Archive for the 'Crime' Category

In a scene that must have been reminiscient of Jabba the Hutt pulling a resistant Princess Leia closer by her chain, Don Vito of “Viva La Bam” fame, got caught groping a few underage girls.

The often stammering Vito was convicted Wednesday of two counts of sexual assault on a child. He was accused of groping three girls ages 12 to 14 during an autograph signing event last year at mall skate park near Denver. In a weird dramatic moment, he fell to the floor after the sentence, cursing and yelled, “Just kill me now.”

He could get anything from probation to six years in prison on each conviction. If he doesn’t undergo sex offender treatment as part of the sentence, he could potentially spend life in prison. Which might actually be good for his health. How many inmates do you see that are his waist size?

His defense attorney argued that he took on the persona of “outrageous and profane Don Vito”. She said that Vito learned that the crazier he acted, the more his fans loved it.

Let’s face it. This guy wasn’t going to get laid…ever, if not for this show. And let’s face it, it must have still been hard for a man of his, ummm lard. So, he played grab-ass and got what he could get.

Unfortunately, it was alot more then he bargained for.

[Yahoo]

After the week that “Indiana Jones” creator Steven Spielberg has had we here at PopTherapy would like to offer our counseling services to him. It certainly sounds like he needs to see a shrink.

First was the incident where a young and dumb extra blabbed to the press about what he saw while playing a Russian soldier, things like who the villain of the movie is (hello Cate Blanchett!) and what she does to get Indy to talk about where he hid a crystal skull. Spielberg’s representatives came down so hard on the loudmouthed extra that he settled with them out of court this week. Then followed another horrible experience as a thief stole thousands of documents, photographs and even the script for the fourth Indiana Jones movie, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”, right out of the Los Angeles offices where Steven works! To add insult to injury the thief then tried to sell all of the sensitive Indy material to unscrupulous websites (PopTherapy was not one of them and for that we’re hurt) only to find himself caught by L.A. police posing as undercover webmasters. Charges were filed against Roderick Davis, 37, which he promptly denied ever doing. Sure Roderick, all these photos of Harrison Ford wearing a fedora were accidentally put in with your pick-up order from One Hour Photo, right? It must happen all the time.

Davis is out on a $100,000 bail bond and could face up to four years in prison if convicted. On the bright side he would be getting out right about when the latest Indiana Jones movie would be playing on television.

Give us a call soon Steven, we can help you!

James Mee was the office who arrested Mel Gibson for driving under the influence earlier this year. He is now claiming that his supervisors have been harassing him since the reports of Gibson’s tirade appeared in the media.

According to his attorney, Richard Shinee, he was interrogated, transferred to a different department, and had his home raided. Shinee said, “His life and career would be a lot different had he not made that arrest.”

A spokesman for the Sheriff’s department denied the allegations.

Gibson was arrested on July 29, 2006 for DUI. A report of Gibson’s arrest appeared on a celebrity website and quoted Gibson as saying “The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.”

Gibson has been making the rounds on the apology circuit since. There was much controversy about whether Gibson should be nominated for any awards for his movie “Apocalypto” after his tirade.

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Isn’t this always the way these kinds of things go down. The guy that that did the crime goes on to make millions with a new movie and the guy that is just doing his job gets crapped on.

Of course it could be argued that Mee would be a prime suspect to have released this type of information. That is pure speculation on my part but it makes sense.

My take is you have celebrities who can get away with murder and cops that don’t follow their own regulations. How did this arrest report get on a celebrity news site? Oh well it washes out in the end. The celebs are going to get their personal stuff leaked but at least they have the bank to get out of trouble.

Prosecutor Mike Nifong has dropped the rape charges against the three Duke Lacrosse players accused of assaulting a stripper at a team party.

Nifong filed papers in court stating that the stripper is not sure if she was penetrated during the alleged incident. According to the papers, “the State is unable to meet its burden of proof with respect to this offense.”

However the three players still face sexual offense and kidnapping charges. The sexual offense charge has the same penalty, 40 years maximum, as rape in North Carolina.

A week ago is was revealed that Nifong tried to withhold the results a DNA test that showed none of the players DNA was found on or in the accuser. However, genetic material from several other males was found in or on her underwear and body.

Also it was recently revealed that the accuser just had a baby slightly more than nine months after the alleged incident.

These recent revelations have brought into question the accusers credibility. Defense Attorneys allege that the woman has changed her story many times and that there are close to 12 different stories of the rape.

