Golfer Tiger Woods has been arrested near his Florida home after he was seen "driving erratically, all over the road" in the early hours of the morning. He was charged with driving under the influence and spent nearly four hours in a county jail before being released.
Don McLean, the American singer-songwriter who had a worldwide hit with American Pie, was charged with domestic violence after police were called to his house in the early hours of the morning. Officers arrested him at his home in Camden in Maine before taking him to a local jail, where he was charged with assault.
Shia LaBeouf found himself in trouble with the law after being arrested in Texas on suspicion of public intoxication, despite past treatment for alcoholism. The actor is no stranger to a police station having pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct after he disturbed a performance of 'Cabaret' in New York. Shia was arrested over a bar fight in Los Angeles in 2011, but charges were never brought. He was however arrested on criminal trespassing charges for refusing to leave a Walgreens store at 2am back in 2007.
Actor Emile Hirsch served 15 days in jail after the 'Into the Wild' star pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge for putting a female movie executive in a headlock during a film festival, a court official said. Hirsch had initially faced a felony count of aggravated assault related to the attack on Daniele Bernfeld, which took place at the Tao nightclub in Park City, Utah, during the Sundance Film Festival.
Former child actor Jake Lloyd, aka Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, has been arrested after an alleged high-speed car chase. The star, who now goes by the name Jake Broadbent, 26, was allegedly driving wildly near Charleston, South Carolina when police spotted him and attempted to pull him over. According to the local sheriff's department the fantasy flick hero refused to stop and cops were forced to pursue him at high speed for 25 miles. Lloyd then allegedly careered through a fence and into an area of woodland before finally grinding to a halt. He was arrested on charges of reckless driving, failure to stop, resisting arrest and driving without a license. The chase reportedly lasted about 20 minutes and Lloyd was held on a $10,700 bail.
Vanilla Ice (aka Robert VanWinkle) was arrested in Lantana, Florida. The rapper turned home improvement reality TV star was arrested on suspicion of burglary and theft from a property near a house he was working on in the town of Lantana, Florida. Police say that some of the stolen items, including furniture and bicycles, were found at his home.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation have released a photo of former music producer Phil Spector at the Health Care Facility in Stockton, California. The photo shows the toll of age and prison on the once flamboyant music legend. The photo on the right shows Spector during his trial. He is serving 19 years to life for the 2003 killing of actress Lana Clarkson.
This police booking photo of Phil Spector was taken in April 2009 and released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Spector, once revered for revolutionising pop music in the 1960s with his layered 'Wall of Sound' production technique, will likely spend the rest of his life in prison.
January 2014: Justin Bieber appeared in court charged with driving under the influence, resisting arrest without violence and driving on an expired Georgia licence. The 19-year-old Canadian initially resisted arrest, cursed at police officers and later told them he had consumed alcohol, pot and prescription drugs, police said. Then, changing his demeanor, he grew cooperative and even smiled for his mug shot, coiffed hair perfectly in place. Dressed in a red prison suit, a silent Bieber heard the charges via video link: driving under the influence, resisting arrest without violence and driving on an expired Georgia licence. A judge set bail at $2,500 and released the singer.
In April 2013 Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon was arrested in Atlanta for alleged disorderly conduct after her husband James Toth, was stopped by police on suspicion of drink driving
Pop star Bruno Mars was arrested in September 2010 after police found him in possession of 2.6 grams of cocaine after a Las Vegas nightclub performance. The 25-year-old Grammy nominee Mars, real name Peter Hernandez, made an appearance before a Las Vegas judge on a plea deal that could get him dismissal of the drug charge. The deal is for him to plead guilty as a first offender to a charge that will be dismissed if he stays out of trouble for a year, completes community service and drug counseling, and pays a $2,000 fine
Bruno Mars is in fine A-list company. Here are two photographs of actress Lindsay Lohan. The first is of a 21 year old Lohan posing for this mug shot following her July 2007 arrest in Santa Monica for drunk driving and cocaine possession
The second photo is of LiLo in July 2010
Reality TV star and a staple of celebrity red carpets, Paris Hilton, was arrested in Las Vegas August 2010 after a traffic stop, during which police said they found an undisclosed amount of cocaine in her purse
Actress Michelle Rodriguez was sent to a Los Angeles County jail in December 2007 to start a six-month sentence for failing to complete her community service and alcohol monitoring that was ordered as part of her probation from a drunk driving arrest
Actor Mickey Rourke was arrested in November 2007 by Miami Beach police whilst driving his Vespa scooter and charged with driving under the influence. Rourke was taken to the Miami-Dade County jail and was held on a $1000 bond
Nick Nolte was arrested on September 11, 2002, after a California Highway Patrol officer saw his Mercedes-Benz driving erratically. The actor was cited and released on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
Actor Matthew McConaughey was arrested October 25, 1999, in Austin, Texas, on suspicion of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting transportation after an early morning disturbance at his home in which police said he was dancing naked and playing the bongo drums. During a court appearance two drug-related charges were dismissed and McConaughey faced only a charge of resisting transportation, a misdemeanour. He was released on $1,000 bond
December 25, 2009. Charlie Sheen was arrested for second degree assault, menacing and criminal mischief, according to Aspen Police Department's Community Relations Specialist Stephanie Dasaro. All charges were coupled with a domestic violence component.
Hugh Grant at the LA Police Department after his arrest on Sunset Boulevard June 1995
Actor Robert Downey Jr. is shown in a November 25, 2000 police booking photo after he was charged with possession of cocaine and methamphetamines in Palm Springs, California. The troubled 35 year old actor was released from prison after serving a year in jail on drug related charges
Nicole Richie's booking mug shot is seen after her arrest early Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol, in Glendale, Calif. California Highway Patrol officers took the 25-year-old daughter of pop singer Lionel Richie into custody without incident after she failed a breathalyser test
In November 1970, actress Jane Fonda was arrested in Cleveland for allegedly kicking a police officer who was arresting her for a large amount of pills she had in her possession
In 1975 star of the film Easy Rider Dennis Hopper was caught driving recklessly in New Mexico. He pleaded guilty, chose to pay a fine and was then released
In 1972, actor Steve McQueen was arrested in Anchorage, Alaska for drink driving. One of the stars of the film The Great Escape posted bail and left town. He was later convicted in absentia for reckless driving
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