Celebrity Scandals Gossip (Page 8)

Mischa Barton is actually not the worst example of drunk driving this week.

Jim Leyritz, a member of the New York Yankees championship teams in the 1990s, is being held at Broward County Jail in Florida, after being an arrest for DUI and vehicular homicide.

WPLG-TV and TMZ report that, according to police, Leyritz was driving a Ford SUV that crashed into another vehicle in downtown Fort Lauderdale early this morning.

The other car rolled, the female driver was ejected and she later died of injuries sustained in the crash. Jim Leyritz was booked at 4:30 AM on two charges of DUI and is being held on $11,000 bond.

For this staff writer of The Hollywood Gossip - along with numerous other baseball fans - Jim Leyritz is best known for twirling his bat after every pitch, as well as slamming the dramatic, game-tying, three-run home run against the Atlanta Braves in Game 4 of the 1996 World Series.

No amount of steroids can help him now.

Former star of The OC Mischa Barton was arrested for DUI, possession of illegal narcotics and driving without a valid license early this morning.

The frail, 21-year-old actress was pulled over early this morning around 3:00 a.m. as she was driving in West Hollywood, Calif., and is still in custody.

Mischa Barton is being held on $10,000 bail. No word on what her BAC was, but seeing as she weighs about 75 pounds, one drink would probably get her smashed.

Mischa Barton is the latest celebrity DUI arrest.

The arrest of the actress was first reported by Hollyscoop.com. Mischa Barton was under the influence and driving a white Range Rover without a license.

Soon enough, we'll have the newest, drunkest addition to our gallery of celebrity mug shots, which already includes Mischa's skinny BFF, Nicole Richie.

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So many celebrity mug shots, so little time. Some of 2007's sensational arrests of Hollywood stars were so memorable, it feels as though they happened yesterday.

Well, with the exception of Michelle Rodriguez, none of the celebrity mug shots in our growing gallery were actually taken yesterday. But let's take a look back at some of the best booking photos from 2007. You'll see some themes developing ...

Ho Train Edition

What it year it was for the club circuit. Paris Hilton. Lindsay Lohan. Nicole Richie. Three of Hollywood's biggest celebrities (and wastes of space), all arrested in a 12-month span. Britney Spears is all that's missing from this Ho Train police lineup, after somehow managing not to get busted in '07. Opening odds for '08 - 9:8.

Reality TV Edition

Former American Idol reject Jessica Sierra not only got arrested this year, but she is apparently pregnant, and starring in a sex tape. That's one way to get back in the celebrity gossip magazines! Meanwhile, former Laguna Beach stars Jason Wahler (assault, assault) and Jessica Smith (DUI) both had their share of legal woes...

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Danielle Fishel is best known for starring in the wet dreams of many young men during her time as Topanga on Boy Meets World.

Earlier this week, however, the young actress met the inside of a jail cell: she was arrested for drunk driving early Friday morning. Jessica Sierra must be so proud.

Reportedly, a car Fishel was in was pulled over in Newport Beach around 5 a.m. The former child star was released shortly thereafter, although we presume she has a lot of explaining to do to Mr. Feeny now.

This isn't the first mistake Danielle Fishel has ever made: in 1999, she dated Lance Bass. He later admitted he was gay.

Amy Winehouse has been arrested and taken into custody in connection with an alleged plan to derail a criminal case against her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil.

"A 24-year-old woman has been arrested by appointment at an East London police station," a police spokeswoman said, without naming Amy Winehouse.

"[The woman] is currently in custody. The arrest was in connection with an investigation into perverting the course of justice."

Amy Winehouse's U.S. representative confirmed the singer's arrest, saying: "I can confirm that she did go in voluntarily to be interviewed and was placed under arrest, as is common practice in the U.K., before being questioned."

The arrest of Amy Winehouse relates to a witness-tampering charge against husband Blake Fielder-Civil, 25, who's accused of assaulting a barman in June.

He is currently in jail awaiting trial. As is British custom, police do not publicly name people who are arrested - only if they are later charged with a crime.

Winehouse was forced to give fingerprints and a saliva swab to police, as "any person arrested is required to give both DNA and fingerprints," the police said.

Another source denied a recent News of the World report that Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil have a suicide pact if they both are put behind bars.

A judge has revoked probation and issued an arrest warrant for actor Daniel Baldwin after he failed to appear in court for a scheduled progress report on his ongoing rehabilitation, stemming from a drug arrest occurring last year.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott Millington issued the warrant after the actor failed to show up in court as scheduled this past Friday morning.

The actor, 47, is the brother of actors Alec Baldwin (star of 30 Rock), William Baldwin and Stephen Baldwin and has starred on numerous TV shows, including "Homicide: Life on the Street," and was also in some movies and stuff.

