Bruno Mars, Paris Hilton Prosecutor Busted for Coke
File under ironic: The Las Vegas Deputy District Attorney who prosecuted Bruno Mars and Paris Hilton for cocaine possession was arrested Saturday night for... possession of cocaine.
Clark County Deputy District Attorney David Schubert was booked and later released from the Clark County Detention Center.
Way to blow it!
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Mel Gibson The Grumpy New Mug Shot
TMZ has obtained Mel Gibson's new mug shot -- taken late last night in connection with his criminal battery case.
As we previously reported, Mel rolled over to the El Segundo Police Department last night to have his picture and thumb prints taken ... after the actor pled no contest to simple battery last week.
The charge stems from an alleged standoff between Mel and his baby mama Oksana Grigorieva back in January 2010.
As we previously reported, Mel was sentenced to 16 hours of community service and 52 weeks of counseling ... along with 36 months of informal probation.
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Bruno Mars Cuts Deal in Coke Possession Case
Bruno Mars just formally pled guilty today to possession of a controlled substance.
Mars was in a Las Vegas courtroom with his lawyer, Blair Berk, when Mars pled guilty to felony cocaine possession, but if he stays out of trouble for 12 months, the charge will be dismissed -- as if it never happened.
Mars is also required to do 8 hours of private counseling and 200 hours of community service with a charitable organization. He must also pay a $2,000 fine -- which he's paying today ... because he has Bruno Mars money.
Berk tells TMZ, "We are very pleased that the prosecution has agreed to dismiss the charge."
As we previously reported, Bruno was arrested in September at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino after a bathroom attendant told security a man was doing coke in the bathroom.
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Bruno Mars Gets Plea Deal in Drug Bust
Bruno Mars' plea deal has been accepted ... meaning he won't have to do jail time for his cocaine arrest last year, and if he keeps his nose clean for the next year ... it all goes away.
As TMZ first reported, Mars and the Clark County D.A. struck a deal in which Mars would plead guilty to possession of a controlled substance, but the charge will be expunged from his record if he stays out of trouble for the next 12 months.
Mars was in court today with his lawyers, Blair Berk and David Chesnoff, when his plea deal was put on record. He'll officially enter his plea in district court. He will then have to complete 200 hours of community service. It all becomes official on his next court date, February 14.
Mars was arrested in September at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, after a bathroom attendant ratted him out and told security there was a man in a stall doing drugs.
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Bruno Mars Dodges A Bullet in Cocaine Case
Bruno Mars has cut a deal with the Clark County District Attorney's Office, in which Mars will not have a conviction on his record for his Las Vegas cocaine arrest ... TMZ has learned.
Sources tell TMZ ... the D.A. has agreed to a "deferred adjudication" -- translation ... if he stays out of trouble for 12 months and does a little community service, it's like nothing ever happened.
Mars was arrested in September at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, after a bathroom attendant ratted him out and told security there was a man in a stall doing drugs.
Under the deal, which attorney Blair Berk orchestrated with prosecutors, Mars will do 200 hours of community service and undergo private counseling.
At the end of the 12-month period, the felony will be officially dismissed.
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Eddie Cibrian's Ex I Didn't Drive Drunk!
Brandi Glanville -- Eddie Cibrian's ex-wife -- just pled not guilty to DUI stemming from her October arrest ... TMZ has learned.
Glanville's attorney just appeared at the Beverly Hills courthouse to cop a plea to two misdemeanor charges -- driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol level of above .08.
As TMZ first reported, Glanville was pulled over on Sunset Blvd. just after midnight on October 29.
If convicted, she could face 6 months behind bars and a $1,000 fine.
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Lil Wayne Chills In New Mug Shot
Lil Wayne looks kinda carefree in his latest mug shot ...
It's no biggie for Lil .... when he left Arizona last month -- where he's on felony probation -- for Florida, he was required to register with the Sunshine State and part of the process is sitting for a new mug shot.
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Norm MacDonald OJ Simpson's a Prison Bitch
O.J. Simpson's a pocketholding jailhouse bitch -- at least according to prison expert Norm MacDonald ... and it's all because OJ committed the wussiest crime ever ... stealing his own football jerseys.
Norm explained in L.A. Sunday night -- the pecking order behind bars is pretty brutal ... and people who jack their own sports memorabilia are lowest on the totem pole.
A double homicide conviction, on the other hand -- now that will get you respect. Too bad.
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TNA Star Jeff Hardy -- My Drug War Is Almost Over
TNA wrestling stud Jeff Hardy -- who JUST lost his title on Sunday -- is expected to finally strike a plea deal over his 2009 steroid bust, but the wrestler tells us ... everything's gonna be alright.
