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Celebs Misbehaving

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Celebs Misbehaving

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

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

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  • April 2009
    • Pot Bust Burns Harry Potter Bully

      Pot Bust Burns Harry Potter Bully

      (Newser) - Harry Potter actor Jamie Waylett was arrested after police found nearly $3000 worth of marijuana plants in his bedroom, the Sun reports. Cops first pulled over Waylett, who plays bully Vincent Crabbe, and discovered eight bags of pot in his car. They then raided the house where he lives with his family. The actor—who was accused in 2006 of snorting cocaine—is due back in court in July. More »

    • Dumped LiLo: 'I'm in Hell'

      Dumped LiLo: 'I'm in Hell'

      (Newser) - A despairing Lindsay Lohan is in "absolute hell" since her breakup with girlfriend Samantha Ronson last weekend, reports Us . LiLo described the evening Ronson's security guards blocked her from a party attended by her gal pal as the "worst night" of her life. "I'm really hurt. The whole situation is sick," she said in a series of teary phone calls and emails to the magazine. More »

    • Holly in Catfight at Hef's Birthday

      Holly in Catfight at Hef's Birthday

      (Newser) - Hugh Hefner reunited with his ex-girlfriends this weekend at his 83rd birthday bash in Las Vegas—and one of them got into a cyber catfight. When a reporter—who also dated Holly Madison’s former flame Criss Angel—called Hefner ex and party host Madison a “bad interview” via Twitter, Madison was quick to blog that the “older” reporter must be “desperate for ratings,” Perez Hilton writes. More »

    • Miley-Jonas Breakup Was 'Really Tough'

      Miley-Jonas Breakup Was 'Really Tough'

      (Newser) - Breaking up is hard to do, but Miley Cyrus’ 2007 breakup with Nick Jonas was “really, really hard,” her mom tells E! True Hollywood Stor y in a segment airing tomorrow, Us reports. BFF Mandy Jiroux also chimes in: “Miley was so open with her breakup. It was really tough for her and I just think she wanted to share with her fans how to get over a heartbreak.” Elsewhere: More »

    • Brown Pleads Not Guilty to Beating Rihanna

      Brown Pleads Not Guilty to Beating Rihanna

      (Newser) - Boyish pop star Chris Brown pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles court today to pummeling his girlfriend Rihanna, People reports. Solemn and dressed in black, Brown murmured "not guilty" on two felony counts—making criminal threats and assault—while his mother Joyce Hawkins sat in the front row. The judge told Brown to return on April 29 for his next hearing. More »

    • Ronson Locks LiLo Out

      Ronson Locks LiLo Out

      (Newser) - Samantha Ronson has replaced the locks on the Los Angeles home she and perhaps-former-girlfriend Lindsay Lohan shared for the past 6 months, Us reports. The move comes after LiLo tangled with bouncers ordered to keep her out of a Friday event Ronson hosted for her sister in West Hollywood. “This time, Sam means it,” a source close to the couple said. More »

    • Brown Plea Deal in Works; Arraignment Today

      Brown Plea Deal in Works; Arraignment Today

      (Newser) - As Chris Brown prepares for his arraignment today, “intense” negotiations on a plea deal are under way, a source tells the New York Daily News . “It’s expected to be resolved at some point soon. Rihanna wants it resolved as well,” the source says. Brown is seeking to avoid jail time and a “strike” on his record. Meanwhile, he is expected to plead not guilty or to ask for another postponement. More »

    • Photogs Say Gisele Guard Opened Fire

      Photogs Say Gisele Guard Opened Fire

      (Newser) - Two paparazzi say Gisele Bundchen's guards shot at them for snapping pics of her Costa Rica wedding to Tom Brady this weekend, the Boston Globe reports. After a stand-off with security, the paps scrambled back to their Jeep, where a bullet pierced the back and front windshields. "I could have lost my life for the sake of some pictures that Gisele didn't want published,” one photog said. “Are they insane?" More »

    • Bouncers Bar Lohan From Sam's Show

      Bouncers Bar Lohan From Sam's Show

      (Newser) - Lindsay Lohan struggled with five bouncers outside a West Hollywood bar last night, proving she and Sam Ronson really are on the outs, OK! reports. Warned not to come, LiLo showed up at a Bar Marmont party DJ'd by Sam and grappled with security men prepped by the Ronsons. "Lindsay knew she was unwanted, but came anyway, to no avail," a source said. More »

    • Ashley Biden Cocaine Video Was a Setup

      Ashley Biden Cocaine Video Was a Setup

      (Newser) - The video that supposedly shows Ashley Biden snorting cocaine was a pure set-up, Radar reports. The man hawking the video to media outlets—a so-called "friend" of of the VP’s daughter—bought the cocaine himself, along with a hidden camera, as part of an elaborate plot to make money selling the video. Judging from the tape, it's clear that, contrary to the seller's claims, the woman in it doesn't know she's being filmed, notes Radar. More »

    • Rihanna, Chris May Reunite on Oprah

      Rihanna, Chris May Reunite on Oprah

      (Newser) - Rihanna and Chris Brown may be reuniting—on Oprah’s couch, Hollyscoop reports. Rihanna has been talking to Oprah since the talk show queen famously begged her not to take Brown back, sources tell Look magazine, and a public apology may be in the works. More »

