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Vanessa Hudgens Probed for Defiling Sedona Red Rock

By Ray Stern
Feb 17, 2016

Vanessa Hudgens, star of the 2006 hit movie, "High School Musical," is under investigation with boyfriend Austin Butler for allegedly defacing a rock with their names in Sedona. Hudgens' Instagram page documents some of her recent trip to Arizona's Red Rock country, but the Valentine's post featuring her and Butler's...
13 Biggest Celebrity Arrests in Phoenix History

By Benjamin Leatherman
Jan 6, 2016

There’s no shortage of celebrities in metro Phoenix, whether they're the rich and famous who reside in our pricier locales (read: Scottsdale and Paradise Valley) or Hollywood stars paying visits to our parts as tourists. And every once in awhile, these swells run afoul of the law and find themselves...
Stephen Colbert Takes on Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar for Boycotting the Pope

By Miriam Wasser
Sep 24, 2015

On last night’s episode of the Late Show, host Stephen Colbert ripped into Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar for boycotting Pope Francis’ address to a joint session of Congress. “As a Catholic, I’m a total Francis fan-boy, but not everyone likes what he’s doing,” Colbert told the audience. “Anger at the...
Rex Everett Chapman, Former Phoenix Suns Player, Suspected in Apple Shoplifting Scheme

By Ray Stern
Sep 19, 2014

Rex Everett Chapman, a former star Phoenix Suns player, was arrested today by Scottsdale police in connection with an Apple Store shoplifting scheme. Chapman was transported to the Maricopa County Jail, suspected of nine counts of organized retail theft and five counts of trafficking in stolen property, all felonies...
Lil Wayne Still on Probation in Arizona for '08 Bust; Scheduled to Appear Tonight In Phoenix

By Ray Stern
Sep 3, 2013

Lil Wayne seems to be in no hurry to get back to the state that busted him in 2008 for drug violations, having postponed his Monday night charity concert at Celebrity Theatre. A representative at the Phoenix theater told us about an hour ago that, last she heard, "he was...
Actor Jason London Took a Dump Inside a Scottsdale Cop Car, Said He's "Happy as Sh*t"

By Matthew Hendley
Jan 30, 2013

Actor Jason London best known -- and perhaps only known -- for his role as Randall 'Pink' Floyd in the movie Dazed and Confused, took a shit in a Scottsdale police car Sunday night.According to a Scottsdale Police Department report, this was only after London sneezed in a man's face...
Tori Vance, 2010's Miss Arizona Teen USA, Nailed for Alleged DUI in Los Angeles

By Ray Stern
May 15, 2012

Tori Vance, who was crowned Miss Arizona Teen USA in 2010, was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Los Angeles last weekend. Media reports state that Vance, who's from Ahwatukee, made an illegal U-turn in Hollywood on Saturday night and was pulled over. Her blood-alcohol level tested at higher than...
Jermaine Hopkins, the Fat Kid From Lean on Me, Busted Buying 200 Pounds of Weed From Undercover MCSO Deputy

By James King
Dec 16, 2011

"No sir it wasn't me, sir -- I swear it wasn't!"That's what Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins, the fat kid in the film Lean on Me, famously told his prickly principal (played by Morgan Freeman) to get out of a jam in the 1989 classic.The line apparently didn't work as well on...
"Celebrity Fight Night" With Octomom, Amy Fisher and Others Violates Trademark of Muhammad Ali Event With Same Name, Suit Alleges

By Ray Stern
Nov 3, 2011

An Arizona non-profit company that hosts a yearly event to benefit Phoenix's Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center is asking a federal judge to stop a pay-per-view boxing event from using its name.The Celebrity Fight Night Foundation wants a restraining order issued against FilmOn.com before its November 5 broadcast. Also called Celebrity...
Kiowa Gordon Not Arrested for DUI; Twilight Series Actor was Hauled in for Warrants

By Ray Stern
Aug 10, 2011

Police put out an all-points correction this morning on incorrect news reports that Kiowa Gordon of Twilight series fame was arrested for suspicion of DUI.He wasn't even driving. But he was busted on Monday -- for an outstanding warrant.Mesa police, in a news release this morning, blamed Channel 12 News...
Mark Grace is Hardly the First Athlete to Get Busted Driving Drunk in Scottsdale. A Brief History

