September 28th, 2007 — Celebrity Crime, Music News
On Tuesday, The Game pleaded not guilty concerning three felonies that involve him pulling a gun during a pickup game of basketball at a South L.A. school. The charges included possession of a firearm in a school zone, criminal threats, and exhibiting a firearm on the grounds of a facility for minors. Currently The Game (Jayceon Terrell Taylor) is out on $50,000 bail. However, if convicted he could face upwards of five years in prison.
During preliminary hearings a man said that The Game punched him in the cheek after the two men having words. The incident occurred on February 24 during a basketball game at the Rita Walters Educational Learning Complex. The claims state that The Game punched one of the opposing players then pulled out his gun from a red Cadillac Escalade and threatened to shoot him.
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September 28th, 2007 — Actors
Adam Sandler has been out and about promoting his new comedy, “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.” Both Sandler and co-star Kevin James said that they would love to help anyone in the gay community in any way that they can. Sandler said, “If I can help anybody in any way, I certainly would.” However, Sandler wouldn’t call himself a gay icon.
In fact he said, “I don’t think that’s gonna happen, dude, certainly not. If I was a gay man, I wouldn’t want me to represent.” When asked about the kiss he shared in the movie with Kevin James, Sandler said, “He was clean, and seemed to brush his teeth and all that.”
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September 28th, 2007 — Drugs & DUIs, Actors
Earlier in the week we told you that Kiefer Sutherland could be charged with a DUI for driving drunk. Today he was officially charged and according to the city’s attorney’s office, he could end up going to jail for more than a year. The reason for the steep sentence would deal with the fact that this is the second DUI within a number of years. Police believe this also means that he has violated probation, which was given during the first DUI that occurred in 2004. If the courts decide Sutherland is guilty of probation violation, he could serve another six months on top of any sentence that he is given.
Sutherland was scheduled for arraignment on October 16. However, as the original crime is a misdemeanor he does not have to show up in court unless a judge orders him to arrive. At this point that has not happened.
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