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Mar 14 2013 08:41 AM ET

Deal in sight to keep Stephen Baldwin out of jail

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Stephen Baldwin will avoid jail and will have up to five years to pay $350,000 in back taxes and penalties, his lawyer said Monday.

Attorney Russell Yankwitt said he and prosecutors tentatively agreed that Baldwin, youngest of the four acting Baldwin brothers, will admit in court this month that he repeatedly failed to file his New York state income tax returns.

Baldwin, who starred in 1995′s The Usual Suspects and is currently on television in All-Star Celebrity Apprentice, is accused of skipping his 2008, 2009 and 2010 returns. When he was arrested in December, the district attorney said Baldwin could face up to four years in prison if convicted. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 1 2013 09:00 AM ET

Another Lindsay Lohan legal hearing, as her lawyer seeks plea deal

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Lindsay Lohan’s attorney returns to court Friday for a hearing in the actress’s latest criminal case, as discussions continue about a possible plea deal before trial.

The 26-year-old isn’t required to attend the hearing.

The hearing is intended to take care of any issues before a March 18 trial on misdemeanor charges that Lohan lied to police about a June car crash and was driving recklessly.

Attorney Mark Heller also plans to meet with prosecutors Friday to try to negotiate a plea deal. He wants to delay the case so Lohan can pursue psychotherapy and perform community service.

Lohan was on probation at the time of the accident and she faces jail time if a judge determines she violated her sentence in a 2011 theft case.

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Feb 19 2013 10:25 AM ET

Alec Baldwin and 'New York Post' photographer exchange harassment claims after altercation

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Alec Baldwin had a confrontation with a reporter and photographer from the New York Post on Sunday morning, and New York City police are investigating after both sides filed harassment claims. The Post photographer, G.N. Miller, told police that the 30 Rock actor hurled slurs at him — including “coon and “crackhead” — when he tried to take Baldwin’s picture while he was walking his dog. Baldwin denies saying anything racist and called the allegations “one of the most outrageous things I’ve heard in my life,” according to his spokesperson. TMZ.com reviewed audio from the incident and found no evidence of such offensive comments, but the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating.

According to the Post, Miller and reporter Tara Palmeri approached Baldwin outside his Manhattan home and requested comment regarding his wife, a yoga teacher recently sued by an injured former student. Palmeri initially claimed that Baldwin grabbed her arm and said, “I want to choke you to death.” TMZ’s review of the audio clarified that what Baldwin actually said was, “I want you to choke to death,” a correction that the Post now recognizes in its coverage of the altercation. A spokesperson for the Post did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the latest report from TMZ.

It’s not the first time Baldwin and the Post have tangled. He called the tabloid “the worst newspaper in human history” in November after a Post column criticized him and defended his alleged stalker.

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Feb 15 2013 11:33 AM ET

Rapper 2 Chainz arrested on drug charges in Maryland

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Sergeant Marc Black, spokesperson for the Maryland State Police Department, has confirmed to EW that rapper 2 Chainz was arrested last night and charged with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.

According to Black, a van was pulled over yesterday evening containing seven passengers. There was a grinder found in a backpack, and when 2 Chainz took ownership of it, he was arrested. He has since been released on a criminal citation.

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Feb 14 2013 03:47 PM ET

'Melrose' actress lands three-year jail sentence for vehicular homicide

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A former Melrose Place actress who was driving drunk when her SUV plowed into a car and killed a New Jersey woman has been sentenced to three years in prison.

The victim’s husband yelled, “What a travesty!” at the judge after Thursday’s sentencing, and he and his son stormed out of the courtroom.

Amy Locane-Bovenizer faced up to 10 years in prison after a jury in November convicted her of vehicular homicide in the 2010 death of 60-year-old Helene Seeman in Montgomery Township.

The judge lowered the maximum sentence citing the hardship on Locane-Bovenizer’s two children. One has a medical and mental disability.

The actress apologized to Seeman’s family.

