Former American Idol wannabe, Jessica Sierra, has been booted from a lineup which included a performance at a musical event honoring U.S. troops in Washington on Friday after news broke that she just can’t seem to stay out of trouble.
E! News reports that the 22-year-old, who is still being held at a jail in Tampa, Florida until her next hearing on December 20th, after allegedly going on a drunken rampage at a nightclub earlier this month, has been uninvited to the event.
Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson said in a statement:
“While we appreciate Ms. Sierra’s past efforts to support U.S. troops, including performing for them in Iraq on Independence Day, it is quite obvious Ms. Sierra needs to devote a great deal of time to putting her life back together.”
It’s not like she could have attended the event anyway because she’s obviously locked up until at least the 20th, so I wouldn’t go as far as to say Sierra was actually “uninvited” - more like she just has “other commitments.” Isn’t that what most good attorney’s and PR people say?
I don’t think it matters much though really, in the grand scheme of things, anyway - because Jessica will be back - at least on video since rumors are flying that there’s a smarmy sex-tape in our midst. Besides, she’s also got that new VH-1 reality show, “Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew,” next year.
Trust me, Sierra wont wont be going away any time soon.
TMZ is reporting that the 89-year-old man who was injured in a Los Angeles car crash which led to actor Gary Collins’ arrest has died.
Last week, Collins pleaded no contest to drunken driving charges in connection with the October accident and won’t face manslaughter charges because the accident victim made an illegal left turn. According to TMZ, in order to prosecute for manslaughter, the district attorney would have to prove that Collins caused the accident.
Collins has been sentenced to 96 hours in jail on DUI charges.
“Dixie Chick” lead singer, Natalie Maines, is rallying support for three young men she believes were wrongly convicted of killing three 8-year-old boys back in 1993.
Maines says she wants to raise awareness and fuds to help Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols and Jesse Misskelley, who were convicted when they were teens of murdering three little boys in West Memphis, Arkansas.
“I encourage everyone to see the documentaries ‘Paradise Lost’ and ‘Paradise Lost 2′ for the whole history of the case. I only discovered the films about six months ago, and when I finished ‘Paradise Lost 2,’ I immediately got online to make sure that these three wrongly convicted boys had been set free since the films were released. My heart sank when I learned that the boys were now men and were still in prison.
I searched for answers as to what had been done and what was being done to correct this injustice. I donated to the defense fund and received a letter from Damien Echols wife, Lorri. She is a lovely woman who has dedicated her time and heart to her husband. I was glad to hear that after so many years of fighting for justice it looked like things were finally happening. Below, I have written what the DNA and forensics evidence shows. I hope after reading it and looking at the WM3.org website, you will know that the wrong guys are sitting in jail right now, and feel compelled to help.”
Jason Baldwin and Jesse Misskelley received life sentences without parole, and Damien Echols sits on death row.
According to the New York Post, jailed rap artist Foxy Brown has been placed once again into general population after spending 40 days in a segregated cell.
Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, had been ordered to serve 76 days in the segregated cell for fighting, verbally abusing guards and refusing to take a drug test, but she was let out of the cell at the Rose M. Singer facility on Rikers Island early for good behavior, however, she’s still in protective custody, seemingly a common practice for high-profile inmates.
The singer was sentenced on September 8th to a year in prison for probation violations.
Amy Winehouse’s husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, has been refused bail and ordered to stay in England’s Pentonville Prison until January, after appearing in a London courtroom on November 23.
Fielder-Civil is accused of perverting the course of justice and is scheduled to enter a plea in the case on January 18th. Judge David Radford scheduled a start date of June 23 for the trial.
NME.com reported that Winehouse was in attendance at Friday’s court hearing and blew kisses to her husband in the courtroom.
Fielder-Civil is accused of offering alleged victim James King payment to withdraw his claim that Fielder-Civil assaulted him, and leave the country.
In the meantime Amy’s mother, Janet Winehouse, has revealed she’s pretty damn happy her son-in-law gets to spend more time in the slammer:
“Thank God he’s gone inside. I think he’s introduced her to them [drugs]… .”
Mary Delgado was arrested in Tampa and charged with domestic battery after she allegedly punched “The Bachelor” star Byron Velvick in the face. Delgado is the woman Velvick chose to marry at the end of the reality romance show’s sixth season. Delgado received a proposal on the show in 2004 from Velvick, who is a professional fisherman. The two appeared together Tuesday in a special episode of “The Bachelor” called “After the Final Rose.”
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department said Delgado hit Velvick Wednesday just after midnight, causing his upper lip to bleed. According to police, Delgado was taken into custody on a battery charge and was under the influence of alcohol when she was arrested.
Boy George is back in the news - it seems he received his get out of jail free card and was let out on conditional bail Thursday after appearing in a London court for allegedly handcuffing male escort Auden Carlsen to a hook on the wall after inviting him back to his place in Shoreditch to pose for photographs.
According to The Sun on Thursday, George is scheduled for a February 25th trial at London’s Snaresbrook Crown Court on the charge of false imprisonment. Allegedly, the pop star committed the offense on April 28 at his London apartment.
The BBC reported that the former “Culture Club” front man spoke only his name and date of birth during his Thursday court appearance.
Former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle was released from a Florida jail on $10,000.00 bail after allegedly failing to properly register as a sex offender. Pyle was designated as a sex offender after pleading guilty in 1993 to molesting two Jacksonville Beach girls.
On Monday, he was arrested and accused of failing to register as a sex offender in person as required by law in Florida. Also, according to the Florida-Times Union, authorities also said he used a false address to renew his driver’s license.
Pyle has denied doing anything illegal.
“Of course, I’m registered in the state of Florida where the incident happened. I just think they (the police) got it wrong.”
Jonathan Rhys Meyers was arrested and charged with public drunkenness after an incident at a Dublin Airport. He was arrested on Sunday as he was preparing to fly to London.
An airport representative has confirmed that a passenger was refused access to a flight and escorted back through security to the main airport. He was released on cash bail and is scheduled to appear in Dublin District Court next month.
Meyers, known for his roles in “Match Point” and Showtime’s ”The Tudors,” had been in the country to promote his latest film, “August Rush.”
The 30 year old actor entered an alcohol-treatment program earlier this year.
Actress Katie Cassidy, who is the 20-year-old daughter of former teen idol David Cassidy, was arrested about two weeks ago in Tucson, Arizona for underage drinking.
The Smoking Gun reported that when the “Supernatural” star was arrested, she told police she was someone else - it seems she didn’t want anyone to know that she’s an actress and also Cassidy’s daughter - out of fear that news of her arrest would be a prime target for tabloid fodder.
So, she gave a fake name to the cops - Taylor Quinn Cole - who by the way, is a 23-year-old actress who has had guest spots on “Supernatural” and “Summerland.”
Nothing like jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire, eh?
Records show Cassidy was arrested October 30th after the driver of the car she was riding in was pulled over for moving violations and police thought Cassidy appeared intoxicated.
Cassidy gave police the false identity, but eventually broke down and told them the truth when she couldn’t match up her age with her birth year. She finally allegedly acknowledged she drank wine and cranberry juice and vodka cocktails earlier in the evening.
Cassidy was arraigned this week and is due back in court December 18th.
