NEWS OF THE WORLD - Current Events (May Be Disturbing, No Politics Please)

[Opera Ghost]

My Creepy friend, did you see the re-make of "Willard" with Crispin Glover?? Nancy and I loved it!!

I actually got to go to the premiere. Really enjoyed the film.

[Scatter]

I actually got to go to the premiere. Really enjoyed the film.

Of course you did, Sucky McSuck. That's actually pretty cool!! Tux and the whole bit, or could you dress "ratty"?

[Opera Ghost]

Of course you did, Sucky McSuck. That's actually pretty cool!! Tux and the whole bit, or could you dress "ratty"?

Oh, that's my agent.

nah...wasn't that dressy. They had it at The Egyptian. R Lee Ermey was there as well. Love that guy!

[Scatter]

Oh, that's my agent.

nah...wasn't that dressy. They had it at The Egyptian. R Lee Ermey was there as well. Love that guy!

I'm ashamed to say I haven't made it inside The Egyptian, or The Chinese Theater, or The Pantages. I've seen them all of course, but we're always so busy when we're there that we never have the time it seems to get inside.

[Opera Ghost]

I'm ashamed to say I haven't made it inside The Egyptian, or The Chinese Theater, or The Pantages. I've seen them all of course, but we're always so busy when we're there that we never have the time it seems to get inside.

Oh for shame and forsooth! I've too all three. Hitting the Pantages next month for the final run of the Webber" Phantom of the Opera" (wife's anniversary present  )

[Dr.Teufel Geist]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Paris Hilton can still sashay down red carpets and hit the club scene but she better not step outside the law for the next year after pleading guilty Monday to misdemeanor charges stemming from her cocaine arrest last month at a Las Vegas resort.

Hilton, who faced a felony drug charge, avoided jail time by acknowledging during the Las Vegas Justice Court hearing that she had cocaine in her purse and lied to police when she was arrested.

She will serve a year of probation under the terms of a plea deal and faces a year in jail if she is arrested for anything other than a minor traffic violation during that time.

"The purpose of this at this point is that you change your conduct," Justice of the Peace Joe M. Bonaventure told the hotel heiress. "The Clark County Detention Center is not the Waldorf-Astoria."

Hilton, 29, pleaded guilty to drug possession and obstructing an officer. She must complete a drug abuse program, pay a $2,000 fine and serve 200 hours of community service.

Hilton — wearing a champagne-colored blouse, a black pencil skirt and black platform heels — told Bonaventure the cocaine was hers.

When he asked what she did to obstruct justice, Hilton, swaying side to side, responded, "I said that the purse wasn't mine to the officer," and acknowledged that she had bought it months earlier.

"Our main concern is that Ms. Hilton stay out of trouble over the next year," Clark County prosecutor David Schubert said.

Hilton's attorney, David Chesnoff, said the celebrity socialite would attend an outpatient substance abuse treatment program. She would also continue to volunteer with animal rights groups and children's hospitals to meet the requirements of the plea agreement, he said.

"I know Ms. Hilton is contrite and accepts the responsibility for her actions," Chesnoff said.

Under the original felony charge, Hilton would also not have served jail time as a first-time offender, but she faced up to three years of probation.

Hilton was arrested Aug. 26 inside the Wynn resort, after police say a small bag containing 0.8 of a gram of cocaine spilled from her Chanel purse as she reached for lip balm.

Hilton told police the purse and cocaine were not hers.

She was stopped with her boyfriend, Las Vegas nightclub mogul Cy Waits, 34, after an officer smelled marijuana smoke coming from the Cadillac Escalade they were riding in.

Waits was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. A toxicology report is pending.

Hilton is no neophyte to courtroom procedure.

She briefly faced a marijuana charge in July after a FIFA World Cup game in South Africa, but the case was dropped when a woman who was with her pleaded guilty to carrying the illegal drug.

Hilton served 23 days in jail in 2007 for a probation violation after pleading no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving.

However, because the South Africa case was dropped and the amount of cocaine was so small, the district attorney's office did not pursue the felony charge, Schubert said.

"That's standard," he said.

Hilton arrived at the courthouse with Chesnoff and a bodyguard in a black Escalade. A court marshall joined them in escorting her up a ramp, while local police cleared room between her and dozens of cameramen and gawkers who watched her go inside and through a metal detector.

Hilton did not speak with reporters when she went in or out, mouthing "Thank you" only after a fan yelled "You're beautiful, Paris."

Comedian Jake Byrd, a recurring personality on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," wore a shirt with an image of Hilton that read "Stop the Prosecution."

"I love Paris Hilton because she's classy, sassy and brassy," Byrd said.

Claude Hudson, 74, was removed from the courtroom after he tried to give Hilton a bag of sugar-free chocolates. He said he recently had been released from jail and had written her several letters from behind bars.

During a brief news conference following Hilton's exit, Chensoff said his client did not receive special treatment.

"She was treated like anybody else would be treated under the circumstances," he said.
HA! WHAT A BUNCH OF B.S.
IF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF US,A REGUALR PERSON...WE WOULD BE IN JAIL RIGHT NOW!!
JUSTICE SYSTEM SUCKS!!!!

[Opera Ghost]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Paris Hilton can still sashay down red carpets and hit the club scene but she better not step outside the law for the next year after pleading guilty Monday to misdemeanor charges stemming from her cocaine arrest last month at a Las Vegas resort.

Hilton, who faced a felony drug charge, avoided jail time by acknowledging during the Las Vegas Justice Court hearing that she had cocaine in her purse and lied to police when she was arrested.

