law & order
Law & Order’s Heath Ledger Story Nothing Like Actual Heath Ledger Story
5:22AM Kyle Buchanan | When you’re halfway into your forty-sixth season, as NBC’s long-running crime drama Law & Order is, there are only so many storylines left to do that haven’t been done before. Thus, it’s no surprise that the show’s “ripped from the headlines” method of generating plot points would eventually lead it to the death of Heath Ledger (you’ll get your turn soon, Mario!), though it’s impressive just how deeply they botched their opportunity. Says Page Six: More »
Todd McKenney Skips Today’s Court Appearance
2:10PM Jess McGuire | Where oh where is Todd McKenney? That was the question for the braying pack of press types outside Downing Centre Local Court when the Mix 106.5FM breakfast host failed to turn up to face charges of possessing GHB. Why he’s even having to appear in front of a judge over this issue is beyond me, the man explained quite clearly that a playa hater planted $400 worth of drugs on him in a fiendish plot to bring down the McKenney empire, and that explanation is good enough for me.
McKenny was on air this morning for the 5am-9am breakfast shift and interviewed Australian Idol judge Marica Hines but did not make it to court for his appearance which was listed at 9.30am.
His no-show meant McKenney did not have to face the large media pack waiting for him at the court.
The general manager of Mix 106.5 owner Australian Radio Network, Anthony Fitzgerald, would not comment on why McKenney was running late.
I’m no Columbo, but I’ll take a punt and guess that he was late to his scheduled 9.30am court appearance because he was nattering away with Marcia Hines until 9am. Traffic at that time of day is a real bastard, and Sydney Buses can be a little unreliable, so it’s unlikely he’d have made it from the studio to Liverpool Street in under half an hour. Still, someone should check the parks just to be on the safe side. Those haters just won’t give up sometimes! More » 
Warning: A Broken Heart May Lead To Drink Driving Charges
9:04AM Jess McGuire | It’s wonderful when close friends of celebs care enough to contact gossip columns and give them the lowdown on exactly what was on a troubled star’s mind when said star happened to plonk their metaphorical expensive footwear into a metaphorical steaming pile of legal poo.
That’s exactly what the Herald Sun’s Confidential column is reporting, with Alex Dimitriades’ chums spilling their guts about the reason behind the Underbelly actor’s recent brush with the law. It was a broken heart, Your Honour/court of public opinion!
Friends of Alex Dimitriades have blamed lovesickness and the success of Underbelly for his drink-driving arrest, while his co-star has gotten a new gig.
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Todd McKenney’s Long Weekend Of Mayhem: Drink Spiking, GHB, And Brawling With Fences
1:49PM Jess McGuire | Alright, so it’s Monday afternoon and we’re only just writing about Todd McKenney’s long weekend adventures. There’s a good reason for that. Occasionally in this blogging caper, a story comes along which is so good, so dramatic, so hilarious, and so unbelievable that even though you have eighteen thousand things to say about it, your noggin actually begins to overload with blogger glee and you’re rendered silent for days as you come to terms with how phenomenal the story you’re on the verge of writing about is.
You can imagine, then, how our brain whirred out of control when we spoke to Our Gay (Defamer Australia’s official Euro Correspondent, Sir Will Fop) late on Saturday night and he piped up “Oh, have you read that Todd McKenney story which has just popped up online? Apparently he’s been arrested. Found passed out in a park in the afternoon with GHB in his pocket. He’s blaming it on haters, saying he’s been framed. Hugh Jackman has put out a statement saying “My heart goes out to him” and called the news absolutely terrible.”
DING DING DING DING DING DING! That’s the sound of our ability to comprehend such a development reaching its absolute limit.
Thankfully we’ve had some time to ponder, reflect, and accept. Let’s do this shit after the jump. More » Well, That Certainly Wasn’t A Waste Of Time And Money
1:47PM Jess McGuire | The Chaser team come out on top!
The NSW Department of Public Prosecutions has dropped charges against the ABC’s Chaser team arising from a TV stunt at last year’s APEC Summit.
During the stunt, a fake motorcade was waved through two APEC security checkpoints in Sydney. Giles Hardie, a video producer who was one of the extras running alongside the Chaser limousine, said he was relieved at the news.
