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Rapper T.I. Prison Sentence

March 27, 2009 By Crista Webster 4 Comments

Rapper Clifford Harris, aka T.I., aka T.I.P. (i.e. I am getting too old to follow all of these aliases), was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison.

T.I. pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge stemming from an arrest in October of 2007. He agreed to complete 1,000 hours of community service prior to his sentencing, pay $100,000 in fines, and complete an additional 500 hours of community service once his prison term is over.
T.I. has received praise from many, including the Northern Georgia district judge who sentenced him, for going above and beyond what expected of him as part of his plea deal.

T.I. worked off some of those community service hours working on the MTV documentary “Road To Redemption” in which the rapper intervened in the lives of various troubled youths to help get them back on the right track.

Today, he released the following statement:

Via E! Online:

“Today I would like to say thank-you to some, and apologize to all. Everything I learned was through trial and error. I’ve learned lessons in my life to put in my music so people won’t make the same mistakes as I.”

It was also acknowledged by court officials that Harris would receive credit for the 305 days he spent under house arrest. He will also be eligible for early release pending good behavior. Judging by his recent Vegas crotch exposure in which he rubbed a shirt over his sweaty man-hood and threw it to his fans….he’ll love jail. Don’t worry T.I., if Paris Hilton can make it a month in the pokey, you will be fine.

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Adnan Ghalib to be Deported to Afghanistan

March 12, 2009 By Cara Harrington 1 Comment

Britney Spears’ parasite may finally be someone else’s problem. Bust out the champagne and nacho buffet in celebration.

After hitting a court official with his car and facing several charges, Adnan Ghalib may be thrown in jail or even deported. He might be shipped back to Afghanistan if he is found guilty and the judge orders the deportation punishment. He is facing charges that include assault with a deadly weapon, hit-and-run and battery.

It is up in the air as to his official legal papers state his native country is listed as. He was born in raised in Afghanistan until moving to Birmingham at the age of 5. He is legally aloud to work in the United States.

Via Daily Mail:

‘The country of citizenship listed on the legal files is where someone convicted of a serious crime will be deported to whether they hold a green card or not,’ a source from the Los Angeles police told People News. ‘There is some confusion on his court documents over where he comes from. Some list the country as Afghanistan, but another states his nationality as British.’

We will find out on April 2nd when he is due in court for a hearing. Let’s hope he gets flushed back to whatever toilet he crawled out of.

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Chris Brown Charged with Two Felonies!

March 5, 2009 By Cara Harrington 1 Comment

Currently Chris Brown is awaiting arraignment in L.A. After beating Rihanna he has been officially charged with two felonies. He could go to prison for over 4 years if found guilty.

This is still developing. I will update as soon as more info becomes available.

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Britney Spears’ Ex, Adnan Ghalib, Charged With Three Felonies

February 25, 2009 By Crista Webster 2 Comments

Will the Britney Spears drama ever end? I hope not! Now, Britney’s former boytoy and paparazzo Adnan Ghalib has been charged with felony hit-and-run, battery, and assult with a deadly weapon for hitting a process server with his car. OUCH!

The process server was at Ghalib’s residence in Encino, CA to present Ghalib with a restraining order issued by Spears’ family. Brit’s father, Jamie Spears, is likely behind the restraining order as he has been trying to clean-up the mess Britney created after her infamous meltdown months last year.

Per E! Online:

“Ghalib started to drive toward the [process server], who, in order to avoid being pinned against a garbage truck, jumped onto the hood of Ghalib’s Mercedes. Ghalib swerved and the alleged victim fell off, breaking his wrist and sustaining other injuries. The defendant then drove away without stopping.”

Thank goodness! I thought jumping on the hood of someone’s car might be against the law, but now that I know better, some of those hunky Hollwood types better look out. I will be sprawled on the hood of your car faster than you can say ‘restaining order’.

Prosecuters have asked that Ghalib’s bail be set at $110,000. I guess asking Britney for a loan is out of the question. Ghalib also faces up to seven years in the slammer if convicted. Don’t worry Adnan, a well-gelled man like yourself will make plenty of friends in prison.

Despite his efforts, Ghalib has been ordered to stay at least 500 yards away from Spears. The restraining order is in full effect through tomorrow, when both parties are due in court.

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Britney Spears Safe…For Now

February 24, 2009 By Holly Stafford Leave a Comment

Sam Lutfi is a predator. At least according to Britney Spears’ father Jamie. Papa Spears testified for over 90 minutes yesterday about why he feels it is necessary to have long-term restraining orders granted against three people, one of which is Lutfi. Repeating an allegation that he’s made over the past year that Lutfi ground medication into his daughter’s food, Jamie Spears said he thought his daughter’s one-time friend and manager was a danger to the family. But he did little to establish direct contact between Lutfi and his Britney since a conservatorship was established a year ago. Acknowledging under questioning by Lutfi’s lawyer that he was not aware of any conversations between his daughter and Sam, the only evidence of communication between the two was a recent call Britney Spears made to Lutfi. A nanny supposedly heard the pop starlet talking to Sam and ex boyfriend Adnan Ghilab, one of the other people Papa Spears is rallying to get a permanent restraining order against.

Per The Huffington Post:

“[The hearing] Couldn’t of gone better.” said Bryan Freedman, attorney for Sam Lutfi. He also said that Jamie Spears’ testimony did not demonstrate why a restraining order is necessary.

