Lindsay Lohan to Wear Alcohol Monitoring Bracelet

On Monday, the actress Lindsay Lohan was ordered by a judge in court to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet. The bracelet receives a signal through the skin if she has been drinking and then sends the signal to the company that monitors it. Lohan also received strict restrictions on her probation that may affect her recent career plans. She has a probation hearing set for July 6th due to her not appearing in court last week for a scheduled progress report on the probation that involved two high-profile arrests.

Lindsay Lohan Not to Be Arrested

It has been reported that the actress Lindsay Lohan will not be arrested because she has posted bail and the arrest warrant has been recalled. Earlier, a judge set her bail at $100,000 but her people paid the standard ten percent to secure the bond. The judge then recalled the warrant and Lohan will not be arrested when she returns to the United States. She and her lawyer are expected to be in court on Monday and the judge will then set a date for the probation violation hearing.

Actress Lindsay Lohan Headed for Jail

The actress Lindsay Lohan recently violated the terms of her probation, which will very possibly will mean that she will have to serve jail time after she goes to court next month on May 20th. She is on probation for DUI and has not finished the alcohol education requirement that the judge ordered for her. The judge told her that if she did not comply with the terms of probation that she would go to jail.

Singer Chris Brown's Sentencing Delayed

The singer Chris Brown's sentencing has been delayed until August 27th because the judge wants his to perform hard labor for his community service in Virginia. The judge also wants to know what he will be doing for his community service at the end of the month. Brown pled guilty to felony assault last month.

Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Against Rapper 50 Cent

In New York, a judge threw out a $50 million dollar lawsuit that was filed by the rapper 50 Cent's ex-girlfriend, who stated that she is owed half of the rapper's assets because he promised to take care of her for life. The judge said that 50 Cent's financial worth is currently "set at no less than "50 Million" and didn't feel that there was an oral agreement between the two parties and even if there was an oral agreement, her claim would not be acceptable due to a six-year statute of limitations. 50 Cent denied that he had made any such promises and that he would have married her if he intended to take care of her financially for life.

The ex-girlfriend, named Shaniqua Tompkins, has a 12 year old son with 50 Cent and is set to receive $6,700 each month for several years. Her lawyer is considering an appeal of the lawsuit. Tompkins claims that she supported 50 Cent financially after they started dating in 1995 while he tried to start his career. She also says that she took care of him for months after he was shot nine times in 2000.

Rapper DMX Arrested

The rapper DMX was arrested in Miami on Tuesday by federal authorities for not attending his recent court appearance. He was arrested on a warrant issued by a judge in Phoenix after he didn't attend his court hearing on Friday. DMX was being held at the Miami-Dade County jail and will be taken back to Phoenix. His bond is set at $120,000. He has pleaded not guilty to charges to drug possession, identity theft, and animal cruelty.

Another Warrant Issued to Rapper DMX

The rapper DMX was issued a bench warrant by a judge in Phoenix after he didn't show up to court on Friday. This is the second time that he missed a court appearance in Maricopa County Superior Court. He is currently facing charges of drug possession, identity theft, and animal cruelty. His bond has been raised to $120,000 cash and his attorney says that he is currently at an undisclosed rehab facility.

O.J. Simpson Sentenced to Serve Prison Time

O.J. Simpson was sentenced to serve at least 15 years in prison for a armed robbery at a hotel in Las Vegas. The judge said that the sentence had nothing to do with his 1994 acquittal in the murder of his ex-wife and her male friend. Simpson was taken away to prison after the judge refused to allow him to go free on bail while he appeals the sentence.

Rapper Busta Rhymes Refused Entry into Britain

The rapper Busta Rhymes was refused to be allowed to enter Britain on Thursday. He was detained by immigration officers who said that the refusal was based on unresolved convictions in the United States. Busta Rhymes had to remain in custody in London while legal steps were taken to try to change the decision. His lawyer presented papers to support him being allowed entry but authorities arranged for him to fly back to Amsterdam. His lawyers then got an injunction from a High Court judge to prevent him from being sent back.

Busta Rhymes was scheduled to appear at a concert on Friday at London's mammoth Albert Hall. The rapper Ludacris has agreed to take his place.

Judge Orders Wesley Snipes to Reimburse Government

Last week, the U.S. District Court Judge William Terrell Hodges ruled for the actor Wesley Snipes to reimburse the government $217,000 in prosecution costs for his recent tax conviction. Wesley Snipes is objecting to the cost. He was convicted in February of three counts of willfully failing to file his income taxes. He has appealed the convictions and a three year prison sentence.

Amy Winehouses’s Husband Receives Jail Sentence

On Monday, a judge sentenced Amy Winehouse’s husband to 27 months in jail for assault and obstruction of justice. Her husband, named Blake Fielder-Civil, admitted to beating up a pub manager, named James King, in a barroom fight in 2006 and offering him $400,000 to be quiet about it. The judge told Fielder-Civil that he had behaved in a gratuitous, cowardly, and disgraceful manner. Amy Winehouse wasn’t present in the courtroom.

