Unfortunately, getting behind the wheel has landed a bunch of celebs in big trouble, even though they could easily afford a professional designated driver to shuttle them around. Lindsay Lohan this week, following a weekend during which she crashed her Mercedes and was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. Lohan "admitted herself to an intensive medical rehabilitation facility" on Monday, according to a statement released by her publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnick.
Her father Michael Lohan, who's fought his own battles with addiction, says his daughter is , among other substances.
David Hasselhoff's former wife, Pamela Bach, Wednesday to misdemeanor hit-and-run charge stemming from a fender-bender in North Hollywood. Her attorney said a "civil compromise" has been worked out and he expected the charge to be dismissed.
Paris Hilton is preparing to for violating her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case. She has to check into the joint by 11:59 p.m.
Tuesday. Nicole Richie about the possibility she may end up going to jail like her pal, Paris Hilton. Richie was charged with DUI in February and is due in court for a pre-trial hearing June 8.
Richie told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show in Los Angeles that she understands she has to "take responsibility" and "deal with whatever consequences" come her way. Celebrity driving trouble isn't limited to the United States. Singer George Michael, , had several drugs in his system when he was arrested, a court heard Wednesday.
Tests showed the 43-year-old singer had taken a therapeutic quantity of an antidepressant as well as gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, prosecutor Andrew Torrington told Brent Magistrates' Court in London. Comedian Tracy Morgan will be when he hosts Spike TV's "Guys Choice" awards June 13, as part of his court-ordered treatment as a result of a drunken driving arrest in New York. Singer-actress Brandy and a man who was hurt in a deadly freeway crash involving her Range Rover , it was reported Tuesday.
The 20-year-old and Mallory Ham of Simi Valley, Calif., accuse each other of negligence in suits filed last week in Superior Court. Brandy's suit says Ham caused the Dec.
30 accident; Ham's contends that the singer drove recklessly and seeks unspecified damages.
Britney Spears realizes that for her life in the months that followed the breakup of her marriage. In an open letter to fans on her Web site, Spears wrote, "I realized how much energy and love I had put into my past relationship when it was gone because I genuinely did not know what to do with myself, and it made me so sad.
I confess, I was so lost.
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