By Adele Hampton
Jun 9, 2011

Diamondbacks first baseman Mark Grace, after his arrest for drunk driving yesterday, joins the ranks of several prominent sports stars who got their crunk on and then get caught cruising the streets of Scottsdale.In honor of Grace's lack of sobriety and common sense, below is a brief history of professional...
John Galliano, Alleged Anti-Semitic Fashion Designer, Checking into Arizona Rehab Center, According to USA Today's Rumor Department

By James King
Mar 2, 2011

At the same facility Tiger Woods was "rumored" to have attended when he was treated for his poon addiction in late 2009.As you may have heard, Galliano was canned by fashion house Christian Dior for making anti-semetic statements (the guy apparently loves Hitler. Jews... not so much) while apparently drunk...
Cedric Ceballos Arrested for Driving on Suspended License and Other Charges

By Ray Stern
Dec 27, 2010

Cedric Ceballos, former player and in-arena emcee for the Phoenix Suns, was arrested and cited for a slew of driving violations on December 19 in Scottsdale. The former star player and celebrity was stopped at about 3 a.m. near North Scottsdale Road and East Royal Palm Road in Scottsdale, according...
Mel Gibson's "Re-Branding" Campaign Following Latest N-Bomb-Dropping Tirade Involves Joining Arizona's Minutemen -- at Least it Should, According to Hilarious PR Suggestion From the Baltimore Sun

By James King
Jul 20, 2010

If you're gay, black, Hispanic, Jewish, Asian, a woman, or you're just able to hear, you may be pissed off at Mel Gibson these days.And for good reason -- the dude's nuts.Aside from the public outcry following Gibson's screeching at his now-ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, that "if [she] gets raped by...
DMX and Arizona Judge Contribute to Postponement of Celebrity Rehab Show

By James King
Jun 1, 2010

The VH1 reality show Celebrity Rehab has run into a bit of a production snag that has postponed taping of the upcoming season.While there is certainly no shortage of celebutards fucked up on drugs, there is a shortage of celebs willing to sell their souls to the reality gods and...
Kendra, of Hugh Hefner Arm-Candy Fame, Made a Sex Tape and her Co-Star Happens to Be a Cage Fighter From Arizona

By James King
May 20, 2010

Move over Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Pam Anderson, and the droves of other celebutards who thought the sex tapes they "privately" made with their one-time significant others would never see the light of day -- there's a new celebrity sex star on the rise and her "co-star" happens to be...
Nik Richie Sued Again By Texas Woman, Removes Most Retaliatory Posts About Her From TheDirty.Com

By Ray Stern
May 18, 2010

It looks like Nik Richie's getting nervous. On the heels of a new lawsuit filed against him, the self-described "reality blogger" took down several blog posts from www.thedirty.com that had targeted a woman who sued him last year for invasion of privacy. Richie published the posts last week to retaliate...
Nik Richie Strikes Back at Texas Woman Who Won Lawsuit; Vows to Make Her "The Face of Herpes"

By Ray Stern
May 10, 2010

Nik Richie vows to make the Texas woman who won a lawsuit against him the "face of herpes in America" as retaliation. As mentioned last week, Richie's finances will be examined at a hearing in the Valley this week following his loss last year of the lawsuit. The woman from La...
Nik Richie Claims TheDirty.Com Pulls In $130,000 a Month; Owes $1.5 Million After Default Judgment

By Ray Stern
May 7, 2010

Nik Richie bragged on a radio show recently that his Web site is bringing in big bucks -- catching the attention of a Houston lawyer trying to collect on a $1.5 million judgment. As we related last month, Richie lost an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit to a Texas woman after his...
Jesse James, Husband of Sandra Bullock, Out of Arizona Sex Rehab

By James King
Apr 26, 2010

An Arizona rehab center has apparently cured another pseudo-celeb of his addiction to sex.Jesse James, the bad-boy biker husband of Academy Award winning actress Sandra Bullock, was spotted outside of his California home -- sans-wedding ring -- after spending a few, short weeks at a rehab center in Tucson, where...

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