Juror No. 1 Is a 10

Pitt mingles with other panel members; trial ends in no contest plea

By Heather McPherson, Newser User

Posted Aug 10, 2007 2:01 PM CDT

(Newser) – Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt showed up for jury duty in Los Angeles after a judge ordered him to serve or be slapped with contempt charges, the BBC reports, drawing on a series of breathless updates by TMZ.com. Luckily for the busy actor, yesterday's trial ended immediately after a no contest plea to drunk driving charges.

The two-time Sexiest Man Alive, now equally well known for cohabiting in a shoe with Angelina Jolie, mixed with the other jurors but waited out the legal wrangling on his own. Pitt's next film, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, in which he plays the Wild West outlaw, is due out later this year.

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Brad Pitt arrives at CineVegas' Opening Night Screening Of "Ocean's Thirteen". Despite rumors that Pitt had ignored his summons until threatened with contempt of court, official representatives insist... (Getty Images)

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Pitt arrived Thursday, but was dismissed along with the case after a no-contest plea to drunk-driving. (Index Open)

Brad Pitt arrives at the New York premiere of "A Mighty Heart" in New York, Wednesday, June, 13, 2007. ( AP Photo/Stuart Ramson) (Associated Press)

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Juror No. 1 Is a 10