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Don’t drink, watch porn, masturbate and drive |
| June 30th, 2006 under Arrested. [ Comments: none ]
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| On March 30, Minnesota Timberwolves center Eddie Griffin was drunk and masturbating when he crashed his luxury SUV into a parked Suburban outside a store in Minneapolis, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by the man whose Suburban was hit in the crash.
WCCO-TV obtained copies of 911 calls and store surveillance video of the incident, along with an accident report the police submitted to the state, reports WCCO-TV’s Caroline Lowe.
Several of the 911 callers that night said Griffin was drunk. One witness said Griffin told him he was watching pornography in a DVD player mounted on the dashboard of his Cadillac Escalade SUV when he struck a Chevy Suburban parked on University Avenue Southeast.
The location where Griffin crashed is located a couple miles from the Target Center where Griffin had played with his team several hours earlier.
Abed Hassuneh, who is the brother of the victim, said Griffin told him, "That he was masturbating himself going down that street. That’s how the accident happened because he was not paying attention. He’s paying attention to that video and all of a sudden he’s shoveled somebody’s car on the top of the sidewalk."
Interim Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan ordered an internal affairs investigation of the conduct of the two officers who responded to the scene, after WCCO-TV made Dolan aware of allegations about the incident.
Key questions are why Griffin wasn’t tested for alcohol and why the officers drove him out of the city to his home in St. Paul. Griffin also received tickets for not having a license and inattentive driving.
Griffin’s damaged SUV was towed to the Minneapolis impound lot.
Dolan told WCCO-TV he expects impartial policing. Dolan also said officers must get permission to leave the city.
"Obviously, if somebody is drunk and they are driving we want that dealt with by the police officers of Minneapolis," Dolan said.
In the video, Griffin can be heard pleading with witnesses to not call police saying, "I can’t go to jail."
The video also shows Griffin admitting he is drunk and doesn’t have a driver’s license.
The video shows him struggling for minutes to put on his sweatshirt and offering to buy a car for the man who’s SUV he crashed into in front of Santana Foods.
Griffin was not available for comment. When he was interviewed by reporters after the crash happened, he said he had dropped his cell phone as he drove.
The two officers involved in the incident, Daniel Anderson and Matthew Lindquist, have been with the Minneapolis Police Department since October 2001. The officers remain on duty pending the outcome of the internal investigation.
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will.i.am investigated over post-show brawl? |
| June 30th, 2006 under Arrested. [ Comments: none ]
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| Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am was being investigated by authorities in a Berlin nightclub brawl that broke out at an after-show party, police said today.
Will.i.am, whose real name is William Adams, was allegedly part of a fracas that broke out early yesterday at Berlin’s downtown 40seconds club, said police spokesman Ronny Frank.
From what police know, a fight broke out between the club’s doorman and the group’s bodyguard, Frank said.
“A champagne bottle was used, but as far as what the singer did, there are various reports that contradict one another, and it’s not yet clear what happened,” Frank said.
All three men were taken into custody for statements and contact details and then released, he said. Police were investigating all three on possible charges of causing bodily injury and causing serious bodily injury.
The band and their entourage had packed the VIP section of the club, but their bodyguard kept waving in more people.
Club manager Torsten Schermall said the fight broke out after his security guard told the bodyguard not to let any more people through.
“He didn’t pay any attention,” Schermall was quoted as saying.
Photos published by the newspaper included one photo of the doorman – blood covering his face – grappling with the bodyguard.
Many bottles and glasses were thrown around, the newspaper said.
“It was a witches’ cauldron,” 26-year-old actress Romina di Lella, who was in the VIP area, said. “I haven’t ever seen anything so brutal. They were at each other for five minutes.”
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Woody Harrelson attacks TMZ photographer |
| June 30th, 2006 under Arrested, Woody Harrelson. [ Comments: none ]
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| Woody Harrelson choked TMZ cameraman Josh Levine late Thursday night as he left a Hollywood nightclub, and the LAPD is conducting a criminal investigation.
