"American Idol" wannabeen Corey Clark is best remembered for an alleged dalliance with Paula Abdul. Now his hits just keep coming -- legal hits, that is. TMZ has learned that Clark could be spending a year in the pokey, after he plead guilty last week to trespassing on his father-in-law's property, and in the process, violated a restraining order taken out by his estranged wife (yes, he's married!).
TMZ recently obtained a mugshot of American Idol reject Corey Clark from the Yuma County Sheriff's Department. Upon its arrival one detail was prominent ... he was smiling!
We went digging through our files and found that Corey is just the latest famous person to participate in a rapidly growing trend. Celebrities, arrested for a variety of offenses, are taking mugshots that look more like expensive professional photo shoots.
TMZ has assembled some of the greatest happy celebrity jailbirds for your viewing pleasure.
TMZ has learned "American Idol" Season Two finalist Corey Clark has been arrested in Yuma, Arizona. According to police, Corey Delaney Clark, 26, was arrested on July 23 for violating a court order and trespassing at his father-in-law's residence. The court order was issued as a result of a previous domestic violence incident. Yuma County Sheriff's brought Clark to jail, where he spent 24 hours in the slammer before being released on bond.
TMZ spoke with Capt. Eben Bratcher of the Yuma Sheriff's Department who confirmed, "Mr. Clark was charged with two misdemeanors, one for criminal trespassing and the other for violating a court order. Mr. Clark missed his court hearing and a warrant for his arrest could be coming"
According to published reports, Justice of the Peace Pro Tem Yolanda Torok said prosecutors had filed charges of interfering with a judicial proceeding. "This will be sent back to the county attorney's office for a warrant to be issued for his appearance," Torok said during the brief hearing.
'American Idol's' Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee are on top of the world right now. But they shouldn't get too big for their britches just yet -- they could find themselves peddling CDs on the streets of LA just like one of their predecessors.
As Hicks and McPhee were filming Tuesday night's 'Idol' finale, just a few blocks away, 'Idol''s second-season finalist, Corey Clark, was outside a Coffee Bean on Sunset Boulevard selling his rock CD, titled 'Corey Clark.'