She will serve a year of probation under the terms of a plea deal and faces a year in jail if she is arrested for anything other than a minor traffic violation during that time.

"The purpose of this at this point is that you change your conduct," Justice of the Peace Joe M. Bonaventure told the hotel heiress. "The Clark County Detention Center is not the Waldorf-Astoria."

Hilton, 29, pleaded guilty to drug possession and obstructing an officer. She must complete a drug abuse program, pay a $2,000 fine and serve 200 hours of community service.

Hilton — wearing a champagne-colored blouse, a black pencil skirt and black platform heels — told Bonaventure the cocaine was hers.

When he asked what she did to obstruct justice, Hilton, swaying side to side, responded, "I said that the purse wasn't mine to the officer," and acknowledged that she had bought it months earlier.

"Our main concern is that Ms. Hilton stay out of trouble over the next year," Clark County prosecutor David Schubert said.

Hilton's attorney, David Chesnoff, said the celebrity socialite would attend an outpatient substance abuse treatment program. She would also continue to volunteer with animal rights groups and children's hospitals to meet the requirements of the plea agreement, he said.

"I know Ms. Hilton is contrite and accepts the responsibility for her actions," Chesnoff said.

Under the original felony charge, Hilton would also not have served jail time as a first-time offender, but she faced up to three years of probation.

Hilton was arrested Aug. 26 inside the Wynn resort, after police say a small bag containing 0.8 of a gram of cocaine spilled from her Chanel purse as she reached for lip balm.

Hilton told police the purse and cocaine were not hers.

She was stopped with her boyfriend, Las Vegas nightclub mogul Cy Waits, 34, after an officer smelled marijuana smoke coming from the Cadillac Escalade they were riding in.

Waits was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. A toxicology report is pending.

Hilton is no neophyte to courtroom procedure.

She briefly faced a marijuana charge in July after a FIFA World Cup game in South Africa, but the case was dropped when a woman who was with her pleaded guilty to carrying the illegal drug.

Hilton served 23 days in jail in 2007 for a probation violation after pleading no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving.

However, because the South Africa case was dropped and the amount of cocaine was so small, the district attorney's office did not pursue the felony charge, Schubert said.

"That's standard," he said.

Hilton arrived at the courthouse with Chesnoff and a bodyguard in a black Escalade. A court marshall joined them in escorting her up a ramp, while local police cleared room between her and dozens of cameramen and gawkers who watched her go inside and through a metal detector.

Hilton did not speak with reporters when she went in or out, mouthing "Thank you" only after a fan yelled "You're beautiful, Paris."

Comedian Jake Byrd, a recurring personality on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," wore a shirt with an image of Hilton that read "Stop the Prosecution."

"I love Paris Hilton because she's classy, sassy and brassy," Byrd said.

Claude Hudson, 74, was removed from the courtroom after he tried to give Hilton a bag of sugar-free chocolates. He said he recently had been released from jail and had written her several letters from behind bars.

During a brief news conference following Hilton's exit, Chensoff said his client did not receive special treatment.

"She was treated like anybody else would be treated under the circumstances," he said.
HA! WHAT A BUNCH OF B.S.
IF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF US,A REGUALR PERSON...WE WOULD BE IN JAIL RIGHT NOW!!
JUSTICE SYSTEM SUCKS!!!!

Caught a bit of this on the way in this am. The Lawyer doing commentary on this indicated that Hilton is just a wreckless socialite with too much money and had no intent to sell. The Justice system just does not really take her seriously. To sentence her to hard time would be a miscarriage of Justice, which is the reason for the fine/ community sentence and rehab.

Lohan, on the other hand, is an idiot, and mocks the Judicial system.

[Dr.Teufel Geist]

seriously dude...simply put...Celeb Status with Money buys the Justice System....

[Opera Ghost]

seriously dude...simply put...Celeb Status with Money buys the Justice System....

Not always... Michael Vick....Phil Spector...but I agree with your point....OJ

[Opera Ghost]

This Just In...


Arrest Warrant issued for Lindsay Lohan, who just FAILED a drug test over the weekend.

[Dr.Teufel Geist]

This Just In...


Arrest Warrant issued for Lindsay Lohan, who just FAILED a drug test over the weekend.

That chic needs to go to jail, but I doubt she will ever do any hard time..

[Wicked Lester]

That chic needs to go to jail, but I doubt she will ever do any hard time..

I don't. I'd say they will give her at least a year in a minimum security summer camp. To a soft celeb THAT is hard time.

[Sean]

WHY IS THIS NEWS?

Today's news that Charlie Sheen was found drunk, angry and naked in a New York hotel room was amusing, but far from surprising. The star, who was born into show business and became famous in his own right with major movie roles in the '80s, has been no stranger to scandal.

Who HASN'T been naked in a hotel room?  Drunk?  Angry?  Naked, angry AND drunk?  There's a good chance I'm all 3 at least 1/2 the times I've been in a hotel room----at least pre-marriage.  I was probably all 3 on my wedding night...

[Gasport]

LOL! I told my wife if Sheen had any sense he would have simply told the cops he was doing research for the character he plays on his sitcom, which basically IS Charlie Sheen, anyway!

[Sean]

LOL! I told my wife if Sheen had any sense he would have simply told the cops he was doing research for the character he plays on his sitcom, which basically IS Charlie Sheen, anyway!

The guy is a mess.  I heard he had a prostitute in there and his kids were across the hall.  I haven't bothered to confirm any of it.