France.

A hearing on the matter is scheduled for January 21st, 2009, in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

AP

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...of crimes against hair!

Phil Spector's murder retrial is just beginning, and even if the jury don't find him guilty of murder as charged, he is certainly guilty of wearing a bad weave - see the evidence!

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As mentioned in a previous entry, male escort and model, Audun Carlsen, has accused Boy George of chaining him to a bedroom wall and beating him.

In London yesterday, Boy George confirmed that he had indeed handcuffed the male hooker and had beaten him with a paddle. But, he said, he "certainly wasn't going to kill him."

Maybe he did beat Carlsen a bit harder than he meant to, after all, he suspected the 'hired help' of stealing photos from his laptop. "I was just so angry," said the faded and jaded Boy. "I just wanted to make sure he did not leave my house."

I can't help thinking that 'Boy' and Carlsen would have agreed on what services were to be rendered, and whoring is inherently dangerous anyway, so much so that most hookers would put this down as an occupational hazard. Chances are if Carlsen had been servicing some unknown punter he would just have let the matter drop.

As for BG - he should password protect his computer.

Metro

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Axl Rose, he of Guns N' Roses (GNR) fame, is accusing Pepper of profiting off the Guns N' Roses name, after the soda company's website malfunctioned during their free Dr Pepper giveaway on Sunday.

Back in May of this year, Dr Pepper announced they would give a free can of the soft drink to every American - except former guitarists Slash and Buckethead - if 'Chinese Democracy' was released this year. The album took Axl Rose and dozens of musicians and producers an estimated $11 million and 13 years to complete.

Dr Pepper's Marketing Director said: "It took a little patience to perfect Dr Pepper's special mix of 23 ingredients, which our fans have come to know and love. So we completely understand and empathise with Axl's quest for perfection - for something more than the average album.

"We know once it's released, people will refer to it as 'Dr Pepper for the ears' because it will be such a refreshing blend of rich, bold sounds - an instant classic."

In the event, the Dr Pepper offer went a little flat when the company's Web site malfunctioned during the 24 hours it offered the free pop to consumers on Sunday, upsetting many fans,

Axl's lawyers demanded a full-page apology in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal; an expanded time period to redeem the soda and "an appropriate payment to our clients for the unauthorized use and abuse of their publicity and intellectual property rights." He did not say how much was being sought.

Freep

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Given the current economic climate, we're all struggling to balance the books. Celebrities aren't exempt, which is why Linda Hogan is having difficulties balancing her $40,000 a month budget. It's a tough world, and Mrs Hogan's money just doesn't go far enough, why only this week she had to foot a $14,000 bill at her doctor's office (for plastic surgery, according to Hulk).

Mrs Hogan's plastic is certainly going to need a little surgery if she is to finance her 19-year-old boyfriend's nautical ambitions. Which is why she wants Hulk to foot the bill.

Seems the best surgery for Hogan could be to cut the matrimonial ties.

dlisted

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Boy George, the 80's Karma Chameleon, is facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars on charges of assault and false imprisonment.

Yesterday, Monday 24 November, a London jury heard the beginning of a tale that has everything: a faded bald celebrity with tattooed scalp, hookers, handcuffs, erotic photo shoots.

The prosecution claims that George O'Dowd (George's real name) engaged male model and escort, Audun Carlsen, to visit his home. After the Carlsen's arrival, it is alleged that O'Dowd:

* took erotic photographs
* accused Carlsen of hacking into his laptop computer
* handcuffed Carlsen and chained him to a hook in the bedroom (O'Dowd was aided by a friend)

Carlsen claims that, once he was restrained and hooked to his client's bedroom wall, "George was slapping me and beating me and punching me and screaming things."

Carlsen says he managed to escape by unscrewing the hook to which he had been attached while O'Dowd was beating him with a metal chain.

Obviously not only is O'Dowd a washed-up queen, he is also rubbish at home improvements - after all, that hook can't have been very secure, can it.

Moral: steer clear of fat, balding has-beens.

AFP

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Irascible former tennis ace, Jimmy Connors, has been arrested following a confrontation at the start of a basketball game. Connors was asked by police to leave the UC Santa Barbara Thunderdome on Friday night but he refused.

Connors was later booked and released. It seems that increasing age is no cure for temper tantrums.

TMZ

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Bruce Willis invested $2 million in a Malaysian company for a "revolutionary technology to produce devulcanised green rubber." This green rubber was hailed as being non-toxic and recyclable.

The companies in receipt of the Willis millions, Elastomer Technologies and The Petra Group, run by HRH Prince Imran Ibni Tuanku Ja'afar and Datuk Vinod B. Sekhar, guaranteed their investor that this was a no risk investment and that Willis could put in an option that would allow him to demand his money back at any time.

Willis applied the option but says he's been short changed, getting only a percentage of his money back; he claims he is still owed $900,000. And he wants it back, now!

TMZ

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 04:33 AM | Permalink

Remember the ubiquitous sound of 1967 - when the Turtles were 'Happy Together?'

Well they're not so happy anymore, or at least the copyright holders to the song aren't anyway. When the Ford Motor Company used the song to advertise its products in Brazil and Argentina, the copyright holding company insists that it's rights were violated.

Now that was a call that cost more than a dime; Ford is now being sued for more than $200,000 in damages.

TMZ

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 04:24 AM | Permalink

In Beverly Hills, the South Beverly Park Homeowners Association is suing the North Beverly Park Homeowners Association because the hired help for the South side have been blocked from getting to work via the North side.

The North Side is the more elite of the two areas, although those in the the South Side aren't short of a dollar or two. And North is where Barry Bonds, Rod Stewart, Sly Stallone and Denzel Washington reside.

So elite are the Northerners that they don't think lesser mortals should be using their territory as a rat run, which is why housekeepers and gardeners have been forced to take a seven-mile detour to enter on the South.

The trial starts today.

TMZ

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I don't know if you've seen pictures of Sean Stewart but you don't really need to, just look at Stewart Senior - neither of them are Charles Atlas doubles.

This being the case, you'd be surprised to hear that Sean Stewart has worked with a personal trainer - and for four months too, at least, that's the amount of unpaid work trainer Xavier Dezlie is suing the young Hot Rod for anyway.

The total owed for four months is, apparently, $3,857. Looking at Sean Stewart, it's hardly surprising he hasn't paid. If he thought he was buying muscle and bulk, he was robbed!

Oh, and the case is being filed in the Small Claims Court. Apt; very apt.

TMZ

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Michael Jackson's old home, the Neverland Ranch in California, is now to be known as Sycamore Valley Ranch after the title deeds were transferred on Monday from Jackson to Sycamore Valley Ranch Company LLC.. The name change is an attempt to erase the 'aura' of child molestation that hangs over the ranch, despite the fact that Jackson was acquitted of those charges.

Now, here's the interesting bit: Sycamore is a joint venture between Michael Jackson and a division of a company called Colony Capital. Colony Capital was the company that bought out Jackson's $23.5 million Neverland mortgage.

So, Jackson no longer owns Neverland - or does he?

LA Times

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Adrienne Bailon of The Cheetah Girls had her laptop stolen at JFK airport last month. You'll be pleased to hear that Bailon successfully retrieved her laptop later that same day - in return for $1,000. However, all was not as it seemed, missing from the computer were several semi-nude photos of Bailion - which are, unsurprisingly, now being hawked around and on offer to the highest bidder.

Yes, its all very sad but I can't help thinking that if the girl hadn't taken semi-nude pix of herself and then stored them on her laptop she wouldn't be in this situation now.

TMZ

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Husband of Amy Winehouse, Blake Fielder-Civil (the irony in his name never fails to give me a quiet giggle) was released from Pentonville Prison today, almost a year following his imprisonment for perverting the course of justice and beating up a pub landlord.

Mr Fielder Not-so-Civil headed straight to rehab clinic (which suggests his 'contacts' didn't fail him while he was inside). Mrs Not-so-Civil has been receiving treatment for a chest infection in the London Clinic.

It's a real shame, British newspapers have recently been filled with pictures of Amy Wino looking much more healthy, let's see how long it is before the pair 'crack' up (I use the term advisedly).

TMZ

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:01 AM | Permalink

Charlize Theron appears to have got off lightly in the multi-million dollar lawsuit with designer watch maker Raymond Weil.

The actress had an agreement with Weil to be photographed exclusively wearing their watches but the silly girl cheated by wearing a timepiece from Weil's arch rival, Christian Dior.

Weil were seeking $20 million in compensation from Theron, however, they have settled the lawsuit out of court. The final settlement is undisclosed.

Apparently, Theron was chosen to endorse Weil watches because, like the timepieces, she offered "beauty, style and perfection of function." Well, let's hope that the watches are more functional than the actress.

Telegraph

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A security guard at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is suing Courtenay Semel for allegedly pummeling him while she was in a drunken stupor.

Jaroslaw Jarczok claimed in a lawsuit, filed in LA County Superior Court yesterday, that Semel was "quite intoxicated due to alcohol and/or chemical or other substances" when the alleged offense took place at PURE Nightclub back in August. Having taken enough of Semel's drunken abuse, Jarczok eventually handcuffed her - which is when she got all physical with him.

Now, I have never heard of this woman before and neither had the poor security man; apparently though, Semel thought we should all have her name emblazoned on our hearts. When she allegedly struck Jarczok in the face, she is reported to have said - and I quote: Do you even know who I am. f***king idiot? Google Me, You Dumb F**ck.

Just in case you belong to the same ignoramus club as Jarczok and me, Semel is the daughter of Terry Semel.

Still none the wiser? He was the leading light at Yahoo.

Jarczok wants unspecified damages to compensate for his humiliation.

TMZ

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After catching a man trying to break into her home at dead of night, Robin Antin, founder of the Pussy Cat Dolls (and even I know who these are), called 911 last week.

