Saturday, January 5, 2008

Celebrities in Trouble


#1 Richie Sambora

Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora has plead no contest to one misdemeanor count of driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit stemming from a March 25 arrest. Prosecutors dropped a second charge of driving under the influence.

#2 Richard Quest

Boisterous CNN host Richard Quest was arrested in Central Park early Friday morning, allegedly telling police: "I have meth in my pocket." He was later arraigned on a misdemeanor drug charge.

#3 Brigitte Bardot

Parisian prosecutors are calling for former film star Brigitte Bardot to be given a two-month suspended sentence and a hefty fine for anti-Muslim statements made in a letter to France's then interior minister, Nicolas Sarkozy.

#4 Rob Van Winkle

Vanilla Ice, known on his birth certificate as Rob Van Winkle, landed himself in handcuffs and with a domestic battery charge after he reportedly shoved his wife during an argument.

#5 Mischa Barton

Former 'O.C.' problem child Mischa Barton, seen in her mug shot, was pulled over and arrested on Dec. 27 by West Hollywood police for driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license. On Thursday she was sentenced to three years probation and ordered into an alcohol education program.

#6 Raffaelo Follieri

Raffaelo Follieri, who's been dating actress Anne Hathaway for more than a year, was detained by police on April 3 after an incident involving Follieri and a bad check worth nearly a quarter-million dollars.

#7 Naomi Campbell

Naomi Campbell, the supermodel who's no stranger to handcuffs or assault allegations, is arrested at London's Heathrow airport after allegedly assaulting a police officer there.

#8 Rikki Rockett

Poison drummer Rikki Rockett was arrested on a Mississippi rape warrant in Los Angeles, Feb. 24. He was picked up at the airport following a concert over the weekend in New Zealand.

#9 Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf, who already got off of trespassing charges for a possibly-drunk Walgreens arrest, briefly had a $1,000 bench warrant against him after failing to appear in court for a smoking offense. The warrant was subsequently dismissed when LaBeouf's attorney entered a not-guilty plea.

#10 Thomas Jane

Actor Thomas Jane was arrested on March 17 after driving at excessive speeds in California. He was charged with DUI after reportedly failing a breathalyzer.

#11 Joe Francis

Joe Francis is a free man after pleading no contest to filming underage girls for his hit DVD series 'Girls Gone Wild.' He was sentenced to time already served. He had spent 11 months behind bars on a tax evasion charge. He plans on continuing to fight those charges.

#12 Dawn Wells

Police stopped Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island,' on Oct. 18, 2007 and allegedly found marijuana in her car. After possession charges were dropped, she later pleaded guilty to reckless driving and is currently serving six months probation.

#13 Scott Weiland

Velvet Revolver and STP rocker Scott Weiland, seen with his wife Mary, pleaded innocent March 5 to driving under the influence of drugs, a charge stemming from his November arrest on a Los Angeles freeway onramp.

#14 Boy George

Eighties icon Boy George showed up in court on Feb. 28 to deny charges that he handcuffed a male escort to a wall in his London home last year. The singer, seen at a fashion show in September, will remain free on bail until trial in November.

#15 Bai Ling

Bai Ling, who has appeared in movies like 'The Crow' and also had a brief role on the hit TV ABC show 'Lost,' was arrested after being accused of stealing batteries and magazines at Los Angeles International Airport on Feb. 13.

#16 Steve-O

'Jackass' star Steve-O, real name Stephen Glover, was arrested at his Hollywood Hills home on March 3, following a dispute with his neighbors, on several charges including vandalism and drug possession.

#17 Kid Rock

Kid Rock, seen in his mug shot, found himself charged with simple battery following an Oct. 21 brawl at an Atlanta waffle house.

#18 James Barbour

Broadway actor James Barbour, 41, who played the beast in the musical "Beauty and the Beast," was sentenced to 60 days in jail plus 3 years probation on Friday after agreeing to a plea deal in a case involving sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl in 2001.

#19 Aaron Carter

Child star Aaron Carter, now 20, was arrested after police in Texas pulled him over and reportedly found more than two ounces of marijuana in his car.

#20 Barron Hilton

Like his sister Paris in the past, 18-year-old hotel heir Barron Hilton was arrested on the morning of Feb. 12 in Malibu for allegedly driving under the influence.

#21 Heidi Fleiss

The notorious "Hollywood Madam," Heidi Fleiss, was arrested by members of the Nye County Sheriff's Office in Nevada on Feb. 7 and charged with illegal possession of prescription drugs and driving under the influence.

#22 Vincent "Don Vito" Margera

Shortly after getting ten years to life probation for sexually assaulting two teenage girls, Vincent "Don Vito" Margera of 'Viva La Bam' fame got another two years for possession of cocaine.

#23 Roger Avary

Roger Avary, who co-wrote Quentin Tarantino's bloody gangster drama 'Pulp Fiction,' was charged with vehicular manslaughter and DUI after crashing his car in the early morning of Jan. 14. The wreck killed a passenger and ejected Avary's wife from the car.


Source: AOL - Star Scandals

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