Celebrity Poser

Richie Sambora was arrested for DUI and is now staring down the barrel of charges for child endangerment since he brilliantly decided to drive drunk with his 10-year-old daughter Ava in the car. Also in the car was another minor and an unidentified woman. Scope out Heather Locklear’s response when notified of the arrest, according to TMZ:

And, police sources say, after Sambora was busted, the cops called Heather Locklear, Ava’s mom. We’re told Heather authorized the woman in the car to drive her daughter home.

Britney Spears’ lawyer filed a request today to be withdrawn from the ongoing custody battle between Britney and Kevin Federline. TMZ reports:

In the legal papers, attorney Tara Scott from Trope and Trope wrote, “There has been a breakdown in communications between [Britney] and Trope and Trope making further representation of her interests impossible.”
Sources tell TMZ the reason Trope and Trope withdrew is because Britney just didn’t listen to her lawyers’ advice, and her behavior was generally sinking her case.

Britney Spears also failed to show up again for a deposition hearing today which prompted her lawyer’s request to withdraw:

As one connected source put it, “Her whole life has become insane and it’s impossible for anyone to get through to her.”

Mischa Barton got herself arrested this morning for DUI and was released from jail around 10 a.m. TMZ reports:

According to a press release issued by the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, the former “O.C.” star was pulled over early this morning around 2:45 AM as she was driving in West Hollywood, Calif. Cops say she “was seen straddling two lanes of traffic and failed to signal when making a turn.” When deputies pulled her over, they determined that she “was an unlicensed driver and was driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage.”

R&B singer Brandy has yet to be charged with vehicular manslaughter from her December 2006 crash that left a woman dead. Apparently, the delay is because authorities have evidence that conclude Brandy may not have been the one at fault. The California Highway Patrol shared some of this information with TMZ that puts the situation in a new light:

A CHP source tells TMZ the woman who died in the car accident involving Brandy actually struck the vehicle in front of her before Brandy made any contact. The law enforcement source says Awatef Aboudihaj, the woman who died, struck the car in front of her — which was going 65 mph, and then slammed on her brakes. We’re told the sudden stop caused Brandy to hit the dead woman’s car.

TMZ has confirmed that “American Idol” trainwreck finalist Jessica Sierra done got herself knocked up — and she’s still in the slammer! Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater!

Sources tell TMZ that the father is a “rapper” and Jessica is ecstatic over the news. She’s currently in the infirmary in the Falkenburg Road Jail in Florida on a “pregnancy diet.” Jessica’s spawn has a lifetime of fun to look forward to — look, it’s mommy in a sex tape!

Sierra is currently facing two misdemeanor charges of disorderly intoxication and obstructing or opposing an officer and two felony counts of possession of cocaine and battery.

10. Paris Hilton
Back in June, following an appearance at the MTV Movie Awards, Hilton willingly turned herself in to police to begin serving a 23-day jail sentence, related to her arrest for violating the terms of her alcohol-related probation. She ended up serving 23 days and was released.

9. Game
Compton-bred rapper the Game was collared in mid-May in Los Angeles and booked on suspicion of making criminal threats. The arrest, according to police, was connected to an incident that went down three months prior, amid a pickup basketball game. The rapper was accused of brandishing a weapon during the game, which he used to threaten one of the other players. He was later released on $50,000 bail.

8. Nick Bollea
Last month, the 17-year-old son of wrestler Hulk Hogan turned himself in to police and was arrested on charges of reckless driving for his role in an August crash in Florida that left his passenger, 22-year-old John Graziano, in critical condition. Graziano sustained a broken skull and has been in a coma ever since the accident. Bollea is currently awaiting trial and denies any wrongdoing.

7. Tony Yayo
Back in March, Yayo was arrested on charges of harassment and endangering the welfare of a child in New York, for allegedly slapping the 14-year-old son of the Game’s manager, Jimmy Rosemond. He’s currently awaiting trial.

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Velvet Revolved frontman Scott Weiland has been arrested. Again.

For DUI. Again.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - What does Raymundo Ortega know that the California Highway Patrol doesn’t?

Lindsay Lohan’s attorneys want the man suing Lohan for negligence in connection with a two-year-old car accident to either show ‘em or fold ‘em.According to court documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Lohan’s camp is requesting that a judge order the Los Angeles-based busboy to provide proof that Lohan, contrary to the CHP’s report, had been drinking on Oct. 4, 2005, before she smacked into Ortega’s van with her Mercedes.

Ortega, who has accused the former child star of knocking a few back at the Ivy before their collision, is seeking at least $200,000 in damages. He filed suit on June 14, also naming the restaurant as a defendant, while Lohan was drying out at the Promises treatment facility in Malibu, her second of three stints in rehab this year.

He maintains that Lohan was not only intoxicated but was also distracted by the shutterbugs trailing her out of the restaurant.

Lohan fired back in a $75,000 countersuit last month, pointing out that the CHP ruled at the time that neither alcohol nor paparazzi factored into the crash and that Ortega was at fault because he was making an illegal U-turn.

The 21-year-old starlet’s lawyers also request in their latest filing that the judge conclude that Ortega’s allegations are false because the plaintiff has ignored their repeated requests to turn over the documents he claims to have that prove his assertions.

Ortega’s lawyer has said that they have witnesses who will support their side of the story.

A hearing on the defense’s motion is set for Jan. 9.

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Britney Spears pilfers panties at the Hustler Store in West Hollywood. Brit went nuts after being told customers can’t try on underwear in the dressing rooms (AKA Nobody wants your vag juice infiltrating their wares). Britney with her lack of hygiene and common sense flipped her shit. Us Magazine reports:

At that point, Spears threw a fit, and took off her own underwear before trying on a pair of boyshorts (with “Barely Legal’ stitched across the rear end) in the middle of the store while 15 other customers looked on.
An eyewitness tells Us, “The employees kept saying ‘Don’t change out here!’ She’s just like, ‘Well, I couldn’t take them in the fitting room!’ It was like dealing with a child.”

Britney she had to pay for them, now that they had been exposed to her patch:

“She rolled her eyes, but paid with a credit card,” the source tells Us. As payback, “on her way out, she went up to a mannequin, snatched the wig off the head, and stole it!

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