MacKenzie Phillips is taking it One Felony Count At A Time!
The former tv star officially has been charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor arising out of last week’s drug bust at LAX. She faces one felony count each of cocaine and heroin possession, as well as a misdemeanor count of unauthorized possession of a hypodermic needle/syringe.
MacKenzie is now in rehab, but is expected back in court in October. Popsquire wishes her the best as she continues to battle her addiction disease. Let’s hope this latest incident will serve as her “Wake Up Call!”
MacKenzie Phillips is taking it One Leg At A Time…
According to TMZ, police arrested MacKenzie for drug possession yesterday, only after a bag of cocaine fell down her right leg during a search at LAX. This is now both sad and ironic. Popsquire wishes MacKenzie all the best and hopes she can win the war against her battle with addiction.
UPDATE: After spending one night in jail, MacKenzie posted $10,000 in bail and has been released.
You wrote a song many years ago about so-called “irony.” Most of your lyrics, however, simply described “bummers” instead of irony. Today, Popsquire writes to inform you that MacKenzie Phillips is bringing us a real life example of irony, in case you are still searching for better examples than “a fly in your chardonnay” or a “death row pardon two minutes too late.”
Best known for her role on One Day At A Time, MacKenzie was arrested today at LAX for possession of heroin and cocaine. This is ironic, Alanis, because MacKenzie’s arrest for drug possession exhibits the opposite meaning of her show’s title, One Day At A Time, which serves as the mantra for many people struggling with drug and alcohol addictions.
Popsquire is a helper, so please write back if you would like additional examples. In the meantime, here is an encore presentation of your catchy, yet inaccurate song to inspire a re-make/re-write. Enjoy!
Because you are a faithful Popsquire follower, you know that Andy Dick was arrested on July 16 in Murrieta, California, on drug and sexual battery charges after he allegedly pulled down a 17-year-old girl’s tank top in a bar parking lot.
He was later released on $5,000 bail and charged for felony possession of narcotics, misdemeanor possession of marijuana and misdemeanor sexual battery. Now, the sexual battery accusations are being converted into assault charges because, according to the DA’s office, “It didn’t appear to be an overt sexual act.”
Yeah, that clearly would have been Popsquire’s conclusion, too. Tearing off a young girl’s clothes without permission seems totallynon-sexual. Don’t ya think?
The Office and Pineapple Express actor pleaded guilty to a felony count of ecstasy possession in Los Angeles yesterday, while charges for meth possession were dropped. And, the ecstasy charge will be dropped against him after he completes a drug education class.
Popsquire smells a plea bargain! Robinson should be thankful that he escaped jail time, especially because he was still on probation for a 2006 DUI charge when cops found the drugs in June.
Mischa Barton must know how MADD Popsquire has been at her! That’s the only explanation for this repentance in the August issue of Nylon magazine:
“That was a low point for me. I never, ever would have thought I would be arrested…I was disappointed because it associated me with a group of girls that I would rather not be associated with.”
If you don’t know why she must repent, then you must be new to Popsquire and should click here, then aqui, and then ici.
Andy Dick was arrested early this morning in Murrieta, Calif., on drug and sexual battery charges after he allegedly pulled down a 17-year-old girl’s tank top in a bar parking lot.
According to the police statement, Dick: (1) walked up to the girl; (2) grabbed her tank top and bra; and (3) pulled them down, exposing her breasts. Not surprisingly, the cops also found pot and Xanax in his pockets.
He was booked at 4:30 a.m. — and later released on $5,000 bail — for felony possession of narcotics, misdemeanor possession of marijuana and misdemeanor sexual battery.
The Popsquire Beat provides weekly briefs with the most entertaining pop culture/law collisions of the week!
First up, the Christie Brinkley divorce trial started this week with a bang. Actually 12 – that’s the number of times Peter Cook admitted to having sex with his 19-year-old assistant, Diana Bianchi. To show Bianchi he cared, Cook also would leave envelopes full of cash hidden around the office for her to find. Who is he…the tooth fairy?
Verne Troyer, aka Mini Me, sued TMZ for posting a snippet of his sex tape on web. A Los Angeles judge initially ordered TMZ to take the snippet down. Then, after learning that Mini Me’s girlfriend created the tape and gave TMZ permission to post the snippet, the judge approved putting the snippet back up. Is Popsquire the only one who’s uncomfortable talking about Mini Me’s snippet going up and down?
And, Lindsay Lohan, who celebrated her 22nd birthday this week, will not be getting a birthday card from Popsquire this year. There were no car crashes, DUIs, lawsuits, or stolen fur coats. Instead, Lindsay had a small, private party at the Roosevelt hotel without any incident. Who does that??!
Set in the summer of 1994, The Wackness stars Josh Peck as a New York teen spending his last summer before college selling dope and trading it for therapy sessions. It’s a pop culture/law collision worth the price of admission!
And, check out the most recent episode of That Indie Film Show (hosted by yours truly), featuring interviews with the cast, including Sir Ben Kingsley.
Have a good holiday weekend! Please don’t drink and drive.
Despite being arrested for possession of crack and cocaine last month, actress Tatum O’Neal pleaded guilty this morning only to disorderly conduct. A Manhattan judge may dismiss the additional charges on September 4 if Tatum spends two half-day sessions in a drug treatment program and pays a $95 fee.
In case you didn’t even know Tatum was arrested, check out Popsquire’s recent appearance on the TV Guide Network discussing the arrest and aftermath.
Boy George, who was arrested last year on charges of assault and false imprisonment after a male escort told police that George and another man had handcuffed him to a bed in George’s London apartment, can’t get a U.S. work visa.
Without commenting specifically about George, U.S. State Department spokesman Tom Casey recently told reporters that there “are often difficulties for individuals who either are currently subject to criminal charges or otherwise may have criminal records.”
Below is a clipping from his website in which Boy expresses his disappointment in having to cancel his U.S. tour.
Rapper DMX appears to be on a cross-country tour, but the only people with tickets are the cops!
Here are the details…
(1) In New York, the sheriff is selling the rapper’s residential property located near Marcus Garvey Park to satisfy a $281,000 judgment resulting from a breach of contract lawsuit filed against DMX in 2004. The auction is scheduled for August 13.
(2) On June 23, DMX was arrested in Miami for driving without a valid driver’s license.
(3) In May, DMX was arrested in Arizona for driving with a suspended license, animal cruelty, and felony drug possession.
Check your local court dockets for future tour dates!
A rep for Amy Winehouse says that she was not diagnosed with emphysema, contrary to what Amy’s dad said over the weekend. Instead, Amy’s camp explains that she has “early signs of what could lead to emphysema,” according to E! Online.
In fact, Amy has been released from the hospital and is hoping to perform at the Glastonbury Festival and Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday celebration this Friday.
Query: Why would Nelson Mandela want Amy Winehouse at his birthday? Wouldn’t he want someone who is a better role model for young people?!?
While you ponder that question, join Popsquire in awaiting the next pop culture/law collision that from Amy. Until then, study up on her prior collisions here.
MacKenzie Phillips is taking it One Felony Count At A Time!
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