  • March 2009
    • Rihanna Still Working With DA

      Rihanna Still Working With DA

      (Newser) - Rihanna is cooperating with the Los Angeles District Attorney in the case against Chris Brown—and reports otherwise are “totally incorrect,” her attorney tells E! A rep for the DA’s office also confirms Rihanna is “a cooperating victim” in the domestic-violence case, although she will not appear in court Monday for Brown’s arraignment: “There is no need for her to. She is not the defendant, Chris Brown is.” More »

    • Hartnett Hospitalized With Stomach Virus

      Hartnett Hospitalized With Stomach Virus

      (Newser) - Josh Hartnett was taken to a Los Angeles hospital early this morning after complaining of stomach pains, TMZ reports. The actor was picked up at the Chateau Marmont around 2am and walked himself to the ambulance. The “excruciating pain” was perhaps caused by a stomach virus Hartnett picked up while shooting overseas; he had complained about the ailment while performing on the stage in London, People reports. More »

    • ShamWow Guy's Other Claim to Fame: Ex-Scientologist

      ShamWow Guy's Other Claim to Fame: Ex-Scientologist

      (Newser) - Vince Offer Shlomi, the ShamWow pitchman who gained infamy after being arrested for badly beating a prostitute last month, is also a renegade ex-Scientologist, Gawker reports. Shlomi joined group in 1982, made connections with Scientology’s many entertainment-industry adherents, and found financing to start filming The Underground Comedy Movie , featuring such luminaries as Slash, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Joey Buttafuoco, in 1997. More »

    • Lawyer Blows Off Alleged Ashley Biden Coke Video

      Lawyer Blows Off Alleged Ashley Biden Coke Video

      (Newser) - The DC lawyer hawking a video that purportedly showed Joe Biden’s daughter snorting coke has suddenly dropped the client—a supposed friend of Ashley Biden—who provided the tape, the New York Daily News reports. Thomas Dunlap refused to identify the provider of the film, which was being shopped to the media for up to $2 million. “I don't have any involvement,” the lawyer said. More »

    • Love's Furious Tweets Not Lost in Lawsuit

      Love's Furious Tweets Not Lost in Lawsuit

      (Newser) - Twitter, the microblogging site that even counts President Obama as a member, has reached yet another milestone: it’s first libel suit, the Independent reports. Courtney Love’s former fashion designer claims the wild rocker left angry “tweets” about her, calling her a “nasty, lying, hosebag thief” with “a history of dealing cocaine” who would be “hunted til your [sic] dead.” More »

    • ShamWow Guy Arrested After Hooker Fight

      ShamWow Guy Arrested After Hooker Fight

      (Newser) - He may seem like a nice man with a magical towel, but Vince Shlomi—better known as the ShamWow guy—was arrested last month for punching a prostitute, the Smoking Gun reports. Shlomi, 44, told police he took 26-year-old Sasha Harris back to his hotel room and paid her $1,000 for sex, according to the arrest affidavit. Then things went sour. More »

    • Prince William (Sorta) Linked to Sex Club

      Prince William (Sorta) Linked to Sex Club

      (Newser) - Prince William is—very tangentially—linked to a sex club, the Sun reports. A close friend of his longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton runs the top-secret swinger sessions. Elsewhere: Watchmen star Jeffrey Dean Morgan has just learned he has a 4-year-old son with an ex, Us notes. Rihanna continued her trend of being seen without Chris Brown, this time flirting with MTV reality studs Brody Jenner on Wednesday (says the New York Post ) and Frankie Delgado on Thursday (says Radar). More »

    • Jamie Lynn Spears' Wedding Off, But No Split

      Jamie Lynn Spears' Wedding Off, But No Split

      (Newser) - Jamie Lynn Spears and Casey Aldridge are still very much together, but have called off a planned wedding, OK! reports. “Jamie Lynn has everything she wants and feels no need for a ring and piece of paper,” one insider said of Spears, 17, and Aldridge, 18. “She and Casey have weathered a lot in their young relationship already,” another said of the parents of 9-month-old Maddie Briann. They “don’t need the pressure of making wedding plans.” More »

    • Madonna Adopting Again: Officials

      Madonna Adopting Again: Officials

      (Newser) - As officials confirm Madonna is en route to Malawi to adopt a new baby, the singer received a glowing recommendation from young lover Jesus Luz’s father, the Mirror reports. “When Cupid strikes, age doesn't matter,” he said. More on Cupid in Hollywood: Britney Spears is still texting ex Adnan Ghalib, even though he is legally unable to reply, the Sun says. “She says she is lonely and misses being able to date the men she chooses,” says a source. More »

