CSI star Gary Dourdan.
Another day, another debauched celebrity entangled in a drug scandal.
Gary Dourdan, star of hit TV series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
, was arrested on Monday in Palm Springs for allegedly possessing a cocktail of prescription and illegal drugs.
It's claimed Dourdan was carrying heroin, cocaine and ecstasy.
Strike No 1.
Honestly, you'd think that someone who stars in a show called
CSI
would shy away from breaking the law.
It's an irony that's obviously lost on Dourdan.
The soon-to-be former
CSI
actor, 41, was reportedly found fast asleep in his car at 5.12am, celebrity news website TMZ claims.
The fuzz in Palm Springs says Dourdan was busted after an officer approached his car, which was parked on the wrong side of the road at the time.
Strike no 2.
A search of the car unearthed a stash of drugs, including several as yet unidentified prescription drugs, and drug paraphernalia, police say.
TMZ reports that as the police officer approached the actor's car, he spotted that his interior light was on, and Dourdan appeared to be asleep behind the wheel.
The arresting officer described Dourdan as "disorientated" and appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
The actor was whisked off to jail and incarcerated until the following morning. He's now out on US$5,000 bail.
Dourdan announced last month that he was planning to bail form his role as pill-popping Warrick Brown in the sleuthing show.
Looks like he might be taking a bow sooner than he anticipated.
A rep for the actor has so far been unavailable for comment.
Expect a rehab announcement imminently.
10, 9, 8, 7...
Sources: people.com, usmagazine.com, tmz.com
Gay for pay
Ewan McGregor and rubber-faced actor Jim Carrey have teamed up to star in a new flick together.
I Love You Phillip Morris
is a true story about a Texan con who falls in love with his cellmate.
That's right; the boys are in the market for some man love. Oh, the scandal!
Anyway,
at just how outrageously camp Carrey's character appears in the film.
Camper than a row of tents? Stereotypical hokum? Let's reserve judgment until the film's released.
Mimi's bored
All hail Mariah Carey, she's one contrary bird.
The stroppy singer now reveals that she finds it nearly impossible to maintain her figure - because fatty food is fabulous, and dieting is "boring".
She also reveals that she stays in tip top condition as a result of a grueling fitness regime.
But despite the fitness piety, she admits she pines for "tasty food". See, she is human after all.
She says, "Working out and dieting and eating boring food. I can't go to the barbeque spot."
"I need to work out more. But the diet thing is what works best for me. But it's good for health. It's good to be healthy, yes? Everybody needs to be how ever they feel best, that's what I think."
Diet, schmiet! Seriously, it's no coincidence that three quarters of the word diet spells out "die".
Preserving Pammy
It's all too easy to forget that Pamela Anderson is actually a sick woman.
The big boobie babe is battling Hepatitis C, remember. I know, it slipped my mind too.
Anderson told us about her condition a few years ago, and said that she was not expected to live for more than 10 - 15 years.
She reportedly contracted the disease from then dreamboat hubby Tommy Lee.
Anyway, Pammy now reveals that she's winning the battle against the illness.
She says: "I'm doing really good. Actually, I just went to my doctor, Dr. Huizenga. He took all my blood work and went through all my tests. And I hadn't really been to him in a year-and-a-half. And he said he's never seen me healthier. That, he said, it's a miracle."
"You know, I don't really work out a lot. I walk and play sports with my kids. But he says, ‘You're in the best shape I've ever seen you in. You're 40 years old and your liver is in great shape, all your blood work came back really well, low cholesterol.'"
"I'm... treating it homeopathically... But I'm doing really what he (the doctor) told me... He thinks that me being vegetarian really helps me staying in such good shape."
But there could be another reason why Pammy's glowing...
The latest rumours say that the Baywatch babe might well be pregnant....
See piccies
.
I say it's wind.
Source: damnimcute.com
Poor guy
Renee Zellweger's former partner, country singer Kenny Chesney, had a slight mishap while onstage in Columbia, South Carolina last week.
Chesney somehow got his trotter jammed in a moving platform on the stage, which trapped him for at least a minute or so.
Here's the video.
He's professional, I'll give him that. Word has it that he carried on with his two-hour show, despite being in immense pain. What a hero.
Swollen assets
WTF has happened to Heather Locklear's face?
You should not be allowed to go out in public looking like
.
Scary stuff.
Thanks to celebrityrant.blogspot.com for the image.
Slap her, she's not me!
I love a good fight, especially when it's between two diva clotheshorses.
In one corner we have David Bowie's missus, Iman, who hosts TV show
Project Runway
Canada, while in the other we have Project Runway US host, Heidi Klum.