When the LA County Sheriffs hightailed it round to Antin's home they found an apparently drunken guy hanging out in the front yard. Theory is that, in his drunken state, all he was guilty of is trying to enter the wrong home.

The man was arrested and booked on one misdemeanor count of being drunk in public.

TMZ

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Y'all remember Lynyrd Skynyrd don't you - I'm sure I'm not the only aging hippie around here who used to hang out to a back track of Free Bird! Well, it seems the baby boomers' chickens are coming home to roost.

One of the founding members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gary Rossington, was arrested on DUI charges last month in Milton, Ga. Here are some of the highlights the arrest:

-- "Mr. Rossington was very unsteady on his feet and almost fell over multiple times."
-- "I had Mr. Rossington sit in his vehicle so he would not fall."
-- "Mr. Rossington stated 'I know I am drunk , I do not want take the evaluations.'"

Needless to say, Rossington was charged with DUI.

Lordy, what a generation we are; a generation who knows how to do things in style!

The Smoking Gun

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Thomas Riccio, who recorded the tape of OJ Simpson committing robbery in Las Vegas, is claiming he's been stitched up. He says that his interview with Dr Phil was a patchwork quilt of film segments put together in such a way as to imply he agreed withwith McGraw's statements, which he says he never did in the interview.

He is also suing for being tarred with he sobriquet "The Shady Deal Maker;" other labels with which he takes offense are "puppet master who would sell his soul for a coin," and "The ring leader of this crime."

Take a look at the comments section on this post - gosh, folks get a bit heated, don't they?

TMZ

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 05:21 AM | Permalink

Well, that's what Lil' Wayne's court case turned into.

When the rapper's assistant was on the stand he found himself explaining the finer points of pot to the DA and the rest of the court.. Of Lil' Wayne's touring entourage, he said that pot is something they always have on the bus. He followed this with information about the star's pot habits - word on the street is that he only smokes hydroponically grown weed; well what he really said was that Wayne only smokes 'dro' - the good sh*t.

Lil' Wayne himself apparently sat with his head in his hands.

TMZ

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I had promised myself that I would steer clear of Madge's divorce because, after all, she is such an easy target. That was until I read that her divorce has to be timed for a maximum publicity.

It appears that the marriage was declared finally over back in July, however, the couple planned to leak bits and pieces of news until Madonna's movie was released and her concerts were over. This, they believed, would hype the concert tour, thus selling more tickets. Only afterwards would the authorized announcement of impending divorce be made.

Apparently, the couple are 'friends' who realized it was in both of their interests to make a pile of cash from fake reconciliation claims whilst she was on tour. One person said, "She is simply playing the media - and the public - as usual."

The plan was to push Madonna back into the news and then make a big announcement around November time. Well, other than being a month out, that is exactly what happened.

Given that rather sick and cynical ploy to manipulate her fans, I declare open season on the self-absorbed narcissist who, if truth be told, can't even sing!

TMZ

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 06:11 AM | Permalink

Yesterday morning, in the lobby of the Mondrian Hotel, an argument started between lead singer from the country band Big and Rich , John Rich, and 'two tattooed, large gentlemen.' One of the two gentlemen was Jerry Montano, a former bassist of the rock band Danzig. According to reports, Rich swung a beer bottle and hit Montano in the face. The report says that his nose was visibly broken and there was 'blood all over the place.'

Apparently, Montano was heard mumbling over and over again, 'The little guy hit me.' But it seems that neither guy wanted to press charges against the other

It obviously wasn't a good week for Rich, who was involved in another fight on another night - the previous night, in fact.

The first fight took place Wednesday night at a bar just across the street from the Mondrian. According to Rich, he was minding his own business when a lady he was talking to went to the restroom, then out of the blue he was socked in the ear by a stranger.

John made a citizen's arrest and waited for the cops, who arrested the alleged assailant, a guy named Chris Poggi.

So that's what they mean by 'Battle of the Bands.'

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Sean Combs, aka P Diddy, his arm still in a sling following shoulder surgery, was just passing the time of day on Tuesday, cruising Miami Beach in his jeep, listening to his sounds. But, thinking those sounds were a tad too loud, a cop pulled up and asked Diddy to turn it down. Rapper, Diddy, ignored the officer's request because he couldn't hear him. All of which proves that the officer was right!

Once the Bad Boy CEO had turned down the sounds he remained co-operative, despite being ticketed.

Celebrity Cars

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 05:42 AM | Permalink

Well, that's what he says, anyway.

Interviewed last night by Barbara Walters, Up Town Girl Christie Brinkley's ex-husband, Peter Cook, claimed he's not a womanizing, sex-crazed pervert. He's just drawn that way. So that's okay then.

Cook went on to tell Walters he just wants his kids to know the real him. Surely the real him is the Scumbag Pervert who gets his kicks from online pornography and buys the affections of eighteen-year-old girls.

ABC News

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 05:05 AM | Permalink

The former head mistress at Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls has launched a lawsuit against She Who Must Be Obeyed.

Nomvuto Mzamane claims Oprah launched a defamatory campaign against her late last year. In her lawsuit she claims that Oprah implied the former headmistress is "untrustworthy, failed the students of the academy, did not care about the students at the academy, knew of alleged physical and sexual abuse at the academy and participated in a cover-up of the alleged abuse."

She is asking for a quarter million dollars in damages, seems like a small price to pay for a cover up...

People

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:25 AM | Permalink

David J. Cook, one of the attorneys for the Goldman family. When question on Orange Juice's 12 guilty verdicts, Cook is reported to have commented:

Finders keepers, losers weepers. Going to that Las Vegas hotel room was a very bad idea. Robbing those two snookes was a worse idea. But going to jail for beating Fred Goldman out of a payment for the wrongful death judgment ... priceless

TMZ

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:17 AM | Permalink

Oscar Robertson, a celebrity to all basketball fans out there, allegedly fleeced a company he controlled of 90% of its funds, which he used for himself and his family. The money went on living, as well as on travel and entertainment.

Leo Kelly makes this astounding claim in a Federal lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania. Kelly claims he was in partnership with Robertson in the ex-basketball player's document management company. We are not told what documents they managed or how they managed them.

When the apparently upstanding Kelly complained about Robertson's extravagant use of company funds, he was fired.

But hang on - this can't be right, can it?

Robertson is the guy who changed the face of basketball forever, ironically in another lawsuit. The Oscar Robertson suit was an antitrust lawsuit filed by Robertson against the National Basketball Association. Filed in 1970, the lawsuit was settled in 1976 and resulted in the free agency rules now used in the NBA.

Also ironic is the fact that the University of Cincinnati honored the basket ball player last year, saying he was an entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Well, it seems he is certainly philanthropic in the eyes of his family.

TMZ

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University of Cincinnati

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:15 AM | Permalink

Sharon Stone apparently suggested that her son, Roan, should have Botox injections in his feet to resolve a problem he had with foot odor. Stone's ex-husband, Phil Bronstein, thought the issue could be resolved more readily by ensuring that their son wore socks with his shoes.

Such are the issues that trouble the lives of celebrities except, in this case, this was just one instance of Stone's 'alarmist' parenting disclosed by the judge who rejected her request to move her son down to LA.

In response to the actress' assertion that she put her career on hold for Roan, the judge commented, "If Mother has, in fact, limited her career to make herself available for Roan, she has done little to make this evident to Roan, his school or this Court."

What exciting lives they lead.

TMZ

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 03:32 AM | Permalink

I've left poor Britney alone of late, it seemed to me that she was tragic rather than dumb - then I read something like this!

Britney's lawyer wants the judge to stop the trial concerning the incident last August when the singer crashed into the back of a car in California while she was driving on a Louisiana license.

According to her lawyer, Britney is "unable to participate meaningfully in her defense" - an argument based on the fact that she is still under conservatorship. Given that the conservatorship is scheduled to end next month, this seems to be rather short-sighted on the lawyer's part! Especially given that Brit is planning a new tour.

News Scotsman

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Heather Locklear was seen driving erratically as she left a parking lot, and a California Highway Patrol officer later found her car parked on a highway and blocking a traffic lane. The former Melrose Place actress was arrested Saturday night and booked on suspicion of driving while impaired.

Locklear was released without having to post bail. According to police, alcohol was not involved, but they are conducting tests to determine if Locklear was under the influence of drugs.

The actress' ex, Richie Sambora, was charged with DUI back in March, his daughter Ava was in the car when he was stopped and Sambora pleaded no contest.

Now that both her parents have been busted, what's to become of Ava?

Reuters

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In England, Natasha Kaplinsky is one of a string of celebrity newsreaders who earn in excess of $2 million a year. Kaplinksy, who is eight months pregnant, fell foul of the law last week when she neglected to clear up her dog's poo during an afternoon stroll in a London park.

Her celebrity (or her pregnant belly) must have rattled the mounted policemen, however, because they let her off with a lecture. Lesser mortals are fined up to $2,000 for not cleaning up after their animals. We have these small, green boxes all over the country that are designed to take dog poo; many a happy hour can be spent watching tourists posting their letters and cards home into them.

Daily Mail

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:17 AM | Permalink

George Michael has once again been arrested in public toilets. Granted, they're high class public toilets in the north London suburb of Hampstead. However, a toilet is toilet, wherever it happens to be.

It was on Friday afternoon that our George was found in possession of crack cocaine and cannabis, he hasn't lost his grasp on reality though. Michael is quoted as saying, 'I want to apologize to my fans for screwing up again, and to promise them I'll sort myself out, and to say sorry to everybody else, just for boring them."

Quite.

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:09 AM | Permalink

Terri Hughes, former Playboy producer for Sirius Satellite Radio Playboy show, Night Calls, claims she was sexually and racially abused in the workplace and is suing her employers for an unspecified amount.