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David Hasselhoff, center, and his daughters Hayley, left, and Taylor arrive at the premiere of
David Hasselhoff, center, and his daughters Hayley, left, and Taylor arrive at the premiere of "The Simpsons Movie" in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)   (Associated Press)
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David Hasselhoff answers questions during an open rehearsal for "The Producers" in Las Vegas, in this, Jan. 25, 2007 file photo. A judge says he wants to give David Hasselhoff a chance to prove that...   (Associated Press)
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Lindsay Lohan, seen here in a booking mug released by the Santa Monica Police Department, Santa Monica, Calif., Tuesday, July 24, 2007, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early Tuesday, authorities said.   (AP Photo/Santa Monica Police)
Lindsay Lohan, seen here in a booking mug released by the Santa Monica Police Department, Santa Monica, Calif., Tuesday, July 24, 2007, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early Tuesday, authorities...   (Associated Press)
Pedestrians pass a wax figure of Lindsay Lohan that is on display at Madame Tussauds New York Wax Museum Tuesday, July 24, 2007  in New York.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Pedestrians pass a wax figure of Lindsay Lohan that is on display at Madame Tussauds New York Wax Museum Tuesday, July 24, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)   (Associated Press)
Pedestrians pass a wax figure of Lindsay Lohan that is on display at Madame Tussauds New York Wax Museum Tuesday, July 24, 2007  in New York.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Pedestrians pass a wax figure of Lindsay Lohan that is on display at Madame Tussauds New York Wax Museum Tuesday, July 24, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)   (Associated Press)
This is a booking mug shot photo released by the Orange County Sheriffs Department of Al Gore III, 24, from July 4, 2007. Al Gore's son was charged Friday July 20, 2007, with possessing marijuana and other drugs that authorities say were discovered in his car after he was pulled...
This is a booking mug shot photo released by the Orange County Sheriffs Department of Al Gore III, 24, from July 4, 2007. Al Gore's son was charged Friday July 20, 2007, with possessing marijuana and...   (Associated Press)
This file photo made available Monday, June 4, 2007 by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office shows Paris Hilton after the 26-year-old heiress turned herself in to begin her stay at the Century Regional Detention Facility. Hours after Hilton was sent home under house arrest Thursday, June 7, 2007 the...
This file photo made available Monday, June 4, 2007 by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office shows Paris Hilton after the 26-year-old heiress turned herself in to begin her stay at the Century Regional...   (Associated Press)
In this courtroom sketch, Paris Hilton is shown during a hearing at which she was ordered to return to jail, in a Los Angeles municipal courthouse, Friday, June 8, 2007.  (AP Photo/Mona Shafer Edwards)
In this courtroom sketch, Paris Hilton is shown during a hearing at which she was ordered to return to jail, in a Los Angeles municipal courthouse, Friday, June 8, 2007. (AP Photo/Mona Shafer Edwards)   (Associated Press)
Paris Hilton escorted by Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies walks out of the Angeles County Sheriff Department's Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif., Tuesday June 26, 2007. Paris Hilton has been released from jail after serving about three weeks for an alcohol-related reckless driving case. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Paris Hilton escorted by Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies walks out of the Angeles County Sheriff Department's Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif., Tuesday June 26, 2007. Paris Hilton...   (Associated Press)
This file photo released by the Glendale Police Department, shows Nicole Richie's booking mug after her arrest Dec. 11, 2006, for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol, in Glendale, Calif. They've worked together as camp counselors, learned to live without pay as interns and gone on a road...
This file photo released by the Glendale Police Department, shows Nicole Richie's booking mug after her arrest Dec. 11, 2006, for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol, in Glendale,...   (Associated Press)
Lindsay Lohan poses as she arrives at the 2007/8 Chanel Cruise Show presented by Karl Lagerfeld, Friday, May 18, 2007, in Santa Monica, Calif. Lohan was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence in connection with a Memorial Day weekend car crash, police said Thursday July 19, 2007.(AP...
Lindsay Lohan poses as she arrives at the 2007/8 Chanel Cruise Show presented by Karl Lagerfeld, Friday, May 18, 2007, in Santa Monica, Calif. Lohan was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence...   (Associated Press)
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Fatty Arbuckle Mug Shot   (irtual Museum of the City of San Francisco)
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Phil Spector In Court For Evidence Hearing   (Getty Images)
Music producer Phil Spector waits for the start of the third week of his murder trial at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, Monday, May 7, 2007. Spector is accused of killing actress Lana Clarkson at his home four years ago. (AP Photo/Jamie Rector, Pool)
Music producer Phil Spector waits for the start of the third week of his murder trial at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, Monday, May 7, 2007. Spector is accused of killing actress Lana Clarkson...   (Associated Press)
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This image taken from a KABC Television, Los angeles, broadcast...   (Getty Images)
Britney Spears performs during the second show of her 'Onyx Hotel Tour,' Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at Glendale Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Spears took the stage late Tuesday May 1, 2007 at the House of Blues, in San Diego California making what is believed to be her first public...
Britney Spears performs during the second show of her 'Onyx Hotel Tour,' Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at Glendale Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Spears took the stage late Tuesday May 1, 2007 at the House of Blues,...   (Associated Press)
US socialite Paris Hilton poses 14 April 2007 in Basel, during...
US socialite Paris Hilton poses 14 April 2007 in Basel, during...   (Getty Images (by Event))
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FILE: Judge Orders Paris Hilton To Jail Time   (Getty Images (by Event))
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