Celebrity Court

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton a.k.a. “Mario” was assaulted this past weekend after appearing on the Canadian Much Music Awards. Perez and “Lady Gaga” decided to go out to a night club after the show where they ran into singer “Fergie” from the band “The Black Eyed Peas.”

Fergie, who like so many other celebrities is the butt of some of Perez Hilton’s jokes on PerezHilton.com confronted the blogger about his criticisms. Perez Hilton let Fergie know that he wasn’t fond of her latest songs, upsetting the singer. Later at another night club Fergie’s friend and band-mate Will.i.am ran into Perez and brought up his earlier comment to Fergie.

That’s when a verbal fight ensued which quickly escalated into a physical assault. Perez Hilton was punched in the eye but not by Will.i.am. Perez said it was Polo Molina, part of Will.i.am’s entourage that hit him while Will.i.am said it was Toronto fans who jumped on Perez Hilton in his public statement video.

Here is the video of the fight between Will.i.am and Perez Hilton outside the Toronto nightclub this past weekend. It’s hard to get a clear image of exactly what when on but you can hear Perez Hilton fighting verbally with Will.i.am:

Here’s what celebrity blogger Perez Hilton has to say about being assaulted the night of the Much Music Awards:

Here’s “The Black Eyed Peas” band member Will.i.am’s statement about the events that occurred after the Much Music Awards in Toronto, Ontario:

Perez Hilton is shocked at how many people believe that he deserved to be punched. Even though he makes a living at insulting people on his blog and understands that he upsets people, he says that there’s never a reason for violence. The latest update on the Perez assault is that The Black Eyed Peas manager Polo Molina has turned himself in to Toronto police. Which means it’s likely that Perez Hilton is telling the truth.

19-year old Chris Brown, one of the hottest R&B singers in the world, is facing serious allegations of an assault on a female and missed his chance to perform at the 51st Grammy Awards because he was wanted by authorities. The evening of Sunday, February 8, 2009 Brown turned himself into police with the help of his celebrity lawyer. The star was arrested on one count of suspicion of making felony criminal threats and released when he posted $50,000 bail.

Police have stated that an “unidentified female” alleged that Chris Brown assaulted her shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday after a heated argument that took place in the car. Someone heard a female screaming and called 911. When the police arrived Chris Brown had already left.

Chris Brown’s girlfriend Rihanna canceled her scheduled Grammy Awards appearance and an unidentified source told the media they saw her face battered and bruised. If it isn’t obvious enough that the “unidentified female” is Rihanna, celebrity gossip site TMZ has insider information that has confirmed that Rihanna was indeed the victim of Chris Brown’s violent episode.

Police are now investigating Chris Brown on domestic violence and felony battery allegations. Rihanna has had to cancel her upcoming concert in Malaysia. Neither Rihanna or Chris Brown have made any public statements regarding the alleged assault or Grammy Awards Show cancellations. All media reports are based on witness statements and leaked insider information. Chris Brown’s huge fan base is still holding out hope that there is another side to this story and that somehow Brown will be found innocent. But right now things aren’t looking too hopeful for the young musician.

As part as her community service sentence, Lindsay Lohan will be spending some time at the morgue. The idea being that if you see a dead body you will be less likely to engage in conduct that will cause you to end up there, like driving drunk or under the influence of other substances likely to cause you to drive in a less than stellar manner.

I suppose that spending a few days looking at dead bodies will go farther in convincing someone who has been convicted of driving under the influence about the consequences of their behavior than say, picking up garbage on the side of the road.

I don’t know what her tasks will be at the morgue, but I can’t imagine any job there would be pleasant. Interesting, sure, but unpleasant. There is some evidence that when people are faced with their own mortality or someone shown the consequences of their actions, it triggers something in their mind. Sort of the “ghosts of Christmas past” or “You were never born, George Bailey,” kind of thing.

I am hesitant to believe that Lindsay may have turned the corner on this addiction thing. Although she did have an alcohol slip-up recently, it appears that she is really working hard to change her lifestyle to one less centered on alcohol and partying and more centered on, you know, living.

What do you think? Is she on the right path for good or is it just a “wait and see” before she gets back into trouble?  I guess only time will tell.

Lindsay Lohan entered into a plea agreement with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, pleading no contest to two misdemeanor counts of DUI and one count of reckless driving in exchange a sentence of four days in jail.

The judge then credited her one day time served from her second arrest and took away two of the days in jail in exchange for 10 hours of community service. That leaves Lohan with one day to spend in jail. She will also have to serve three years of probation. Any miscues while on probation will likely result in jail time.

Lohan also must refrain from using controlled substances and not “associate with people with controlled substances.” In order to comply with that requirement of probation, I think that Lindsay better find some new friends.

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Lindsay Lohan, DUI, controlled substances, guilty plea

Despite previous reports that Lindsay Lohan was in possession of cocaine during both of her incidents of driving under the influence of alcohol, the District Attorney in Los Angeles declined to charge her with any felony charges.

According to TMZ, the amount of cocaine found in Lohan’s possession was less than the amount required for felony filing in California, which is apparently .05 grams. There was also an issue proving possession of the cocaine during her first arrest, where the cocaine was found in her car. After she allegedly abandoned after crashing it, someone else reportedly moved her car. I am sure the District Attorney realized that it would be difficult to prove that it was her cocaine since she was not in sole possession and control of the vehicle prior to its being searched.

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