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Kid Rock's Waffle House Brawl Was Good, But Was It His Best?

Posted 7/23/08 10:03 am EST by in arrested


He won't be seeing Kanye West there, but it looks like Kid Rock is headed to anger management. On Tuesday, the Detroit MC was sentenced to a year's probation, a $1,000 fine, six hours of anger management and 80 hours of community service for his part in a parking-lot brawl at a suburban Atlanta Waffle House in October.

The incident was the latest in a long history of Rock fights set in exotic locations. Among our favorites:

· A 2005 dustup with DJ Jay Campos at the Christie's Cabaret strip club in Nashville. Rock was charged with simple assault for slugging Campos because he didn't like the records the DJ was playing.

· The infamous throwdown with fellow Pamela Anderson ex Tommy Lee at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, where Rock walked up to the tattooed Mötley Crüe drummer and slugged him in the middle of the show.

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Two Paps Snapped for Hanging Around Brit's House

Posted 7/23/08 9:21 am EST by in arrested, Britney Spears, Paparazzi


Two photographers were arrested Monday evening on suspicion of loitering on city-owned property near Britney Spears' Los Angeles home. The pair were reportedly told to leave the road near the exclusive gated community where Spears lives, and were then arrested when police returned 45 minutes later and they had not vacated their spot.

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Former Guns N' Roses Drummer Steven Adler Arrested On Suspicion Of Drug Possession

Posted 7/18/08 2:44 pm EST by in arrested


Clearly that stint in "Celebrity Rehab" didn't take. Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler was arrested for alleged drug possession in Los Angeles around 4 a.m. today after police received a call about a man refusing to leave a home and creating a disturbance.
 
The 43-year-old Adler, who was reportedly set to star in a spin-off of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" called "Sober Living," after finishing his stint on the just-wrapped second season of "Rehab," was arrested on suspicion of possessing narcotics and being under the influence, and for an outstanding warrant, according to Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson Richard French.

The Los Angeles Times reported that he was jailed on $45,000 bail, but French could not confirm that at press time or provide any information on what the warrant was for. According to TMZ.com, the warrant was from a 2005 case in which Adler was charged with being under the influence of a controlled substance and driving on a suspended license; it was issued because he allegedly didn't show up for an April 2006 court date on the case.

Adler, a childhood friend of Slash, was an original member of GN'R and appeared on the band's first three releases — including their breakthrough, Appetite for Destruction. He was booted from the group in 1990 due to his ongoing struggle with drug addiction. He suffered a stroke in 1996 after ingesting drugs and a second one a short time later, leaving him with impaired speech.

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Barenaked Ladies Stripped From Disney Tour

Posted 7/18/08 12:23 pm EST by in arrested, tour


We can't say we didn't see this one coming. While the Disney Corporation has been willing to look the other way when young starlets like Miley Cyrus and Vanessa Hudgens get snared in racy-picture scandals, you can be sure they don't want someone accused of drug possession playing to family audiences.

That explains why the Barenaked Ladies have been dumped from the lineup of this summer's Disney Music Block Party Tour, which was to feature them playing alongside such kiddie faves as Dan Zanes, They Might Be Giants, Ralph's World and Raven-Symoné. Frontman Steven Page was arrested last week in New York after admitting to police that he had been snorting cocaine.
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Rampage 2: Psychiatric Boogaloo -- UFC Fighter Arrested Again

Posted 7/17/08 2:20 pm EST by in arrested


Just hours after being released from police custody following a bizarre hit-and-run police chase, former UFC light heavyweight champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson landed in the backseat of a cop car again.

According to Lieutenant Rick Handfield, a public information officer with the Irvine, California, Police Department, an Irvine officer was driving by a residence at around 4:30 on Wednesday afternoon when he was flagged down by an acquaintance of Jackson's.

"The acquaintance asked for assistance in evaluating whether Mr. Jackson was a danger to himself or others," Handfield said. "The officer had a conversation with Mr. Jackson, who was very cooperative, and he determined that [Jackson] was a danger to himself and others, and he was detained and transferred to a local hospital for a mental-health evaluation by the officer."

Due to California's strict privacy laws, Handfield could not say which hospital Jackson was transported to or whether the UFC fighter was admitted on a psychiatric hold.

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Judge Doubles Nate Dogg's Bail

Posted 7/17/08 9:01 am EST by in arrested


What was already a rough year for Long Beach legend Nate Dogg just got a bit rougher. Appearing in a Compton courtroom yesterday in a wheelchair, the rapper (born Nathaniel Dwayne Hale) was arraigned on charges of making criminal threats, stalking and a misdemeanor charge of driving on a suspended license for a drunken-driving violation. The charges, to which he plead not guilty, stem from an arrest last month in an incident in which the rapper allegedly chased his estranged wife on a Los Angeles highway.

