CeeLo Green In & Out of Custody Officially Booked for Ecstasy
CeeLo Green spent just over half an hour with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department Monday afternoon ... getting booked for allegedly giving a woman ecstasy last year.
CeeLo's booking sheet lists his birth name -- Thomas DeCarlo Callaway -- as well as his height and weight ... 5'7", 260 lbs ... if you were curious.
Earlier Monday ... CeeLo pled not guilty to furnishing ecstasy to the woman who had accused him of sexual assault. The D.A. declined to prosecute on the sexual assault charge due to insufficient evidence.
The whole booking process took 33 minutes, and interestingly ... the 38-year-old singer's hair color is listed as black.
Guess "bald" isn't really a color -- or maybe, CeeLo busted out that hideous Prince wig he sported last year on "The Voice."
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Vegas Nightclub Shooting 1 Killed, 2 Injured at Celebrity Hot Spot
A shooting at Drai's nightclub in Las Vegas this morning has left at least 1 person dead and 2 others injured ... TMZ has learned.
Here's what went down ... witnesses tell TMZ a person, who appeared to be a white male, was loitering in the cashier area of the famous after-hours club around 5:45 AM.
When the man was approached by a club employee and asked to move, the suspect pulled out a gun and started yelling back at the staff.
One witness tells us someone in the area (not a member of the security team) tried to apprehend the suspect ... and that's when shots began to ring out.
We're told at least one person died from a gunshot and at least 2 others were injured.
The man was eventually taken into custody.
Drai's has been a staple in Vegas for years -- and has been popular with huge stars like Paris Hilton and Nick Cannon.
Story developing ...
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Ja Rule Screw Prison Food ... I Made My Own
Ja Rule dined like a king during his 2-year stint in prison ... telling us he barely touched the crappy cafeteria food -- 'cause he cooked his own grub instead.
J.R. was cruising Midtown in NYC when he admitted the chow hall food at Ray Brook Federal Prison "isn't very good" -- so he barely ate it.
Luckily the 37-year-old claims he and his cellmates were able to cook in their dorm ... and the food was "decent enough." Among the highlights -- cheesecake and lasagna.
Prison cheesecake -- mmmm mmmm.
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Bill Russell ARRESTED For Packin' Heat at Airport
The 11-time NBA champ was breezing through security at Sea-Tac International Airport in Seattle Wednesday ... when a screener noticed something funny in his carry-on. Turns out ... Bill was packin' a fully loaded, .38 caliber Smith & Wesson handgun.
He could be fined up to $7,500.
Russell -- who became the first Black coach in the NBA -- got the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011, courtesy of Barack Obama.
We reached out to Russell for comment ... so far, no word back.
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'Real Housewives' Kid Charged with Grand Theft Auto
If rap sheets were like IMDb ... the son of an alum on "Real Housewives of Orange County" would be the hottest thing in Hollywood ... because he's just added another credit -- charged with felony grand theft auto.
Josh Waring -- the son of Lauri Waring -- is no stranger to crime. He's been busted at least 5 times. As for the most recent ... we found out he was popped on Oct. 10 for allegedly stealing a 2005 Cadillac. He was charged today. He's also charged with possession of an opium pipe and needles. And he's charged with attempting to destroy evidence -- the needles.
Josh's wife was also arrested for possession of a billy club -- it's illegal in California.
Josh has had prior convictions for drugs. He previously served a year in prison on those charges.
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Shooter McGavin Police Release Arrest Video Cuffed & Laughing
Shooter McGavin ... popped yesterday in North Carolina for DWI ... has taken a starring role ... in a police video shot by the highway patrol officers who took him in.
The video was just released ... it shows Shooter -- AKA Christopher McDonald -- being booked in Wilmington, NC ... after his arrest early yesterday morning.
In the video, he walks into the station handcuffed ... he laughs and jokes with officers ... and then blows into a breathalyzer. Officers say he blew a .15 -- almost twice the legal limit.
At one point in the clip ... he leans on a counter ... to try to keep himself steady.
He was held at the station for a few hours ... and then released.
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'Dr. Phil' Show TV Guest Who Brutalized GF... Convicted Himself On Show
Dr. Phil has become the 2013 version of John Walsh, nabbing evil-doers one at a time ... because a guy who apparently beat up his GF hours before coming on the show may have confessed when the cameras were rolling.
Here's what happened. Dr. Phil was doing a show in his series, "End the Silence on Domestic Violence." Two of the guests were Daniel Preston and his girlfriend, Julie. They apparently had long-standing issues with DV.
The show put them up at the Loews Hotel in Hollywood. According to a search warrant obtained by TMZ, two nights before the taping Julie got a phone call that enraged Daniel. The warrant then describes a brutal scene -- Daniel allegedly grabbed Julie, threw her on the bed, pinned her down and told her she wasn't going anywhere -- and then spat on her face.
