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Lindsay Lohan Sued By Three Unwilling Joyride Passengers

Posted 10/22/08 12:33 pm EST by in Lawsuit, Lindsay Lohan


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Three young men who claimed Lindsay Lohan commandeered their vehicle and took them on a white-knuckle high-speed chase on Santa Monica-area highways that ended with the actress' arrest on DUI charges last July have filed suit over the bizarre incident, The Associated Press reports.

Dante Nigro, Jakon Sutter and Ronnie Blake sued Lohan last week for battery, false imprisonment, assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, slander and negligence, seeking damages in excess of $25,000. Two months after the incident, the actress pleaded guilty to two counts of being under the influence of cocaine that night and an earlier drunken-driving arrest, serving 84 minutes in jail before entering rehab.
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Kanye West Might Avoid Felony In LAX Camera-Smashing Case

Posted 9/15/08 11:33 am EST by in Kanye West, Paparazzi


TMZ reports that Kanye West might face only misdemeanor charges in the paparazzi scuffle that happened at Los Angeles International Airport Thursday morning. While the camera his road manager smashed was worth around $1,400, the rapper only grabbed a $100 light unit.

In the future, stars might want to thank 'Ye for making their trips to LAX a bit less, er, flashy. According to the Los Angeles Times, two city councilmen have asked airport officials to evaluate how to keep the public safe when high-profile passengers have to deal with paparazzi who are staking them out in terminals.

Check out the whole story for the latest in Kanye's airport arrest.

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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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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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