LiLo may land in jail if she misses mandatory court hearing

New York, May 20 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan is expected to miss a mandatory court date this week because the actress is stuck in Cannes.

According to TMZ.com, if the actress misses court hearing this time, she may be sent to jail, reports New York Post.

Sources said that that Lohan claims her passport was stolen this week while she partied at the Cannes Film Festival.

The “Mean Girls” actress, 23, is on a three years” probation completing an alcohol rehabilitation program after pleading guilty to cocaine use and driving under the influence in August 2007.

She attends the rehab course once every 21 days, TMZ reported – enough for her not to be reported, but in direct violation of court orders.

“I was on the phone with Lindsay”s assistant the entire night and we”re doing everything we can to resolve this issue and get her back to L.A,” The New York Post quoted Lohan’s lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, as telling TMZ.

“Lindsay is distraught because it was her intention to get back to L.A. today to do more alcohol education classes and appear in court tomorrow,” Holley added. (ANI)

Sean Penn ordered 300-hour community service for kicking photog

London, May 13 (ANI): American actor Sean Penn has been ordered to perform 300 hours of community service after he was filmed kicking a celebrity photographer.

He was filmed kicking the photographer in the leg at a shopping centre in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles last October. The photographer’s camera was also damaged.

Penn was also sentenced to three years of informal probation and ordered to undergo 36 hours of anger management counselling, said city attorney”s spokesman Frank Mateljan.

The two-time Oscar winner was also charged in February with misdemeanour battery and vandalism for the attack.

Mateljan says the community service can be completed through Penn”s earthquake-relief efforts in Haiti.

Penn was not present at the Los Angeles court and entered a no contest plea through his lawyer, Richard Hirsch.

“Prolonging this matter in the court system would not have been in Mr Penn”s best interests and would have distracted from his charitable commitments, specifically his work in Haiti,” The Telegraph quoted the lawyer as saying.

“Accordingly he has decided to accept the terms and move on,” he added. (ANI)

Reality star sentenced to six months in jail for breaking into Bloom”s home

New York, May 11 (ANI): Reality star Alexis Neiers has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for burglarising actor Orlando Bloom”s home.

The E! show ‘Pretty Wild’ star had broken into the Bloom’s Hollywood Hills house last summer with two other females.

Authorities said the girls had stolen more than 500,000 dollars in watches, cash and other items.

They were caught committing the crime on security camera, reports the New York Daily News.

Neiers confessed she was on Bloom”s property the night of the burglary but was too drunk to remember anything.

She also faces three years” probation and must stay away from Bloom”s property in the future. (ANI)

Michael Lohan holds off conservatorship bid over Lindsay’s affairs

London, May 7 (ANI): ‘Mean Girls’ star Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael has put his bid to gain legal conservatorship over her affairs on hold as lawyers from both sides try to resolve the case away from court.

In April, Michael had gone public with his plans to ask a judge to place Lindsay under a conservatorship, but he agreed to drop his application if the actress met with him for a serious discussion about her problems.

According to TMZ.com, the actress rejected her dad’s request and failed to meet up on May 5, and now he is planning to temporarily hold off on taking legal action, reports the Daily Star.

The website claims Michael Lohan’s lawyer, Lisa Bloom, had a lengthy telephone conversation with Lindsay’s legal representative, Shawn Chapman Holley, on May 5 in an attempt to reach an agreement over their personal issues without the need for a conservatorship request.

The actress’ father is thought to be holding off on the case until May 20, when Lindsay is due to have a progress hearing over the court-ordered alcohol education classes she is attending.

The meetings are part of her probation after she pleaded guilty to two misdemeanour counts of cocaine use and no contest to drink-driving and reckless driving charges following a 2007 arrest. (ANI)

LiLo on track with her alcohol education course, claims her lawyer

London, May 6(ANI): Lindsay Lohan’s lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley has slammed an online report that suggests the star has been skipping her alcohol education classes.

The Mean Girls star was punished as a part of her probation after pleading guilty to two counts of cocaine use and no contest to drink driving and reckless driving charges in 2007.