The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. outside Element, a club frequented by celebrities. As Harrelson left with three women and two men, Levine and other photogs began shooting. Harrelson became irritated and asked Levine to stop shooting. Harrelson then walked over to Levine, put his hand on the camera and asked Levine to stop. Levine said "All I’m doing is my job." Harrelson, who appears in "A Prairie Home Companion," then said, "I’ve asked you to stop, are you going to stop?" and Levine replied, "Not when you ask me like that." The video then shows Harrelson break the camera and the picture goes dead.
TMZ obtained a second video, shot by another photog, showing the altercation. The photographer began shooting just as Harrelson grabbed Levine’s neck. There is no audio in this portion of the tape.
After the incident, Levine was visibly agitated and argued with a man who appeared to be Harrelson’s security guard. Then Levine flagged down an LAPD patrol car and told the two officers inside, "Hey bro, I just got assaulted by Woody Harrelson. He choked me out right now." A man standing near Levine added, "Yeah, I’m a witness." The police did not acknowledge Levine and simply drove away.
Harrelson’s publicist, Ina Treciokas, told TMZ: "Unfortunately, this is not the first or last time the paparazzi have provoked an incident with a celebrity. Mr. Harrelson is evaluating all of his legal options against the photographer."
Levine went to LAPD’s Hollywood division and filed a criminal complaint against Harrelson. The police have Levine’s tape as evidence, and TMZ has given the LAPD a copy of the second tape. Levine, who suffered neck lacerations, was then taken by two officers to Cedars Sinai emergency room, where he was examined and released.
LAPD Detective John Padilla told TMZ the investigation is ongoing and "We’re going to present it to the D.A.’s office" as early as today. Padilla added, "With the tapes and all, it’s pretty good evidence." Padilla said vandalism and assault and battery charges could be filed against Harrelson
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Woody needs to smoke some pot and relax.
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Happy Belated Birthday Harvey |
| June 29th, 2006 under Arrested. [ Comments: 2 ]
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| <p>DListed has the cutest pictures of Harvey from his birthday! Don’t you want to just squeeze his cheeks! Oy is he a doll. </p><p>And the best thing about this family is Jordan is a real mom and not a mom because it is trendy! </p><p align=”center”><img border=”0″ align=”middle” src=”http://static.flickr.com/62/177969677_b12c9cc8ba.jpg?v=0″ /></p><p align=”center”><img width=”363″ height=”400″ border=”0″ src=”http://static.flickr.com/64/177969675_38d3371d75.jpg?v=0″ /> </p><p align=”center”><img border=”0″ src=”http://static.flickr.com/51/177969676_30f1a102e8.jpg?v=0″ /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Go to <a target=”_self” href=”http://dlisted.blogspot.com/2006/06/get-me-harvey.html”>DListed</a> and check some more pictures that he has of the cutest kid! <a target=”_self” href=”http://dlisted.blogspot.com/2006/06/get-me-harvey.html”></a></p><p><a target=”_self” href=”http://dlisted.blogspot.com/2006/06/get-me-harvey.html”><br /></a></p>
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AXL out of the jungle |
| June 27th, 2006 under Arrested, Axl Rose. [ Comments: none ]
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Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose spent most of today in a Stockholm jail cell after allegedly biting a security guard in the leg at his hotel, police said.
Rose – who performed in the Swedish capital yesterday – was arrested early today after attacking and threatening the guard, as well as causing damage to the Berns Hotel where the alleged scuffle took place, police spokeswoman Towe Hagg said.
He was released fro jail around 7pm local time, after he admitted to the charges and agreed to pay a fine of 40,000 kronor, Hagg said.
Rose was also ordered to pay 10,000 kronor in damages to the security guard, she said.
He will not be charged with any other crimes, Hagg said. Guns N’ Roses were scheduled to perform in Norway’s capital Oslo tomorrow night.
Concert organiser Ema Telstar spokeswoman Catarina Oscarsson said the band was not travelling with a publicist and would not comment on the arrest.
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