In one example, Hughes claims that she was asked to repeatedly wax the butt of co-host Christy Canyon, during a three-hour live broadcast. Hughes also claims that Canyon created a hostile workplace environment when she exposed her genitals and breasts to co-workers and made requests to guests and co-workers to touch her genitals and breasts. She also, apparently, masturbated herself with her hands as well as with various sex toys during live broadcasts of the Night Call show.

Canyon is obviously an exhibitionist - I wonder if she realizes that it's a radio show she's co-hosting.

Stupid Celebrities

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:12 AM | Permalink

Ryan O'Neal and his son, Redmond, were arrested and charged with possessing methamphetamine on Wednesday, following a search of the actor's home. The home was searched in connection with O'Neal Jr's probation case; he pleaded guilty in June to driving under the influence and possession of heroin and methamphetamine. In exchange for starting a drug treatment program and undertaking three years' probation, young O'Neal managed to avoid being locked up.

Given that the last drug bust I wrote about involved Tatum O'Neal, it would seem that drugs are a family trait. But, hey, if daddy does it, then the kids will too.

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 03:28 AM | Permalink

Putin certainly thinks of himself as a celebrity, so I can get round it that way, I suppose...

Reuters report that prosecutors in Russia want to ban South Park, the popular satirical cartoon. They say the series is "extremist" and there have been viewer complaints.

The Russian Union of Christians of Evangelical Faith had asked prosecutors to ban South Park after it said 20 experts had studied the show for its effect on young viewers.

Perhaps Russians don't have an 'off' button on their remote controls. Heck, perhaps they don't have remote controls!

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 03:40 AM | Permalink

Kate Hudson and partner, David Babaii, are being sued by 220 Laboratories (that's the name of the company, not a whole load of laboratories!) for misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud, and breach of contract and confidence.

The problem is with her new hair care range, David Babaii for Wildaid. Apparently, in August 2006, Hudson and Babaii entered into a contract with suppliers of volcanic ash, they agreed that 220 Laboratories would develop and manufacture the new Babaii for Wildaid hair care range.

However, once the dumb couple had a hold of the confidential ingredient list, they took it to other companies in search of a more lucrative deal. They were successful and Universal now make the range.

Gotta get that company right out of their hair?

Celebrity Gossip

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 04:49 AM | Permalink

That well known skin-flint and drummer, Phil Collins, has been ordered to pay his third wife, Orianne Cevey, $50 million in a divorce settlement. That is even more than Paul McCartney had to pay Heather Mills.

As this is the guy who told his second wife he was leaving her via a fax message, I have to say (with tongue firmly in cheek) this couldn't have happened to a nicer person!

I supposes there is some kudos to be gained in shelling out more than Mr McC...

Stupid Celebrities Gossip

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:46 AM | Permalink

Well, I suppose most of us are ex-virgins, but this particular ex-virgin is Shelley Malil, the Indian actor who played Haziz in the movie 40 Year Old Virgin and Chad in the Budweiser Wassup commercials.

According to the San Diego Sheriff's Department, the stabbing occurred sometime before 9 pm in San Marcos, California.

When Shelley Malil discovered his ex-girlfriend in her backyard with another man, he grabbed a knife and stabbed her repeatedly. He then chased her into her home. The victim's male friend received stab wounds to his hands as he tried to deflect the blows. The victim, who was allegedly stabbed up to twenty times, has two children who were present at the time of the attack.

The victim is currently said to be in critical condition, but is expected to survive.

It's ironic in this romantic tragedy to realize that Malil made his name in a romantic comedy.

Wassup indeed.

Stupid Celebrities

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 04:34 AM | Permalink

Hairspray actress, Nikki Blonsky, is not all sweetness and light it seems.

Various sources reveal that, on Wednesday of this week, Blonsky and her father were involved in an airport scuffle with America's Next Top Model contestant, Bianca Golden. Apparently, the Blonksy's refused to move their luggage when Golden, who was traveling with her mother, tried to take one of their reserved seats at the Providenciales International Airport in Turks and Caicos

As a result of the fight that broke out, the sweet faced 19 year old actress was charged with assault and actual bodily harm as well as common assault, her father was charged with grievous bodily harm, and Golden was charged with actual bodily harm and assault. Golden's mother was seriously hurt and had to be airlifted to hospital.

Blonsky Jr and Golden Jr have both been released on bail. Blonsky Snr is being held until August 8.

Silence might be Golden, but Golden certainly isn't silent. And as for the rather rotund Hairspray actress - well, the thought of being in a fight with her makes your hair stand on end.

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 10:12 AM | Permalink

That hunk of a celebrity footballer, Thierry Henry, is heading for a nasty battle - he's told his ex-wife not to expect a cash settlement from him. Ex-wife, Claire Merry, has asked for $20 million; Henry has told her to prepare for a tough battle.

The Henry divorce was precipitated by a raunchy text message on the footballer's phone, he unfortunately scored an own goal when Madame Henry found it.

Merry and Henry, who sound suspiciously like a double act, were married for 4 years and have a daughter, Tea Henry.

Merry vowed to take Henry to the cleaners in an endeavor to get as much as possible out of him.

Not such a merry ending.

Stupid Celebrities Gossip

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:05 AM | Permalink

Anne Hathaway of The Devil Wears Prada fame (as opposed to the one of Shakespeare fame) has had her diaries seized by the FBI. If they were short of a little bedside reading, I would suggest they'd be better off with the original Ann Hathaway's diaries!

Hathaway (Mark II) allegedly split up with Raffaello Follieri last month, shortly before his arrest on suspicion of dodgy dealings. Her ex-paramour was charged with a dozen counts of federal wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering and will remain in jail until he can post $21 million bail.

Hathaway, meanwhile, has been partying fit to bust at the Martini Beach restaurant, where she karaoke'd the night away.

Gossip Girls
Celebrity Cafe

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:31 AM | Permalink

Amy Winehouse's husband, Blake Fielder-Civil has been jailed for perverting the course of justice and beating up a pub landlord. The 26 year old was sentenced to 27 months and told by Judge David Radford at Snaresbrook Crown Court, East London, that he had behaved in a "gratuitous, cowardly and disgraceful" way.

Fielder-Civil, and his friend beat up the landlord of the Macbeths pub in Hoxton, East London, in June 2006. The landlord sustained such serious injuries that he needed plates put into his face to repair a broken cheekbone.

Cowardly Fielder-Civil and his friend enlisted two other friends to pay Mr King $400,000 to ensure he did not testify. The so-called friends then attempted to sell footage of the pay-off to a newspaper reporter.

Nothing funny about any of that eh? No - but what is funny is the fact that Fielder-Civil appealed to a judge to let him walk free so he could become a role model for the troubled singer. That's like asking Britney to model the perfect mother.

Daily Telegraph

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 10:06 AM | Permalink

Oh, and that was after he pulled up the tank top and bra of a 17-year-old girl in the same parking lot. The very aptly named Andy Dick was arrested on charges of drug possession and sexual battery; he was described by officers as being "extremely intoxicated." When searched, marijuana and Xanax were found in the not very funny comedian's pockets.

The (oops, sorry,) Mr Dick was booked at 4:30am on felony possession of narcotics, misdemeanor possession of marijuana and misdemeanor sexual battery. He was later released on $5,000 bail from the Riverside County jail. His court date was set for August 12

The Gossip Girls

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 10:45 AM | Permalink

Khloe Kardashian is off to prison in a couple of days time, she has until this Friday, July 18th to turn herself in. The reality show star was ordered to spend up to 30 days in jail for violating a probation order stemming from a 2007 drunken driving arrest.

So, given that it was booze that got her into this mess, how do you think Kardashian spent her last few hours before being incarcerated? That's right, she went bar hopping in LA, apparently making appearances at the trendy Villa Lounge, as well as stopping by the Gamespot party at the Goa night club. She posed for photographers and sipped champagne with friends before being picked up by a car service and taken home.

Well, at least she had the good sense not to drive.

Oh, and Kardashian's late father gained fame for helping to represent O.J. Simpson after his accusation for murder. I know there's a joke there somewhere, I just can't find it.

The Gossip Girls

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 10:21 AM | Permalink

According to CBS News, Christie Brinkley wants Cook in her children's lives - presumably referring to her estranged husband, Peter Cook, whom she is divorcing.

I think that CBS probably misheard - what Brinkley wants is A Cook in her children's lives. After all, Uptown Girls don't bake cookies. Do they?

CBS News

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:43 AM | Permalink

That's what friends of Crocodile Dundee, Paul Hogan, should be saying to him right now.

Hogan has challenged Australian Tax Authorities to locate him in the US and get him for tax evasion. The actor, who predicts that if he lands in Australia he will be arrested, claims that Australian tax officials are illegally trying to get his banking records and documents to charge him.

Stupid Celebrities Gossip

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:43 AM | Permalink

Dr Jan Adam is the doctor who performed cosmetic surgery on the mother of rap artist Kanye West, Dr Donda West. Dr West died last year from complications that developed after her surgery.

Apparently Jan Adams' medical license has expired. Not only that, yesterday he was arrested for driving up a ramp the wrong way.

I can't quite work out how you drive up a ramp the wrong way, perhaps you have to be drunk to work that one out, which is exactly what happened in this case. Adams has been charged with DUI having failed a field sobriety test and being found to be driving on a suspended license. He is currently being held at the Solano County Jail.

There is no way I would let somebody who can't tell one end of a ramp from the other take a scalpel to my nose!

Stupid Celebrities

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:29 AM | Permalink

But, the way things are going for rapper, 50 Cent, may soon represent the state of his finances as well as his name.

