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Bill Cosby Shamed AP-- Bill Cosby was arrested and charged Wednesday with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago — the first criminal case brought against the comedian out of the torrent of allegations that destroyed his good-guy image as America’s Dad. The case sets the stage for perhaps the biggest Hollywood celebrity trial of the mobile-news era and could send the 78-year-old Cosby to prison in the twilight of his life and pioneering career. Prosecutors accused him of plying former Temple University employee Andrea Constand with pills and wine, then penetrating her with his fingers without her consent, while she was drifting in and out of consciousness, unable to resist or cry out. She was “frozen, paralyzed, unable to move,” Montgomery County District Attorney-elect Kevin Steele said. In court papers, prosecutors said the drugs were the cold medicine Benadryl or some other, unidentified substance. Steele noted that Cosby h...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** The Amy Winehouse Movie CLASSIC END --- David Letterman’s final show Wednesday was stunningly classy . . . and funny! To the in-studio audience’s delight, the show’s final Top Ten List (Celebrity Top Ten Things I’ve Always Wanted to Say to David Letterman) was delivered in descending “10” to “1” order by: Alec Baldwin; Barbara Walters; Steve Martin; Jerry Seinfeld; a hilarious Jim Carrey; Chris Rock; Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Peyton Manning; Tina Fey; and Bill Murray. Everyone delivered their lines with precision and grace—it was just about perfect. With some classic moments from their thirty-three years (!), including Andy Kaufman and Larry ”Bud” Melman reading Xmas carols to kids (still one of the funniest bits ever), the final show proved yet again how David Letterman not only changed the landscape of TV—he also smashed it to smithereens, just like that large TV he had his crew drop off the top of a near...

Ozzy And Jack Osbourne Noisey is presenting Part One of its latest Back & Forth, starring Ozzy and Jack Osbourne. In the newest episode of the beloved Noisey series , the Black Sabbath frontman, solo artist, and music legend Ozzy Osbourne sits down with his son to discuss health, drugs, and why kids these days don't know a thing about jamming.

  ****  DEATH OF A LEGEND  ****   Philip Seymour Hoffman FROM ABC NEWS: Philip Seymour Hoffman, the Oscar-winning actor who played everything from a maverick CIA agent to a drag queen to a Catholic priest, has died. He was 46.  Police sources say Hoffman was found unconscious at around 11:15 yesterday on the bathroom floor of his New York apartment at 35 Bethune St. in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan by friend and screenwriter David Katz, who called 911. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  The cause of death has not yet been determined, but a law enforcement official tells ABC News heroin was found at the scene and a hypodermic needle was sticking out of Hoffman's arm. The New York Police Department is continuing to investigate.  Results from the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner on the exact cause of death are expected on Monday.  Hoffman's family released the following statement ...

**** THE WOODWARD REPORT The War on Drugs is Immoral and Ineffective By Brian Woodward  **** The War On Drugs Despite increased efforts, manpower, and resources, the war on drugs has been a resounding failure. W.C. fields once quipped, “If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no point in being a damn fool about it.” Not only does the government continue to fail in its crusade against drugs, it continues to perpetrate a policy of immense immorality. It has been over forty years since President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs. What do we have to show for it? The United States has wasted over one trillion dollars, caused incarceration rates to exceed that of the Gulag Archipelago under Stalin, discriminated heavily against African-Americans, propped up the drug cartels, and allowed drug profits to flow into the pockets of al-Qaeda and other such terrorist groups. The biggest success in the war on drugs has been the...

**** THE DEATH OF A SUPERSTAR **** Whitney Houston Whitney Houston’s powerful voice made her one of the greatest musical geniuses of our generation. Yet even while she attained a level of triumphant success that surpassed all other musical stars, she descended into the pits of an internal hell that finally took her life. While her descent was fueled by drugs and supported by a destructive marriage, “the true cause of her death has never been revealed before now,” says Judith Sherven, PhD. Beginning with early childhood and tracing her life and career, What Really Killed Whitney Houston? (JayEss Publishing) by husband and wife psychology team Judith Sherven, PhD and Jim Sniechowski, PhD examines her life and death through the lens of her unconscious loyalties and explains how these loyalties deprived her of being able to embrace and live inside her success. Best-selling authors, relationship experts, and sought-after keynote speakers Judith & Jim (as they ...

Cameron Douglas Hollywood superstar Michael Douglas son Cameron, has been sentenced to five years in prison on drug charges. Cameron faced a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years behind bars after he was arrested in August following drugs raid on his room at a New York City hotel. He pleaded guilty to one count of methamphetamine possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and one count of possession of heroin in January. Reports suggest the It Runs In The Family star had been plotting to move approximately $18,000 worth of crystal meth from California to New York to sell when an undercover informant alerted the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). In a letter urging the judge in the case to be lenient when sentencing his son, Michael Douglas called Cameron "a loving man" and "a thoughtful friend". Cameron’s stepmother Catherine Zeta-Jones and grandfather Kirk Douglas also sent letters to Manhattan’s Federal Court in New York City hoping for ...

