Here’s a bit o’ news for those of you who remember the early ’90s with nostalgic fondness … Bryan Abrams who used to “front” the group Color Me Badd has been arrested in Oklahoma City, OK on assault charges. Now, I realize that some of you young’ns may not have any idea who Bryan Abrams or Color Me Badd is but those of us who grew up in the 90′s remember that they where the shizz back in the day. It’s a real shame that this is what has become of Mr. Badd:

If you’re under the age of 25, this story probably won’t mean jack to you. Bryan Abrams, one of the singers in the terribly awesome R&B band Color Me Badd, was arrested in Oklahoma City last Friday on charges of domestic abuse and assault and battery after allegedly threatening to kill his girlfriend. According to NewsOK.com, Abrams allegedly punched the woman in her nose and verbally threatened her by saying, “I’m a kill you! You and me! You and me!” Abrams is said to have had slurred speech and talked in “random sentence fragments.” Abrams is still behind bars, being held on a $4,000 bond.

Yikes! This sounds pretty scary. If true, I hope they keep his ass locked up for some time to come. It’s kinda hard to believe that it’s been 17 years since Color Me Badd first came on the scene. They hit it big with their first single I Wanna Sex You Up (which was first featured in the movie New Jack City) which then led to a string of hits (like All 4 Love, I Adore Mi Amor) from their debut album C.M.B. I remember Color Me Badd were regularly featured on the MTV dance show Club MTV which was hosted by Downtown Julie Brown (surely, many of you don’t even realize that MTV used to not only air music shows but used to air music videos as well) — Wubba Wubba Wubba! I believe the group guested on an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 and I know for a fact that they toured with Paula Abdul on her Under My Spell Tour (they even did a song with her on her third album Head Over Heels) … my, how the mighty have fallen. After the jump, check out the now ancient music video for Color Me Badd‘s biggest hit I Wanna Sex You Up …

Fallen star Mackenzie Phillips was released from police custody this past Thursday after her arrest for drug possession at LAX Airport earlier in the week. Mac had to be bailed out by her little sister Bijou Phillips (who, apparently, tried to bail out her older sister on Wednesday but Mac refused to let her, preferring to stay in jail). Here are pics of Mackenzie hiding her head in shame as she left police custody and a few of the really sad deets of her arrest:

TMZ has obtained a copy of the police report written after Mackenzie Phillips’ arrest. The sad headline … when Phillips was strip-searched, an officer noticed track marks on both her arms and asked if she was a diabetic. According to the report, Phillips responded, “No, I am healthy except for my drug problem.” The doc details what TMZ reported earlier today. When Phillips was stopped at the screening station at LAX, she “was continually moving” as TSA employees searched around her pelvic area. Phillips then sat down as the search continued, and, according to the report, “a plastic bag containing an [unknown] white substance later identified and tested…positive for cocaine fell down her right pant leg.” Cops then found heroin and other paraphernalia, when “Phillips then spontaneously said “I’m holding” — slang for saying she has drugs.

This is so incredibly sad … but deffo goes to show that messing around with drugs isn’t cool, nor is it any sort of laughing matter. Just say no, y’all. It’s really disheartening to know that a human being can live in this way. Once you succumb to the temptations and iron grip of drug addiction you basically lose your life, your soul. If anything, mebbe we can learn from mistakes like this … I know that I would never want to live my life like this. Here’s hoping Mackenzie Phillips will be able to get the help she desperately needs. Addicts are never cured but hopefully she’ll be able to better handle her demons, whether she is eventually incarcerated or not. So sad.

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First it was Alan Panettiere, father of Hollywood “It” Girl Hayden Panettiere, who was arrested earlier this month (for alleged spousal assault) and now Robert Duff, father of Hollywood “It” Girl Hilary Duff, who has gotten himself arrested. What gives?

A judge in Texas has ordered the father of actress and singer Hilary Duff to spend 10 days in jail for contempt of court. Bob Duff was led away in handcuffs Wednesday during a court hearing after Judge Thomas Stansbury in Houston determined he violated an injunction against selling assets without court approval. The Houston Chronicle reported in its online edition that Bob Duff must pay into a court repository $367,537 he earned from selling stocks last month. Bob Duff’s attorney Robert Piro said his client would post bond and file an appeal. Bob and Susan Duff are in the midst of a bitter divorce. Stansbury determined Bob Duff should pay Susan $12,500 for Hilary’s birthday party, which was the subject of the hearing. Her mother wanted $25,000 to pay for a present and party.