Earlier this month, New York judge ordered 50 Cent not to sell the $2.4 million property where his ex-girlfriend, Shaniqua Tompkins, lived with their son. The property was destroyed by fire, which police were investigating as 'suspicious.' It wasn't all bad - Tompkins was ordered to pay the rapper, real name Curtis Jackson, $4,500 in rent for staying in the house during its final month.

Now the rapper has been ordered to surrender any guns he might have after a judge on Friday issued a temporary restraining order requested by Tompkins.

It was only 5 years ago that 50 Cent released his debut album, but since then he has built a business with a record label, a clothing and footwear line, ring tones and video games. He has also starred in a movie based on his life, "Get Rich or Die Tryin' "

Now is that life imitating art, or vice versa?

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 06:51 AM | Permalink

British supermodel, Naomi Campbell, has avoided jail for her Heathrow air-rage incident, despite pleading guilty to assaulting two police officers back in April. Instead of six months in prison and a $9,800 fine, Ms Campbell has been ordered to do 200 hours of community service and to pay compensation of around $400 to one of the police officers, $300 to the flight captain, and $4,600 in fines.

This isn't the first time that Campbell has done community service, of course, last year in New York she mopped floors and cleaned toilets for five days.

She also took anger management classes. They didn't work.

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 11:48 AM | Permalink

Linda Hogan is showing no mercy to her soon to be ex-husband,wrestler Hulk Hogan; she has asked that Terry Bollea, aka Hulk Hogan, be held in contempt of court until he has paid his agreed share of their $4.2 million condominium in Las Vegas.

Mrs Hogan has already deposited her share of the money towards the condo. The condo was in escrow when the Hogans filed their divorce papers. The court order requested for both Hogans to close the deal and place the property into their common community lot.

She's not without heart though, she wants Hulk jailed in Pinellas County, where their son, Nick Hogan, was jailed.

Stupid Celebrities Gossip

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:15 AM | Permalink

Now, if you don't know who Scott Storch is, let me enlighten you - he is the music producer and songwriter partially responsible for the success of Mariah Carey and Christine Aguiliera. But let's not hold that against him, the boy's in a bit of trouble - there is a warrant out for his arrest due to his failure to pay $500,000 in back taxes. He also owes $100,000 in back payments on child support.

In 2007, Vanessa Bellido claimed that Storch was the biological father of her sixteen year old son; the composer acknowledged his paternity and made payments until Jan. 2008. Vanessa made an emergency petition for child support as she claimed that her son had to sleep on a couch in their shared room. He also gave his son a car that has since been repossessed.

Maybe Storch could make an emergency petition for support because he is sleeping on a couch in a shared room - I'm sure Ms Bellido would be happy to help.

Stupid Celebrities Gosip

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:34 AM | Permalink

From English tabloid paper, The Sun, comes the news that troubled singer Amy Winehouse is employing 5 minders for her imprisoned husband, Blake, at a cost of £1,000 a week. Blake Fielder-Civil is on remand at Pentonville jail awaiting his trial for assault.

Winehouse is, allegedly, also funding a continuing supply of cocaine and heroin to her husband while he is locked up.

The news comes hot on the heels of yet another video showing the couple taking drugs and having sex in public.

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 07:15 AM | Permalink

Actually, not a dumb celebrity at all - just a very dumb celebrity lawyer!

Mike Roman works as a criminal defense attorney in Chicago. Out of hours, he fronts for a rock band that goes under the name of "Mike Roman and the Telstars." They even have a new album out.

By the sound of things, Roman is something of a pushy character and, on Friday, he was thrown out of court for trying to push his demo CD onto R Kelly during the rapper's child pornography trial.

Kelly, quite politely it has to be said, declined the disc, but Roman persisted to push. Kelly continued to decline, eventually reminding the attorney that he (KelLy)was subject to a gag order and wasn't allowed to talk to anybody.

Roman, determined not to be beaten, offered to leave the disc with Kelly.

Kelly didn't want the bloody disc. Kelly didn't want Roman to speak to him. Kelly, still polite, asked to be left alone.

Eventually, other attorneys in the court room came to Kelly's aid, and Roman was detained. Even then he couldn't see the error of his ways: "I’m a lawyer and I’m musician," he said, "what’s wrong with that?"

Roman eventually complied with an order to leave the courtroom, but not before trying to sell a copy of the aforementioned new album to one of Kelly’s defense attorneys for $15.

Let's hope, for Roman's sake, that he's understands the music scene better than he understands the legal scene. Although this shameless self promotion would suggest that he doesn't.

Wall Street Journal

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NO JUST SO CRACKED, SHE OBVIOUSLY BROKEN...

Actress, Tatum O'Neal, was arrested on Sunday after being spotted buying crack on the Lower East Side, close to where she lives.

Before they found her bag of crack, her bag of coke and her crack pipe, the actress insisted she was just researching an acting role.

After they found her, um, accoutrements, she changed her story to: "I’ve been clean for a long time. Today was the first time I was relapsing, but you guys saved me! Can you let me go?"

They obviously didn't fall for her acting - she was booked for seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance

Huffington Post

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 05:01 AM | Permalink

Okay, I have to 'fess up front that I have never heard of this guy but he is, apparently, a celebrity in the world of boy bands, having launched The Backstreet Boys and NSync. Hmm..

Anyway, Pearlman was sentenced on Wednesday to 25 years in prison, after swindling investors and major U.S. banks out of more than $300 million. His twenty-year long scam, which involved tempting individuals and banks to invest millions of dollars in two companies that existed only on paper, has been described as 'audacious.'

Even more audacious was the fact that Swineman (sorry, Pearlman) tried to delay his sentencing so that he had time to continue work on his new 'project', European pop band US 5.

This pearl of a man actually proposed that he had authorized access to the internet to carry on his business dealings while he is in jail. Unsurprisingly, access was denied.

I know that, somewhere in there, is a one liner about pearls before swine but I just can't get my brain around it. So insert your own joke at this point.

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:47 AM | Permalink

ALLEGEDLY, OF COURSE!

Lindsay Lohan is being sued for allegedly stealing an $11,000 mink coat from a New York Student, apparently making off with the coat after a party that both women attended in Manhattan. The next time Masha Markova, the rightful owner of the coat, saw her prized possession, it was draped across Lohan in a photograph in OK magazine. Markova said the coat was eventually returned to her, but that it smelled of cigarettes and liquor.

What intrigues me is, sadly, not that Lindsay Lohan should accidentally pick up a mink coat that doesn't belong to her; rather, it is the fact that a student can afford to frequent a Manhattan night club while sporting a mink coat!

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:43 AM | Permalink

ENSURE THAT THE LEGAL OWNER IS STILL IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING FIRST!

Jamar Hornsby, who plays football for the Universiry of Florida, was arrested on Friday, accused of using a dead woman’s credit card.

Hornsby surrendered himself and appeared at Alachua County Court to face the charges. The credit card belonged to James Slonina and was used by his daughter, Ashley Slonina. Ashley was killed in a motorbike accident, along with another footballer from Florida University, Michael Guilford. The dead woman was the girlfriend of Joe Haden, another Florida football player.

So, Hornsby must have known that the girl was dead. Bit of an own goal there son.

Stupid Celebrities Gossip

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:51 AM | Permalink

Colin Leahy, who auditioned for season three of American Idol, has been arrested for sending sexual messages to a 12 year old teenager and accused with propositioning a 10 year old while working as a volunteer at a Broooklyn elementary school. Both the youngsters he preyed upon were male.

When Colin was auditioning for American Idol, he told the judges that fellow contestant, Clay Aiken, and himself were once fellow camp counselors.

He never said which definition of 'camp' he was using....

Stupid Celebrities Gossip

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:47 AM | Permalink

AND THAT, ESSENTIALLY, WAS WHAT GOT HIM INTO THE SITUATION IN THE FIRST PLACE!

Brazilian striker, Ronaldo, is at pains to explain that he is "tearful, ashamed, and completely heterosexual" following his assignation with three transvestites in Rio de Janeiro last week. He took the three 'girls' to a motel after having a bust-up with his girlfriend. He went to the motel believing that they were call girls but later discovered that they were not girls at all.

So, does that mean its okay to take three call girls back to a motel then - as long as they don't have penises? I have to say I'm a little concerned to read that he is recovering from a knee injury. I want to know if he sustained the injury before, during, or after his time with the 'girls.'

Stuff

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:19 AM | Permalink

CSI star, Gary Dourdan, saw the real CSI at work recently when police officers found certain substances in his car - those substances are believed to be cocaine, heroin, Ecstasy, plus various prescription drugs.

The 41 year old dumb celebrity was found asleep in the driver's seat of a parked car before dawn on Monday in Palm Springs, about 100 miles east of LA. Of course, not wishing to draw any attention to himself, the star had parked on the wrong side of the street and left his interior light on. See, they get addicted to the spotlight these people, I suspect he continuously opens the door of his refrigerator too!

He was released on $5,000 bail. What's that phrase about life imitating art?

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 11:52 AM | Permalink

Troubled British singer, Amy Whitehouse, has just scored another massive hit - on a a 38 year-old man in the street. The singer had enjoyed a night out on the town and was rather the worse for wear; a good Samaritan offered to hail her a cab for which his reward was a head butt from the singer. She had also punched a guy in the face because he refused make way for her at the pool table.

Later she walked into a lampost while smoking cannabis (or something!). That's not her usual sort of smack, is it.

She wasn't so much bar-hopping as bar-staggering. At one point, Winehouse apparently screamed "I am a legend, get these people out. I want to take drugs." Well, she had at least two hits!

She was due to be questioned today (Friday) on the grounds of assault.

The Sun

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:01 AM | Permalink

I've been trying to come up with a US equivalent of Britain's Pete Doherty, the shambling wreck of a man who was once supermodel Kate Moss's lover. I don't think you have anybody quite so pathetic!