Locane-Bovenizer’s blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit when the crash occurred as Seeman’s husband turned into their driveway.

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Feb 8 2013 08:57 AM ET

12-year-old charged for Ashton Kutcher prank call

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A 12-year-old boy accused of making a prank call that sent police racing to Ashton Kutcher’s home was charged Thursday with making that call and another that falsely reported an emergency at a bank.

Prosecutors said the boy called 911 in October reporting that armed men were inside Kutcher’s Los Angeles home. That call brought out many heavily-armed officers and prompted the actor to leave the set of Two and a Half Men to make sure his home and workers were safe.

A week later, a call reporting an emergency at a bank on Wilshire Boulevard also proved to be a hoax.

The district attorney’s office said Thursday that the boy has been charged with two felony counts of computer intrusion and making fake bomb threats. He was scheduled to be arraigned Friday in juvenile court. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 1 2013 09:12 AM ET

No charges for Australian DJs who pranked Kate Middleton's hospital

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British prosecutors said Friday they will not press charges against two Australian DJs over the royal hoax call that preceded a nurse’s suicide.

Two Australian DJs impersonated Queen Elizabeth II and her son, Prince Charles, as they phoned London’s King Edward VII hospital in December to ask about the condition of the Duchess of Cambridge, formerly Kate Middleton, who had been hospitalized for treatment of acute morning sickness stemming from her pregnancy.

Nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who put the call through to a colleague who in turn described the details of Kate’s condition, was found hanged in her room three days after the prank was broadcast across the world. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 31 2013 09:11 AM ET

Lindsay Lohan in court with new lawyer, gets new trial date

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Lindsay Lohan briefly appeared in court Wednesday for the first time in nearly a year and left with a new attorney, new trial date and new judge.

Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner shook her head when she saw Lohan seated with her attorney, just months after the judge had warned the Liz and Dick star to grow up and stay out of trouble.

The actress was required to attend the pretrial hearing involving three misdemeanor counts filed after a car crash last summer. Lohan has pleaded not guilty to lying to police, reckless driving, and obstructing officers from performing their duties.

Sautner previously sent her to jail, placed her under house arrest and forced her to perform morgue cleanup duty in another case.

Sautner warned Lohan on Wednesday that she could face jail time for a possible probation violation, even if she is acquitted of the counts filed after her sports car crashed into a dump truck. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 30 2013 11:40 AM ET

'Dazed and Confused' actor arrested in Arizona

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Dazed and Confused actor Jason London was arrested in Arizona early Monday morning and charged with assault and disorderly conduct, the Associated Press reports. London allegedly sneezed on a man who then asked him to apologize, but London refused and then hit the man in the face.

After the incident, London took to Twitter to explain his side of the story, writing, “Guys, the TMZ report is a total f***ing lie. I got jumped by three 250 pound bouncers. They knocked me out and beat me for several minutes. I would never say or do the crap they are reporting. Have faith in me. The truth will come out and you will see. Some guy thought I was hitting on his girl and had me jumped. My wife was in the next room, had no idea what even happened. I hate Arizona. Wait till you see the real pictures. I have a right orbital fracture and sinus fracture. The truth will win.”

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Jan 30 2013 09:38 AM ET

Lindsay Lohan expected in court today to face new charges

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A judge who has sentenced Lindsay Lohan to jail before will conduct her first hearing Wednesday on new misdemeanor charges of lying to authorities and reckless driving against the trouble-prone actress.

Lohan has been ordered to appear before Judge Stephanie Sautner for the scheduling hearing, which is the first time the actress has been required to appear in court in nearly a year.

Prosecutors in Santa Monica, Calif., have charged Lohan with lying to police about driving a sports car that crashed into a dump truck in June, reckless driving and obstructing officers from performing their duties.

In March, Sautner released her from supervised probation but warned her to stop partying and grow up.

“You need to live your life in a more mature way, stop the nightclubbing and focus on your work,” Sautner told Lohan at the time. READ FULL STORY »

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