He was charged with entering an exclusion zone under laws enacted specifically for the summit in Sydney. Ten men – including two of the show’s stars, Julian Morrow and Chas Licciardello – and one woman were charged.
“I think relief is a word that springs to mind,” Hardie said.
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“This is just a great relief, it’s a great weight off our shoulders that’s been hanging over us,” Chaser cast member Chris Taylor said.
The dropping of the charges would allow the comedy team to better focus on upcoming projects.
“We’ll now be in a position to block out the rest of diaries knowing a couple of us won’t be serving time in a jail cell,” he said. “We’d been treading water until this matter has gone away. We’re looking at returning to the ABC in some form either by late this year or early next year.”
Huzzah, bravo, etc! More » Former Olympic Swimmer Scott Miller Arrested!
2:26PM Jess McGuire | A drug bust in Sydney has led to former swimming star Scott Miller’s arrest, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Retired Olympian Scott Miller is the second man to be charged over a major drug bust on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
The other man charged is Mark Catchpole, son of former Wallabies skipper Ken Catchpole.
Miller, 33, was arrested at his unit in Dee Why yesterday as police swooped on an alleged ecstasy drug ring.
In his unit police allegedly found steroids in his bedroom, with Miller allegedly claiming they were for use on horses.
And why wouldn’t Scott Miller be feeding steroids to horses in his new life as a retired athlete? Seems reasonable to us. But the story gets worse!
Police allegedly also found capcsicum spray in his home.
Throw away the key!
Scott Miller will face court on May 7th after being charged with “two counts of possessing a prescribed restricted substance and possessing an offensive weapon (the capsicum spray).” More »
Todd McKenney Fought The Law – And The Law, Surprising Absolutely No One, Won
2:17PM Jess McGuire | The Gods (ie: a magistrate) have passed judgement on Todd McKenney following the Dancing With The Stars judge’s drink driving arrest last month, and have punished him thusly.
Dancing with the Stars judge Todd McKenney has lost his licence and been fined for drink driving in central Sydney. McKenney, 42, today pleaded guilty in the Downing Centre Local Court to one count of low range drink driving.
More » BREAKING: Channel Nine’s ‘Underbelly’ Banned In Victoria
11:10AM Jess McGuire | Great. When we lived in New South Wales, ‘Blue Murder’ was banned. Now we’re in Victoria, ‘Underbelly’ has been banned. If outraged family groups would like anything remotely interesting scheduled to appear on television banned in Queensland, Western Australia, or South Australia, we’ll call the removalists.
From AAP -
MELBOURNE, Feb 12 – A Supreme Court judge has banned the Nine Network’s Underbelly series in Victoria until completion of murder trial over which she will preside.
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Country Singer We’re Not Familiar With Gets Sprung Driving Whilst Four Times Over The Limit
10:06AM Jess McGuire | Wow, you learn something new every day. Turns out not every country singer in Australia has the last name Kernaghan – can you believe it? We can’t. We miss Foxtel, specifically the country music channel. We used to be so up to date with “the scene”!
Anyway, Brielle Davis is in trouble, yo.
Just days after facing families as an Australia Day ambassador on Saturday, country music singer Brielle Davis will face court on charges of driving four times over the alcohol limit.
Confidential can reveal the Golden Guitar winner was arrested after allegedly crashing a Ford Capri convertible into a house in Sandringham St, Sans Souci on November 11.
The Sylvania-based songstress was recorded with a blood alcohol level of 0.19 and charged with driving with a high-range PCA and negligent driving. She will appear in Kogarah Local Court on January 29.
On Saturday, the singer is scheduled to perform at Parramatta Park as an Australia Day ambassador.
Naughty! She’s pretty though. That ought to help ease her pain.
More » Breaking: Party teen on child porn charges
9:30PM Chris Janz | We interrupt our non-stop coverage of a certain suburban party for this statement from Victoria Police:
Detectives have interviewed two 16-year-old youths over incidents on the weekend. One male has been charged with producing child pornography and creating a public nuisance.
For those who’ve dozed through the past three days, that male became an international media celebrity while – home alone – he threw a party for 500 revellers, 30 police, the dog squad and police air wing.
While we hate being serious, our boss (who’s writing this) can’t help himself. In Victoria, children subject to court proceedings can not be identified unless the Court authorises otherwise. We’ve (temporarily, we hope) removed earlier posts and will have what we can, when we can. More » 