Chris Brown Receives a Shiny Review For Probation

Sorry, Chris Brown — the probation guys don’t hand out any shiny statuettes.

But a judge says that the R&B singer, who’s on probation for the felony assault of his ex-girlfriend Rihanna, has received an “extremely favorable” report, L.A. Now reports.

Brown, who according to the Associated Press talked and laughed with lawyer Mark Geragos during the brief hearing today, was sentenced in August to five years’ probation and 180 days community labor. He was also ordered to stay 100 yards away from Rihanna — unless they’re professionally obligated to attend the same entertainment event, in which case the distance drops. A lot.

Um, so, speaking of entertainment events, Rihanna was recently added to the list of performers at the American Music Awards, which will be held Sunday at the Nokia Theatre at LA Live …

At last year’s AMAs, you might remember, Brown was a big winner. (This year, Michael Jackson might take top honors — he has four nominations. Go figure.)

Rihanna, meanwhile, told a radio interviewer Thursday that she still likes Brown’s music. “When [his music] comes on on the radio, I don’t snub or turn it off; I listen,” she said.

Well isn’t that nice.

So the AMA red carpet might’ve gotten a little interesting this weekend — except that Brown, who played a show in L.A. last night, is heading back out on tour.

LA TIMES BLOG

Alexandra Kerry Released After DUI

Sen. John Kerry’s daughter was arrested for suspicion of DUI in Hollywood Thursday, police sources said.

Alexandra Forbes Kerry, the older of the senator’s two daughters, was pulled over for a traffic violation about 12:40 a.m., Sgt. Enrique Mendoza of the LAPD Hollywood Station said.

“She was arrested for driving under the influence,” said Officer Sara Faden, who added that Kerry was released on $5,000 bail.

It’s reported that Kerry refused to take Breathalyzer test at the scene. A later test showed a level of 0.06, under the legal limit of 0.08.

The 36-year-old film producer and director could not be reached for comment.

“Alexandra Kerry was pulled over for an expired registration and was released after the results of a Breathalyzer test at the police station were under the legal limit. Sen. Kerry supports his daughter and will have no further comment on a private matter,” said Jodi Seth, a spokeswoman for the senator.

NY Daily

German Charged in Crawford Embezzlement Scheme

A German man was charged with trying to extort $100,000 from Cindy Crawford and husband Rande Gerber over a photo of their daughter bound to a chair and gagged, authorities said.

Edis Kayalar, 26, has not yet been arrested. He was recently deported to Germany.

The photo was purportedly taken by the couple’s former nanny earlier this year and shows the girl, then 7, tied to a chair. Kaia told her parents that the nanny took the picture as part of a “cops and robbers” game, according to an affidavit.

The nanny, who was fired a week before Kayalar called the couple, was not charged; apparently, Kayalar stole the photo from her.

Gerber — who owns the Whiskey Blue bar at the W Fort Lauderdale among other hot spots — eventually paid Kayalar $1,000 “for his trouble,” the affidavit said. But the German wanted more, saying he had another copy.

Miami Herald

Balloon Boy Parents to Plead Guilty

The parents of a 6-year-old son Coloradan who became known as “balloon boy” will plead guilty at a court hearing on Friday, their lawyer said in a statement on Thursday.

Mayumi Heene will plead guilty to false reporting to authorities, a class 3 misdemeanor, with a stipulated sentence of probation, according to a statement from Killmer, Lane and Newman, attorneys of law.

Richard Heene will plead guilty to attempting to influence a public servant, a class 4 felony. The prosecutor has stipulated to a sentence of probation, the office said in a statement.

The most serious of the charges recommended by Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden would have carried a maximum sentence of six years in prison.

Read More at MSNBC

Justin Timberlake Stalker Ordered to Stay Away

Justin Timberlake has been granted a permanent restraining order against a woman accused of stalking him.

The singer, 28, said in court documents that Karen McNeil repeatedly trespassed and broke into his Los Angeles home last month.

McNeil, 28, who represented herself in court, said she thought that she was destined to marry Timberlake and “to rule” with him.

She was ordered to stay away from the star and his home for three years.

Timberlake described McNeil as an “obsessed and mentally unstable stalker” whom he “does not personally know or have any relationship with”.

Read More about the Stalker at BBC

Chris Brown Interview with MTV

While Rihanna granted ABC’s Diane Sawyer an interview about her February assault by her former boyfriend Chris Brown, Brown has taped a segment for MTV in which he addresses the beating that led to his guilty plea to a felony assault charge.

“My thoughts [when I look back on it now] is like, ‘Why did it happen?’ Like, ‘What was I thinking? What is wrong with you?’ That’s what I’m thinking with myself. That’s what my thoughts are, basically, now,” the R&B musician, 20, says in excerpts.

Read the Full Article Here at PEOPLE

Dina Lohan lashes Michael Lohan

Dina Lohan has a message for her ex-husband Michael about some recent interviews, during which he’s claimed their daughter Lindsay is abusing prescription pills: Stop discussing Lindsay’s private life and focus on yourself.

Dina lashed back Saturday saying: “Michael Lohan needs to focus on being a parent, paying child support, of which he is six months behind, and making up for all the years he was an absentee dad. And stop going on national television talking about his children publicly.”

On Saturday, Michael told the photo agency X17, “I’m going to see the judge this week…If I can’t get a conservatorship, then I’m going to take her to an undisclosed location and get her straight. But I know I’m gonna get charged [with] kidnapping.”

Read Full Article at PEOPLE

Stephanie Pratt DUI Arrest

Police say Stephanie Pratt, the 23-year-old star of MTV reality show, The Hills, was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence reports the AP. Pratt was arrested outside a party in Hollywood and booked into a jail in the San Fernando Valley. She was released several hours later after posting $5000 bail.

Entertainment Weekly

Lindsay Lohan’s Dad says she has a drug problem

Michael Lohan says he can’t even look at his famous daughter Lindsay.

Lohan appeared on Friday’s “Maury Povich Show” in a desperate attempt to reach out to his famous and troubled daughter, reports UsMagazine.com.

“There’s nothing left of her. I was out in L.A. with her about three weeks ago when she got robbed,” he said. “She called me up at 3:30 a.m. and said, ‘Daddy, come out here.’ I flew out and couldn’t even look at her. I had to go outside and cry. When I hugged her, it’s just a hollow, hollow person.”

Lohan was visibily upset during the appearance.

“Lindsay, I love you with all my heart and … I am not going to bury you,” he said. “You’re going to bury me before this is over. I will do anything and everything I have to to save your life…You’re not in the right state of mind.”

Meanwhile, 23-year-old Lindsay got an extra year’s probation for showing up to a Beverly Hills court Friday an hour and a half late.

After being arrested for driving under the influence in 2007, the actress made a plea bargain that included 3 years probation, treatment, and community service.

NY DAILY

Nick Nolte’s son, Brawley Nolte, arrested

Santa Monica police say actor Nick Nolte’s son has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance.

Sgt. Jay Trisler says 23-year-old Brawley Nolte was driving north on Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday afternoon when he made a lane change and struck a vehicle in front of him.

Officers called to the scene believed Nolte had been driving while impaired. Trisler says Nolte was arrested following a series of sobriety tests. He was freed after posting $5,000 bail.

Trisler didn’t know if Brawley Nolte had an attorney.

Brawley Nolte portrayed Mel Gibson’s kidnapped son in the 1996 film “Ransom.”

Nick Nolte pleaded no contest in 2002 to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of drugs.

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