Latest news about the ex Baby Shambles singer is from jail, where he is serving a 14 week sentence for drug offenses. Apparently, the dumb celebrity has been transferred into the high security unit after prison officials informed him that there was a plot to attack him. Apparently he has been borrowing from other inmates so that he can buy luxuries, like toiletries and cigarettes. Trouble is, he hasn't been paying the money back and he has asked ex Kate Moss for help in clearing his debts. So he's not only stupid, he has no pride either.

Gonna be a long 14 weeks I think.

ITN

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:53 AM | Permalink

Bridget Bardot has been charged for the fifth time since 1997 with inciting racial hatred. The 73 year old former blond bombshell went on trial on Tuesday for insulting Muslims. She faces a two-month suspended prison sentence and a fine of $23,760 for commenting that the Muslim community was destroying France and "imposing its acts." Previous comments from Bardot are not confined to Muslims, although she has said that France is being invaded by sheep-slaughtering Muslims; she has also published a book that attacks gays, immigrants and the unemployed.

Reading this, its hardly surprising that the prosecutor in the case is quoted as saying:

"I am a little tired of prosecuting Mrs Bardot."

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 10:50 AM | Permalink

IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA TO GROPE THEM!

The 24 year old nanny who was sued by Rob Lowe and his wife for violating a confidentiality agreement, has claimed that the star groped and sexually harassed her, and has filed a counter-suit against the couple.

Nanny Jessica Gibson says that Lowe stuck his hands into her panties, grabbed her bottom, exposed himself, masturbated in front of her and showed her pornography. She also claims that Mrs Lowe told the nanny that she would never get married because only married men would be attracted to her. Nice eh?

Gibson is seeking $50,000 in general damages plus unspecified punitive damages and unpaid wages; she was paid $18 an hour by the Lowes.

This is not the first time that 'Lowest of the Lowe' Rob has been involved in a sex scandal - in the 1980's he was videotaped having sex with two young women, one of them only a teenager.

Seems that Rob's interests are definitely beLOWE the waist when it comes to young women.

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 10:39 AM | Permalink

In an attempt to keep his little girl safe, Britney Spears' father had banned her from using her car. Recently, however, his attitude softened and he gave his daughter "permission" to tool around the block in her car. (And we wonder why the girl fails to grow up!).

Anyway, Britney may be about to have her driving privileges revoked - she caused a minor accident on the LA Freeway yesterday evening when, in stop-and-go traffic, she forgot the 'stop' bit. She failed to stop her Mercedes in time, rear-ending the car in front, causing the car in front of her to rear end the car in front.....

Strangely, although the accident was attended by the California Highway Police, no tickets were issued. Wonder why that was then...

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:12 AM | Permalink

It sounds like pure cinema, a wigged and gowned London judge stared down from the bench onto a Stormtrooper in London on Tuesday.

Well, he stared down onto a Stormtrooper costume and nine masks anyway, as the breach of copyright case between Star Wars' George Lucas and props designer Andrew Ainsworth got underway.

Ainsworth is charged with breach of copyright because he sells replicas of the Star Wars characters from his London studio but he argues that copyright has expired and, anyway, it belongs to him, and not to George Lucas.

Lucas and his associates have already won a $20 million claim against Ainsworth.

I think Ainsworth should beware of the dark side.

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 11:18 AM | Permalink

After her latest violent outburst, British Airways have banned Naomi Campbell from using the airline. Her latest outburst, last week in the trouble-stricken new Heathrow Terminal Five, culminated in her assaulting a police officer.

Campbell hoped that the situation could be "resolved amicably," however, BA don't seem to want to be friends with the violent and abusive catwalk model.

Given the debacle over the opening of Terminal Five, I can't help wondering if this situation is being used as a smokescreen for BA. With hundreds of flights canceled and tens of thousands of bags gone missing, they're probably grateful for the light entertainment provided by Campbell.

Campbell will probably be delighted to hear that a large percentage of the missing bags have turned up in Madrid - the home of high fashion.

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 07:06 AM | Permalink

Nicholas Cage has won and apology and damages from actress Kathleen Turner following the claims she made about him in her autobiography. The actress not only said that the actor had twice been arrested for drunk driving, but also that he had once stolen a chihuahua.

Not that Nicholas Cage read Ms Turner's autobiography; the offending piece appeared in English newspaper, The Daily Mail, which serialized the book. The extract appeared under the headline, "Why I hate Burt Reynolds and Nicholas Cage."

Hmm - perhaps she'll write a sequel - "Why I hate Nicholas Cage even more than before."

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 11:26 AM | Permalink

The British have suspected it for years but now their suspicions have been confirmed by the highest court in the land. Paul Burrell is a liar. This man, Princess Diana's alleged 'rock' has spent the years since her death cashing in on his privileged relationship with the Princess.

Yesterday, in his summing up speech at the Diana Inquest, Lord Justice Scott Baker said it was "blindingly obvious" that butler Paul Burrell — who was more concerned with exploiting his connection to Diana — "hadn't told the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth" during three days of testimony.

Well, hallelujah, it's about time that this obsequious man had the shabby truth revealed. He is still making money from his connections to the Princess, with his Royal Butler Collection. It's telling though that he spends more time in the US than he does in the UK - we saw through him years ago.

Mohammad Al Fayed should put him on the payroll - takes one deluded idiot to recognize another one.

Paul Burrell may or may not have been Diana's rock. Diana is certainly Paul Burrell's pension.

MSNBC

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 10:30 AM | Permalink

Even after all these years, the surviving members of The Doors are squabbling. Having split up after Jim Morrison's death; they are still involved in legal wrangling.

Drummer John Densmore has been involved in legal battle with guitarist Robby Krieger and keyboardist Ray Manzarek over their use of the name "The Doors of the 21st Century." A judge eventually told them to stop using that name.

According to court papers, the Densmore lawsuit cost Manzarek and Doors Touring, Inc. more than $3 million in legal fees. Amid that fight, Manzarek filed a commercial liability insurance policy that includes a clause protecting against advertising injury, which refers to losses from things such as slander, libel and privacy infringement.

Manzarek notified his insurers of the Densmore suite, but they refused coverage. However, this decision was overruled in the court of appeals, with the advice that the lower court should review the previous ruling.

Morrison will be turning in his grave. The phrase "Doors of the 21st Century" is a contradiction in terms.

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 11:10 AM | Permalink

To Eric Clapton, BB King, and other guitar heroes of my generation, Gibson guitars are certainly celebrities - so I think I can just about get away with this one!

Gibson Guitar announced yesterday that it had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Viacom Inc's MTV networks and Harmonix, as well as Electronic Arts, about the "Guitar Hero" video games. These stunningly popular games allow, nay encourage, those air guitarists among us. You are provided with a plastic guitar shaped thingie, which you play in time to the notes on the television screen. Just in case you're interested, my rendition of the old Bon Jovi number, Sweet Child of Mine has to be seen to be believed.

I digress.

Gibson said the games violate a 1999 patent for technology to simulate a musical performance. Harmonix developed the first "Guitar Hero" game and was later bought by MTV. Electronic Arts and another company, Activision Inc, as well as several retailers, either develop, distribute or sell one or several of the games in the "Guitar Hero" series.

Harmonix have given a metaphorical finger to Gibson by saying, 'This lawsuit is completely without merit and we intend to defend it vigorously.' EA have declined to comment.

Activision licensed the rights to model its video controllers on Gibson guitar models and to use their likenesses in the game. The company has said that by waiting three years to raise its claim, Gibson had granted an implied license for any technology.

Reuters

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British author Sebastian Horsley was denied entry into the US yesterday on the grounds of 'moral turpitude.' The author of Dandy in the Underworld, his autobiography that details his sex and drug addictions, said he thought that the problem might have been his flamboyant dress and top hat.

I don't suppose for one minute that his exclusion could have anything to do with his admissions about sleeping with more than 1,000 prostitutes, working as a male escort, or being in and out of rehab to treat drug addiction. Or his staged self-crucifixion in the Philippines in 2000.

Horsley's parting shot, as he was loaded on a plane bound for the UK was, "God bless America, land of the free, but sadly not the home of the depraved."

You read it here first folks!

Reuters

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Heather Mills yesterday professed herself to be happy with her divorce settlement from ex Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney. Okay, she gave out mixed messages, I mean, if she was so happy why did she throw a jug of water over Sir Paul's lawyer's head? Never mind, I thought, let's give her the benefit of the doubt.

Then today, details of the trial were published and poor (sorry, rich) old Heather doesn't come out of it too well.

The Judge in the trial said that Heather Mills gave "inconsistent and inaccurate" evidence, and said that she was a less than impressive witness.

Still, if being less than impressive gets you $34,000 for each day of a four-year marriage, perhaps she's not as stupid as she looks.

Reuters

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NONETHELESS, YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE HE'S NUTS TOO!

Police in Pennsylvania said that they've arrested a naked man who ran amok on Friday, attacking businesses near a resort area.

A supermarket and the nearby Willow Valley Resort hotel are assessing the damage. Authorities said some office space at the hotel was trashed, a forklift was driven into an interior wall, and an overhead sewer pipe was damaged.

Police said the man then entered a nearby market, and threw a 300-pound pizza oven to the floor. Among other equipment damaged in the incident -- which was captured on surveillance cameras -- was a $90,000 meat-wrapping machine.

The 28-year-old suspect had reportedly been a guest at the resort.

He's now charged with risking a catastrophe, criminal mischief, open lewdness and other counts. He's been held in Lancaster County Prison on $200,000 bail. And I hope his nuts are no longer visible.

Local6.com

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Back in December, when PGA tour golfer Tripp Isenhour, was filming a video segment for his television show "Shoot Like A Pro" he apparently killed a protected bird.