Andre Agassi Andre Agassi’s upcoming autobiography contains an admission that he used crystal meth in 1997, the year he dropped to No. 141 in the rankings. Agassi won eight Grand Slam singles titles before retiring in 2006. His book’s publishing date is Nov. 9th.The new autobiography, entitled "Open,". Excerpts are scheduled to appear this week in two magazines, Sports Illustrated and People . According to a publicist for publishing house Knopf, Agassi worked closely with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer J.R. Moehringer, author of "The Tender Bar.""I can't speak to addiction, but a lot of people would say that if you're using anything as an escape, you have a problem," Agassi told People in an online story. Agassi details how he snorted some of the highly addictive stimulant, felt a "tidal wave of euphoria" that led him on a manic apartment-cleaning binge and then wrote a mendacious letter to tennis officials, explaining that a contaminated ...

Britney Spears insists her positive drugs test was down to prescription medication.The 'Toxic' singer, whose court-ordered urine sample returned a positive reading last week, denies any illegal substance abuse and claims the only drugs she has been taking have been prescribed by the court doctor. A source told gossip website TMZ.com: "The only thing that comes on the results are the prescriptions, that the court doctor prescribed."There has been no illegal drugs or even alcohol in any of the test results."The troubled star - who has to undergo random court-ordered drugs tests as part of the custody arrangements for her two sons with ex-husband Kevin Federline - has been attending counselling sessions in order to retain her visitation rights to her sons. Meanwhile, Kevin's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan is considering whether to subpoena TMZ.com to hand over footage of Britney running a red light with her sons in the car. Kaplan is hoping to use the video to supp...

Amy Winehouse in happier days with Blake Fielder Civil Amy Winehouse's husband has been moved to a prison medical unit because doctors are worried he will self-harm.Blake Fielder-Civil, 25, was arrested outside the north London house he shares with troubled singer Amy last Thursday and taken into custody.On Saturday, he was taken to London's Pentonville Prison, where he reportedly spent the first 24 hours sobbing uncontrollably. Doctors were forced to move him to the medical centre over fears the self-harmer would deliberately injure himself. A prison source told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "He is in the unit for his own safety. We want to keep an eye on him. It's also a precaution because he could experience trouble from his fellow inmates."Blake was charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice after allegedly offering to pay barman James King - who he assaulted earlier this year - £200,000 (US $400 thousand) to change his story. A family f...

The adventure continues with Britney Spears Britney Spears has returned a positive drugs test. According to a gossip website the 'Toxic' singer - who has to undergo random court-ordered drugs tests as part of the custody arrangements for her two sons with ex-husband Kevin Federline - gave a positive urine sample sometime last week. However, Britney is adamant she is clean and that the reading was false and should have returned a negative result.Last week, Kevin's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan claimed Britney has missed eight out of 14 drugs tests.The troubled star - who lost custody of Sean Preston, two, and 14-month-old Jayden James to Kevin after missing tests - is said to have failed to respond to several calls requesting she take the tests within an hour.Kaplan said at the time: "We have been in court on this exact issue at least three times."She lives in a parallel universe. Mr. Federline doesn't want to take these children out of their mother's life bu...

The 9 lives of Drug Addict Pete Doherty Pete Doherty has apologized to fans for his heroin relapse last week.The troubled Babyshambles rocker - who vowed to stay clean after completing six weeks in rehab recently - is now considering returning to rehab after being filmed injecting heroin at his Wiltshire home on Friday. A spokesman for Pete's record company EMI said today: "Peter Doherty would like to apologize to the medical staff, fans and well-wishers who have helped and encouraged his progress in fighting his addiction to heroin."His ongoing rehabilitation was a source of such pride to him that Peter and those closest to him thought that he was close to winning his personal battle with the drug. However, Peter sadly relapsed last week and is now looking to check himself back into a rehab clinic so that he can try to continue the hitherto excellent attempts he had made to break free of heroin."He realizes that he has not only let himself down but has let down tho...

Just hours after claiming to be drugs free at an awards bash, Pete Doherty is filmed shooting up heroin in a exclusive video from the London Sun. The Babyshambles rocker who has been claiming he is "Drug Free" and has been slapped on the wrist for drug offences in several countries is shown in the corner of the room at his home, in Wiltshire England, cooking the drug on a spoon and then filling the syringe and shooting up in his right arm. It is time that Doherty went to jail. He is going to kill himself or worse yet someone else. Times Square Gossip asks all our England readers to speak up to your leaders and send Doherty to the slammer ! Click Here To See The Sun Video

Britney Spears allegedly allowed a stranger to snort cocaine off her chest during a wild night of partying.The troubled star invited guitarist Scott Kohler and ten other revellers back to her Hollywood mansion for a party, just two days after she lost visiting rights to her two young sons. Scott, who had met Britney earlier that night in Los Angeles club Hyde, claims one male member of the party offered Britney cocaine and "joked he wanted to do a line off her chest and she agreed."Scott, 29, said Britney "seemed drunk" and alleged she also snorted the class-A drug, even though she passed a court ordered drug test the next day.He added to In Touch Weekly magazine: "She was in a great mood. She didn't have a care in the world."Britney - who lost joint custody of Sean Preston, two, and 13-month-old Jayden James to ex-husband Kevin Federline last month - had her visitation rights taken away by a judge after she couldn't be contacted by court official...