As we previously reported, cops found 262 Vicodin pills, 180 Somas, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids -- plus a residual amount of powder cocaine -- in Hardy's North Carolina home.
Now, with Hardy reportedly ready to plead guilty to at least one of the drug charges in exchange for a lesser sentence ... Hardy tells us, "I'll make the best of it, bro."
Hardy -- who plans to wrestle on TNA's "iMPACT" until his January 20 court date -- adds, "It's been a long while ... but it should get to an end soon."
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Jaime Pressly The DUI Mug Shot
Jaime Pressly posed for a picture she surely didn't want early this AM -- her mug shot after being busted for DUI.
TMZ broke the story ... Jaime was arrested late last night after a traffic stop in Santa Monica and taken to jail.
She was released on $15,000 bail.
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Gucci Mane Committed to Mental Facility
Rapper Gucci Mane believes he's not mentally competent to fight prosecutors' efforts to revoke his probation ... this according to court documents obtained by TMZ.
The 30-year-old rapper -- real name Radric Davis -- appeared in a Georgia courtroom yesterday after filing a "Special Plea of Mental Incompetency" ... in which he explained he was in no state to "intelligently participate in the probation revocation hearing."
Gucci is accused of violating his probation by reportedly getting in an altercation during a November traffic stop.
According to the document, the judge ordered Gucci into custody -- and immediately committed the rapper into a mental health treatment facility pending an evaluation of his mental condition.
We're told Gucci is currently at the treatment facility.
UPDATE: Gucci Mane has added an ice cream tattoo to his face.
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'Rock of Love' Finalist Jailed for Pimp Cup Attack
One of the chicks Bret Michaels dissed on "Rock of Love Bus" has just begun a 6-month stint behind bars for unleashing a bloody attack on another woman with a pimp chalice ... TMZ has learned.
25-year-old Brittanya O'Campo checked into Ventura County Jail in California yesterday ... after pleading guilty to felony assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor battery for an incident back in 2008.
Law enforcement sources tell us the deadly weapon was a "pimp cup" -- à la Lil' Jon.
In fact, we're told the woman on the receiving end of O'Campo's pimp smack was so busted up ... she needed several stitches to close the wounds.
Brittanya -- who clearly spent some time on her eyebrows before her mug shot -- twittered a goodbye note to her fans ... saying, "I will be locked up for 6 monthes [sic]. I can only get PostCards, no letters or packages."
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Washington Redskins Player -- The Angry Mug Shot
TMZ has obtained the mug shot of Washington Redskins defensive tackle Joe Joseph -- taken moments after the 325-pounder was arrested for DUI in Virginia early this morning.
The 25-year-old was popped around 3 A.M. -- after cops determined he was operating his car under the influence of either drugs or alcohol.
We're told Joseph -- who was just activated from the Washington practice squad before 'Skins played the Jaguars this week -- has since been released on his own recognizance.
A rep for the Redskins claims the team is still "gathering all the facts."
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Keyshia Cole's Car Imprisoned After DUI
Keyshia Cole needs to think twice about letting other people drive her car -- because her nephew was recently popped for DUI while cruisin' in the singer's Mercedes ... and now it's sitting in an impound lot.
TMZ spoke to police in Broadview Heights, Ohio ... who confirm Keyshia's nephew was arrested on December 2 in KC's Mercedes SUV. We're told during the arrest -- the suspect told cops, "I'm Keyshia Cole's nephew" .... but the cops weren't impressed and arrested him anyway.
Keyshia's car was immediately impounded and taken to a nearby lot -- where it remains under a foot of snow because she still hasn't picked it up.
Sources connected to the car tell us ... it's gonna take at least $700 -- plus court fees -- before Keyshia can free her whip.
Calls to Keyshia's reps were not immediately returned.
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DMX Back to the Big House!
For rapper DMX it's NOT the most wonderful time of the year -- but it is familiar -- because he was just sentenced to prison again ... this time for probation violation.
According to court officials in Arizona, the rapper -- real name Earl Simmons -- had his probation revoked today ... one month after he was arrested in Phoenix for failing to check in with his probation officer.
X had been out on parole after pleading guilty to assault in 2009.
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Snoop Who the Heck Would Arrest Willie Nelson?
Snoop Dogg was fired up Saturday night when we asked him what he thought about Willie Nelson getting arrested on marijuana charges.
Warning: We used "heck" in the headline, but Snoop used a different four-letter word. A lot.