RAPPER EVE JEFFERS ARRESTED IN LA

Rapper Eve has been arrested on suspicion of Driving Under the Influence after crashing her car.The rapper and actress - who starred in 'XXX' alongside Vin Diesel - narrowly escaped death after she drove her gold Maserati into the central reservation on Hollywood Boulevard at around 2.45am yesterday. The star - full name Eve Jeffers - was handcuffed by police and taken in a squad car to the Los Angeles County Jail. A witness said: "She was visibly upset. The car was totalled."There were reportedly two passengers in the vehicle at the time. In a bizarre twist, Eve was visited in jail by Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn, who was seen leaving the police station in a taxi at 4am. A police source told gossip website TMZ.com: "He came to see how Eve was doing."It is not known if Penn had been out with Eve earlier that night.The Grammy-award winning artist - who has her own self-titled sitcom - was later released on bail and picked up in another Maserati.

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LOS ANGELES POLICE GETTING READY TO GO AFTER PARIS HILTON

Paris Hilton could go to jail after violating her probation.The hotel heiress faces a maximum sentence of 90 days in prison if she is found guilty of driving while her license was suspended. Paris pleaded no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving and was placed on 36 months probation in January.Paris was then stopped by police on February 27 for driving without her headlights on - and discovered by officers to be driving with a suspended license.The 26-year-old star insisted she was unaware her license was suspended and she was in violation of her probation.Her spokesman Elliot Mintz said: "When Paris called me after she was pulled over, she asked if her license was suspended. If that's the case, she and I are unaware of it."However, Los Angeles' City Attorney's Office says it has evidence proving Paris was aware of her suspension. Spokesman Nick Velasquez said the other day, "We have sufficient evidence to prove that Hilton had knowledge of the suspension, and yet continued to drive."A hearing has been set for April 17, but Paris is not required to attend.

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BLACK EYED PEAS 'TABOO' ARRESTED

Lot's of arrests for the 'Black Eyed Peas'

Black Eyed Peas star Taboo has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving following a collision Tuesday morning. The 31-year-old singer, real name Jaime Luis Gomez, was taken into custody after he was involved in a car accident in Industry, Calif. He was released later in the day after being cited for possession of marijuana, possession of a prescribed medication without a prescription and driving under the influence. The arrest comes two weeks after bandmate Fergie, real name Stacy Ferguson, was reportedly banned from boarding a flight from Los Angeles to the UK because she was deemed "too drunk to travel."

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LAGUNA BEACH'S JESSICA SMITH'S DUI

TV actress Jessica Smith found herself in a county lockup this week after an arrest for driving under the influence on a California freeway. The 19-year-old former star of "Laguna Beach" was arrested Monday near Laguna, Calif., on a felony DUI charge by the California Highway Patrol and booked into the Orange County jail, People magazine reported Tuesday. Smith allegedly was driving a Volkswagen with one other person inside when the car rear-ended another car. According to a highway patrol statement, the accident was due to Smith's "level of intoxication, unsafe speed and wet roadway conditions," the magazine said. Smith was not hurt but her passenger and the driver of the second car suffered minor injuries.

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MEL GIBSON TELLS LADY "F**K OFF" !

Nasty Nasty Drunk Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson has been caught up in a new controversy after telling an Central American Studies professor to "[bleep] off" during a tense press conference.
The movie mogul, who made headlines last summer for anti-Semitic comments he made during a drunk driving arrest, was addressing a film class at Cal State University at Northridge Thursday night when the professor questioned the accuracy of his "Apocalypto" film. Alicia Estrada asked Gibson if he had read about the Mayan culture before shooting the controversial film, suggesting that some of the bloodthirsty, sacrificial scenes in the film were both wrong and racist. According to TMZ.com, Gibson suddenly exploded in anger, responding, "Lady, [bleep] off." Gibson also became angry when members of the Mayan community protested on how they were portrayed in the film during the lecture. They were escorted out of the room.

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DUI NICOLE RICHIE PLEADS 'NOT GUILTY'

Nicole Richie May Spend 90 Days In Jail

Nicole Richie entered a plea of not guilty for her charge of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) yesterday. 'The Simple Life' star is due in court on April 2 to face the charge. Due to a prior DUI conviction in June 2003, she faces mandatory jail time of 90 days up to a year if convicted.Nicole, 25, was arrested on December 11 for driving on the wrong side of a California highway.The charge states she was driving under the influence of "an alcoholic beverage or a drug". Nicole, the adopted daughter of singer Lionel Richie, told police at the time of arrest that she had taken the strong pain killer Vicodin and smoked marijuana . Earlier this month, Nicole met friend Paris Hilton at Los Angeles' Mr. Chow restaurant and confessed her fears. A source said: "She was really freaking out. Paris kept telling Nicole not to worry, that everything was going to be fine."Nicole's lawyer, Howard Weitzman, recently represented Paris in a DUI case and agreed a plea bargain for her to a lesser charge of reckless driving.

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RAY LIOTTA BUSTED FOR DUI IN LA

Drunk Driver Ray Liotta

Ray Liotta was arrested for DUI on Saturday night, Times Square Gossip has learned. LAPD confirmed the actor was arrested shortly after 8 p.m. on Saturday night in Los Angeles when Liotta's vehicle collided with two parked cars. No one was injured, according to LAPD. Liotta, 52, was arrested on site and charged with misdemeanor DUI. Bail was set at $15,000. He is scheduled to appear in court on March 19. Liotta's film credits include "Smokin' Aces," "Identity," "Unlawful Entry" and "Goodfellas." He also stars in the new comedy "Wild Hogs," alongside Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence and John Travolta.

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NICOLE RICHIE COULD GO TO JAIL

Nicole Richie was charged Friday with misdemeanor driving under the influence. In addition to the single count, the case contains an allegation that Richie had a prior misdemeanor DUI conviction in June 2003, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said. The California vehicle code specifies that if convicted of DUI twice within 10 years, a person can be sentenced to between 90 days and a year in jail, fined between $390 and $1,000, and have driving privileges suspended. The complaint alleges Richie was under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and an unspecified drug when she was arrested Dec. 11, said prosecution spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons. Arraignment was scheduled for Feb. 21 in suburban Glendale Superior Court. Richie, who starred in the TV reality show "The Simple Life" with Paris Hilton, does not have to appear because it is a misdemeanor case. Telephone messages seeking comment from Richie's publicist Nicole Perna were not immediately returned. Richie, 25, was arrested Dec. 11 after 911 callers reported her car headed the wrong way on a freeway in Burbank about 12:30 a.m. She was found alone in her SUV, stopped in a car-pool lane.
Richie was arrested after she failed a field sobriety test, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP Officer Todd Workman said at the time that Richie, the daughter of pop singer Lionel Richie, volunteered information that she had smoked marijuana and taken the prescription painkiller Vicodin, but no drugs were found on her or in the car.

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