The bird, a red-shouldered hawk, was making such a noise that the crew had to do a second take. Isenhour tried to hit the bird, supposedly in an effort to silence it, from 300 yards away but he was unsuccessful. When the bird moved to another tree, just 75 yards away, Isenhour was heard to say "I'll get him now." And after taking about ten shots, he did just that - knocking the hawk out of the tree and causing it to fall 30' to the ground, where it lay bleeding from both nostrils. At this point, the golfer apparently said "I didn't think I would hit it." That's how you shoot like a pro, then.

The golfer, whose real name is John Henry Isenhour III, was charged with cruelty to animals and killing a migratory bird.

This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'target golf.'

Local6.com

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Unless fallen pop idol, Michael Jackson, pays a balance of nearly $25 million he will lose his Neverland ranch; which will be sold to the highest bidder. The county recorder's Web site shows that a Notice of Trustees Sale was filed against Neverland Valley Ranch on Monday.

Jackson has rarely visited his once beloved ranch since his acquittal of child molestation charges in 2005, and in 2006 state authorities ordered the property shuttered and fined Jackson for failing to pay his employees or maintain proper insurance. The zoo animals have reportedly been removed.

Should have stopped before he got enough, shouldn't he.

Reuters

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In British Columbia, startled motorists contacted the police to report the fact that three people were having sex. Nothing wrong with that you might think - good luck to 'em. Thing is, there were in a car on the Trans Canada Highway at the time.

The three, erm, performers, - a male and two females - were described as 'wanting to attract attention from other motorists.' Well, I suppose, having sex would be the way to do it - especially since the male participant was also driving the car.

The owner of the vehicle was traced from the license plates and officers went to that address to await the car's return, Rice said.

On arrival, only one of the women was inside with the male driver, who said he had dropped the other woman off. The woman has been sent off for psychiatric reports but - get this - as the police did not witness the sex acts, the man can only be charged with driving without due care and attention.

Some guys have all the luck, eh?

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Tucker Chapman, the son of Dog the Bounty Hunter, was forcibly removed to the Oahu Correction Facility last Friday for violating multiple terms of his parole.

Dog the Bounty Hunter discovered that his annoying Pup was involved in drugs and threatened to tell the boy's parole officer. In return, Tucker taped his dad in the middle of a bigoted rant about the son's black girlfriend; a rant that resulted in Dog the B's show being pulled from the airwaves.

However, Tucker's parole officer performed a surprise home inspection and found reasons to take Tucker into the slammer. Fido apparently has a string of violations included associating with felons, failing a drug test and escaping from a rehab facility.

Chicago Tribune

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Okay, I'm sure this guy is a celebrity in some folk's eyes - DJ Raymond Bingham, better known as Grooverider, has been jailed for four years after having been caught in possession of marijuana in Dubai.

Now, I know I'm getting on in years but I've had my moments, and in none of those moments would I have considered taking drugs to Dubai. We all knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that these countries had a zero tolerance - and that was putting it very mildly indeed.

The 40-year-old disc jockey was arrested at Dubai airport on November 23 when customs officials found a transparent bag containing 2.16 grams of marijuana in his luggage.

Reuters

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Boxer Oscar De La Hoya failed to show for a scheduled court appearance on Friday, when he was due to answer allegations of fraud, defamation and the infliction of emotional distress. The $25 million suit has been brought against De La Hoya by his ex-lover, Milana Dravnel, who is also an ex-striptease artist. The case is based on photographs taken of an unusually clad De La Hoya last May. In the pictures, the welterweight boxer is wearing fishnets and a tutu.

When told of De La Hoya's no show, Dravnel also left, leaving the judge to preside over a case where there was no plaintiff and no defendant.

Quite apt really - a lot of hot air about nothing.

New York times

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but that's enough of Paul McCartney's personal life.

Sir Paul McCartney is said to have agreed to a historic divorce settlement which will see Heather Mills walk away with a record £55million, the Daily Mail reported today. Just think of how many new legs Heather can buy with that little lot - why, she could have a new one very day!

Apparently, she found it hard to contain her joy yesterday. Well, I'm not surprised - they were only married for four years, so she's earned nearly £14,000,000 per year. I just hope that her 15 minutes of fame is now over.

Daily Mail

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or will somebody be bailing Bai Ling out?

Actress Bai Ling (no, I've never heard of her either but apparently she was in a couple editions of Lost) has been booked on suspicion of shoplifting.

The actress(!) apparently pocketed two gossip magazines and two packs of AAA batteries from LAX airport shop, Crews of California. The total worth of her loot was $16.00 and she will appear in court on 5th May.

At least that's an appearance that can go in her portfolio. I just wonder what she wanted the batteries for!

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The ABC network are facing a proposed fine of $1.4 million for alleged indecency for broadcasting an episode of NYPD Blue that featured a woman's buttocks and the side of one of her breasts before the 10 p.m. watershed.

ABC are opposing the fine (well, they would, wouldn't they) because they say the true to life storylines of this critically acclaimed drama were well recognized.

$1.4 million is a lot of money for a bum and just half a boob, I dread to think what a whole boob would cost.

Reuters

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I do hope they can, because this is the first Dumb Celebrity news I've been able to post for ages. Sure there's Britney and Amy but I don't believe in kicking a woman when she's already down - where's the sport in that?

But, I hear that fashion designer Mark Jacobs' company is under investigation for allegedly attempting to bribe a state armory into letting them hold a fashion show there.

On Wednesday, New York State Attorney, Andrew Cuomo, announced that a former superintendent of the 69th Regiment Armory, James Jackson, had been indicted for extortion and bribery. Jackson ran the armory for over eight years, and is charged with demanding over $30,000 to allow Marc Jacobs to hold fashion shows and other events at the facility.

The armory is the home of military units currently deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq. Maybe Marc Jacobs should join them, taking James Jackson with him.

Reuters

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I'm sure I've written about this guy before, I dunno - the names of all of them are equally as dumb. Anyway, rapper Lil Wayne has been arrested in southwestern Arizona on suspicion of possessing cocaine and ecstasy, as well as drug paraphernalia. The arrest happened when his charter bus was stopped at a California-Arizona border checkpoint. Border patrol agents stopped the bus at about 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday after a dog alerted them to possible drugs on board,

Now, I don't know about you but if I was a rapper with a previous record of drug and gun possession, and if I was crossing the state border, where there are bound to be guards and law enforcement agents of all sorts, I would not be found in possession of drugs. I'd have thought things through and made sure there was nothing on me at the critical time.

Maybe the drugs have addled his brain or maybe he was always stupid.

Reuters

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Okay, you've just done time for drunken driving and violating your probation, although, to your credit, you got off early for exemplary behavior. What's the first thing you do? Perhaps you just go home and chill out in the comfort of your own space, go see your mom - something harmless anyways.

That's not what Kiefer Sutherland did - oh no - he launched himself straight into a 24 hour drinking marathon with friends, even though he has been ordered by the court to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and is on probation for another five years.

Maybe the drink has addled his brain.

Daily Mail

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Well, perhaps thirty-years ago he was, but do underage children count?

Nevertheless, the sexual misdemeanors of film Director Roman Polanski are coming back to haunt him. A US filmmaker has released a film that deals with Polanski's conviction for having sex with a thirteen-year old that led to him fleeing the US.

"Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired" debuted this weekend at Sundance, the top U.S. event for independent movies, and already director Marina Zenovich's nonfiction film has secured a worldwide distribution deal from the powerful Weinstein Co.

Polanski, of course, has gone on to great heights but he has never returned to the US and he has never cleared his name. The director thinks that all men share a desire for young women.

Dumb or sick? You decide.

Reuters

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...in a mortuary.

Ooops, sorry no, got that wrong. She's going to the morgue to learn what her addiction to drink and drugs could do to her.

Reuters

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Despite being under investigation for tax fraud, Blade actor, Wesley Snipes, paid no federal taxes on the $37.9 million he earned between1999 to 2004. To make matters worse, during the six years Snipes failed to file income tax returns or pay taxes, he also tried to get fraudulent refunds from the IRS totaling $11.3 million for taxes he paid in 1996 and 1997.

The trial is due to begin on Monday in Ocala, Florida.

Snipes has played the race card before, don't think betting on black will bring him any luck this time.

Reuters

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For the benefit of non-UK residents, Jeremy Clarkson is the high profile presenter of Top Gear, a television program dedicated to luxury cars and high speed antics. He is also the self-proclaimed voice of reason.

Commenting on the recent government scandal concerning the loss of CDs containing the banking details of seven million people, Clarkson branded the whole event a "storm in a teacup," and the issue of identity theft a scam.

To underline his comments that our financial details were made public with every check we write, Clarkson went to the extraordinary length of publishing his own bank account details, including sort code and account number, in The Sunday Times (the biggest selling quality Sunday newspaper in the UK). To hammer the point home, he also gave details of how to find his home address, together with details of the car he drives.

Surprise, surprise - Clarkson has lost at least $1,000 after an unidentified reader set up an automatic payment from his account to the British Diabetic Association. Well, at least it is a charity that's called the bluffer's bluff. To make matters worse for Mr Clarkson (but a whole lot more amusing for the rest of us), the Data Protection Act means that the bank cannot identify the culprit, neither can they stop it happening again.

I'll leave the last words to motor mouth himself:

"Contrary to what I said at the time, we must go after the idiots who lost the discs and stick cocktail sticks in their eyes until they beg for mercy."

Press Association

About Jeremy Clarkson

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Britney Spear's law firm, Trope and Trope, have asked to be relieved as her attorneys. The firm says there’s been a "breakdown" in communication with her that makes their representation of her "impossible." They will be the third legal team since the Fall of 2007 to part company with the pop princess.

Ah well, maybe it'll be fourth time lucky.

