Celebrities and the Law

whatthedeuce wrote:I thought people weren't even allowed to smile for mugshots.

I think that's the rule for passports, not sure if there are rules for mugshots.

He kinda looks like Miley in that drag queen photoshop of the mugshot, I'm sure hers won't be far behind.

Ahhh, that must be it then. I just got it confused. Thanks, mayram!

Never Enough wrote:He just looks high as fuck to me.

Yeah, he looks like Britney when she was strapped to the stretcher going into the ambulance. Like someone who's been told to smile for the camera so many times that he literally couldn't stop, even though it's a damn mugshot.

I still hate him though.

So the mayor of Miami has stated that Bieber picked the wrong town to screw up in. That's all fine and dandy, but making a statement like that makes te Mayor seem just as immature as Bieber. Obviously, that's only my opinion. I think the kid needs legitimate help, not only for his obvious drug problem, but emotionally, too. I am in no way sticking up for the kid, but he just needs to leave everyone, parents and manager included, and get the heck out of dodge for awhile. Preferably a long while. Either that, or he's dead in the next 5 years. I don't think jail time or court ordered rehab will do it. Unless he wants to "change" for himself, it's not happening.

I don't really feel we know that much to even know if he HAS addiction issues. To me, I don't see an addict, I see a smug brat who's gotten away with everything so far and probably will continue to for the foreseeable future. I doubt he'll see any jail time for this, but I disagree that it wouldn't help him. Maybe, maybe not, but it'd be interesting to see what happens when he's told "no" for the first time in the last 7 years.

Many an addiction specialist will tell you that court ordered rehab is often the thing that finally gets to an addict. The realization that a completely objective outside entity sees you as an addict can be very powerful.

Now it's Toronto's turn to charge Justin Bieber.

The White House has to respond to a petition to deport Bieber. A petition needs 100,000 signatures to get a WH response, his got over 150,000.

And yet the petition for restoring net neutrality is still 20,000 signatures short. Sometimes I hate people.

(BTW, if you haven't signed yet, you should. I'm pretty sure you don't even have to be a US citizen.)

vwlphb wrote:And yet the petition for restoring net neutrality is still 20,000 signatures short. Sometimes I hate people.

(BTW, if you haven't signed yet, you should. I'm pretty sure you don't even have to be a US citizen.)

I just signed it, and it's currently over 100,000 signatures.

Stretching the definition of celebrity, but a household name in Australia. Schapelle Corby gets parole. Well, that's nice for her and her family. Never quite been sure what to think myself.

International people: the short version of her story is at the link.

Mark Geragos is his attorney. Dude WANTS to go to jail, I guess.

naughty zoot wrote:Mark Geragos is his attorney. Dude WANTS to go to jail, I guess.

If that's true, then Chris Brown and the world at large are finally in agreement about something.

I feel bad for the cops because it's a Friday afternoon/evening and loads of paperwork. THANKS Chris Brown, you probably ruined someone's weekend.

Columbus Short punched someone in a bar

The TMZ headline, of course, made me think I'd missed an episode of Scandal somehow: "'Scandal' Star Columbus Short -- Bloody Victim [PHOTO] ... 'He Looked Dead'"

naughty zoot wrote:Bryan Singer accused of sexually abusing a teenager.

That sounds really familiar to me. Weren't there rumors of something like that at some point?

Definitely around the time of Apt Pupil some extras accused him of forcing them to get naked in a scene for the movie, and I know Ted C ran some blind items that were very obviously Singer, saying he was part of some ring of dudes who used wannabe actors to get sex (though nothing specifically about them being underage, he did bring up the Apt Pupil allegations). Brandon Routh was supposedly one of those wannabes.

There's a whole thread on Reddit about allegations about major pedophilia issues in Hollywood and with Singer in particular. It's very easy for people to put false information into stuff like that (or here even), but that's a crap ton of stuff in there.

Aha, it's the twink filled pool parties that Ted C went on about, and it sounds like that is what the accuser is alluding to as well. Am I right in thinking Corey Feldman/Haim's shade for their abuse is firmly on Schumacher? Which also fits in with Renfro going from him to Singer? UGH. JHC.

Yikes. I wonder how long before we hear he's being quietly written out of the show.

I'm so disgusted by the Singer news.

I can't see SR keeping Columbus on the show after all of this.

blixie wrote:Aha, it's the twink filled pool parties that Ted C went on about, and it sounds like that is what the accuser is alluding to as well. Am I right in thinking Corey Feldman/Haim's shade for their abuse is firmly on Schumacher? Which also fits in with Renfro going from him to Singer? UGH. JHC.

Feldman also hung out with Michael Jackson...

Yikes. I wonder how long before we hear he's being quietly written out of the show.

I wonder if being on a show that revels in people doing very extreme things has made him feel like that kind of behavior is acceptable, or if he did things like this before he was on the show?