A scruffy Daniel Baldwin ran afoul of the law in April 2006 when he was arrested in a Los Angeles-area motel for possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia.

As celebrities go, he's D-list at best. But as celebrity mug shots go, this one is a definite B, maybe even a B+ (you can see a little bit of Nick Nolte here).

Daniel Baldwin entered the drug rehabilitation program in hopes of having the pair of charges dismissed. At a February hearing, his attorney said the actor had completed various programs and was continuing treatment.

He and Britney Spears bonded in rehab in February. We're serious.

We have just learned that Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland has been arrested for DUI. We cannot sit here and tell you were are entirely stunned by the news. Guy is a little out there.

Weiland has long battled substance abuse and was arrested after crashing his car and failing sobriety tests on November 11 in Southern California's San Fernando Valley, the California Highway Patrol said.

No one was injured in the accident.

The musician was booked at the Van Nuys jail and refused to take a blood or urine test. He posted $40,000 bail and is due in court December 13.

Weiland has yet to be formally charged by the L.A. City Attorney's office.

The former Stone Temple Pilots singer is no stranger to legal trouble over the years. He was jailed for drug offenses in the 1990s and then some.

He was busted for buying crack in 1995, domestic violence in 2001, DUI in 2003, and allegedly trashed a hotel room while brawling with wife Mary Weiland.

Mary Weiland, who was arrested and booked for investigation of felony arson vandalism after allegedly setting fire to some of her husband's clothes, later issued a statement saying her husband was "simply trying to help calm me down."

In July, Scott Weiland claimed he was past his troubles, saying, "There's definitely a Cleaver sense about our household."

Jessica Sierra's mouth didn't earn her the title of American Idol.

So the singer is trying to put her oral talents to a different use.

According to a police report obtained by TMZ, Sierra told the arresting officer over the weekend, "I'll suck your d-ick if you don't take me to jail."

Once her Antonella Barba-like offer was rejected, Sierra hurled the N word a few times, screaming, "F*** you N*****!" According to the police report, her friend tried calming Jessica down as went to shove a cop. From there, naturally, Sierra and her pal ended up fighting in the street.

Sadly for Jessica Sierra, Raffaello Follieri was not the arresting officer during her altercation over the weekend. He may have accepted her offer.

The former American Idol finalist has been charged with disorderly intoxication, violation of parole, obstruction of justice and tremendous celebrity gossip fodder.

Sales of Jordin Sparks' debut album have been a disappointment so far. But things could be worse.

The 17-year old could be facing the problems of another former American Idol finalist, Jessica Sierra.

The singer was jailed early Saturday after a drunken confrontation with police and onlookers. This arrest comes less than two weeks after she pleaded no contest to charges of battery and possession of cocaine.

Sierra, who is making O.J. Simpson seem like a law-abiding citizen, was charged with disorderly intoxication, resisting arrest and violating conditions of her parole on earlier felony battery and possession charges. She's being held without bond.

Remember when Jessica Sierra was an innocent American Idol finalist? Since then, she's taken a lot of drugs and hit many people.

"As the defendant was taken into custody, she attempted to push away and flee the scene," arresting officers wrote on their report.

Back on November 19, Circuit Judge Gregory Holder sentenced Sierra to 12 months probation and random drug screening, stemming from an altercation in April where she was accused of hitting a man on the head with a glass.

Officers proceeded to find a small amount of cocaine while searching her afterward at the county jail, helping Sierra out-criminalize Mary Delgado in a comparison of recent reality TV arrests.

Four men have been arrested in the shooting death of NFL player Sean Taylor and say they didn't plan to kill him, Miami-area authorities report.

"[The suspects] were expecting a residence that was not occupied. Murder or shooting someone was not their initial motive," Robert Parker, director of the Miami-Dade Police Department, told the media Friday night.

Just the same, according to police, there have been multiple confessions in the case and the individuals will be charged with murder of Sean Taylor.

"They were certainly not looking to go there and kill anyone," he said. "Their obvious motive was to go there and steal the contents of the house."

The suspects are Venjah K. Hunte, 20; Eric Rivera Jr., 17; Jason Scott Mitchell, 17; and Charles Kendrick Lee Wardlow, 18. Sean Taylor, 24, died in the hospital Tuesday, a day after being shot during an apparent burglary at his home.

Four suspects have been arrested for the murder of Sean Taylor. Clockwise from top left: Venjah K. Hunte, Eric Rivera, Jason Scott Mitchell and Charles Wardlow.

The men knew the NFL star lived at the house, and police told CNN they are investigating the possibility that one or more suspects knew his family.

At 1:45 a.m. Monday, Taylor's girlfriend and the mother of his daughter, Jackie Garcia (the niece of actor Andy Garcia), called 911 and said someone had been shot.

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