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Kid Rock was arrested for fighting in a Waffle House restaurant on Saturday. The 36-year-old singer, who had earlier played at Atlanta venue The Tabernacle, was dining with his entourage at a nearby branch of the fast food restaurant when Rock became involved in a brawl with a male customer. Mekka Parish, a spokeswoman for DeKalb County Police Department, said: "Kid Rock and five members of his entourage were involved in a fight with a male customer inside the Waffle House. A male customer recognised a woman with the party and exchanged words with her."It escalated to a physical altercation between Kid Rock and that male customer, and moved outside to the parking lot. At one point the customer punched out a restaurant window."Police were called after the 'Cowboy' singer had left the restaurant. Rock's tour bus was stopped about a mile from the Waffle House and he, along with five members of his entourage, were taken into custody and charged with a misdemeano...

Lindsay Lohan is being sued for causing a traffic accident by allegedly performing an illegal U-turn. Signe Dupuy claims she was driving along Los Angeles' Fairfax Avenue in the early hours of April 26 when the 'Mean Girls actress performed an illegal U-turn, which caused Dupuy to crash her car. Lohan's long-time bodyguard Jazman Bennett - who was following the star in a black SUV - immediately did the same, cutting off Dupuy and causing her car to collide with his back tire. Dupuy filed her suit in a small-claims court on Monday. She is seeking $7,500 in damages from Lohan and Bennett to compensate her for "damage, injury and pain and suffering". Lohan - who is currently facing two charges of DUI (driving under the influence) possession of cocaine, transporting a narcotic into a custody facility and driving on a suspended licence - is due to appear in a small-claims court in September to answer to Dupuy's allegations.Dupuy also claims Lohan stopped and glare...

The producer of LINDSAY LOHAN’s next movie insists the project is "still on schedule" despite the actress’ recent drink-driving arrest.The Mean Girls star was arrested in Los Angeles on July 24th and charged with driving under the influence - for the second time in two months - and possession of cocaine. But producer Lucas Jarach is confident Lohan’s legal woes won’t affect upcoming film Dare To Love Me. He says, "The shooting of the movie, the filming, is not scheduled to start until October 1. Lindsay is still on board. We stand behind her."

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden yesterday Troubled socialite NICOLE RICHIE has been sentenced to four days in jail after pleading guilty to driving under the influence.The 25-year-old was sentenced on Friday morning in Los Angeles Superior Court, where she was supported by her boyfriend, Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden. Richie was arrested on 11 December when she found driving her Mercedez Benz the wrong way down California State Route 134 highway in Burbank, California.After failing an on-field sobriety test, Richie admitted to having smoked marijuana and taken a vicodin painkiller.In court on Friday, Richie was fined $2,048 (£1,024) and ordered to complete a 21-day alcohol education course. She has also been placed on three years probation.Richie must serve her time in either the City or County Jail before September 28th. The Superior Court Commissioner warned Richie she had put lives at risk during the incident and if she drove under the influence again and killed someone, she coul...

Lindsay Lohan should give up driving Photo By: BuzzFoto Lindsay Lohan allegedly took two men hostage in the car she was driving at the time of her arrest on Tuesday. The 21-year-old actress sped away with the two men following an argument with her assistant Tarin Graham at a Malibu party. Lohan, who was said to have been drinking all evening, attended the party with Graham, her unnamed boyfriend and his three friends Dante Nigro, Jakon Sutter and Ronnie Blake. Nigro, Sutter and Blake had been waiting in Nigro's GMC Denali car for Graham's boyfriend to drive them home.In an emotional state, Lohan - whose assistant told her she was quitting during their heated exchange before driving off alone in her own car - jumped in the driver's seat, started the engine and gave chase. A panicked Blake jumped out of the vehicle and claims Lindsay carried on driving, running over his foot.The 21-year-old star followed Graham onto Malibu's Pacific Coast Highway, at which point Nigro to...

Nicole Richie is to enter a plea bargain to reduce her punishment when she appears in court today.'The Simple Life' star - who is reportedly pregnant with her first child -will either plead guilty on no contest to the charge of DUI (driving under the influence) before the Court Commissioner, who will sentence her immediately. Sources say Nicole, 25, will receive a minimum sentence of five days in jail - as the law states anyone with two DUI convictions must at least serve that amount. Nicole, the adopted daughter of singer Lionel Richie, has one previous conviction for DUI from 2002.The star was arrested on December 11 2006 for driving on the wrong side of the road on a California highway on her return from boyfriend Joel Madden's house. She told the arresting officers she had smoked marijuana and taken the strong painkiller Vicodin. Nicole had originally pleaded not guilty to the charge. She is thought to be three months pregnant with the Good Charlotte frontman's bab...