Ew, I really hope this isn’t a new trend in Hollywood. And I suppose we shouldn’t forget that Michael Lohan, father of Hollywood “It” Girl Lindsay Lohan, was the first Hollywood dad to get busted and thrown into jail for crimes and misdemeanors. Who’d a thunk that it’d be the dads and not the wild children getting busted all over the place?

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More DUI Busted! news from TMZ this afternoon … Top Chef season 2 runner up Marcel Vigneron got his ass arrested for alleged drunk driving this past weekend in SoCal. If memory serves, Marcel wasn’t very well liked by his Top Chef cohorts … somewhere Ilan (season 2 winner) is laughing his ass off while judge Tom Colicchio is prolly shaking his head in disappointment:

The most-hated bad boy in the history of reality cooking shows just spent some time in the cooler for allegedly consuming a little too much of the good stuff. Marcel Vigneron — the runner-up in “Top Chef” season two — was pinched early Saturday morning on suspicion of DUI off the PCH in Laguna Beach. Marcel was initially stopped for speeding, but after showing signs of intoxication he was given a blood test and was taken into custody. Bail was set at $2,500.

Apparently, the OC Register was the one who first reported this arrest. You know, Marcel was a bit of a jerk during his season of Top Chef but he was pretty good at his craft. Ah well, I guess we know what he’s been up to since his days on the show. I say, throw the book at him!

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Now this is really sad news … Mackenzie Phillips, former One Day at a Time star and daughter of Mamas and the Papas singer John Phillips, was arrested at LAX Airport this morning for drug possession. According to TMZ, Phillips was allegedly nabbed with heroin and cocaine on her person:

Mackenzie Phillips has been busted at LAX for allegedly possessing heroin and cocaine. She’s in custody right now. At 10:00 AM, officers responded to Terminal 4, where 48-year-old Phillips was being screened by TSA. During the screening process, some baggies and balloons believed to contain heroin and cocaine were recovered.

I know that a great many of you may not even remember Mackenzie Phillips from her hey day in the early 80′s but I do and know that she has since dealt with major drug issues over the years which, it would seem, she is still struggling with today. Hopefully this arrest will finally help Mackenzie come to grips with her demons. Sad, sad news.

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Things aren’t so great for Shawntae Harris, better known to the world as Da Brat. You may recall that Brat was arrested late last year for allegedly assaulting a waitress in a nightclub by bashing her head in with a bottle. Brat has since plead guilty for this crime and was, this Friday, sentenced to serve 3 years in prison (she will also serve seven years on probation and will have to fulfill 200 hours of community service):

Da Brat was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for hitting a hostess in the head with a rum bottle during an altercation at a suburban Atlanta nightclub last fall. The 34-year-old rapper, whose given name is Shawntae Harris, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in DeKalb County. Superior Court Judge Gail Flake sentenced her to three years behind bars and seven on probation, plus 200 hours of community service and completion of substance abuse treatment, mental evaluation and anger management classes. Harris was at a private Halloween party at Studio 72, a club in Tucker, when she struck then-Atlanta Falcons cheerleader Shayla Stevens, who was working part-time as a hostess. A police report indicated Harris and Stevens got into a squabble after they bumped into each other. Stevens walked away and moments later was hit in the face with the bottle. She sustained a deep cut to the cheek and some swelling on the forehead, and has a permanent scar on her face as a result, officials said.

Yeah, Da Brat is headed for Da Big House … and rightfully so, I think. I am just shocked that someone would have the gall to assault someone by bashing them in the face with a bottle — for just bumping into them! It’s disgusting behavior and it should be punished. I’m not sure that Brat realized that she’d be serving a 3 year sentence for pleading guilty to this crime (tho, she’ll prolly get out a lot sooner than that if I know my justice system) but I think she kinda deserves every minute she serves.