MSNBC

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Atlanta based Yung Joc is, I am told, a rapper or should that be wrapper, given the handgun and armor piercing ammo found concealed in his luggage recently? Initially denying any knowledge of the 'extras' in his luggage, Yung Joc was released on $50,000 bond and scheduled for a court appearance.

Now you would think, wouldn't you, that given this amazing stroke of luck, Joc would have dressed smartly and arrived promptly at the court hearing. Nope - he was delayed, apparently due to family obligations, and arrived for his scheduled Wednesday morning appearance on Wednesday afternoon.

The judge, needless to say, was less than impressed and has scheduled another court appearance for 25 January.

Given that the concealed weapon charge carries a potential 18-month prison term, it seems that Yung Joc's million seller "It's Goin' Down" may have been prophetically titled.

Reuters

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New York State Supreme Court Justice Marcy Friedman has grown so tired of a series of lawsuits and countersuits that have arisen surrounding Sean Connery's house renovation that she has barred both sides from filing any more lawsuits without her express permission.

The problem arises from the fact that the Connerys occupy the top two floors of the house and another family, the Sultans, occupy the lower floors. The Sultans have taken issue with the noise and fumes that have arisen from the Connery's building works. They are, apparently, very shaken and very stirred.

Seattle Times

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Prestigious jewelers Van Cleef and Arpels have sued German supermodel Heidi Klum, claiming that she copied their vintage clover design. They are seeking more than $25,000 in damages from Klum's company, Heidi Klum GmbH.

Listen guys - she's not gonna miss that quarter million, I just visited her site where she sells all sorts of stuff, including husband Seal's cds and her own signature!

Reuters

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When Mel Gibson was arrested for drunk driving last year, he caused outrage with the anti-semitic comments he spat at the arresting officers. Now those same officers have been disciplined because they gave Gibson treatment that could be viewed as 'preferential.'

Well, it certainly seems that his treatment wasn't kosher! He wasn't palm printed, he didn't sign a statement, and an officer took Gibson to the pound to collect his car.

The moral of the story: if you're charged with DUI and want the cops to go easy on you, treat them to a screaming anti-semitic tirade. Beware, however, 'cos if your name's Paris it just ain't gonna work.

Reuters

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British singer, Amy Winehouse, she of the marvelous voice and muddled brain, has been arrested as part of an investigation into perverting the course of justice. I reported her husband's similar circumstances on this same blog a few weeks ago. He remains in custody.

Winehouse has canceled all future engagements saying that she can't possibly work while her husband is behind bars and, earlier this month, she was pictured wandering the streets of London at dawn wearing only a bra and jeans.

Poor Amy, can a celebrity ever have been more aptly named. When they next try to make her go to rehab, she sould say, 'yes, yes, yes.'

Reuters

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Paris Hilton, that is...

It all started in September last year, when the hotel heiress was arrested for drunk driving and had her driver's license suspended. Silly Hilton continued to drive. She did well because it wasn't until January 2007 that she was pulled over for driving without a license. Obviously slow to learn, our girl was pulled over again in February, for driving without a license and speeding as well. Not the brightest thing she's ever done, and that's really saying something!

This time around, prosecutors decided that Paris needed to be taught a lesson for breaking the law, and in May 2007, she was sentenced to 45 days in jail.

She went to jail after the MTV movie award in June 2007. As with everything else in her life, her time as a jail bird wasn't easy as she bounced from solitary confinement, to a day of house arrest and back to jail again.

Saying that jail had 'changed her' Paris said she was gonna drop the dumb blond act. I'm glad it was an act, I didn't believe that anybody could be naturally that stupid. She says that she's going to be devoting time to charity - hmmm, she's probably focusing on charity beginning at home.

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Can a show be classified as a celebrity? Surely, The Price is Right can...

Donna Tillman won the 2004 Pontiac GTO Coupe during her June 28, 2004, appearance on the game show. But, after she had paid for taxes and license, she was told that the car that had appeared on the show had mechanical problems.

Some eight weeks later, a car was delivered but it was not the car that had appeared on the show - it also had more miles on the clock than the displayed model. However, that was only the beginning of Tillman's problems: when she took her prize for a service at a dealership in her hometown she learned the car had major damage to its frame that had been repaired and concealed.

Now the supplier of the original vehicle is claiming that Tillman had wrecked the car herself and was trying to lay the blame for the damage on him. However, Tillman's defense claim that it was having the car repaired after a minor shunt that revealed the fact that the major damage the automobile had sustained.

Donna Tillman, come on down. Let's play Pass the Buck!

Reuters

Price is Right Game Directory

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Aging German playboy, Rolf Eden, has filed suit against a 19-year-old Berlin woman because she refused to have sex with him, saying the he was too old for her . Eden is 77 and was shattered by the refusal because, he says, no woman has ever said that to him before. I wonder how many 19 year olds he has propositioned.

He regards himself has having been discriminated against due to his age. Well, I've seen the picture and, apart from being old, he's butt ugly too!

This man is well known in Germany for having been the king of Berlin nightlife in the 1950s and '60s. He is also said to have opened up Germany's first-ever discotheque and popularized stripteases in post-war West Germany. In his own mind, he is Germany's answer to Hugh Hefner.

There's your answer then! He's a dirty old man -or should that be flirty old man?

Spiegel Online

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Kiefer Sutherland has begun his prison sentence for a drunk-driving conviction after surrendering to Los Angeles police on Wednesday. He was not due to turn himself in until 21st December, when there is a scheduled break in the shooting of 24, but, because the writers' strike has resulted in a delay in the series filming, he decided to check in early and get it over and done with.

Judge Stuart M. Rice also sentenced Sutherland to five years probation, and insisted the star must complete an 18-month alcohol education program and attend weekly therapy sessions for six months.

No mention of 24 hours anywhere.

SFGate.com

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I'm being a little broad here in my use of the word 'celebrity' but I think it fits.

The Hershey Company is under fire for making a product that law enforcement says resembles crack cocaine.

In fact, Hershey's Ice Breakers breath fresheners look so much like cocaine that, when they first saw them, narcotics officers ordered a field test to determine the contents. The fear is that similarities between the newly released mints and the 'traditional' packaging of deadly drugs could put children in danger.

I'm not sure whether I'm supposed to recoil in horror or not. But, if you're interested, I'm not.

Reuters

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Singer, Akon, is facing criminal charges after a fan said she suffered concussion when the hip-hop star tossed a teenager off the stage and onto her in the concert crowd.

Audience members report that one of the spectators lobbed something at Akon, causing the singer to ask the crowd to point out the culprit. A security guard picked out a 15-year-old and sent him up to the stage, where the singer hoisted him onto his shoulders and flung him into the crowd.

This isn't the first time that the hip-hop star has brushed with controversy - in April, he was criticized for having simulated sex on stage with a fourteen year old girl.

The title of his latest album seems very apt - it's called Konvicted

CNN

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New Yorker, MIlna Dravnel, has sued Olympic boxer Oscar de la Hoya for $100 million, claiming she was coerced into agreeing not to sell photographs of him dancing around a hotel room in women's clothing. Although she has already sold some of the images to a Hollywood photo agency for $70,000 - which is apparently below market value.

Okay, we're all having a laugh at the thought of Mr Macho prancing around in fishnet stockings and a ballet tutu - but who's gonna mention it to him first?

Form an orderly queue.

Reuters

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or at least her husband is.

The husband of British pop star, Amy Winehouse, has been remanded in custody this morning, charged with perverting the course of justice. This is unlikely to help her get the US visa that has so far evaded her.

The singer, who has rarely been out of the UK press this year, with reports of her alleged addiction to drugs and alcohol rife, was seen at the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square on Monday. Apparently she was attending a formal interview to get her visa and, for once, she was looking well groomed.

Very different from this morning, when she was seen at her husband's court appearance looking tear-stained and disheveled.

Obviously watching her dreams go up in smoke again.

ITN

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I have to 'fess up here and say that I am not an MTV aficionado but I am told that Vincent "Don Vito" Margera is a celebrity on that channel.

Well, this 'celebrity' has been accused of groping three young girls — one 14-year-old and two 12-year-olds — at an autograph signing at a Colorado mall. S'funny, I can't see anything in either of those words that allude to 'grope.'

The defense maintain that the groping happened because Margera was in character at the event. See - I knew there was a reason for me not watching MTV! I initially turned off in the days of Beavis and Buthead; I thought they were gross, this Don Vito character is obviously grosser! Apparently, this obnoxious character pee'd his pants while groping the children.

As he was taken from the court, Margera was yelling 'just kill me now.'

Tempting, isn't it?

MTV

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Star of The Matrix and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Keanu Reeves, has been charged with crashing into the car of Alison Silva. Despite the name, Silva is, apparently, male.

Reeves' attorney said that Silva was blocking Reeves’ way out of a car park and that any collision that may have occurred was not hard enough to injure him. Silva, on the other hand, says that he suffered from shock and serious injuries. Initial reports say that Silva was a member of the paparazzi.

Any Matrix fan would understand that Reeves couldn't possibly have driven into that other car because there was no car.

AP

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Actor, Lane Garrison, who played David "Tweener" Apolskis in Prison Break, was killed off in the popular TV series earlier this year. In real life he sorta turned the tables by driving his land rover into a tree, thereby killing one of his teenage passengers. The actor apparently met the three teenagers at a grocery store and 'accompanied them to a party.'

The planned defense of 'faulty brakes' hit the skids when Garrison's blood alcohol level was found to be more than twice the legal limit. Cocaine was also found in his system.

He has been sentenced to 40 months in a Californian Prison.

Garrison, who has a starring role in a film called Shooter, just can't seem to get it right. He breaks into prison instead of out of it, he kills somebody instead of getting killed, and shoots himself in the foot with his own stupidity.

Man, this is one dumb celebrity.