So what gives? Iman thinks she's better than Klum. Seriously.
Iman said, "Definitely Heidi and I come from two different places. I'm not belittling Heidi Klum, but I have been in fashion much more than she has. Not to toot my own horn, but I have been one of the best runway girls.
"I know clothes, and I know about working hand in hand with designers - I mean, I've worked with Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs, John Galliano. Yves St. Laurent - he created a whole collection for me. Tom Ford, Valentino. Versace. Jean Paul Gaultier. Thierry Mugler ... I could go on and on."
No, please don't.
Message to Perez
I bet Perez Hilton rues the day he made Britney fanatic Chris Crocker an internet star.
For reasons only know to Crocker, it appears as if the monster has turned on its creator.
Crocker has a special message for Perez...
Warning: Those of a weak disposition should not click
(NSFW).
Enough Sex, already
Yet another Sex and The City: The Movie trailer has emerged.
Yes, I'm getting bored of the hype now too.
I mean, is there anything we don't already know about the film?
Quote of the day
"I pee outside, outside my house, in my yard. I usually start off my day by taking my dogs out. While they go, I go. That's probably my least appealing habit. I just feel like I'm connecting with nature, I bond and feel like caveman. Man, tents, cave, pee, bush." Ashton Kutcher
A message from Cameron Diaz:
"First of all, I want to thank all of you for your support over the years. So many films, so many weekends discussing films. I was really looking forward to this weekend getting to talk to my friends about a film that I am so proud of. Due to the loss of my father, I have chosen to be with my family this weekend. But it was important for me to convey to all of you how much I love this film. We really did have the best time, most fun and laughs making it. I know that the stories Ashton, Rob [Corddry] and [Director] Tom [Vaughan] share with you will illustrate that point. I was fortunate to work with a group of truly gifted individuals that share the common denominator of a generous heart and wickedly sick sense of humor. This weekend I am screening What Happens in Vegas for my family. It was a unanimous decision that we all needed to share a good laugh. After all, that's why we make films like these. So people can leave behind their worries for a couple of hours. Have a good laugh. I picture all of your smiles and it makes me happy. Thank you for your continued support. It is much appreciated.
Cameron."
This is fabulous
Jailbirds bop en masse to Bonnie Tyler's
Holding out For A Hero:
Loving your work, guys.
This is hideous
Hulk Hogan applies sunscreen to his daughter Brooke's behind. Wrong.
See
More
.
I told you it was wrong.
Perv.
Miley's big stink: the latest
The controversy surrounding Miley Cyrus'
Vanity Fair
shoot continues apace.
Suddenly, every man and his dog has an opinion on whether the 15-year-old's decision to drop her bra straps was ill-advised or the result of, as some have claimed, a "misunderstanding".
Cutting through the BS surrounding the sensational story is nigh on impossible, but here goes.
First off, yet more photos form Cyrus' flesh flashing photo shoot have been released.
See
.
Nothing new to report there.
Meanwhile, the photographer who took the snaps, Annie Leibowitz, has trumped up and says that she thinks the photos are "tasteful".
She says: "I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted.
"Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together, and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful."
Now that's a matter of opinion. If you ask me, Cyrus looks like a disheveled druggie who's been dragged though a bush backwards in the snaps. They're not beautiful.
And Leibowitz isn't the only one to pipe up over the scandal.
A legion of Hollywood stars have crawled out of the woodwork to have their say:
Sally Field:
"I love Miley Cyrus. My granddaughters are completely and utterly over the moon. I watch Hannah Montana....I think, ‘Let it go for God's sake'...It's a beautiful picture."
Lauren Conrad:
"I found it a bit silly. I thought she looked beautiful in the pictures. I didn't find it that inappropriate. I think it's difficult. It s a lot of pressure on her since she is a role model, but I think she's doing a good job."
Emmy Rossum:
"I think she's a role model for kids, but I think she looks beautiful."
Heidi Montag:
I think she's a young girl in Hollywood and she's just having fun. Exploring herself."
Spencer Pratt:
"I didn't think it was that bad. Supposedly, she's wearing a top underneath. It's artistic."
Rosie O'Donnell:
"Leave Miley Cyrus alone." See her video message
.
Ellen DeGeneres
speaks about the Cyrus scandal
.
Meanwhile, tongues are wagging that Miley's father, Billy Ray,
of his daughter's provocative photo shoot.
He's apparently "mortified" with the pictures, so says
.
Regardless of whether you think the photos of Cyrus are tasteless, tacky or triumphant, one fact remains: Somebody somewhere is making serious money out of all this...
Sources: extratv.com, usmagazine.com, thesun.co.uk, showbizspy.com
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