On Feburary 12, 2015 actor Emile Hirsch was charged with aggravated assault, stemming from an incident that took place in Utah in January 2015. However what interests us is the fact that a few days after the alleged incident took place, Hirsch checked himself into an alcohol rehabilitation facility -- or as what we like to refer to as simply the 2nd greatest place on earth -- rehab! YAY!
Read more ...Born July 23, 1967, Phillip Seymour Hoffman made it to the ripe old age of 46. The cause of death was ruled accidental, though a guy has to know he's knocking on death's door when he's sitting in his apartment with 50 envelopes of heroin. Hoffman was found early morning on February 2, 2014, by a friend who had been trying to contact him. Hoffman still had a syringe hanging out of his arm.
Read more ...Stephanie Seymour, former Victoria's Secret lingerie model, in a Connecticut courtroom appearance, has applied for an alcohol rehab program. She and her lawyer are hoping that will lead to dismissal of her drunk driving and leaving the scene of a crash charges. Looks like things have gone downhill and apparently into a pole for the 47-year mother of four.
Read more ...In February 2015 Mohammad Hossain, a student at the University of Illinois (UIC), was arrested on charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault after he allegedly "re-enacted" scenes from Fifty Shades of Grey. Or perhaps it was just rehearsal for a theater class?
Read more ...A rocket scientist doesn't always make headlines, at least not for the clothes he wears. Matt Taylor, a scientist for the Rosetta space probe project launched by the ESA to perform a detailed study of a comet, found himself in a bit of a controversy after having appeared on a web broadcast wearing a shirt "decorated with garish comic-book depictions of nubile, but not naked women". Really! Like geeky science guys have never done such things before.
Read more ...Actor Ricardo Medina was arrested on Feb 1, 2015 on possible murder charges after allegedly stabbing his roommate with a sword. We don't know if he was in costume at the time!
Read more ...Cho Hyun-ah, also known as Heather Cho, has been found guilty in a Seoul court on a number of charges, including forcing a flight to change its route (the most serious), obstructing the flight's captain, and forcing crew member off a plane. We can't decide if this case was nuts, or she's just a nut case.
Read more ...NFL Safety for the Philadelphia Eagles, Nate Allen, was arrested on February 16, 2015. He was released shortly after. However, it was later learned what the accusations against him were: performing a lewd act and exposing himself to a 16-year-old girl while stopped at a red light. As bad as it might sound, let's just be glad he wasn't texting while driving!
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