Celebrity Justice
Cops Slap Ike Turner Behind Bars

Posted May 16th 2007 12:44PM by TMZ Staff

Ike TurnerTMZ has learned that Ike Turner, ex-husband of Tina Turner, was arrested and locked up late last night on drug-related charges in Los Angeles.

LAPD officers clocked Ike (real name is Izear Luster Turner) at 80 mph in his 2002 Mercedes S-50 on the 405 Freeway. After they pulled him over, cops ran a check and discovered Ike had an outstanding felony narcotics warrant.

The 75-year-old was immediately taken into custody and booked at L.A.'s Twin Towers jail.

Calls to Turner's rep were not immediately returned.

Story developing...

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1. Ike,

You are an embarrassment to the world. Please remove yourself and we will appreciate it.

Posted at 12:50PM on May 16th 2007 by EP

2. Maybe he should've kept his ass in Nutbush

Posted at 12:54PM on May 16th 2007 by Seriously

3. Looser!
I love Tina. Ike deserves to be behind bars.

Posted at 12:59PM on May 16th 2007 by Haha suckers

4. Ike should have been locked up long ago. According to TinaTurner (in her autobiography ) he beat the hell out of and pimped her out, before she was famous. His music was great, But hes not a nice guy.

Posted at 1:04PM on May 16th 2007 by jane

5. Tina is a Buddist now, and has found peace. Too bad for Ike. She would have bailed your ass out if you hadn't beat her ass. What goes around,,,

Posted at 1:07PM on May 16th 2007 by Karma

6. Ha, ha!! Serves that loser right!! F***** moron! I hope he gets his a** beat just like he used to do to Tina....

Posted at 1:08PM on May 16th 2007 by Maria

7. What a lowlife! I'm so glad Tina Turner got away from him. Success is the best revenge, baby. She is looking and doing well.

Posted at 1:09PM on May 16th 2007 by Debra

8.
Tina was free to leave Ike whenever she wanted.

Posted at 1:18PM on May 16th 2007 by candy

9. yeah you guys said it all...

bastard.

Posted at 1:22PM on May 16th 2007 by princess the ruler

10. She was young, and she did leave him. I hope they keep his sorry butt locked up. She is fantastic and did well without him beating her up like did. He is a looser. She is a winner. You can see this in how there chosen lifestyles have taken them since they split.

Posted at 1:23PM on May 16th 2007 by Lori

11. ...and she did Candy - does that mean Ike's not an as*hole abuser?

Posted at 1:25PM on May 16th 2007 by Seriously

12. Ike said a while back that the world is "ready for a concert featuring he and Tina." I dont think so. sure, this coot obviously isnt out of energy, driving 80 miles an hour and on drugs, But no one with sense wants to see a wife beater who tried to prostitute his wife out sing a damned thing. Not even in the shower.

Posted at 1:27PM on May 16th 2007 by joe

13. anybody who is 75 years of age and driving 80 miles and hour on drugs. , would be one dangerous jackass.

Posted at 1:38PM on May 16th 2007 by Jake

14. That was quite a team in their day - one turned to God; the other went to the devil.

Peace and love beautiful Tina!

Kudos to the cops -- just goes to prove that you can run but you can't outrun the law.

Ike? - buh bye!

Posted at 1:45PM on May 16th 2007 by White Dancer

15. Candy - Its easy for you to say!! if someone was bashing your head in everyday and threating to kill you and your kids I'm sure you would do what ever it took to keep your children safe.Men/women who abuse there family the way he did don't care about anything but control and if that means killing the wife for trying to leave alot of them will do it. very sad to say but true!.

Posted at 1:56PM on May 16th 2007 by just my point

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