AP

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Death is a wonderful career move for celebrities, one only has to look at Elvis - and Marilyn Monroe.

A large collection of Monroe's personal belongings has been moved to a secure location awaiting the outcome of a lawsuit filed by her estate last week. Action is being taken against a relative of her former personal assistant.

Millington Conroy possesses letters, notes, financial records, recipes, jewelry, fur coats, hats, purses and perfume bottles belonging to the golden girl. He inherited these items from his mother, who's sister-in-law was Inez Melson, Monroe's assistant.

The Monroe Estate want to set up 'appropriate institutions' for the preservation and display of these items. I see Marilyn's own 'Graceland' on the horizon. There's gold in them there belongings.

Marilyn has left the building but her estate fights on.

Reuters

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Following on from the recent police raid on magician David Copperfield's warehouse, we are now told that the raid came about following an allegation of sexual assault.

The assault allegedly happened in the Bahamas, following a trick that Copperfield apparently uses routinely for picking up women.

The trick goes like this:

Copperfield goes into the audience and selects women to come up on to the stage. If he is particularly taken with a girl, he uses code words like ‘mama’ or ‘secrecy’ and his assistants mark the women on a map of the inside of the theater .

Once the show is over, the selected women are taken back stage and photographed using a digital camera. I suppose the assault happens when he forgets the magic word. Obviously, not everybody is fooled by the Copperfield magic. He just has to hope that the police are.

Celebrity Gossip

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It's reported that, on Thursday night, a dozen FBI agents raided illusionist David Copperfield's warehouse and seized a computer hard drive, a memory chip from a digital camera, and $2 million in cash.

I await further news with interest, while wondering who is best at making people disappear, the FBI or Copperfield.

Las Vegas Now

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You could be forgiven for thinking that I am obsessed with Britney - nothing could be further from the truth but this girl is such a good source of Dumb Celebrity stories that she is hard to ignore.

An hour ago the wires informed us that she had driven over the foot of a paparazzi. Probably serves him right for hassling the poor woman the day after a judge suspended visitation rights with her two sons until she complies with all court orders.

Oops, she did it again

Reuters

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Doctors who were involved in the care of Anna Nicole Smith have been served with search warrants.

One of the doctors, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, has apparently already been under investigation by the state medical board.

The other physician, Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, a psychiatrist, had prescribed all of the drugs found in Smith's Florida hotel room after her death. The Good Doctor's lawyer, Gary Lincenberg, acknowledges that a search warrant had been executed "into the question of whether or not prescriptions were in accordance with California law." He then added, "This has nothing to do with whether or not (she) in any way contributed to" Smith's death.

So the cocktail of eleven powerful sedatives, anti-anxiety drugs, muscle relaxants, anti-seizure drugs, diuretics and antibiotics prescribed for Smith by the Good Doctor in the five weeks before she died are irrelevant then.

Reuters/Nielsen

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Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. was arrested on Saturday by ATF Agents and charged with the purchase of illegal machine guns. The arrest came hours before he was due to star at a major awards ceremony and as the artist took delivery of three machine guns and two silencers.

David E. Nahmias, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, said that the convicted felon was allegedly trying to add several machine guns to his large and illegal arsenal of guns. T.I. was convicted of a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act in 1998 and given seven years probation.

The rapper apparently thought he could hip hop the law that says It is a federal offense for a convicted felon to have someone else purchase firearms on their behalf, by having his bodyguard purchase the guns and silencers.

T.I. is a member of the growing band of rappers who see themselves as victims of a witch hunt, harassed by the hip-hop cops.

Nothing to do with illegal arsenals then.

Reuters

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LA Times

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In this instance, its not the celebrity who is dumb, at least not in the context of this event. Pirates of the Carri bean star, Orlando Bloom has been involved in a car collision, caused by having to swerve the vehicle to avoid a paparazzo. The swerve resulted in minor injuries to two of Blooms passengers.

The actor said that a photographer made a sudden lane change and cut him off and, to avoid hitting him, he swerved but ended up crashing into two parked cars.

The paparazzo has not been identified but possibly answers to the name of Sparrow.

Press Association

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Britney Spears has been granted access to her sons for one night each week, according to a BBC news report today. Apparently, Britney's mother will monitor the visits.

Poor kids, they'll be just like their mother; waking up in the morning not knowing where they are. They could be with mommy, granny, daddy...

BBC

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Marion Jones has always vehemently denied being a drug cheat, daring anyone to prove otherwise. However, in a recent letter to family and close friends she admits using steroids before the Sydney Games. This admission may also see Jones stripped of the five medals she won in Sydney.

Jones says that she thought the substance given to her by her trainer was flaxseed oil and not a performance enhancing drug, despite allegedly being seen by BALCO founder, Victor Conte, injecting herself.

I don't think you can inject flaxseed oil but I do wonder if she could possibly inject a bit of honesty and humility.

The case continues.

Associated Press

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There can be no denying that pop tart, Britney Spears, is dumb, but she doesn't exactly help her cause does she?

The reason she lost custody of her two children was because she did not comply with previous orders made by the court. Four days after being told that she was required to go for twice weekly random blood testing, she was charged with hit-and-run and driving without a valid license in relation to an accident in a parking lot in August. As if that wasn't enough. she didn't even have a Californian license.

CNN

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The latest twist in the 2-1/2-year battle between director Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema over profits from "Lord of the Rings" is a $125,000 sanction against the studio for failing to hand over potential evidence. Jackson believes this ruling could help him prove that accounting tricks cheated him out of tens of millions of dollars in profits.

At the moment, the battle concerns only the first film of the Rings trilogy so, like Tolkien's epic, this case could run, and run, and run, and run, and......

Reuters

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Wrestler Hulk Hogan's son. Nick Bollea, is no stranger to the law courts and, in his latest appearance, has been found guilty of driving at twice the legal limit in a construction zone. He was fined $1,000 and ordered to take a driver improvement course.

This is all far too late for his friend, John Graziano, who was critically injured in a more recent Bollea botch-up.

Seventeen-year old Bollea appears on the show Hogan Knows Best with his father and the rest of his family.

This particular Hogan obviously doesn't know best; perhaps the show should be renamed Bollea's Balls Ups.

Baynews 9

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 10:31 AM | Permalink

As if things weren't bad enough, Britney Spears has been charged with an alleged hit and run and driving without a valid license. Like the rest of her life, the moment when Britney steered into another car was caught on camera.

I don't know about you but what with her custody battle, I might soon begin to feel sorry for her.

CNN

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:04 AM | Permalink

The rapidly growing Celebrity in Jail Club that is....

Entertaining his latest girlfriend, Sarah Larson, by cruising around New Jersey on his motorbike, actor George Clooney was involved in an accident. Apparently poor Sarah suffered two broken toes, while the cuddlesome Clooney fractured a rib.

Seems though, that our George might be done for dangerous driving, Weehawken Police Sergeant Sean Kelly is quoted as saying: "you can't pass on the right in Weehawken or anywhere in Jersey."

They should have stayed at home.

Celebrity Gossip

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A Los Angeles judge declared a mistrial in the Phil Spector murder case on Wednesday after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked, but prosecutors quickly vowed to put the legendary rock music producer on trial a second time.

Spector's attorney, Howard Weitzman, stressed that his client is at a stage in life where imprisonment could be life-threatening.

Oh dear. What a shame.

Reuters

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He might be able to elude the most deadly enemies in his role as counter-terrorist expert Jack Bauer but Kiefer Sutherland, actor, is far less cunning.

He was apparently stopped at La Cienega and Beverly at 1:35 a.m. on Tuesday morning and was booked on DUI charges at LAPD's Hollywood station shortly after 4 a.m. According to a police spokesman, Sutherland failed a field sobriety test before being taken into custody. He was eventually released at around 5 a.m. on bail.

That's five episodes worth of, apparently, drunken action. Can't wait to see it on air.

Celebrity Gossip

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:30 AM | Permalink

An interview with Spector appeared in the British press on Sunday, in which the 67 year old suspected murderer protests that the trial judge, Larry Paul Fidler, doesn't like him. Additionally, he laments, his future is in the hands of twelve people who voted for George Bush.

Doesn't your heart just bleed for him?

LA News

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:15 AM | Permalink

For those of you who, like me, have puzzled at the popularity of rapper Li'l Wayne and similar artists, a report from MSNBC may help to throw some light on the situation.

It appears that L'il Wayne, or Dwayne Michael Carter as he is known to his mother, likes to reward applause with cash. Oh, and he pays in advance by getting his entourage to throw large amounts of money into the audience. Unfortunately, such generosity can go to some folks head, literally. When the rap artist pulled this stunt in a concert at Morgan State University, three women were trampled in the ensuing brouhaha, one of whom is now suing Li'l Wayne for $1,000,000.

According to the complaint, 17 year old Tyrique Layne now suffers from memory loss, lapses in concentration and frequent and severe headaches. Somebody should tell the poor girl that these symptoms are common to many people subjected to Mr Wayne's particular brand of artistry.

USA Today

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Actor Bill Murray was stopped by police in Stockholm, believed to be drunk in charge of a golf cart. He refused to be breath tested and, following the subsequent blood test, could face a charge of drunken driving. Mr Murray explains that he was acting as unofficial chauffeur to his friends, following a pro-am golf tournament party.

In his defense, the actor apparently told officers that he was not drunk, he was a golfer. Do I take from this that golfers don't drink and that the 'rest and relaxation' that takes place at the 19th hole involves soft drinks and cookies only?

MSNBC

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 05:54 AM | Permalink

What was socialite Paris Hilton thinking when she told Larry King that she never had done drugs in her first interview after being released from jail for charges of drunk driving? Hilton apparently has forgotten about the marijuana, hashish, mushrooms, and Quaaludes that she has been seen with in home videos.

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