Her probation was extended in 2009 to allow her to complete the court-ordered drug and alcohol education programmes. Her progress was even praised by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel in February this year.

But online reports suggest that she hasn’t been attending classes of late, and sources at school allege that the star has “a bad attitude” towards the probation requirement and “entitlement issues”.

“Ms. Lohan is on track to complete her alcohol programme within the time frame set by the judge, and any classes she missed were made up for,” The Daily Express quoted Holley as telling TMZ.com.

The actress” next progress hearing is due to take place on 20 May (10). (ANI)

David Letterman”s extortionist sentenced to six months jail

Washington, May 5 (ANI): Talk show host David Letterman”s extortionist Robert Halderman has been sentenced to six months jail time.

Halderman was sentenced for trying to extort 2 million dollars from Letterman, reports TMZ.

He had pled guilty to attempted grand larceny back in March, and appeared in a Manhattan Criminal Court in handcuffs.

Halderman will also have to serve 1000 hours of community service and will be on probation for five years. (ANI)

Rana appeals against ban

Pakistan all-rounder Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has appealed against a one-year ban and heavy fine for indiscipline, saying he wants justice from the cricket authorities.

“It is a matter of reviving my career, so I have filed an appeal against the ban and fine with a hope that I get justice,” Naved told reporters. “I want to play for Pakistan again.”

Naved, 32, and former captain Shoaib Malik, were banned for one year and fined two million rupees ($48,650) on charges of breach of discipline during the team’s December-February tour of Australia.

The penalties were imposed after a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) committee examined the team’s dismal performances and off-field problems in Australia, where Pakistan lost all three Tests, five one-day and a Twenty20 international.

Former captains Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf were banned indefinitely over infighting during the preceding tour of the United Arab Emirates in November.

Brothers Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal, who were fined three million and two million rupees respectively and put on probation for six months, filed appeals on Tuesday.

Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi was fined three million rupees and put on a six-month probation for ball-tampering in a one-day match in Australia which “brought the game and country into disrepute”.

Naved said the PCB did not give specific reasons for the punishment.

“The charge sheet that I have received only mentions that I under-performed in the Twenty20 match in Australia. My plea is that no player can ever perform well in all matches. I did my best but we lost,” he added.

Ex-Pak skipper Mohammad Yousuf retires from international cricket

Karachi, Mar.29 (ANI): Former Pakistan cricket captain Mohammad Yousuf announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday, following an indefinite ban imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in the aftermath of a winless tour of Australia.

“I received a letter from the PCB that my staying in the team is harmful for the team, so I announce my retirement from international cricket,” he said in Karachi.

“I thank the fans around the world, all the senior players and family members for supporting me throughout my 12-year career.

“I always played for my country, and, if my playing is harmful for the team, then I don”t want to play,” he said.

Yousuf played 88 Tests, nine as captain and scored 7,431 runs at an average of 53.07, including 24 centuries. He also scored 9,624 runs in 282 one-day internationals.

Yousuf was among seven Pakistan players penalised, for various reasons, by the PCB.

According to the cricinfo web site, he and Younis Khan were handed indefinite bans, Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan were banned for a year while Shahid Afridi and the Akmal brothers were fined and placed on probation for six months.

Yousuf and Younis had been accused by the PCB of “infighting”, and their “attitude” had been deemed as a “bad influence” on the team. (ANI)

Oregon Couple Convicted in Son’s Faith Healing Death Face Jail

OREGON CITY, Ore. — The Oregon City couple convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the faith-healing death of their son are to be sentenced Monday in Clackamas County Circuit Court.

Jeff and Marci Beagley face a possible 16 to 18 months in prison under state sentencing guidelines, though their attorneys intend to ask for probation.

A jury found them guilty last month of failing to seek medical help for their 16-year-old son, who died in June 2008 from a urinary tract blockage. The Beagleys are members of the Followers of Christ, an Oregon City church that shuns most medical care in favor of prayer.

Rihanna does a poppet on string in see-through net dress

London, September 19 (ANI): Singer Rihanna did a poppet on a string while sporting a see-through black net dress.

The R-B lady was seen maintaining her balance on a trapeze with ease as she hung in mid-air.

