DUI Charges Stick Like Magnets to Celebrities
In just the last two weeks, numerous celebrities and professional athletes have been charged with, or made news due to, DUI. For example:
Denver Nuggets all-star Carmelo Anthony pled guilty to DUI charges, which reduced the charge to driving while ability-impaired, which bring with it a lesser sentence. Anthony was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, perform community service […]
Matthew McConaughey, Paparazzo and the Law
Paparazzi law in Los Angeles is an ever changing field, in part because of the differing situations that arise from time to time. For example, the news almost regularly reports instances of celebrities to attack the paparazzi after feeling attacked or for some other reason. However, as is the case with a paparazzo who was photographing […]
Update on Weapon Permits
The newly appointed Orange County Sheriff will review the weapon permits given out by her disgraced predecessor, and will likely revoke many of those permits. Gun owners who can’t prove a legal need to carry the firearm they received the permit for will likely have their license revoked.
The former sheriff doled out over 1,100 active carry […]
DUI Troubles for the Vick Family
Marcus Vick, professional athlete and brother to former Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, was arrested and charged with drunken driving (DUI) and resisting in arrest. Vick was pulled over after an altercation with a female companion and then attempted to drive off, but he was later caught up with and after failing sobriety tests was charged […]
Singer R. Kelly Acquitted of Sex Crimes
Jurors weren’t 100% sure that the man in the child pornography video was R&B superstar R. Kelly. Kelly was acquitted of child pornography charges today in a case that dragged slowly through the court system, repeatedly snaring headlines. Kelly and his alleged under-aged partner both steadfastly denied that they were the people depicted in the explicit pornographic […]
Is Paparazzi Case a Fraud?
In our May 2 blog post we talked about paparazzi Glen Gurniak who filed a hit and run suit against rocker Benji Madden and passenger Paris Hilton for allegedly driving over his foot before speeding away. The incident was widely reported in national and LA entertainment news and blog sites. Although no legal resolution has been […]
Burglary On the Rise: How to Cope
In the last year, burglary rates have jumped as much as 20% in some parts of the San Fernando Valley, and 6% overall in the Valley. Due in part to the crumbling economy, everything from air conditioners to plasma televisions have been reported stolen throughout the Valley. Van Nuys has been one area particularly hit […]
Paparazzi Files Hit and Run Suit
Generally it’s the celebrities who are filing suit against the paparazzi. Last week paparazzi Glen Gurniak turned the tables when he filed a hit and run suit against rocker Benji Madden and passenger Paris Hilton for allegedly driving over his foot before speeding away.
Paparazzi are often berated and sometimes sued by celebrities for invading their […]
Tips on On How to Avoid Being Another CSI Drug Arrest
CSI star Gary Dourdan was busted by police for possession of a variety of narcotics, including heroin, cocaine and ecstasy. Drug charges can be serious, and can lead to fines, license suspensions, jail time and even count as a strike under California’s three strike rules.
Dourdan was apparently found asleep in his car around 5:21 am […]
Celebrities and Shoplifing: What Models, Actresses and Petty Thieves Have in Common
Theft and petty crime are a major issue in America. Over the last decade, NASA by itself has lost $94 million in office items that disappeared! Even celebrities have been caught in petty theft, with both Winona Ryder and Bai Ling getting arrested for taking things which were not necessarily theirs.
In 2002, Winona Ryder was charged […]