Pete Doherty was allegedly with Amy Winehouse on the night she almost died, it has been reported.The troubled Babyshambles rocker reportedly fled the scene when Amy was rushed to hospital after a drugs overdose last month. A source told Britain's Sunday Mirror newspaper: "They had a meal and a few drinks. They took a cocktail of drugs called a speedball, it's a mixture of heroin and cocaine. Amy couldn't take it, she is very lucky to be alive."She collapsed when they went back to her flat. Pete left because he didn't want any bad publicity. He didn't know how to deal with it and thought she was dying. She was foaming at the mouth and fitting - Pete had never seen anything like it."Amy and Pete were introduced by mutual friends last year and have been seen drinking together in Camden pub The Hawley Arms, in north London.They allegedly spent the night together six months ago, while Pete was still dating Kate Moss, but Pete refuses to reveal what happen...

Pete Doherty has been arrested for suspected drug possession.The troubled Babyshambles rocker was detained in Tower Hamlets, east London, in the early hours of Monday. A Scotland Yard spokesman confirmed: "At 2.30am on Monday morning officers in Tower Hamlets arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of possessing drugs."Pete and two others, an unnamed man and woman, were held at an east London police station after officers stopped the car they were travelling in.The 28-year-old musician, who performed with his band at the V-Festival in Stafford late on Sunday, was ordered to quit drugs or face a prison sentence less than two weeks ago.Pete, who pleaded guilty to possession of crack cocaine, heroin, cannabis and ketamine as well as two driving offences in July, was given four weeks to get himself drug-free on August 6. District Judge Davinder Lachlar said at the time: "I will adjourn this matter until September 4 to assess his motivation. What I have in mind is a communit...

The romance of Druggie Pete Doherty and Cocaine Kate Moss Pete Doherty says he is drug free and desperate to win back "nasty" Kate Moss.The troubled Babyshambles rocker, who recently had another anti-heroin implant fitted to help him beat drugs, says Kate is a jealous "nasty old rag" but he still loves her. Pete, who was dumped by the supermodel after he reportedly cheated on her,told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "Kate has broken my heart. There's been this lock down and I can't get hold of her. This is the only way I can get through. I'm here to tell her that I love her. Kate is both jealous and suspicious. She is a nasty old rag and she kicked me in the head. But I love her because of the things she does in bed and because she is a multi-millionaire!"When she finished our relationship in a blazing row I decided never ever am I going to go through that again."The 28-year-old musician also bizarrely revealed that despite declari...

Nicole Richie wasn't allowed to go 'cold turkey' in rehab.The reality TV star checked into rehab when she was just a teenager after her addictions to cocaine, pills and heroin spiralled out of control.However, staff at the center were so concerned that her drug-dependent body would go into shock if they took her off the substances, they had to slowly wean her off. Nicole revealed to Marie Claire magazine: "Anyone who goes to rehab will say that they don't remember their first week or two, because your body just goes through the shock of coming off whatever you were on. They didn't want me to quit cold turkey because I could have had a seizure, so they gave me medication to come off it."Nicole, who is rumored to be pregnant with boyfriend Joel Madden's baby,says she became addicted to heroin the very first time she tried it. She added: "I can remember the first time I tried it as a teenager - there was a lot of vomiting. But your body becomes phys...

Pete Doherty cheated on fiancée Kate Moss last week, it has been reported.The Babyshambles rocker allegedly spent the night with a South African brunette called Lindy last Thursday. Pete met Lindy at London's Crystal nightclub and the pair were seen "kissing and cuddling" as they drank champagne, before leaving together at 2am. A source told Britain's Sunday Mirror newspaper: "When he first arrived Pete was showing off, standing on his chair and dancing like a loon. Then he started talking to a girl in a revealing white dress. She had the same pointy features as Kate."They went up the street for a while then came back inside where they had an intense chat for ages. There was lots of flirting and laughing. Then we saw four of them get into a cab and head off."The pair reportedly spent the night at Pete's friend's house, where they"disappeared into a bedroom together". Pete partied with his managers Andy and Adrian and a friend called P...

Cocaine Kate Moss and druggie Pete Doherty Kate Moss and Pete Doherty have released a bizarre video in a bid to get signed as a pop duo.The 33-year-old supermodel and her rocker lover posted the short film, featuring them dressed in red Army uniforms performing their new song, on video-sharing website YouTube.The footage - shot in Kate's Cotswold cottage - begins with Pete, 28, strumming on his guitar and singing, before the catwalk beauty interrupts with a torrent of abuse. She shouts: "Rot in jail, you ****, rot, rot, rot, there forever. You're a liar and a fantasist, you ****."The words "It's those KP Nuts again" then pop up across the screen - KP standing for Kate and Pete.The pair - who released their first KP Nuts video featuring a scantily clad Kate inaudibly singing along with Pete in her home in April - believe their video series will help them get signed to a record label. Pete recently said: "It takes a long time to get signed these days...