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FORMER pop star Boy George handcuffed a male escort to the wall and beat him with a metal chain as he tried to flee from a naked photo shoot, a London court was told overnight.

Heather Locklear has been formally charged with a DUI, according to the Santa Barbara, Calif., District Attorney's Office.

But it wasn’t alcohol. And there were no illegal drugs in her system.

Two housekeepers working at the English mansion belonging to David Beckham and his wife Victoria have been arrested on suspicion of stealing memorabilia belonging to the soccer star, media reports said on Tuesday.

Britney Spears may have to stand trial for driving without a valid license after all. A three-judge panel in Los Angeles on Tuesday denied a motion by Spears' attorney seeking a delay in the trial and a possible reduction in the charge.

Country singer Mindy McCready will voluntarily surrender to authorities Tuesday to serve 60 days in a Tennessee jail for a probation violation, her rep confirms to People Magazine.

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Kayne West throws a tirade at paparazzi, his bodyguard does a little WWE with one of them.

A judge in Texas has ordered the father of actress and singer Hilary Duff to spend 10 days in jail for contempt of court.

Bob Duff was led away in handcuffs Wednesday during a court hearing after Judge Thomas Stansbury in Houston determined he violated an injunction against selling assets without court approval.

The Houston Chronicle reported in its online edition that Bob Duff must pay into a court repository $367,537 he earned from selling stocks last month.

Bob Duff's attorney Robert Piro said his client would post bond and file an appeal.

"Fool's Gold" star Kate Hudson has been sued by a firm that says hair care products she developed with hair stylist-to-the-stars David Babaii are based on ideas for using volcanic ash that the firm developed.

But Hudson, 29, and Babaii on Tuesday said through representatives the lawsuit, which was filed by a California corporation called 220 Laboratories Inc, is "without merit."

Hudson and Babaii are partners in the company David Babaii for WildAid, a hair care products company that donates 10 percent of profits to WildAid, a wildlife conservation group.

Hayden Panettiere has broken her silence about her dad's arrest for spousal assault, saying it was "blown way out of proportion."

Alan Panettiere - who was arrested and charged with domestic violence on August 10 - allegedly struck his wife Lesley, Hayden's mother, "two or three times" in the face during an argument, but Hayden claims it was nothing serious.

Hayden, 19, said: "It was blown way out of proportion by a sheriff who wanted his 15 minutes of fame. My family is wonderful and so very happy, we're all great."

G'Day Mate, that wanker Snoopo Dogo is coming down under.

That bloody yank, has finally been given the green light to Waltz with Matilda in Australia.

Rapper Da Brat, born Shawntae Harris, has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to hitting a hostess in the head with a rum bottle.

The 34-year-old rapper was also sentenced to seven years’ probation, 200 hours of community service and completion of substance abuse treatment, mental evaluation and anger management classes.

After serving almost three years in a Vietnamese prison for sexually abusing two underage girls Gary Glitter has been deported.

The disgraced rock star Gary Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, has been released from prison in Vietnam after serving a three year sentence for molesting two underage girls. The singer was arrested in November 2005 as he tried to flee the country.

Liz Kennedy reports.

Batman star Christian Bale will not face charges relating to an alleged assault last month on his mother and sister, prosecutors said Thursday, suggesting their decision was based in part on the family members' wishes.

Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said there was insufficient evidence to afford a "realistic prospect of conviction," and ordered police not to take any further action.

An actor who appeared in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" pleaded not guilty Wednesday to attempted murder in the stabbing of his girlfriend.

Shelley Malil, 43, was ordered held on $10 million bond after Superior Court Judge Marshall Hockett deemed him a flight risk. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of the charge, which includes special circumstances of premeditation, causing great bodily injury and using a deadly weapon.

KIEFER SUTHERLAND went without soap during his jail stint last Christmas (Dec08) - after dropping the bar in the communal showers.
The 24 star was sentenced to 48 days in jail after he was caught driving under the influence in Los Angeles last September (07).
He subsequently spent his 41st birthday, Christmas and New Year's Eve behind bars.

Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler was arrested early this morning at a home in Hollywood on suspicion of drug possession.

Joss Stone headbutted her half-brother after an argument at a family christening. The 'Fell in Love With A Girl' singer angered relatives after arriving 30 minutes late to the baptism of her godson Louis - half-brother Daniel Skillin's son.

Federal investigators want to question Mary-Kate Olsen about how Heath Ledger got two powerful painkillers that contributed to his accidental overdose death, but she's refusing to talk without immunity, a law enforcement official said Monday

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Access Hollywood has learned that Tom Cruise has been named in a federal lawsuit against the Church of Scientology for $250,000,000.
Using the RICO statute, former Scientologist, Peter Letteres, filed a lawsuit in the Southern District Court in Florida on July 15 against the church alleging harassment, according to the New York Daily News' Rush & Molloy gossip columnists.
Letterese reportedly calls the Church of Scientology a "crime syndicate" in the suit and wants it dismantled under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization law.

A court sentenced musician Kid Rock to 12 months probation and six hours of anger management counseling for his involvement in a post-concert fight at a restaurant near Atlanta last year.

Christian Bale has been released on bail following assault accusations made by his mother and sister. 'The Dark Knight' star voluntarily went to be interviewed yesterday in response to allegations apparently lodged by his mother Jenny and sister Sharon.

Two photographers suspected of loitering on city-owned property near Britney Spears' home were arrested Monday July 21, 2008. Alexandre Passos of Canoga Park and Eduardo Ravalha of Los Angeles, both 35 years old, were arrested around 6 p.m. Monday after being warned to leave an access road near Mulholland Drive and Coldwater Canyon Avenue, police spokeswoman April Harding said.

The darkness around Batman has deepened: While audiences were shattering weekend box-office records in the U.S., Christian Bale was in London, where his mother and sister reportedly leveled assault allegations against the star of "The Dark Knight" that have yet to become clear.

HOLLYWOOD'S latest celebrity jailbird Khloe Kardashian went to the slammer in style - with a fresh, white ink tattoo etched on to her wrist, it has been revealed.

Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil has been pictured smoking heroin in his prison cell. The 25-year-old has been photographed inhaling the illegal substance in London's Pentonville prison, despite claiming he is clean of narcotics. Just hours after the photos were taken, Amy pleaded for her spouse's release as she performed at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday party.

The arrest of OJ Simpson for violating bail in January 2008 is shown on the new show Jail. Really. We are serious. This is a promo clip. We could not make this up.

While on Fox & Friends, criminal defense attorney Don Schweitzer provides lega...l commentary on Nicole Richie's eighty-two minute jail sentence and on the light sentence given to Lindsay Lohan for her DUI.