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May 18 2012 10:44 AM ET

FBI investigates threats against Dog the Bounty Hunter -- Report

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Honolulu field office is looking into death threats sent to Duane “Dog” Chapman, reports MSNBC.com. Starting April 30, the the Dog the Bounty Hunter star received a series of e-mails over four days that detailed graphic, violently sexual suggestions about Chapman’s daughters.

The letters (which can be seen in full on Radar Online) allege “a rather nasty vendetta” against the Chapman family and include threats like this one: “I’m going to murder you. I’m going to come to Hawaii and murder you and your family in cold blood. You are next on my list and are the bane of society. I will deliver you to God.” Per a statement from the Chapmans, they are “taking these threats seriously.”

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May 16 2012 10:46 AM ET

'Terminator 3' actor missing

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Actor Nick Stahl, who starred in Terminator 3 and the Oscar-nominated film In the Bedroom, has gone missing.

As TMZ.com first reported, a missing persons report was filed with Los Angeles police by Stahl’s wife on Monday. She said she hadn’t seen her 32-year old husband since Wednesday, May 9.

Stahl’s rep did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

May 16 2012 09:35 AM ET

OneRepublic drummer arrested

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The drummer for the band OneRepublic has been arrested on suspicion of assault, destruction of private property, and disturbing the peace. KMGH-TV in Denver reports that 38-year-old Eddie Fisher was arrested early Tuesday morning. He was being held at a Denver jail and is set to appear in court on Wednesday. Details of the arrest weren’t immediately available.

OneRepublic was up for a Grammy in 2008. Their songs include “Apologize,” ”Stop and Stare,” ”All the Right Moves” and “Secrets.”

May 14 2012 04:30 PM ET

Rapper Mystikal begins jail sentence for domestic abuse

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EW has confirmed TMZ’s report that “Shake Ya Ass” rapper Mystikal (née Michael Tyler) turned himself in to a Louisiana jail today to serve out the remainder of a 90-day sentence. The jail time was first ordered in February when the rapper was convicted for domestic abuse. In 2010, Mystikal wrapped up a six-year prison sentence for sexual battery and extortion committed in 2002. This most recent altercation violated the terms of his five-year probation sentence.

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May 11 2012 05:44 PM ET

Guilty verdict in Hudson murders

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William Balfour, the 31-year-old former brother-in-law of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, was found guilty of murdering Hudson’s mother, brother, and 7-year-old nephew. The jury took three days of deliberations to reach a guilty verdict, and Balfour now faces a mandatory life sentence in jail.

Balfour had been married to but separated from Hudson’s sister, Julia, at the time of the shootings, and the prosecution tried to prove that he had threatened to kill the Hudson family dozens of times while attempting to reconcile with her. “He said, ‘If you leave me, you will be the last to die. I’ll kill your family first,’” Julia Hudson testified.

Balfour had pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in the October 2008 killings. Jennifer Hudson also testified for the prosecution and attended all 11 days of the trial.

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May 11 2012 09:16 AM ET

Matthew Fox charged with DUI

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Lost alum Matthew Fox has officially been charged with a DUI, People reports. The actor was arrested last Friday in Oregon, then held in custody and released later that day. On Wednesday, he was charged with driving both under the influence and without a license. His arraignment is scheduled for June 7.

This is Fox’s second run-in with the law in less than a year; last August, he was detained after allegedly assaulting the driver of a party bus in Cleveland.

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May 11 2012 09:08 AM ET

No verdict yet in Hudson murder trial

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Jurors finished a second day of deliberations Thursday without a verdict in the trial of the man charged with murdering Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. The jury is scheduled to resume deliberations Friday morning in the trial of Hudson’s former brother-in-law, William Balfour. Judge Charles Burns has ordered the jurors sequestered at a hotel to ensure they won’t view media coverage of the trial.

Balfour, who turned 31 on Thursday, pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in the October 2008 slayings. The former gang member faces a mandatory life prison sentence if he’s convicted on all charges.

Prosecutors say Balfour murdered Hudson’s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in an act of vengeance because his estranged wife at the time, Hudson’s sister Julia Hudson, refused to reconcile with him. READ FULL STORY »

May 10 2012 10:48 AM ET

Sean Bean arrested after allegedly harassing ex-wife

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Winter is coming… and so are the police. Game of Thrones star Sean Bean was arrested Wednesday after allegedly harassing ex-wife Georgina Sutcliffe with abusive texts and phone calls, People and the U.K.’s Daily Mirror report. A Scotland Yard spokesperson told People that Bean was questioned in a central London police station yesterday, then was bailed until a later date; the Mirror posted a photo of him arriving at the station. Bean, 53, and Sutcliffe, 34, married in 2008 and were divorced two years later. She was the actor’s fourth wife.

Bean’s rep did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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May 9 2012 11:08 AM ET

Lawyers ready closing arguments in Hudson murder trial

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Two weeks of expert witnesses, grisly crime-scene photos and tearful testimony by Jennifer Hudson culminates Wednesday in closing arguments at the trial of the man accused of killing three of the Oscar-winner’s relatives.

The prosecution is likely to argue that overwhelming circumstantial evidence presented by 83 witnesses during their 11-day case proves Hudson’s former brother-in-law, William Balfour, killed the star’s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
The defense — which began and then closed their case Tuesday after a mere 30 minutes — is expected to note that no witnesses tied Balfour directly to the killings and that prosecutors haven’t met their burden of proving Balfour was the killer. The defense theorized in their opening that Hudson’s brother’s alleged crack-cocaine dealing might have led to the killings. They offered no testimony to support that theory but could still try to argue that it is a credible alternative explanation for the slayings.

After the closings, jurors will withdraw to a back room at the 80-year-old courthouse to begin deliberating on a verdict. READ FULL STORY »

May 7 2012 03:07 PM ET

Matthew Fox arrested for DUI

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Matthew Fox was arrested late last week while driving under the influence. Fox and a passenger were pulled over Friday morning at 3:23 a.m. in Oregon. Fox was taken into custody and released later that day.

This is the second time in less than a year the former Lost star has had a run in with the police. Last August, he was detained after allegedly assaulting the driver of a party bus in Cleveland in another early morning dust-up. Fox ultimately avoided criminal charges in the incident.

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