Meanwhile, the 21-year-old’s former beau Chris Brown has been juggling life after starting community service for assaulting her, reports the Sun.

Brown assaulted Rihanna after getting into an argument as they left a pre-Grammy party in Los Angeles this February.

The shamed star was ordered 180 days community labor for the brutal attack, a year of domestic violence counselling and put on probation for the next five years. (ANI)

Braless Rihanna shows off pierced nipples in New York

Melbourne, Sept 18 (ANI): Rihanna has flaunted her pierced nipple whilst out and about in the Big Apple.

Hitting the streets yesterday in denim shorts, hooded cardigan and a see through black top- showing off a silver nipple ring, the singer seemed embracing the Janet Jackson Super Bowl look, reports The Daily Telegraph.

Meanwhile, her ex-beau Chris Brown has started community service for assaulting her.

He was snapped picking up rubbish.

Brown has to complete 180 days community service for the attack and will also be on probation for the next five years. (ANI)

Jermaine Jackson backtracks on Chris Brown tribute announcement

London, September 10 (ANI): Jermaine Jackson has climbed down from his announcement that Chris Brown would form a part of the forthcoming concert in honour of his late brother Michael.

The former ‘Jackson 5′ member previously revealed Brown would be among a host of other artists to perform at the tribute set to take place in front of Vienna’s former imperial Schoenbrunn Palace on September 26.

But representatives for Brown, who is presently on probation for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna earlier this year, subsequently denied the story, reports the Daily Express.

And now, Jackson has backtracked on his earlier announcement, saying he was only inviting the shamed singer to perform.

The 54-year-old said in a second press conference in London that he was not announcing headline acts but would like to see Brown be part of the show if he is allowed out of the U.S.

He said: “It’s up to the judge if he gets let out of the country or not. I’m not worried at all. He wants to be here. It’s just up to what he’s going through with his court case right now.

“He’s asked for forgiveness. If Christ can forgive him, so can we. People make mistakes, but he’s a wonderful performer.” (ANI)

Chris Brown’s mum “loves Rihanna like a daughter”

Washington, Sept 5 (ANI): Chris Brown’s mother Joyce Hawkins misses his ex-girlfriend Rihanna and wishes to see her.

Hawkins hasn’t seen Rihanna after her son assaulted the Umbrella singer in February this year.

Contactmusic quoted Hawkins as saying: “I love Rihanna. She’s like a daughter. She became family to us. She’s spent Christmas with us for the last two years. I miss her a lot.”

Chris attacked Rihanna in his car as they left a pre-Grammy Awards party.

He later pleaded guilty to assault and was sentenced to six months of community service, 12 months of domestic violence counselling and five years probation. (ANI)

Rihanna wants ‘stay away’ ban lifted off Chris Brown

Melbourne, Sep 4 (ANI): Barbadian singer Rihanna is reportedly very furious and upset over the fact that her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown has been ordered to stay away from her.

Brown, 20, was formally sentenced on September 1 to five years probation for the February assault on Rihanna, and also to six months of community labour in Virginia.

He will be spending 1400 hours removing graffiti and washing cars.

He has also been ordered not to contact the ‘Umbrella’ singer in any way for the next five years.

He also must stay 100 yards from her, unless they are both at an entertainment-related event, in which he must stay 10 yards away.

But sources have revealed that Rihanna has been working to get Brown’s restraining order lifted.

“When Rihanna got word from her attorney that the judge refused to lift the ban, she was really upset,” News.com.au quoted an insider as having told Britain’s Now magazine.

“She started calling her friends and saying how stupid it was and that Chris would never hurt her again. She was really indignant about it,” the source added. (ANI)

Chris Brown to wash cars, pick up trash as assault punishment

Washington, Sept 4 (ANI): R and B singer Chris Brown will be washing cars, picking up trash and removing graffiti as a part of the community service ordered by court for assaulting Rihanna.

The 20-year-old star has been given five years probation and ordered to serve six months hard labour in his home state of Virginia after pleading guilty to assaulting the ‘Umbrella’ hitmaker in February (09), reports Contactmusic.

