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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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  • March 2009
    • Miley Dishes on Her Achy Breaky Heart

      Miley Dishes on Her Achy Breaky Heart

      (Newser) - Miley Cyrus has a heart condition, the New York Daily News reports. The starlet discusses her tachycardia—a fast heart rate—in her new autobiography Miles to Go , saying it “isn’t dangerous” and “won’t hurt me.” However, for the Hannah Montana star, "There is never a time onstage when I’m not thinking about my heart." More »

    • Barkley Leaves Jail

      Barkley Leaves Jail

      (AP) - Former NBA star Charles Barkley was released from jail this morning after serving a three-day sentence in Phoenix on a drunken-driving conviction. He began his sentence Saturday morning, and spent about 36 hours in jail after getting 12 hours of work release yesterday and today. He was housed in a separate tent from the other inmates for his safety, and meals were brought to him. More »

    • Oprah to Rihanna: 'He Will Hit You Again'

      Oprah to Rihanna: 'He Will Hit You Again'

      (Newser) - As Chris Brown tries to negotiate a misdemeanor plea, Oprah Winfrey spoke to battered girlfriend Rihanna through her show Friday, telling the battered singer, “If a man hits you once, he will hit you again. He will hit you again.” An expert on her show compared Brown to OJ Simpson, the New York Daily News reports—and warned he could kill Rihanna, adding that the alleged choking is especially telling: “It's hands on, face-to-face. It's a very intimate type of violence.” More »

    • Bachelor Castoff to Rebound on DWTS

      Bachelor Castoff to Rebound on DWTS

      (Newser) - Melissa Rycroft has dried her tears and put on her dancing shoes, People reports. Only days after being jilted by Jason Mesnick on The Bachelor— and renouncing reality TV altogether—Rycroft has agreed to compete on Dancing With the Stars ' Monday premiere. She will fill in for Access Hollywood host Nancy O'Dell, who bowed out with a knee injury. In other gossip news: More »

    • Latest Publicist Quits Nadya: 'She's Nuts!'

      Latest Publicist Quits Nadya: 'She's Nuts!'

      (Newser) - The second publicist to try spinning Nadya Suleman's kid-filled life has been scared off, but not by death threats like his predecessor. Victor Munoz told US Weekly that "what ultimately destroyed the business arrangement was personal reasons," because "this woman is nuts. It's pretty much a free-for-all over there right now." More »

    • Buyers Lose $32 Million as Trump's Baja Bet Folds

      Buyers Lose $32 Million as Trump's Baja Bet Folds

      (Newser) - Donald Trump lost some very big fans when his  luxury hotel-condo plan in Mexico collapsed, leaving little more than a hole in the ground and investors out of $32.2 million in deposits, the AP reports. Trump and his children heavily promoted the resort on the northern tip of Mexico's Baja California coast. He sold 188 units for $122 million the first day they went on a sale at a lavish event in a downtown San Diego hotel in December 2006. More »

    • Brown-Rihanna Deal in Works for Book, Tour

      Brown-Rihanna Deal in Works for Book, Tour

      (Newser) - As Chris Brown's management team scrambles to rebuild his badly bruised image, the effort—dubbed "Operation Mea Culpa"—will see Brown and Rihanna co-authoring a book about abuse and appearing on talk shows together to raise awareness about abusive relationships, the Chicago Sun-Times  reports.''The only way Chris can possibly reverse things is to come clean and help raise awareness about abusive relationships,'' says a Brown insider. More »

    • Rihanna to Testify If Called: Lawyer

      Rihanna to Testify If Called: Lawyer

      (AP) - Rihanna's attorney says the singer would testify against Chris Brown if called as a witness in her boyfriend's assault case, the AP reports. Donald Etra, who is representing the 21-year-old Barbados native, said today that Rihanna would be required by law to testify if prosecutors subpoena her. Etra appeared in court yesterday when Brown made his first appearance on charges of assaulting his superstar girlfriend. More »

    • Miley Vows to 'Ruin' Radiohead After Snub

      Miley Vows to 'Ruin' Radiohead After Snub

      (Newser) - Rockers Radiohead aren’t huge Hannah Montana fans, the Daily Mirror reports. Miley Cyrus tells a Portland radio station she’s bent after the band snubbed her at the Grammy Awards. “My manager asked and said, you know, ‘Miley, she’s really obsessed and she’d really like to meet them,’ and they were like, ‘Yeah, we don’t really do that.’” More »

    • Hef Is Healthy; Jon + Kate 's Marriage Isn't

      Hef Is Healthy; Jon + Kate 's Marriage Isn't

      (Newser) - Yesterday it was Ed McMahon protesting rumors of his demise; today it’s Hugh Hefner. The 83-year-old Playboy magnate is “in very good shape and feeling very good,” he tells E!, adding that the breakup with his exes certainly isn’t taking a toll: “The recovery, thanks to the twins and to Crystal, has been really remarkable,” he said. More gossip news: More »