Lindsay Lohan needs jail now ! Lindsay Lohan has been charged on suspicion of DUI (driving under the influence), possession of cocaine and driving with a suspended licence, just a week after checking out of rehab.The 21-year-old actress - who recently completed a 45-day program for alcoholism - was stopped by police in Santa Monica, California, at around 2.15am on Tuesday. Police were responding to a call about a car chase involving two vehicles. Officers have confirmed that Lindsay was driving two companions in the pursuing car.The star - who is currently facing a separate DUI charge after crashing her car in Beverly Hills in May - was taken to a Santa Monica jail after failing a sobriety test. Another search at the station found cocaine in her pants pocket, and her breath test recorded a blood alcohol level of between .1.2 and .1.3. Lindsay was subsequently charged with the three offences.The actress' bail was set at $25,000 and she left the station at around 9am on Tuesday mor...

Ja Rule has been arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon.The rapper was taken into police custody on Sunday night after officers found a gun in the car he was travelling in. Ja Rule - real name Jeff Atkins - was being driven in a luxury Sedan vehicle in New York when the car was stopped for speeding. Police found a .40-caliber gun in the vehicle, and the 31-year-old rap star,the driver and another man were all arrested. A spokesman for the star has refused to comment. In 2005, Ja Rule was fined $1,200 after pleading guilty to assault.The hip-hop star became embroiled in a fight with a reveller in Toronto's LaRouge nightspot in June 2004, where he had been filming his role in crime thriller 'Assault on Precinct 13'. After pleading not guilty to a more serious assault charge, Ja Rule accepted he had delivered "one punch to the eye". He apologised to the Ontario city, saying: "I'm just sorry about my actions."His lawyer Steven Skurka ...

Former footballer Bill Maas Former American football star-turned-TV host BILL MAAS has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon and drugs possession after he was stopped by police on Friday. The 45-year-old, who played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers in the ’80s and ’90s before becoming a sports anchor at Fox, was stopped by cops in Peoria, Illinois. Police allegedly found a .22 caliber revolver, 28 ecstasy pills, five grams of marijuana and six grams of cocaine.Maas and the other occupant of the car, Sarah J. Murphy, were charged with possession of marijuana and with possession of a controlled substance. Maas was also charged with unlawful use of a weapon.

LINDSAY LOHAN’s lawyer have angrily blasted the police for "selling stories", after the actress’ toxicology tests following her drink driving arrest were leaked online. A report published on entertainment site TMZ.com shows Lohan had cocaine and "nearly twice the legal limit" of alcohol in her blood when she crashed her Mercedes in Beverly Hills, California on May 26th. Following her arrest, Lohan checked into Promises rehabilitation centre in Malibu, California, where she currently is still seeking treatment. After police sources told TMZ.com the alleged results of the toxicology tests, the Mean Girls star’s attorney issued an angry comment. Lawyer Blair Berk tells the New York Daily News, "This is an ongoing investigation. It is shameful that law enforcement would be selling stories, let alone unverified ones." Jane Robison, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles District Attorney, says, "Our office has not received the final toxicology reports - only p...

PARIS HILTON is reportedly set to pass on her business tips to budding entrepreneurs, after an educational institute offered her $1 million (£500,000) for the privilege.The Simple Life star - who was released from a California jail on Tuesday after serving 23-days behind bars for violating her probation - has set up several business ventures of her own under the names Paris Hilton Enterprises, Paris Hilton Entertainment, and Heiress Records. Some of her deals include designing a collection of purses for Japanese fashion label Samantha Thavasa and releasing her own-branded perfume with Parlux Fragrances for both men and women. But Hilton could soon add teaching to her growing list of accomplishments, if adult educational school The Learning Annex in New York has its way.The institute’s president Bill Zanker tells the New York Post, "We just sent over the offer to her this morning, and I think there’s a good chance she’d do it. She’s a brilliant entrepreneur. I believe she can off...

Eve was spared jail after pleading no-contest to drink driving yesterday. The rapper-and-actress did not attend the Los Angeles court hearing but her attorney Blair Berk entered the plea and said she admitted to driving with a.08 percent blood alcohol level or higher when she crashed her car on April 26. Berk said: "She's a very gifted artist and she is treating this with appropriate seriousness."As part of the plea bargain the prosecution dropped two other charges of driving impaired and driving without proof of insurance.The 28-year-old - real name Eve Jeffers - must stay sober for 45 days and wear an alcohol-monitoring device on her ankle during that time. Eve was fined $1,400 and placed on three years' informal probation. She must also attend a series of classes for first-time drunk-driving offenders. At an initial hearing in May, Eve's lawyer pleaded not guilty to the DUI (driving under the influence) charge on her behalf. Eve crashed her gold Maserati into ...

Paris Hilton leaves CNN studios in California Paris Hilton has been offered a $1 million-a-year contract to host a US local radio show. KDWB Radio - which broadcast to Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota - have offered the hotel heiress the six figure sum to co-host their morning show. Current host Dave Ryan said: "We need a co-host. She needs something to do. It's playing music and talking while sitting on a comfortable chair. There's very little stress or anxiety and absolutely no metal toilets!"KDWB's vice president Mick Anselmo said: "We're serious about it. It's just a matter of working out the details."The 26-year-old already has a career as a singer, actress and reality TV star and is president of three businesses - Paris Hilton Entertainment, Paris Hilton Enterprises and Heiress Records. She has her own signature perfume and jewellery line, fronts a mobile phone gaming service, had her autobiography on the best-seller list and also earns...