Brown’s punishment has been revealed in a letter from Richmond, Virginia Police chief Bryan Norwood to the court in Los Angeles where Brown was sentenced.

The letter reads, “It is my understanding that the Court desires the imposed community service to be labour intensive. Along those lines, we are prepared to put Mr Brown to work in the community performing manual labour tasks, such as graffiti removal, trash pick up, washing cars, cleaning, maintaining grounds, etc.”

Brown has also been asked to pick up the bill for extra security during his punishment in case members of the public find out his location.

The letter adds, “He will be responsible for paying any costs incurred regarding the facilitation of this arrangement to include adequate security from the public (in the event they become aware of his presence) and one-on-one supervision where special projects are instituted.” (ANI)

Ashamed Chris Brown clearly remembers the night he assaulted Rihanna

Washington, September 1 (ANI): Singer Chris Brown has said that reports on the net claiming he has forgotten what happened the night he assaulted his ex-girlfriend/singer Rihanna are false.

The Kiss Kiss hitmaker has called reports based on a clip of an interview with Larry King misleading.

“There have been reports on the Internet that I didn’t remember what happened that night with Rihanna. I want to try and set things straight,” People magazine quoted him as saying.

He said: “That 30 seconds of the interview they used of me was taken from a one hour interview during which that same question was asked something like four or five times – and when you look at the entire interview you will see it is not representative of what I said.

“The first four times – or however many times it was – I gave the same answer – which was that I didn’t think it was appropriate for me to talk about what happened that night. I said it was not right for me and it really wasn’t fair to Rihanna. The fifth time or whatever it was – I just misspoke. I was asked, ‘Do you remember doing it?’ and I said, ‘No.’

“Of course I remember what happened. Several times during the interview, my mother said that I came to her right afterwards and told her everything. But it was and still is a blur.

“And yes, I still can’t believe it happened because it is not me or who I am, nor is what happened like anything I have ever done before.

“As I have said several times previously, I am ashamed of and sorry for what happened that night and I wish I could relive that moment and change things, but I can’t. I take full responsibility for my actions.

“What I have to do now is to prove to the world that this was an isolated incident and that is not who I am, and I intend to do so by my behavior now and in the future.”

Brown has been ordered 180 days community labour and five years probation for assaulting Rihanna. (ANI)

Chris Brown sentenced in Rihanna assault case

London, Aug 26 (ANI): Rihanna’s ex-boyfriend and singer Chris brown has been ordered 180 days’ community labour and five years’ probation for assaulting her.

The judge announced that the singer must do physical labour, not community service, apart from attending a 52-week domestic violence-counselling programme.

He has also been fined 2500 dollars and has been asked to maintain a physical distance of 100 yards from Rihanna for five years.

The judge has warned that the violation of the terms would be taken “very, very seriously,” the BBC reports.

The 20-year-old R and B star had pleaded guilty for the crime in June this year.

However, sentencing had been delayed from 5 August as a response was still awaited from officials in Virginia as to whether Brown could serve his community labour in that state.

He has to now reappear in court on 19 November for a progress report.

The incident had taken place before the Grammy awards in Los Angeles this February, when the pair got into an argument after Rihanna found a text message from another woman in Brown’s phone.

According to court documents, he tried to oust the Umbrella hitmaker from their rented Lamborghini sports car, and shoved her head against the passenger window and punched her in the face many times. (ANI)

Britney’s snooper sentenced to 3yr probation, 240hrs community service

Washington, August 21 (ANI): Peeping into Britney Spears’ home in California has landed a woman three years’ probation, and a court order do 240 hours of community service.

Miranda Tozier-Robbins, 26, was arrested in April after being spotted by Britney’s security guards in the grounds of the singer’s Calabasas property.

Britney was out of the town on her ‘Circus’ world tour at the time.

Miranda, who claimed that she was filming a documentary, was charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct on August 20.

Patricia Kelly, a spokeswoman for Los Angeles Superior Court, revealed that a judge in Malibu found her guilty of snooping on Spears’ property, reports Contactmusic.

Tozier-Robbins was also ordered to keep away from the singer and her house. (ANI)