    • Brown Still Blogging, Partying

      Brown Still Blogging, Partying

      (Newser) - Chris Brown may have been charged with two felonies, but he still wants you to vote for him to win the Kids’ Choice Awards, Us reports. The singer posted a blog yesterday asking for votes and thanking fans for the support. The charges also weren’t enough to stop him from partying at a Beverly Hills hotel bar until 3:45am, TMZ adds. More on the Rihanna-Brown situation: More »

    • Winehouse Charged With Assault

      Winehouse Charged With Assault

      (Newser) - Just back from holiday, Amy Winehouse has been charged with assault for allegedly punching a fan in September, the Daily Mirror reports. Winehouse, who was singing back-up for her goddaughter at a charity ball when a dancer asked for a photo, reportedly smacked her in the eye and screamed, “Life can’t go on. I can’t do this any more.” She is due in court March 17. More »

    • Brown Charged with 2 Felonies

      Brown Charged with 2 Felonies

      (Newser) - Singer Chris Brown is being charged with two felonies in the beating of girlfriend Rihanna, Los Angeles authorities announced today. Brown, 19, is expected to appear in court this afternoon to enter a plea in the Feb. 8 incident, People reports, in which he faces counts of assault and making criminal threats against the singer, 21. More »

    • Evidence Stacks Up Vs. Chris Brown

      Evidence Stacks Up Vs. Chris Brown

      (Newser) - Even if Rihanna refuses to testify against Chris Brown, the evidence—including Rihanna’s bloodstained gown and a blow-by-blow police report—is powerful. Police notes obtained by a Los Angeles TV station reveal Brown bit Rihanna and shoved her head against a car window, TMZ reports, adding that photos of Rihanna taken the day after the attack are even more gruesome than one previously leaked. More »

    • Brown's Lawyers Seek Plea Deal

      Brown's Lawyers Seek Plea Deal

      (Newser) - Chris Brown's lawyers are in talks with prosecutors about a plea deal that could see the singer hit with probation instead of jail time for his alleged assault on Rihanna, insiders tell E! Online. Brown would plead guilty to a misdemeanor under the deal. Prosecutors have been looking for evidence for a felony charge, but insiders say they are struggling to build a case. More »

    • Usher to Brown: Quit Living It Up, Show Some Remorse

      Usher to Brown: Quit Living It Up, Show Some Remorse

      (Newser) - A stunned Usher yesterday blasted the luxurious lifestyle and high-spirited smiles of Chris Brown relaxing in Miami just weeks after he apparently viciously beat girlfriend Rihanna, reports the New York Daily News. "Come on, Chris, have a bit of remorse, man," said Usher. "The man's on jet skis? Like, relaxing in Miami?" Brown is to be arraigned tomorrow. Rihanna no longer wants to press charges, but prosecutors may still proceed, reports the Sun . More »

    • Rihanna's Family Worried About Brown

      Rihanna's Family Worried About Brown

      (Newser) - Rihanna's reconciliation with Chris Brown in Miami has left her family upset, People reports. "Everyone wants them to take a break, to cool off," one family member said. "No one wants them back together." Meanwhile the couple has flown into Los Angeles and booked into a Beverly Hills hotel, OK! reports. "I'm concerned," the relative went on. "I don't want her to make a mistake." More »

    • Can Mel Make a Comeback?

      Can Mel Make a Comeback?

      (Newser) - Mel Gibson appears to be making an effort to revive a career stalled after his 2006 arrest and accompanying anti-Semitic tirade, but “it seems unlikely he can ever really come back,” writes Roger Friedman for Fox News . “Like Tom Cruise, Gibson has sent himself into a weird purgatory from which his reputation can never fully recover,” Friedman notes after watching the actor/director chat with Jimmy Kimmel. More »

  • February 2009
    • Rihanna's Dad Backs Her Return to Brown

      Rihanna's Dad Backs Her Return to Brown

      (Newser) - Rihanna’s father supports her decision to stay with Chris Brown. “I love my daughter with whatever road she takes,” Ronald Fenty told Us . “I'm behind her win or lose. If that's the road she wants to choose, I'm behind her.” As for his daughter’s allegedly abusive boyfriend, a terse Fenty told People , “I have no comment on Chris Brown.” More »

    • Rihanna Back With Brown

      Rihanna Back With Brown

      (Newser) - Rihanna and Chris Brown are a couple again almost 3 weeks after he allegedly beat her, sources tell People . The “Umbrella” singer is spending time with Brown at Sean "Diddy" Combs' Miami Beach mansion. "They're together again. They care for each other," says the source. “They've reached out to each other. It's been mutual." More »

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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)
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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)
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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)
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