According to the warrant, Julie fled to the balcony ... Daniel grabbed her and screamed, "You f**king whore, I'll throw you off this f**king balcony right now."
The next day, another argument erupted and Julie claims Daniel threatened to kill her if she called the cops.
The day of the taping Julie told producers what happened. The producers contacted the LAPD and downloaded them and then proceeded with the show.
According to the warrant, cops believe Daniel confessed during the taping. The warrant was issued by a judge, giving cops the right to seize copies of the show. Cops now have the tapes.
Daniel was arrested and we're told the case should go to the D.A. in the next few days.
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Shooter McGavin Takes Unhappy DWI Mug Shot
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10:46 AM PT -- McDonald was released at 7:20 AM ET. He has a court date on Dec. 11.
9:30 AM PT -- Shooter was SUPER wasted ... and barely able to utter a coherent sentence ... this according to one of the guys who shared a beer with McDonald just hours before his DUI arrest.
Jonathan Mincher tells TMZ he and his buddies (seen in the pic below) were drinking at Lagerheads Tavern in Wrightsville Beach, NC when Shooter walked in with a friend.
Mincher says Shooter was drinking beer ... and could hardly speak. But we're told he was a sport ... and bought Mincher and his crew a round. Mincher says when he left the bar at 1 AM ... Shooter was still there going strong.
Christopher McDonald, who played Shooter McGavin in "Happy Gilmore," was busted early this morning for DWI.
The 58-year-old actor -- who also played Travis Cole in "Dirty Work" -- was popped by North Carolina Highway Patrol deputies in Wilmington ... cuffed and taken to jail at around 4:30 AM.
Law enforcement tell us ... Shooter's blood alcohol level was .15 -- almost double the legal limit.
Before the arrest, Shooter was drinking beers with a few guys at a bar -- and definitely appears toasty.
It appears he was in Wilmington filming a movie called "The Squeeze."
Movie bigwigs will have to post $1,000 to get their star out of the slammer.
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Maino Rapper ARRESTED in NYC You Can't Be Driving That Bentley
6:45 PM PT -- Maino tells us he already entered a guilty plea and paid a fine. He also claims he's gotten his license back since the arrest.
One thing hasn't changed -- he has NOT put a front license plate on his Bentley Continental, because Maino says he's not drilling any holes in his whip.
Maino -- the rapper behind the 2009 hit "All The Above" -- was arrested in NYC recently after cops say he was cruising around in a pimped out Bentley he had no business driving in the first place, TMZ has learned.
We've confirmed ... Maino -- real name Jermaine Coleman -- was initially pulled over around 10:54 PM on September 25 after cops say he was driving his 2008 Bentley around without a front license plate.
During the stop, cops discovered that Maino's license had been suspended for a previous incident -- and he shouldn't have been driving ANY vehicle ... let alone one without a license plate.
Maino was eventually taken into custody for driving on a suspended license. He was booked and released ... and he's due back in court in November.
It ain't Maino's first brush with the law -- the guy was popped for driving on a suspended license once before in 2010.
Oh, and he also served a 10-year prison stint for kidnapping and robbing a drug dealer.
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'MasterChef' Finalist Found Dead Apparent Suicide
"MasterChef" finalist Josh Marks has been found dead in a Chicago alleyway -- just a few months after his infamous run-in with University of Chicago police -- and officials believe he committed suicide.
A rep for the Chicago PD says they received a call from a woman screaming for help Friday evening ... and after arriving to the alley found a 26-year old male with a gunshot wound to the head.
Multiple sources involved with the investigation tell us the victim is Josh Marks.
We're told officers also recovered a nearby weapon ... and they're still on-scene investigating.
You'll recall, 26-year-old 7-foot-2 Marks was arrested by U. of Chicago cops in July after allegedly punching an officer and trying to grab his gun. Three officers tried to subdue Marks with batons and pepper spray, but he broke free and took off running.
It eventually took 5 officers to chase him down and handcuff him. Once in custody, cops claim Marks blamed Gordon Ramsay for his outburst, claiming the celeb chef had possessed him and turned him into God. There was no evidence of drug use.
Months before the arrest, Marks released a video for the "Make a Sound Project" -- an organization dedicated to helping people struggling with suicidal thoughts -- revealing he suffered from bipolar disorder.
Police believe Marks was in a manic state during the U. Chicago incident.
12:15 PM PT -- A rep for the Chicago Medical Examiner confirms the body was Josh Marks ... and the manner of death was suicide.
