Paris Hilton caught (again) with cannabis

It seems that the laughably stupid and incorrigible hotel heiress just can't keep herself away from cannabis, having been caught again with the drug in France.

Police, according to AFP, found less than a gram of cannabis in her handbag, but nevertheless proceeded to hold Hilton on the island of Corsica. This is Hilton's second brush with the law in just a few short weeks.

She also made headlines when she was arrested in South Africa during the World Cup. One of her friends took a joint to the Brazil-Netherlands quarterfinal and was caught.

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Lohan's new lawyer strolls onto the scene

Newly sentenced jailbird and professional alcoholic, Lindsay Lohan, has had her new lawyer (her old one packed up and left) speak to gossip website TMZ. Among other things, the legal supremo said he planned to 'kick butt' and 'take some names' - well, according to the website.

The lawyer, Stuart V. Goldberg reportedly told the site in speaking about his strategy: "Instead of making her reactive, like a pin cushion, [we're going] to be proactive. We're gonna go after them."


He also noted that he wasn't fond of the idea that Lohan would be going to jail. Clearly the judge did, however. [TMZ] [Image via NY Daily News]

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Lindsay Lohan's lawyer throws in the towel

As if you weren't all sick of hearing about Lindsay Lohan, we have another nugget on the story that may change things a little as she nears the beginning of her life as a jailbird. 

It would appear that Lohan's lawyer, as reported by TMZ this morning, will no longer be serving as her defense attorney.

If you are sick of hearing about this case, do not worry - we are sick of reporting about it. We shall now look to lessen the quantity of the nauseating Lindsay Lohan coverage that has coated this homepage for the last few days.

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Police have charged son with his father's murder

Suff.co.nz have reported that police have charged a Tauranga man with the murder of his father after, they claim, he blashed the old man in his own home. The son appeared in court on June 23 on the charge of assaulting his father. [Read the full article here]

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Goff confirms daughter's drug problem

Labour leader Phil Goff has confirmed that his daughter was caught with drugs in her bra, and appeared in Australian Court but escaped a criminal record.

According to the Sunday Star Times:

Sara Goff, 25, had her case called earlier this year at Downing Centre Local Court after being nabbed with four Ecstasy tablets outside a New Year celebration. She did not front in person but instead entered a written guilty plea.

The Sunday Star-Times can reveal Sara Goff, an Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry policy analyst, was stopped as she entered the main entrance of the Fuzzy Field Days Festival dance party in north Sydney's domain at 2.22pm on January 1 by Senior Constable Matthew Pople.

Read the full Star Times article.

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Facebook is investigated for "Draw Mohammed" competition

Well, social networking site, Facebook, may have just become profitable, but the social networking site has got some other problems on its hands - including an investigation by the Pakistan Government concerning a competition entitled "Draw Mohammed". 

Depicting Mohammed is blasphemy under Islamic law - and is punishable by death in Pakistan. Still, getting in trouble with islam is becoming quite fashionable nowadays it seems. 

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