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Judge OKs Plea Deal From ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Founder Joe Francis

Joe Francis

November 06, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

A judge sentenced “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis on Friday to time served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns.

U.S. District Judge S. James Otero accepted the terms of a plea deal between Francis and prosecutors, who struck the deal after learning on the eve of trial that a key witness had lied to them.

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Morgan Freeman Settles Suit On Car Wreck

Morgan Freeman keeps his shades on during the Mandela Day Celebration Concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on July 18, 2009

November 05, 2009

JACKSON, Miss.

Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according to court records posted Thursday. Terms of the settlement were not released.

Demaris Meyer filed a federal lawsuit against the Academy Award-winning actor in February, claiming Freeman had been drinking the night of the accident last summer and was negligent when the car ran off the side of a rural highway near his Mississippi Delta home.

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Sandra Bullock, Jesse James In Custody Battle With His Ex

Sandra Bullock and husband Jesse James in 2006

November 04, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Jesse James and wife Sandra Bullock are locked in a custody battle over his daughter from a previous relationship, Sunny Lee James.

In court papers filed with Los Angeles Superior Court on October 29 and obtained by Access Hollywood, Jesse claimed that ex-wife Janine Lindemulder had violated a court order given October 13 preventing her from allowing Sunny, 5, to have contact with her new husband, Jeremy James Aikman – a convicted felon.

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Accused Ryan Seacrest Stalker Pleads Not Guilty

Ryan Seacrest arrives at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2009

November 03, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

A man arrested outside Ryan Seacrest’s workplace has pleaded not guilty to a felony stalking charge.

Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr. entered the plea Tuesday through an attorney. A court commissioner ordered Uzomah to stay 500 yards away from Seacrest if he is released from jail on $150,000 bail.

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Swiss Court Receives Latest Bail Offer From Roman Polanski

Director Roman Polanski attends Che Tempo Che Fa TV Show held at RAI Studios on November 23, 2008 in Milan, Italy

November 03, 2009

BELLINZONA, Switzerland

GENEVA (AP) — Roman Polanski has re-appealed to the Swiss courts to be released from prison on bail, officials said Tuesday, the latest step in the director’s protracted legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States.

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Cash Bail Offer To Be Filed For Polanski On Monday

Director Roman Polanski attends Che Tempo Che Fa TV Show held at RAI Studios on November 23, 2008 in Milan, Italy

November 01, 2009

PARIS, France

A French lawyer for director Roman Polanski, imprisoned in Switzerland, says a new bail offer will be filed Monday and it will be a “very, very significant” cash amount.

Swiss authorities rejected an offer Friday, considering the 76-year-old filmmaker awaiting a decision on extradition to the United States a high flight risk. They noted it was not a cash offer.

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Judge Orders Anna Nicole Smith Boyfriend, Doctors To Stand Trial

Howard K. Stern & Anna Nicole in 2000

October 30, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

A judge has ordered Anna Nicole Smith’s boyfriend and two doctors to stand trial on charges of illegally funneling prescription drugs to the former Playboy model.

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Randy Quaid, Wife No-Shows For Felony Court Hearing

Randy Quaid and wife Evi pose on the red carpet in Hollywood on November 11, 2008

October 30, 2009

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.

California prosecutors say they will seek the extradition of Randy Quaid and wife Evi after the couple were no-shows for a felony court hearing.

The Quaids were due in court in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Thursday afternoon to answer to felony charges that they defrauded an innkeeper. They have been given multiple chances to appear in court but never have.

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