What a breath of fresh air this is for California courts! A celebrity is actually taking responsibility for their misjudgment and cooperating with authorities. American Pie actor, Chris Klein, has willingly served the 96 hours in the slammer for his second DUI arrest. Additionally, Klein spent two months at an in-patient rehab facility and extended his stay on his own accord.
The 31-year-old appeared at the Van Nuys, California court where he pleaded no contest to the DUI charges. Klein was sentenced to four years on probation, 18 months of alcohol education classes and fines. In court, the actor told Judge David B. Gelfound, “I apologize for my wrongdoing and I really appreciate that the court gave me the opportunity to prove how seriously I took all of this.”
There was a required minimum jail sentence of 4 days for Klein’s repeat offense, which he voluntarily served at a private city jail. As a result of this mistake, Chris will also have an interlock device installed preventing him from starting the ignition of his car if alcohol is present on his breath.
Klein’s attorney, Blair Berk, told PEOPLE, “Chris took immediate responsibility for what he did and has used this experience in such a positive way to get help to confront and addiction to alcohol,” adding, “He deserves enormous credit for stepping up and getting it done.” Unlike another celebrity facing DUI probation troubles … not to mention names Lindsay Lohan.
Production has been put on hold on the set of ‘Transformers 3′ after a car stunt went terribly wrong. A 24-year-old female extra, Gabriella Cedillo was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after an object plummeted through the window of her 2006 Toyota. At the time of the accident, she was in her own vehicle.
“The vehicle was being towed by another vehicle. The cable between the two vehicles broke. It whipped around and sliced through the woman’s car and sliced through her skull, apparently,” said Blaine Baker, another extra in the film. “From the way it looked, I don’t know if she was knocked out immediately or not but the…vehicle just went, it just kept going.”
Police say the vehicle continued for another mile before coming to a complete stop. Cedillo was airlifted to Loyola hospital and is currently in critical condition. According to the Indiana State Police, “the equipment pertaining to the stunt was impounded.”
Thursday was supposed to be the final day of Chicago shooting on the film, but unfortunately due to unplanned accidents, production has been postponed.
It has been reported the troubled rapper, T.I., and his wife were arrested in California after authorities discovered a controlled substance in their possession. The couple were taken into custody after a traffic stop late Wednesday night.
When they were pulled over, Los Angeles police reported the smell of marijuana coming from the rapper’s car. Unfortunately, for T.I., whose legal name is Clifford Joseph Harris, this isn’t his first brush with the law.
Harris was sentenced to prison in 2008, he was charged for the unlawful possession of firearms as a convicted felon. T.I. was arrested when federal agent saw him buy three machine guns in a grocery store parking lot in Atlanta, Georgia.
After serving 9 months in prison, T.I. then spent three months in a halfway house. After his release from prison, Harris did an interview at CNN and said, “Well, I’m just ready to put the bad things behind me and look forward to the future and, you know, just move forward and evolve — continue to evolve.”
Well, T.I. evolved with his wife, Tameka Dianne Cottle, straight back to the slammer and is they’re being held on $10,000 bail. The outcome of this arrest could be more bad news for the rapper.
The Wall Street star, Michael Douglas, acknowledges the challenge that lies ahead, however he’s ready to fight. The 65-year-old husband of Catherine Zeta-Jones admits, “It’s a fight,” as he undergoes radiation and chemotherapy treatments for his recently diagnosed stage 4 throat cancer, he adds, “It really knocks you out.”
In this week’s cover story of PEOPLE, Douglas explained he received his diagnosis three weeks ago after experiencing chronic pain in his throat and ear. Zeta-Jones explains the suffering to see her hard-working husband slowed from the toxicity of his treatment. “The hardest part is seeing his fatigue, because Michael is never tired.”
The couple have two children Dylan, 10, and Carys, 7, and Zeta-Jones explained, “Daddy sat them down and told them he has cancer now.” Douglas says it has been “a pretty intense year,” receiving the diagnosis just months after seeing his oldest son sentenced to five years in prison on drug charges.
Douglas is starring in a new film Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, which will be released on September 24. His wife says, “if there’s anything Michael has, it’s strength.” We hope this battle is short and that Douglas will soon be cancer-free.
The 2010 fall season of Dancing With the Stars is one of the best casts we’ve seen yet, until you read midway down the list and it becomes Dancing With the “Stars.” Bristol Palin, the daughter of the former Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, is putting on her Eskimo dancing boots as Alaska’s most famous single mom. Spare me!
Other than the Palin “star,” the cast is one of the most interesting yet. You might remember R&B singer, Brandy, for a song I can’t remember, but she’s starring in a comeback reality show, Brandy and Ray J, with her sex tape star brother.
Nearly 25 years ago, you’ve seen this star dancing with Patrick Swayze, the Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey will be returning to the dance floor this fall. Remember? Nobody puts baby in a corner. Margaret Cho of Drop Dead Diva will also put on her dancing shoes for this season.
The former “Hills” star, Audrina Patridge, will be making an attempt to extend her temporary fame past her Carl’s Jr. commercials. Patridge is a potential talent on the show, however it is a fair assumption that Patridge will not be an immediate fan favorite among the other stars.
The longtime rumored, Florence Henderson, is finally an official cast member to grace the dancing stage. The 76-year-old Brady Bunch mom, will likely have a strong sentimental advantage with voters this season.
Singing superstar Michael Bolton is another among the star studded cast of the season. The famous for no reason other than being a douche bag Jersey Shore star, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, has also been selected to bring his fist pump to the floor.
The Baywatch star, David Hasselhoff, will appear on the show as long as he doesn’t get wasted and miss practice rehearsal because of a drunken slumber. Another TV star, Disney that is, Kyle Massey from Cory in the House will also compete to take home the title. With a gun to my head, I couldn’t tell you who this kid is because I’m not 10.
The NFL superstar quarterback, Kurt Warner, will be taking his competitive edge to Hollywood and lucky for him, football players have a very successful history on the show. In this case, we hope nice guys don’t finish last. Also, retired basketball player, Rick Fox, will also be dancing for the trophy. Fox was also previously married to singer and Ugly Betty star, Vanessa Williams.
From a general perspective, it seems the 3 initial favorites will be Jennifer Grey, Florence Henderson, and Kurt Warner. However, age in certainly a disadvantage for skill development and progression as the weeks pass so Henderson will have to put up a real fight to stay in the game. Surprise talents of the season could be Brandy, Audrina Patridge and Michael Bolton. Who will bring home the mirror ball trophy? We’ll see when the votes are in.