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Lindsay's 'Crime Wave' Costs California Millions

Nick McMaster — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:22:06 CDT

Lindsay Lohan's "one-woman crime wave," as some in LA's legal community have called it, seems like little more than the stuff of tabloids. But there is a dark side, Fox News points out: Experts estimate that the former actress' legal foibles are costing cash-strapped California millions of dollars. Prosecutors, judges,...

11 Simpsons Predictions That Came True

Evann Gastaldo — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:00:00 CDT

During its sixth season in 1995, The Simpsons gazed into the future—specifically, 2010—in the “Lisa’s Wedding” episode. Writing at 11points.com , Sam Greenspan lists 11 things about this year the episode got right: Soy snacks : Not only did the show predict their popularity, it also “nailed their horrible,...

Douglas Begs Judge: Show Cameron Leniency

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:35:31 CDT

As Cameron Douglas awaits sentencing today on drug dealing charges, dad Michael is joining other family and friends in begging for leniency. Michael’s handwritten letter paints a picture of a child pressured by the two generations of fame that came before him and surrounded by other family members who struggled...

Rip Torn Pleads Not Guilty

Kevin Spak — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:31:11 CDT

Rip Torn entered a not guilty plea today to the charges leveled against him after his alleged drunken break-in at a Connecticut bank. At the same time, the judge added another bail condition: that he give up all alcohol. Torn’s lawyer pointed out that the actor is already undergoing rehab...

Charlie's Defense: Brooke's a Liar

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:57:00 CST

Charlie Sheen is ready to plead no contest to a misdemeanor and skip jail, but prosecutors think they have a strong enough felony case to go to trial—even without Brooke Mueller. Mueller wants the assault case to disappear so she doesn’t have to testify against her husband, sources tell...

Rip Torn Thought Bank Was Home: Lawyer

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:04:05 CST

When Rip Torn broke into a bank Friday night, he was so drunk he thought he was in his own home and had even taken off his hat and boots and left them by the door, his lawyer said yesterday. "Obviously, he wasn't there intending to commit a crime," he...

Judge Who? No Placard for Ito After Many Thefts

Harry Kimball — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:21:29 CST

Of all the people damaged by the OJ Simpson trial, Lance Ito’s tale is perhaps the saddest—err, most mundane. The poor presiding judge’s name became so famous that the placard announcing him outside his courtroom was repeatedly pilfered over the years. He tried everything, the Los Angeles Times reports—...

Anti-Semitism Got Polanski

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:06:30 CDT

Gore Vidal isn't afraid to say what he really thinks about the Roman Polanski fiasco. "I really don’t give a fuck. Look, am I going to sit and weep every time a young hooker feels as though she’s been taken advantage of?" he tells the Atlantic in a wide-ranging interview,...

2nd Doc Hooked Up With Anna

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:37:03 CDT

Just in case anyone thought the Anna Nicole Smith hearing couldn't get any kinkier: It can, and it did. An investigator testified yesterday that Smith physician Sandeep Kapoor—who is facing charges along with psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich and lawyer Howard K. Stern—had a less-than-professional relationship with Smith, "making out"...