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NBA Star Kendrick Perkins ARRESTED Allegedly Punched Woman In Face
Oklahoma City Thunder big man Kendrick Perkins was arrested today after allegedly punching a woman in the face outside of a nightclub in July.
Officials say 28-year-old Perkins and his brother-in-law Quincy Alpough were outside Nox nightclub in Harris County, Texas when they got into an altercation with a woman named Mikeeta Cotton.
Cotton claims she was driving her car in front of the club and got into a fender bender with Alpough's female cousin.
Cotton says the woman attacked her ... and Alpough quickly joined in, pushing her and yelling.
Cotton claims Perkins -- who's 6'10" also entered the fracas and punched her brother in the head ... and then smacked her in the face with a closed fist.
A third person says Alpough elbowed her in the throat -- knocking her unconscious.
Cops investigated the situation and decided there was enough evidence to charge Perkins with misdemeanor assault. He was released on $1,000 bond.
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Craig Robinson ARRESTED in Bahamas Weed & Ecstasy
"Office" star Craig Robinson was arrested for drug possession in the Bahamas yesterday ... after trying to board a plane with half a gram of marijuana and 18 ecstasy pills.
Robinson -- who was in the Bahamas for a comedy show at the Atlantis hotel -- appeared before a magistrate (wearing a T-shirt and shorts) ... and pled guilty to two counts of drug possession.
Robinson was facing up to 4 YEARS in prison ... but got a huge break with the magistrate, who let Craig off the hook with a simple $1,000 fine. He was also ordered to leave the country ASAP.
During the hearing, Robinson told the court he brought the drugs from the U.S. and simply didn't know they were outlawed in the Bahamas.
After the hearing, one Bahamian law enforcement official told reporters the incident was "nothing major."
Now everybody hop aboard the Hot Tub Crime Machine and let's go back to 2008 ... when C.R. was busted for possession of MDMA and meth. But those charges were later tossed after the actor completed a drug diversion program.
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Lamar Odom Pleads NOT GUILTY TO DUI
Lamar Odom has just pled not guilty to DUI stemming from his arrest in August.
The former NBA star was not in court, but his lawyer, Rich Hutton, entered the plea on his behalf.
TMZ broke the story ... Lamar has what has become a life-threatening drug problem, which includes big issues with crack. He was busted for "driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs" on August 30th.
According to police, Lamar failed numerous field sobriety tests following the traffic stop in L.A. and refused all chemical tests when he was booked.
A pretrial date has been set for next month. In the meantime, Lamar has been ordered to obey all laws.
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Jerry Sandusky's Son THE DUI MUG SHOT
TMZ has obtained the mug shot for Jerry Sandusky's son Jon Sandusky -- taken moments after the Cleveland Browns director of player personnel was arrested for DUI yesterday.
36-year-old Jon was initially pulled over in Fargo, ND early Tuesday morning after cops say he made an illegal turn. During the stop, cops suspected he was hammered and tried to administer a breathalyzer test ... but Jon refused.
Instead, cops ordered Jon to do field sobriety tests -- and he clearly didn't perform well enough, 'cause he was immediately arrested for driving under the influence.
Sandusky was hauled to a nearby station where he was booked -- posed for his mug shot -- and was eventually released.
It's been a rough couple of years for the Sandusky family -- Jon's sick pedophile father Jerry was arrested in 2011 for raping a bunch of boys in the Penn State locker room.
He's currently rotting in prison ... where he will most likely die.
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Jim Jones Busted Uptown Baby Allegedly Drove High in the Bronx
Rapper Jim Jones was arrested for cruising around high -- and allegedly at high speed -- this morning in the Bronx ... TMZ has learned.
According to law enforcement sources ... NYPD pulled JJ over around 2 AM for speeding on a highway ... and when officers approached his Chevy Impala (baller) -- they say he had bloodshot eyes and looked out of it.
We're told they put Jones through some field sobriety tests ... which he did NOT pass with flying colors.
Sources tell us JJ refused a breathalyzer test back at the police station, and was booked for driving under the influence of drugs. We're told the drug is believed to be marijuana.
Jones has been busted a few other times in NY and NJ, but still can't touch DMX's stats. Nobody does.
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Bernie Kosar Ex-NFL QB Pleads NOT GUILTY in DUI Case
Former NFL quarterback Bernie Kosar is fighting his drunk driving arrest -- pleading not guilty to DUI after he was popped in Ohio Sunday morning.
As we previously reported, the ex-Cleveland Browns QB was initially pulled over at 2:52 AM for speeding ... but cops say they detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from his car.
Kosar's attorney entered the not guilty plea on Bernie's behalf during the hearing in Bedford Municipal Court on Monday. He's due back in court on Dec. 9.
We've reached out to Bernie for comment -- so far, no word back.