Lily Allen has been arrested for allegedly trying to karate kick a photographer.The 'Smile' singer was formally arrested and questioned by police yesterday over allegations she launched a Kung Fu attack outside a London nightclub in March. Lily arrived at London's West End Central police station with her solicitor. She had her photograph taken and gave a DNA sample before being bailed. A police spokesman said: "A 21-year-old woman attended the station by appointment."She was arrested in connection with an allegation of assault and bailed to return in July."Lily allegedly tried to kick photographer Kevin Rush and punch another lensman outside a Soho nightspot on March 12. Rush, who made a complaint to police, said: "She went berserk."Meanwhile, Lily has been having erotic dreams about other women.The star, who is currently dating DJ Seb Chew, is starting to think she could be "gay". Lily said: "I have been having a lot of lesbian drea...

Slut and party pig 'Cocaine Lindsay Lohan' Lindsay Lohan had been drinking and had cocaine in her system when she crashed her car last month.The 'Mean Girls' star was found to be twice over the California drink-drive limit and had traces of cocaine in her bloodstream at the time of the crash in Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard on May 26, according to a toxicology report. Police could now present the new evidence to the Los Angeles District Attorney.The police report filed at the time of the crash noted a "usable amount" of cocaine in Lohan's Mercedes Benz and the actress was later arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.The 20-year-old star, who is not yet old enough to legally drink in the US, fled the scene and was later taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries. Police officers then arrested her a few days later. Soon after the incident, Lohan checked into rehab at Malibu's Promises Center, where she recently opted for an exten...

Party girl Paris Hilton is back ! Paris Hilton is set to be released from jail on tomorrow. The hotel heiress, who is currently serving a 45-day sentence at California's Century Regional Detention Facility for driving with a suspended licence,will be freed early due to overcrowding. Paris, who has also had the length of her incarceration reduced for good behaviour, will have served just half of her sentence.The Los Angeles Sheriff's department spokesman refused to reveal what time she will leave jail and if any special arrangements have been made for her release. Paris, 26, will earn a reported $300,000 for a magazine interview and a further one million for her first TV interview revealing all about her time in prison. Last week, 'The Simple Life' star claimed she was grateful for the time she had spent behind bars because it made her appreciate her privileged upbringing. She said: "I just can't wait to see my family and have a nice meal and be in my own bed a...

What will Paris Hilton break the law with now ? Paris Hilton's car has been repossessed after she failed to make the last two payments, it has been reported.The hotel heiress, who is serving a 45-day jail sentence for driving with a suspended licence, will be shocked to learn that her Mercedes - allegedly worth a staggering $500,000 - has been towed away. A source at the recovery lot where the impressive vehicle is being held told Australia's New Weekly magazine: "When we learned it was Paris' car, we were shocked. She must have been so distracted with everything else, she forgot to pay her bills!"Meanwhile, Paris has been invited to pose for Playboy - but her mother Kathy won't agree to it. Playboy millionaire Hugh Hefner, who would love the sexy blond to pose for the magazine when she is released from jail, feels Kathy's disapproval will prevent her. Hefner told Access Hollywood: "Well, that's a standing offer. I think the problem quite frankly...

Paris Hilton treats her animals "horribly", say her Beverly Hills neighbors.The hotel heiress, who is currently serving a 45-day sentence for driving with a suspended licence, reportedly lets her menagerie of pets roam all over her neighborhood and residents have had enough. Shelby Segall , whose yard borders Paris', told the New York Post newspaper: "She treats her animals horribly. They are always getting out and running around the neighborhood."She had a little orange kitty about a year ago that kept getting out and we kept telling her it was outside. She didn't seem like she cared, and the none day the cat got run over in the middle of the street and died. Not long after, little [Chihuahua] Tinkerbell came to my door and I left a note on her gate. Her assistant came over frantic and tried to offer me a $40 reward. I said, 'Don't insult me.' "Another neighbor claims she found two of Paris' Chihuahuas running in the street and decide...

Paris Hilton makes daddy a license plate Paris Hilton made her dad a Father's Day card in prison.The hotel heiress - who is serving a 45-day jail sentence for driving with a suspended licence - surprised father Rick with the homemade card. Rick and Paris' mother Kathy arrived at California's Century Regional Detention Centre in Lynwood in a chauffeured car at 7pm on Sunday. When asked if he was finding this year's Father's Day difficult, he replied:"It's not ideally my best. I feel alright."Rick and Kathy, who visited Paris for 45 minutes, emerged from the jail holding hands. Kathy revealed: "Paris is doing well, she's doing very well. She's doing much better. She made Rick a beautiful Father's Day card with his picture."When asked how Paris was spending her time in prison, Kathy jokingly replied: "She looks at the four walls, and reads some nice fan mail."