Jail or Bail? – Lindsay Lohan’s Latest Big Day in Court
February, 09, 2011 12:50 pm | Comments On #Betty Ford Center, Danette Meyer, grand theft, jail, Lindsay Lohan, Los Angeles District Attorney, MoviesLindsay Lohan’s day is either ending in jail or with her posting a $20,000 bail – bet on the latter.
Charged with felony grand theft over a $2,500 necklace taken from a Venice, Calif. boutique, the 24-year old actress (pictured below, at a previous court hearing) will be arraigned early Wednesday afternoon at the Los Angeles Airport Courthouse.
Deputy District Attorney Danette Meyers, who has been the people’s point person on the Lohan case for a while and who recently announced her...
Grand Theft Lohan – L.A. D.A. Charges Lindsay!
February, 08, 2011 2:48 pm | Comments On #crime, Lindsay Lohan, Los Angeles District Attorney, Movies, news, TheftIn the end, after all the DUIs, rehab stints and probation violations, it could turn out to be a $2,500 necklace that sinks Lindsay Lohan.
The Los Angeles District Attorney's office announced Tuesday that they will charge Lohan with felony grand theft at an arraignment on Wednesday.
The D.A.’s office said in a statement Tuesday:
Lindsay Lohan will be charged Wednesday with one count of felony grand theft for allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace from a Venice jewelry store.
Lohan will be arraigned at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Airport Superior Court, Department 144, said Deputy District Attorney John Lynch...
Read MoreJudge OK’s Televising Michael Jackson Manslaughter Trial
February, 07, 2011 7:11 pm | Comments On #Dr. Conrad Murray, Judge Michael Pastor, manslaughter trial, Media, Michael Jackson, music, newsIt’s going to be a thriller.
The judge in the Michael Jackson manslaughter trial announced Monday that he is going to allow TV cameras in the courtroom.
Judge Michael Pastor also moved the start date of the trial four days forward to Mach 24. 2011.
Accused of unintentionally killing the pop superstar, who died on June 25, 2009, without malice with an overdose of propofol and other drugs, Dr. Conrad Murray could face up to four years in prison if found guilty.
Murray, who also faces a civil suit from the Jackson family, certainly will be fighting in the court of public opinion as well as law now. As long as they have...
Lindsay Lohan, a Jewel Thief? D.A. Gets Report from LAPD
February, 02, 2011 1:22 pm | Comments On #Betty Ford Center, Charlie Sheen, DUI, Elden Fox, Lindsay Lohan, Machete, Movies, news, people, rehab, Robert Rodriguez, Shawn Chapman HolleyLindsay Lohan is in trouble with the law again, this time over a $2,500 necklace.
The Los Angeles Police Department, TheWrap has learned, has handed over its investigation into whether the “Mean Girls” actress stole jewelry from a Venice, Calif. store to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office.
“The police brought in a report before noon,” L.A. D.A. spokesperson Sandi Gibbons told TheWrap. “We will be reviewing it. I do not anticipate any further action today.”
The store alleges that Lohan, who has been living in the Venice area since getting out of the Betty Ford Center in early January, took the necklace on Jan. 22.
The owner saw video of Lindsay wearing...
Read MoreCharlie Sheen's Hospitalization - Bender or Hernia?
January, 27, 2011 11:50 am | Comments On #CBS, Charlie Sheen, drugs, hospital, Kacey Jordan, news, people, porn stars, rehab. Las Vegas, Television, Two and a Half Men
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A cocaine bender may have preceded Charlie Sheen's sudden hospitalization on Thursday.
The "Two and a Half Men" actor was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles with stomach pains early Thursday morning.
Sheen's publicist Stan Rosenfield said in a statement earlier Thursday, "All I know is he was having severe abdominal pains and went to the hospital."
According to...
Read MoreStars for a Cause Sues HFPA for Defamation
January, 26, 2011 10:09 am | Comments On #Golden Globes, Hollywood Foreign Press, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, lawsuit, Movies, Stars for a Cause, suit
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association continues to keep the California judicial system humming.
The organization behind the Golden Globe Awards is being sued again; this time by the charity Stars for a Cause. Stars is seeking $1 million in damages, alleging that HFPA President Phil Berk muddied the waters while the group was trying to negotiate a contract with Chrysler and NBC.
Stars and its co-founder George Braunstein were working with Chrysler to donate a car that would be signed by various celebrities at the awards show and auctioned off to benefit Haitian Earthquake Relief, among other organizations.
The HFPA issued a statement Wednesday rejecting the allegations.
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Read MoreReport: BHPD Chief Declares Ronni Chasen Murder Solved
January, 19, 2011 3:21 pm | Comments On #Beverly Hills Police, case closed, Diane Warren, Media, murder, Ronni Chasen, Shooting
A month after Ronni Chasen was gunned down, the Beverly Hills Police are declaring that her shocking murder has been solved, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Police Chief David Snowden told the trade publication that a final ballistics report once again matches the gun used in Chasen's November 16 murder with the one used by prime suspect Harold Smith used to commit suicide on December 1.
Smith was an ex-convict. Police believe that Smith...
Read MoreMel Gibson May Face Domestic Violence Charges Very Soon (Updated)
January, 18, 2011 10:49 pm | Comments On #domestic violence, Jodie Foster, Los Angeles District Attorney, Mel Gibson, Movies, news, Oksana Grigorieva, people, South by Southwest, WME
UPDATE – Jan. 19 11:35a.m.
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office has confirmed that they have potential charges of domestic violence against Mel Gibson "actively under review."
The office also confirmed that they’ve met with the star’s lawyers Tuesday as was reported. L.A. D.A. Steve Cooley released the following statement Wednesday morning:
Allegations of domestic violence involving Mel Gibson are actively under review by the District Attorney’s Office.
Mr. Gibson’s attorneys met yesterday with Airport Branch prosecutors and provided information they felt was relevant to the matter. Information received will be taken into account in deciding whether or not to file charges.
Any decisions made by the D.A.’s office in this...
Read MoreCharges Against Anna Nicole Smith’s Lawyer/Lover Dropped
January, 06, 2011 12:06 pm | Comments On #Anna Nicole Smith, drug conspiracy trial, Howard K. Stern, Los Angeles District Attorney, Movies, news, PlayboyHoward K. Stern, lawyer and lover to Anna Nicole Smith, walked out of court Thursday a free man after a judge dismissed all charges against him.
On Oct. 28, after an almost three month trial, a Los Angeles jury found Stern guilty of two counts in the drug conspiracy trial of the lawyer and two of the deceased Playmate’s doctors. Those charges could have seen Stern behind bars for up to three years.
Dr. Sandeep Kapoor was found not guilty on any count of fraudulently and excessively prescribing drugs to Smith. Psychiatrist Khristine...
Out of Rehab, Lindsay Lohan Back in Trouble with the Law (Updated)
January, 04, 2011 12:12 pm | Comments On #Betty Ford Center, Dawn Holland, Lindsay Lohan, Movies, news, probation, rehab, Riverside Sheriff's Department, Shawn Chapman HolleyLindsay Lohan may be out of rehab but she’s still in trouble with the law – potentially big “behind bars” trouble.
Investigators at the Riverside Sheriff’s department say they believe the “Machete” actress violated the terms of her probation in getting into a brawl with Betty Ford Center technician Dawn Holland -- and they're taking it to the District Attorney.
The incident occurred in the early early morning of...
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