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The Wayne County jail that has been honored with the duty of incarcerating the sitting mayor of Detroit, Michigan, Kwame Kilpatrick, has just released his lovely mugshot which I know present to all y’all:

In case you missed it earlier, Kwame Kilpatrick (the disgraceful current mayor of the city of Detroit) was sentenced to a spend a night in jail for violating the terms of his bond stemming from a criminal charge against him of obstruction of justice and perjury (read all about it HERE) and the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department has just released his booking photo. It’s a dark day for the city of Detroit but hopefully it is the beginning of a bright new future … once Kilpatrick is removed from office and a more fitting mayor can be installed/elected.

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The police force of Three Rivers, Michigan were able to do in one night what Batman hasn’t been able to do for his entire career … bust the Joker. Here’s a great story to make all the Michiganders out there be proud of their homestate … a tool named Spencer Taylor was busted in Three Rivers, MI for trying to steal posters and other Batman collectibles from a movie theater showing The Dark Knight. Aptly, the police officers who booked him made sure to get a mugshot of the dork in full Joker make-up:

Meet Spencer Taylor. The Michigan man, 20, was arrested early yesterday morning for allegedly trying to steal Batman posters and other collectibles from a theater showing “The Dark Knight.” As can be seen in the … mug shot, Taylor went to the Three Rivers Cinema multiplex in costume as the Joker. According to cops, he was charged with larceny and malicious destruction of property, and had to pose for booking photos in and out of character.

After the jump, check out the other mugshot of this criminal mastermind totally sans make-up …

OY! The one day that I am unable to be near my computer to blog Shia LaBeouf has to, not only, get busted … but get busted for DUI. AND, homie got nabbed with a flipped over truck and an injured hand that required surgery … and somehow managed to avoid felony charges — that’s a story!!! This time around, Shia‘s mugshot has not (or has yet) been released so here is his last mugshot from when he was arrested in Chicago last year for trespassing and the deets from his latest brush with the law which TMZ was the first to report:

Shia LaBeouf, in trouble again and this time it’s really serious. TMZ has learned he’s been arrested for suspicion of DUI. Law enforcement sources tell us LaBeouf was involved in a car accident at about 3:00 AM at the corner of La Brea and Fountain in Hollywood. We’re told Shia made a left turn in front of another car and the two collided, causing Shia’s car to roll. Paramedics were called to the scene and both parties were taken to a local hospital, but no major injuries were sustained. LaBeouf was placed under arrest on suspicion of felony DUI after we’re told he exhibited “outward signs” of intoxication at the scene. UPDATE: We now have more info. A law enforcement source tells TMZ deputies are at the hospital right now, checking on the injuries of the victim and Shia. If the victim’s injuries are serious, Shia will be booked on suspicion of felony DUI. If the injuries are minor, Shia will be cited and released on misdemeanor DUI.

And we know by now that Shia has evaded felony charges so the implication is that his injuries, altho requiring surgery, are minor enough for him to only be facing misdemeanor DUI charges. After the jump, check out photos of Shia‘s flipped truck from Celebrities.com and Extra TV, a pic of the lad on site after his bust last night and a blow-by-blow account of what went down …

Here’s a bit of sad news for popstars Nick and Aaron Carter … TMZ is reporting that their mother Jane Carter-Holcomb-Schnek got herself arrested in Florida for failing to show up to court in order to answer some charges brought against her by the last husband she divorced from. Here is Mrs. Carter-Holcomb-Schnek‘s lovely mugshot:

Nick Carter’s mama was arrested this morning, allegedly over a really nasty divorce hearing … Jane Carter, aka Jane Holcomb, aka Jane Schnek, was divorced from a guy named John Holcomb. There are still some legal odds and ends to deal with, including an allegation that she trashed the house they once shared. John filed legal papers forcing Jane into court, but she didn’t appear … She was picked up today in Sumter County at a cemetery where the construction company she works for was doing a project.

And now she sits in jail. I somehow doubt that her famous and wealthy sons will be running to her aid to help bail her out — mother and sons have been estranged for some time now (you may recall that the Carter kids didn’t have very many nice things to say about their mother on their E! reality TV show House of Carters which aired in 2006). See folks, this is why you should always show up to court every time you divorce one hubby for another. Bench warrants can be a beyotch!

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