James Brown’s Belongings Ready to be Auctioned

A judge in South Carolina gave the okay for the auction of the late singer James Brown’s belongings. The judge lifted a temporary stay that could have held up the auction. Christie’s auction house has it planned for the auction to take place on Thursday and there would be 320 items up for sale, which would include a red jumpsuit and a blue satin cape. James Brown had died on Christmas Day of 2006 at the age of 73 of heart failure.

Judge Allows Wesley Snipes to Travel

Judge William Terrell has allowed the actor Wesley Snipes to leave the United States to work on two movies. His lawyers are still working on trying to appeal his income tax convictions. The judge approved for him to be able to travel to London and Bangkok.

Snipes plans to be in London, England for three days this month to do post-production editing of the movie “Gallowwalker.” He will also be in Bangkok, Thailand for eight weeks to film the movie “Chasing the Dragon.”

In February, Snipes was convicted of three counts of willfully failing to file income taxes. He has appealed the convictions and a three year prison sentence to the 11^th Circuit Court in Atlanta.

Wesley Snipes Gets to Remain Free For Now

The actor Wesley Snipes is being allowed to remain free on bail as he appeals three federal tax convictions. Judge William Terrell Hodges doesn’t see Snipes as a flight risk and says he is not a threat to the community. The judge granted Snipes’ motion for bail on Thursday pending the appeal of his case. Snipes’ attorneys plan on arguing before the 11^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the trial judge erred in several ways before and after the recent conviction where Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison on three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file his income tax returns.

Results of James Brown Paternity Test

A recent paternity test has shown that the singer James Brown fathered the 6 year old son of a woman who claimed to be his wife when he died. The woman, named Tomi Rae Hynie, was a former backup singer of James Brown. The boy was tested in April before a judge in South Carolina ordered to have it done. Tomi Rae Hynie and the boy are not mentioned in Brown’s will. James Brown died in December of 2006.

Rapper Foxy Brown Freed From Jail

The rapper Foxy Brown has been freed from the New York City prison that she has been serving time at. She served eight months of the one year sentence. She was originally sentenced to three years on probation in 2006 after she assaulted two nail salon stylists over a $20 manicure but the judge ruled that she was not taking the probation seriously and sentenced her to one year in prison.

Busta Rhymes Sentenced to Probation

The rapper Busta Rhymes was sentenced to 3 years on probation Tuesday for assaulting his former driver and a fan. He was also sentenced to serve 10 days of community service, pay a $1,250 fine and court costs, and enroll in drunken driving program. The judge warned him to stay out of trouble or he will go to jail.

Foxy Brown’s Travel Plea Denied

A New York judge has denied the rapper Foxy Brown’s request to get out of jail early so that she could go to California to get her ear examined and get her electronic ear implant repaired. Foxy Brown first revealed she had hearing problems during a 2004 court appearance. In her petition to the judge, she stated that her hearing condition was getting worse in jail and that it would get seriously worse unless she had the cochlear implant reprogrammed and repaired. She could get treatment in New York, but her attorneys say that she needs to be treated by specialists at House Clinic in California.

Lil Wayne Charged with Felony Charges

On Friday, the Yuma County Attorney’s Office filed felony drug and weapons charges against the rapper Lil Wayne. He was charged in justice court in Welton, Arizona with one count of each possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, misconduct involving weapons, and one count of drug paraphernalia. On February 12^th, he is scheduled to appear at a preliminary hearing. While Lil Wayne was in court, the judge lifted a bail restriction that would prohibit him from leaving the state until his next hearing.

Lil Wayne was previously stopped at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. He was traveling with a11 other people in Arizona when a Border Patrol canine unit alerted agents that there were illegal drugs on the bus. A search of the bus found 4 ounces of marijuana, over one ounce of cocaine, 41 grams of ecstasy, miscellaneous drug paraphernalia, and a .40 caliber pistol that was registered to Lil Wayne, who has a concealed weapons permit in Florida.

Judge Seeks To Let Foxy Brown Out of Jail

Supreme Court Justice Melissa Jackson says that she wants more information on rapper Foxy Brown’s hearing problems before she lets her get out of jail to go to California for the repair of a defective electronic ear implant. She says that she wants proof of the rapper’s deafness. Foxy Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, revealed her hearing issues during a court appearance in 2004. Her petition says that her hearing problems are getting worse in jail and she needs to have the cochlear implant reprogrammed and repaired.

Foxy Brown was sentenced to a year in prison in September of 2007 for violating her probation. She was placed on probation for a misdemeanor assault of two manicurists at a Manhattan nail salon in August of 2004.