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24 star served 48 days for DUI, 'never griped'

(NEWSER) - Actor Kiefer Sutherland walked out of a California jail today after serving all 48 days of his sentence for DUI and violating probation, People reports. The 24 star looked "glad to be out," said a prison spokesman. Sutherland did his time in an 8-by-10 cell, spending his birthday, Christmas, and New Year's in the can. More»

Plea deal will get actor out in time to film sitcom

(NEWSER) - Charlie Sheen will reportedly go to jail after a plea bargain reducing a felony charge stemming from his Christmas Day brouhaha with wife Brooke Mueller to a misdemeanor. "Charlie intends to go to court on June 7, plead to a misdemeanor, and immediately begin serving his 30 days," a source tells People . "With good behavior, he could end up doing 15 or so days." Don't worry, Two and a Half Men fans: Sheen's plea deal gets him out of the slammer before filming begins in August. More»

Simpson is still king as far as some inmates are concerned

(NEWSER) - The National Enquirer has outdone itself with its story on OJ Simpson and his band of gay inmate buddies. Highlights from the article:

• Most disturbing detail: OJ—who is “still a somebody” inside the prison walls, says a former fellow inmate—gets massages from gay inmates known as “The Girls.”
• Best juicy tabloid lines: OJ, aka “king of the queens,” is “treated like royalty by his gay posse!”

Sutherland treats 30 people to drinks starting at 7am

(NEWSER) - Oh, to be a celebrity. Kiefer Sutherland recently racked up a $700 bar tab in just one morning—yes, morning. After wrapping up a recent 24 shoot, Sutherland and the crew hit a California bar, where he bought drinks for all 30 people in the establishment from 7am to 1pm. The booze-only bill came to $500, and Sutherland—who this time had a designated driver—left a $200 tip, TMZ reports. More»

As Roman Polanski faces months in jail, Hollywood elite rally around him

(NEWSER) - The sister of Roman Polanski’s murdered second wife, Sharon Tate, says his crime was not rape. "There's rape and then there's rape,” Debra Tate tells MSNBC, and what happened between Polanski and his 13-year-old victim was “a consensual matter.” More from the Polanski saga:

• Fake IDs, disguises, maybe a bad dye job? Not for Roman Polanski. His life on the lam has been one of luxury, from a penthouse in a glitzy Paris shopping district to a vacation chalet at a swanky Swiss ski resort, reports the New York Daily News.