The hearing will continue on Wednesday morning and a judge will determine then if the restraining order will get extended indefinitely. If Sam did have any contact with Britney, he would have violated a court order to stay away from her.

Per E! via DListed:

“Daddy testified the nanny overheard Brit Brit talking to Adnan and Sam really early in the morning on a cell phone. When Brit went to dance practice, her security team found the phone which was a prepaid Nokia. Brit admitted she got it when she was at the Peninsula Hotel one day.”

Under her father’s care and control, Britney Spears now lives a protected life, her access even to telephones strictly restricted. It appears Jamie believes Sam and Adnan got her the phone in an attempt to poison her against Jamie and to disrupt the conservatorship. The phone listed the phone numbers of Ghalib and Lutfi. Spears also testified about a series of what he called threatening text messages he received last month from someone with the screen name “citygalin310,” who he was later “100 percent” sure was Lutfi, which was strongly denied by Lutfi’s attorney.

Per People:

“Spears said the texts appeared to be someone “trying to extort my daughter.” He replied to the messages by saying, “What are you looking for? Our family has been through so much.” Fifteen minutes after receiving those texts, Jamie said Lutfi called him. “[Sam] began to cry and he basically fell apart on the phone,” said Jamie.

“When [Lutfi] was in so-called control, she’d lost everything – her kids and career,” Jamie said at the hearing. “I believe he’s a predator, I believe he’s very dangerous to her … and causes her a lot of anguish and disbelief. We’ve asked him to go away before, and now he’s coming back. We just want the man to go away. Just leave us alone.”

Papa Spears also revealed why his daughter locked herself in a bathroom last year with her youngest son Jayden, leading to her hospitalization. Claiming she had been told by Lutfi that she could have her children another night, the drama unfolded when body guards for ex husband Kevin Federline arrived to pick up the boys. Somberly describing his daughter during that night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as “kind of wild” and “just very messed up,” he said his daughter just didnt want to let them go since she had been told she would have them for another night.

In court papers, Lutfi denies that he’s been harassing Spears, stating that it has been Spears herself reaching out to him through text messages even though court orders forbid her from doing so. Lutfi does admit that he’s passed messages on to her through her hairdresser and others, including a “Merry Christmas” message, but argues that the messages weren’t harmful in any way.

Call me crazy, but a court order of no contact means just that – No Contact!!

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Britney Spears Fights Sam Lufti, Adnan Ghalib

February 1, 2009 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

The former duo that dragged down Britney is back. A restraining order has been put in place to protect the Spears goodie package again.

Conservators for Britney Spears have gotten another restraining order against Sam Lutfi, Adnan Ghalib and Jon Eardley. All three men were apart of her inner circle while she was hitting rock bottom. Sam was her manager, Adnan was the leeching paparazzi gold digging boyfriend and Jon is the super shady attorney on side of Lufti. Recently Sam has been trying to weasel his way back into the Spears family. He was kicked off his leeching from Britney after her father took conservation over his daughter and managed to bring her back to the surface. Both Ghalib and Lufti were forbidden from contact with the pop princess.

After her comeback from the dismal “Blackout” days, the Britney machine is back in motion. Her former clique wants back on that train.

TMZ reports:

“One of the lawyers in the case filed a declaration saying over the past month she received “multiple telephone calls and text messages from Lutfi.” She says Lutfi wanted to set up an urgent meeting to “speak with Mr. Spears and me with regard to what he claimed was ‘information he had received about Mr. Spears and his daughter, Britney Spears as well as others.’” The attorney also says Lutfi claimed “he had been talking with Adnan Ghalib about the conservatorship and Ms. Spears’ status as a conservatee.”

In another document, one of the conservatorship lawyers claims “Mr. Lutfi has sent text messages and instant messages that contain false and hurtful allegations concerning Mr. Spears, Ms. Spears, and the Spears family.” The lawyer continues, “Mr. Lutfi, Adnan Ghalib, and Jon Eardley sought unsuccessfully to induce an attorney to file” false statements with the court.”

But this isn’t all unprovoked. It is also rumored that Britney has been voluntarily talking with Adnan and tipping him as to where she will be next. He then gets his paparazzi lackeys to show up at her destination.

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Filed Under: "Britney Spears", Celebrity Crime, Celebrity Feuds, Celebrity Gossip, Celebrity Health, Celebrity Quotes Tagged With: Adnan Ghalib, Britney Spears restraining order, Court, Crime, Jamie Spears, laws, Sam Lufti

Jake Gyllenhaal In Court

January 28, 2009 By Crista Webster Leave a Comment

Jake Gyllenhaal is just like the rest of us. Well, that is if the rest of us were incredibly good-looking and could crack open walnuts using only our abs.

Jake was spotted in an LA courthouse this week doing his civic duty as a prospective juror. The case, a misdemeanor battery case, is set to start later in the week.

According to US Magazine:

“While in the courtroom, Gyllenhaal was allowed to go through the juror questioning process known as voire dire in a private room.”

The rest of the peons had to complete their questioning in front of the courtroom. Gyllenhaal left for the day and is expected to return Wednesday to find out if he has been selected as a juror for the case. I wonder how many random skanks are reporting for jury duty this morning?

Note to the Dame: I hope you stop resorting to violence in Los Angeles in order to meet Gyllenhaal. I know it is only a misdemeanor, but it adds up over time.

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