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Lohan arrested two weeks after rehab
By Brooke Donald Associated Press
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The troubled saga of Lindsay Lohan took another dangerous turn early Tuesday when police charged her with drunken driving and cocaine possession after a frightened woman dialed 911 to report being chased by Lohan's SUV.
Less than two weeks out of
rehab, with another drunk driving case pending, Lohan had a blood-alcohol level between .12 and.13 percent when police found her about
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1:30 a.m., Sgt. Shane Talbot said.
Authorities had received a 911 call from the mother of Lohan's former personal assistant, said Officer Alex Padilla. The assistant had just quits before, he said.
"The mother was afraid," Padilla said. "She wasn't quite sure what was going on so she called the police saying she wanted to make sure everything was going to be OK."
The woman apparently didn't realize it was Lohan who was behind her, Padilla said.
Police said the woman drove
her black Cadillac Escalade into the parking lot of Santa Monica's Civic Auditorium, about a block away from the Santa Monica Police Department, followed by Lohan driving a Denali sport utility vehicle. Authorities arrived and saw Lohan and the woman in "heated debate," Padilla said. Lohan and the woman each had two passengers in their vehicles, Padilla said.
After a field sobriety test, the 21-year-old movie star was booked on two misdemeanor charges of suspicion of driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license and two felony charges of possession of cocaine and transport of a narcotic, Talbot said.
During a pre-booking search, police found cocaine in one of Lohan's pants pockets, Talbot said.
Several hours later, Lohan was released on $25,000 bail.
A call to Lohan's publicist, Leslie Sloan Zelnik, and attorney, Blair Berk, were not immediately returned.
Padilla said he didn't know why Lohan was trying to catch the woman, whom he didn't name.
Last week, Lohan turned herself in to Beverly Hills police to face charges of driving under the influence in connection with a Memorial Day weekend hit-and-run crash.
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Ja Rule, Lil' Wayne arrested on weapons charges
NEW YORK - Ja Rule and Lil' Wayne have been arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in separate incidents, police said.
The best-selling rappers were arrested Sunday night shortly after Lil Wayne's concert at the Beacon Theatre. It wasn't immediately clear whether Ja Rule had also performed.
Ja Rule, whose real name is Jeff Atkins, lives in Saddle Brook, N.J. Lil' Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, is from Miami.
Officers spotted Carter, 24, and another man smoking marijuana by a tour bus near 61st St. and Columbus Ave.at about 11:30 p.m., police said.The officers took the two men into custody,finding a.40-caliber pistol.Both were charged with criminal possession of a weapon and marijuana.
Atkins, 31, was arrested about an hour earlier on West End Avenue. Police said he was in a luxury sedan that was going too fast. Officers stopped the car and arrested the occupants — Atkins, the driver and another man — and found a .40-caliber gun, police said.
Associated Press
New season of'Apprentice' to feature celebrities
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Check your publicist at the boardroom
door — NBC is inviting celebrities to try to wow Donald Trump in the next version of "The Apprentice"
And while it would make for a marquee matchup, don't expect Rosie O'Donnell to be among them.
"It will never happen in this lifetime or beyond," said Cindi Berger, O'Donnell's spokeswoman.
Associated Press
The network announced Monday that the game show will be back in the middle of next season with the celebrity twist, the winner donating proceeds to charity instead of going to work for The Donald.
Carey tabbed as next host of'The Price is Right'
NEW YORK — Genial comic Drew Carey was tapped Monday to replace silver-haired legend Bob Barker on the CBS daytime game show "The Price is Right."
Carey confirmed the deal during a taping of the "Late Show" with David Letterman.
The selection attracted more attention than usual for a daytime show because of the prospect of replacing Barker, 83. Barker retired after 35 years in the job last month following taping of his 6,586th episode.
The opening attracted widespread interest, including from comic Rosie O'Donnell after she left "The View."
He will also be host of a new CBS prime-time game show,"The Power of 10,"that will air first next month. He told The Associated Press that CBS officials first contacted him about "The Price is Right" immediately after he completed a pilot of the other game show this spring.
Carey, 49, spent a decade on his own ABC sitcom and also was host of the game show "Whose Line is It Anyway?,"a comic improvisational show.
Detmer files for divorce, cites irreconciable differences
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Amanda Detmer, who starred in the shortlived ABC series "What About Brian," is seeking a divorce from her husband of less than three years, according to court papers.
Detmer cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for her split from Bernardo Targett in court papers filed Friday.
The couple, who have no children, were married in December 2004 and separated in April of this year.
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