Celebrities

Prison Overcrowding Is a Plus for Lindsay Lohan, Who Served a 30-Day Sentence in Five Hours

Lindsay Lohan reported to jail Sunday evening to begin serving a 30-day sentence for violating probation and was released less than five hours later. Lohan was released early because of jail overcrowding, the Associated Press reports. Earlier press estimates said the actress would likely have to serve six days of…

Nov 8, 2011 12:34 PM CST

Conrad Murray Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in Death of Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson’s personal physician has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the iconic pop singer’s death in 2009 from an overdose of a powerful intravenous anesthetic ordinarily used in hospitals. Dr. Conrad Murray, 58, was convicted by a seven-man, five-woman Los Angeles Superior Court jury after about nine hours…

Nov 7, 2011 10:29 PM CST

Texas Broker Gets 17-Year Sentence in Fraud Scheme

The former CEO of a Texas-based investment firm has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for defrauding hundreds of investors out of more than $50 million. Several of his victims watched as Kurt Branham Barton, the former head of Triton Financial, gave a tearful apology at his sentencing hearing…

Nov 4, 2011 10:52 PM CDT

Lindsay Lohan Gets 30 Days for Admitted Probation Violation, Likely Will Serve 6 Days

Updated: Despite recent efforts to impress the judge by diligently working at her community service sentence in the Los Angeles morgue, actress Lindsay Lohan was sentenced today to 30 days for violating her probation in intertwined drunk-driving and necklace-theft cases. Due to jail overcrowding, the 25-year-old likely will have to…

Nov 2, 2011 6:46 PM CDT

New Lawsuit for Kim Kardashian: 72 Days After $10M Wedding to NBA Star, She Files for Divorce

No stranger to demand letters and litigation, reality television star Kim Kardashian has filed suit against another well-known individual—her husband, basketball star Kris Humphries. The divorce case (PDF) Kardashian filed today in Los Angeles Superior Court comes just 72 days after her $10 million wedding to the NBA player, the…

Oct 31, 2011 10:32 PM CDT

Lindsay Lohan Starts Community Service at the LA Morgue

Lindsay Lohan appears to be making a serious effort to get back on track before a scheduled probation revocation hearing early next month. Scolded earlier this week by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge for shirking the community service to which the judge previously sentenced her at a women’s detention…

Oct 21, 2011 5:10 PM CDT

Lindsay Lohan Leaves Court in Handcuffs After LA Judge Revokes Her Probation

Told that actress Lindsay Lohan had decided she didn’t want to perform community service at a women’s detention center because the work wasn’t “fulfilling,” an angry Los Angeles judge today revoked her probation. Lohan, 25, was led from the courtroom in handcuffs but isn’t expected to be jailed for long…

Oct 19, 2011 9:24 PM CDT

Suit Claims Heather Mills Owes Hair Stylist $80K in Unpaid Bills

A suit by hairdresser David Paul claims Paul McCartney’s ex-wife Heather Mills owes $80,000 for his styling services. Paul, whose real name is David Miramontes, claims in the Los Angeles lawsuit that Mills hired him at his out-of-shop rate of $5,000 a day in 2005, and promised to pay when…

Oct 19, 2011 12:10 PM CDT

Lindsay Lohan Allegedly a No-Show for Coroner’s Office Community Service; Prosecutors Seek Jail Time

Sentenced earlier this year to perform community service for violation of her probation in a drunk-driving case and a misdemeanor necklace theft conviction, actress Lindsay Lohan again is pushing legal boundaries. She was a no-show at the Los Angeles coroner’s office and rarely appeared at a local women’s shelter, missing…

Oct 19, 2011 12:42 AM CDT

LA Times: After $20M in Legal Bills, Dodgers Owner OKs $130M Settlement with Wife in Divorce Case

After racking up more than $20 million in legal bills, the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers has reportedly reached a $130 million settlement in his divorce case. In exchange for the payment from Frank McCourt, his wife, Jamie McCourt will relinquish her claim to any ownership rights in the…

Oct 18, 2011 12:20 AM CDT

Self-Proclaimed Superhero Is Unmasked in Court

Updated: A self-proclaimed crime-fighting superhero who calls himself Phoenix Jones was unmasked in court Thursday as a married 23-year-old Seattle-area man whose real name is Benjamin John Francis Fodor. Fodor appeared in court for a hearing following his arrest early Sunday on assault charges for allegedly pepper-spraying a group of…

Oct 14, 2011 8:35 PM CDT

Lawsuit Over ‘Hurt Locker’ Story Is Tossed

A federal court judge in Los Angeles has dismissed a lawsuit against the makers of the Oscar-winning film “The Hurt Locker” by an Iraqi bomb disposal expert who alleged that he was the basis for the movie’s main character. U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Nguyen also ordered the plaintiff, Sgt. Jeffrey…

Oct 14, 2011 6:34 PM CDT

Las Vegas Prosecutor Who Handled Paris Hilton Drug Case Takes a Plea of His Own

David Schubert, a former Clark County, Nev., deputy district attorney who prosecuted cocaine cases against celebrities Paris Hilton and Bruno Mars, last month pled guilty to felony possession of a controlled substance not for sale, the Associated Press reports. A Las Vegas police officer stopped Schubert’s vehicle in March, after…

Oct 12, 2011 7:00 PM CDT

Doctor’s Defense Team Drops Theory That Michael Jackson Drank Rather Than Injected Propofol

Lawyers for Dr. Conrad Murray, who is on trial for involuntary manslaughter involving the drug overdose death of Michael Jackson, today dropped their argument that the entertainer may have swallowed the fatal dose of surgical anesthetic, CNN reports. Murray was employed as Jackson’s personal physician. His defense lawyers in the…

Oct 12, 2011 6:34 PM CDT

Actor Who Played Arnie Becker on ‘L.A. Law’ Sues Legal Marketing Group

Corbin Bernsen, an actor who played divorce lawyer Arnie Becker on LA Law, last week sued Innovative Legal Marketing in a breach of contract case, the Associated Press reports. The Norfolk, Va., federal court action seeks more than $660,000 in damages. Bernsen was hired to do promotional work for the…

Oct 12, 2011 5:41 PM CDT