DMX STarts 90-Day Jail Term

39 year old rapper, DMX, was sentenced to 90 days in jail due to a probation violation stemming from a reckless driving conviction. The judge ruled that he can not be released on home detention, work release or even a ankle monitor. He was recently released from an Arizona jail for probation violation due to failing a drug test.

Lil Wayne to Enter Plea Deal on Drug and Weapons Charges

Lil Wayne, entered a plea of guilty to one count of possession of a dangerous drug in an effort to avoid jail time. The 27 year old grammy winning rapper is scheduled to be sentenced on June 30th and could receive 36 months of probation. This latest legal entanglement stemmed from a January 2008 incident where his tour bus was stopped at a US border patrol checkpoint in AZ, where authorities say they found cocaine, ecstasy and a handgun on the bus. He is currently serving an 8-month jail sentence after pleading guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon from another incident.

Sean Penn gets 3 Years Probation and 36 Hours of Anger Management

Sean Penn made a plea deal with prosecution where he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor vandalism. In return, he was sentenced to three years probation and 36 hours of anger management sessions and the count of batter was dropped. This all stemmed from a fight he got into with the paparazzi last year. If he gets into any trouble with the law during the term of her probation, he could see jail time.

Chris Brown Checks in With Judge

Singer Chris Brown checked in with the judge yesterday and received good reports and feedback.

The Judge told the singer, “It looks like you’re doing really, really well.”

So far, Brown has completed 17 of his 52 domestic violence counseling sessions and has been doing a good job fulfilling his 1400 hours (or 6 months) of community service.

Chris Brown will continue to be on probation through 2014, with strict orders to stay away from Rhianna.

His next appearance before the judge wil take place some time in May.

Redmond O’Neal back to Jail

Back in September, when Redmond O’Neal was moved from jail into in-patient rehab, his attorney advised us all, via People, that “Redmond has embraced recovery.”

But in ordering the son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal back behind bars today on a probation violation, a judge clearly disagreed.

“It seems to me you haven’t got a clue as to what recovery means,” Judge Michael Tynan said. “It’s a lifetime commitment. It’s grinding, hard, painful work.”

Why is Redmond being sent back to jail? O’Neal had been on a 24-hour pass from a residential treatment center, L.A. County sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore told L.A. Now. “When he came back, he told the program counselors that he had used drugs,” Whitmore said. “He tested positive” for unspecified drugs.

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