This is not an album cover – it’s a mug shot! One of the best ever. In 1976 David Bowie, 28, was on his Thin White Duke tour in America and enjoying the success of his hit “Golden Years.” When he arrived in Rochester, New York, he and Iggy Pop were arrested for possession of half a pound of marijuana. David pleaded “not guilty” and was described as very polite. Don’t know the outcome, but the show in Rochester DID go on…
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Like OJ, Robert Blake was acquitted of murdering his nefarious wife Bonny Lee Bakley, but found guilty when her family filed a wrongful death lawsuit. (Remember, Bonny was a hustler who married at least 10 times.) It’s now twelve years since Bakley was shot, and a settlement was finally reached. According to the National Enquirer, former Baretta star Blake, 79, is supposed to pay Bakley’s children around two million dollars. How he‘ll come up with the money is questionable – he doesn’t work. Blake is a sad and solitary figure often photographed having coffee alone at Starbucks in his neighborhood.
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We were amused to see that Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan got caught hiding 34 million dollars in a Swiss bank account to avoid paying taxes when his financial advisor stole it all! According to The Huffington Post, the Australian actor’s sneaky tax evasion backfired when his co-conspirator accountant absconded with the funds. The accountant’s tax firm is linked to the biggest tax evasion scheme in Australia, and Hogan has been dragged into it. Paul probably isn’t sweating it – last time the tax collector nabbed him (3 years ago) he owed a staggering $150 million in taxes and penalties!
Leave it to the Enquirer to dig up some dirt on Liberace’s boyfriend Scott Thorson right before the HBO movie “Behind the Candelabra” is scheduled to air in May. Thorson was Liberace’s boyfriend and wrote the book about Liberace on which the movie is based. He might be in jail when the movie airs – but not for drugs this time. Thorson (who now uses the name Jess Marlowe) was arrested in Reno after he “found” a wallet containing credit cards and promptly used them to run up bills all around town. Thorson, who is suffering from anal cancer, says the “Candelabra” cast and crew ignored him when he visited the set. (Above, Scott Thorson’s mug shot)
We’ve always been rather creeped out by Flavor Flav – he used to be part of Public Enemy, one of the first hate-mongering woman-hating rap groups. He’s been arrested multiple times for robbery, assault, drugs, and domestic violence. Now he seems brain damaged by years of drug abuse. His frequent appearances on VH-1 reality shows over the past few years amazed us, but failed to enhance his reputation. He’s been living in Las Vegas and now he’s been accused of roughing up his fiancé and threatening her son with a butcher knife. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, he’s been ordered to stand trial for child abuse and assault with a deadly weapon – ironically his arraignment falls the same day he’ll be inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Former French ladies man Gerard Depardieu, 63, was arrested in Paris for falling off his scooter in a drunken stupor. We’ve always been a fan and it’s alarming how he seems to be neglecting his health. He was also arrested a few months ago for punching another driver after a scooter collision. Of course, last year he was nabbed on Air France for peeing in the aisle when he wasn’t allowed to use the bathroom during take-off. This former leading man has indulged himself into playing character roles.
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Honey Boo Boo made her gay uncle Marvin Lee Thompson, 29, famous overnight because she dubbed him “Uncle Poodle.” Alana “Honey Boo Boo” has always been surrounded by gays in the beauty pageant business and she affectionately calls them “Poodles.” Lee is the younger brother of Alana’s dad “Sugar Bear” and surprisingly, he has a rap sheet to match his redneck family! Leave it to The Enquirer to dig up FIVE mug shots of Uncle Poodle from various crimes like credit card fraud, theft, and driving offenses. Uncle Poodle may be somewhat better groomed than his redneck family, but he has the same bad habits.
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Can’t imagine why it took so long, but the woman who was raped by the loathsome Roman Polanski in 1977 when she was 13 has signed a deal to write a book about the appalling story. Samantha Geimer has publicly “forgiven” Polanski in the past but many people are still appalled by the details of the crime. “Rosemary’s Baby” director Polanski plied an aspiring 13 year old with champagne and quaaludes and raped her at Jack Nicholson’s house. Granted, this happens in Hollywood all too often, but she was THIRTEEN. Polanski was indicted on 6 felony counts and ended up serving only 42 days in prison for “psychiatric observation.” When he was released, he feared further punishment and fled back to France. What was WRONG with the legal system in those days? Who got paid off for all this leniency? Hopefully Samantha and her lawyer, who’s collaborating with her, will point the finger of guilt where it belongs.
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The National Enquirer should be ashamed. TLC has stolen their sensational tabloid investigation ideas and they are building a hugely successful (if somewhat tasteless) network on it. The Enquirer should have had a tabloid network of their own YEARS ago. We thought Honey Boo Boo and the siamese twins Abby and Brittany were startling, but this new special “Half-Ton Killer,” telling the story of a grotesquely obese woman charged with squashing a little girl is beyond belief. Be warned: this is a scary video
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Here Comes Honey Boo Boo may provide a lot of laughs for the viewers, but do they realize what this ragtag family is costing them? Last week the National Enquirer established that every adult in the family – which includes a different father for each of June “Mama” Shannon’s daughters and June herself- has served time in prison! June can’t remember who the father of her 12 year old is. The sad truth is – WE, the American taxpayers, are supporting all these people and their revolting behavior! June collects welfare and child support for her four daughters and was thrilled when her 17 year old added another baby to the family because that means MORE government assistance! This multi-generational family of welfare losers is a horrible example of what our government is doing wrong and they are being celebrated on TV! They have no incentive to clean up, study, or get a job! The family’s Georgia neighbors say “These people aren’t rednecks – they’re white trash!”