Mr. Nifong was not answering questions from the media at the time of this story.

Sometimes life is hard. Especially for a beautiful woman who’s appeared in music videos and major films, married rock stars and baseball players and hosted “America’s Funniest People.”

Tawney Kitaen has pleaded guilty to possessing 15 grams of cocaine. She has entered a drug treatment center and will be allowed to change her plea to not guilty after she has completed the treatment program. If she completes the program the drug conviction will be removed from her record.

Sheriff’s deputies apparently found the cocaine after searching Kitaen’s apartment. The deputies were at her apartment for a child welfare check. Kitaen had given the deputies permission to search the premises.

Tawney Kitaen has had her share of problems over the years. In 2001 she was arrested in Newport Beach, CA for vandalizing another woman’s vehicle.

In 2002 she was again arrested in Newport Beach this time for domestic abuse and battery for assaulting her husband, baseball player Chuck Finley, while the two were driving to their home. Mr. Finley promptly filed for divorce 3 days later.

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Why is it that so many of the pretty ones are so very, very crazy? I remember watching Ms. Kitaen on “America’s Funniest People” and in the various ‘Hercules” movies and shows and thinking, “Wow, she’s pretty fine.” Now I also know she’s pretty crazy too.

It’s a shame how low Tawney has apparently fallen and we can only hope her time in rehab will give her the healing she so desperately needs.

If it doesn’t then there is always the porn industry. I hear there is a big market for what is referred to as the “MILF.”

Filed under “Oh Boy”.

A stripper has given birth barely nine months after a she was allegedly raped at a Duke University Lacrosse party.

The defense in the case has asked for a paternity test and the judge has granted the request. Prosecutor Mike Nifong has stated he believes the victim became pregnant roughly 2 weeks after the alleged rape.

Defense attorneys remain adamant that there was no sex at the party. However, DNA testing showed genetic material from SEVERAL males in the accuser’s body and underwear but NONE matched the any member of the Lacrosse team. The defense also claimed that the stripper was given emergency contraceptives and a pregnancy test which came back negative.

There has been much speculation that the case has been woefully mishandled by Prosecutor Nifong. Defense lawyers say that the photo lineup was an “incoherent mas of contradiction and error” because procedures were not followed and only players were included so she would choose a player no matter what.

The accuser has several other children.

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This case is a mess no matter how you look at it. It’s quite disturbing that the woman had several other men’s DNA (eww) in her and on her underwear. Then she gives birth nine months later to a child. Something doesn’t add up. I’m betting that a certain prosecutor’s ego is not letting him back down. It might also have something to do with him seeking re-election on the basis of prosecuting this case in a largely black area.

In a case that sounds like a bad Law and Order plot, a chauffer for Yoko Ono allegedly threatened to release potentially embarrassing photographs and audio recordings if she did not pay him $2 million.

According to Assistant District Attorney Maureen O’Conner, Koral Karsan, 50, said “he had people on standby waiting to kill the victim on his orders.” She made this remarks at Karsan’s arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court.

Tanya Kennedy, after hearing from O’Connor that Karsan “had threatened to kill the victim,” set Karsan’s bail at $500,000 bond or $250,000 cash, and gave the district attorney’s office 72 hours to examine the source of the money if it is posted

Karsan is originally from Turkey and according to O’Connor has family, property and contacts in Turkey. O’Connor claimed that Karsan was an “extraordinary flight risk” and continued “there is no doubt he would flee.” Karsan had been in the country for approximately ten years.

Karsan’s defense lawyer, Patrick Kevin Brosnahan, said his client was not guilty and “will vigorously dispute these charges.”

The defendant maintained that Ono was trying “to stop me from pursuing a sexual harassment case.”

Police alleged that on December 8^th, Karsan delivered a note and a photo of Ono in her night gown to the Dakota apartment where Ono currently resides and at one time shared with John Lennon. The note was allegedly rambling and stated the he had secretly photographed Ono and made tape recordings of her during private moments and that he would publicize the material if she did not pay him.

The timing was especially bad as this was the night of the 26^th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. On the night of Dec. 8, 1980, Lennon and Ono were returning to their apartment in the Dakota when gunman Mark David Chapman shot John four times with a .38-caliber.

Karsan had been an employee for almost six years and had driven Ono almost everyday during that period.

Police claim they recorded Karsan talked about killing Ono, her son and himself during a conversation with one of Ono’s associates.