The rapper appeared in court in a wheelchair due to the effects of a stroke he suffered earlier this year, and his lawyer requested that he remain free to continue his rehabilitation. Prosecutors argued that the incidents occurred after the stroke and that Nate Dogg still poses a threat. The judge in the case doubled the 38-year-old rapper's bail to $100,000 and ordered him to stay away from his wife.

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Barenaked Ladies Frontman Copped To Drug Use

Posted 7/17/08 8:57 am EST by in arrested


When Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page was arrested on drug charges Friday morning, he admitted to cops that he had been snorting cocaine, according to a Canadian Press report. Page, 38 — whose band is booked on the Disney Block Party Tour this summer, along with such kid-friendly acts as Dan Zanes, Choo Choo Soul, Ralph's World and Raven-Symoné — told police, "Yeah, it's cocaine," according to court documents, echoing the statement given by Stephanie Ford, 25, who told cops she had just finished snorting what she believed was cocaine with a rolled-up Canadian bill. She said Page had stored several capsules of a white powder from a bottle labeled "Calcium."

Page was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance in the incident and was released after posting $10,000 bail. He is due back in court on August 25 and could face a maximum of 25 years in prison; Ford was also charged with drug possession. Ford told police Page ended up at her apartment after the singer got into a fight with his girlfriend at a bar, and she convinced the Ladies frontman not to drive back to Canada because he had been drinking. Page's girlfriend was arrested later that night and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.

In a statement posted on the official Barenaked Ladies Web site, the band said that Page will fight the charges. "Many of you have probably read or heard press accounts about Steven Page's recent arrest in New York state," reads the post. "Steven has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, and the validity of the charges against Steven will be strongly contested. ... While this is happening, it's business as usual for Barenaked Ladies. We will continue to perform and look forward to heading into the studio later this year to record a new album. We want to thank our loyal fans for their continued support during this difficult time."

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Andy Dick Arrested On Sex, Drug Charges At Wing Restaurant

Posted 7/16/08 4:04 pm EST by in arrested


Andy Dick upped the ante in the creepy-celebrity-mug-shot hall of fame around 2 a.m. this morning when he was arrested outside a Buffalo Wild Wings in Murrieta, California, and charged with suspicion of sexual battery, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and public intoxication.

According to a press release from the Murrieta Police Department, an "extremely intoxicated" Dick, 42, was arrested after police were called to the restaurant on a call of a disturbance by an intoxicated man urinating outside the building. When they arrived, they saw a truck leaving the scene and stopped it.

An LAPD spokesperson said a 17-year-old woman told them that Dick had left the restaurant, walked up to her and pulled down her tank top and bra, exposing her breasts. Dick's friends then escorted the comedian to the truck, which was stopped a short distance away. Police lined up the men in the truck along the curb, and the alleged victim and a witness picked Dick out as the assailant.

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Rampage Road Rage Leads To Headline Brain Daze

Posted 7/16/08 11:40 am EST by in arrested, comments


There's nothing funny about the serious mayhem former UFC light heavyweight champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson caused on Tuesday afternoon when he went hog wild on the streets of Los Angeles, according to TMZ.com, hitting two cars on state Route 55 in Orange County, then driving onto the sidewalk after exiting, "causing pedestrians to flee for their lives."

Jackson was arrested for felony hit-and-run following the incident, but only after he reportedly exited the highway, began driving in the center divider, was spotted by a police officer driving while talking on a cell phone with his front left tire blown out, hit two parked cars and made his detour onto the sidewalk. He then reportedly drove the wrong way down a one-way street, ran a few red lights and kept trying to outrun the cops as his front tire disintegrated.

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DMX Arrested In Miami For Trying To Buy Cocaine, Marijuana

Posted 6/27/08 8:51 pm EST by in arrested, dmx


DMX can't seem to stay on the straight and narrow.

After a string of arrests, the rapper was busted once more in Miami on Friday (June 27) for reportedly trying to buy cocaine and marijuana, according to TMZ. X (real name: Earl Simmons) was just arrested on Monday for driving without a valid driver's license.

In May, the MC was arrested for speeding after being caught on camera going 114 mph. Just days after that, he was busted on animal-cruelty and drug-possession charges after detectives raided his Arizona home; he pleaded not guilty to the 11 charges on May 16.

The real question after hearing his rap sheet is, how is he still free? We'll keep you up to date if X runs into any more trouble.

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