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Rip Torn Pleads Not Guilty in Drunken Bank Robbery

Troubled actor Rip Torn, whose recent drunken bank burglary resulted in a hilarious arrest and got his character killed off 30 Rock , pleaded not guilty today. The 78-year-old entered a not guilty plea to gun and burglary charges after an incident in which cops say he was so drunk, he broke into a bank … strapped. His reasoning for the January break-in? He thought it was his own house. Ruggedly handsome, drunkenly maniacal: The faces of Rip Torn. Torn appeared in Litchfield County Court in Connecticut today, facing first-degree burglary, carrying a pistol without a permit, carrying a firearm while intoxicated, second-degree criminal trespass, and third-degree criminal mischief charges. He pleaded not guilty to all of them and is due back in court on April 27. Torn’s attorney told he court that Rip is making progress in his alcohol rehabilitation program and has moved from an inpatient to an outpatient program. Suburban Connecticut banks should hire extra security just in case.

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Jason Wahler Charged with DUI For 739th Time

Jason Wahler may not be a hard ass convict, but The Hills party boy is still making a run at DMX’s arrest record. The meathead was just charged with two counts of DUI after his second alcohol-related arrest in less than a month. According to the Orange County District Attorney, Jason Wahler, whose blood alcohol level was allegedly .15 percent, or nearly double the legal limit when he was busted on March 19 – faces six months behind bars if convicted. A week earlier, Wahler was arrested after a bar fight in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, only to be mysteriously bailed out and travel back across the border. He then got arrested in a country where bribes don’t work as easily. Jason Wahler and his circa 1995 frosted hair are seen in many mug shots. Here, he looks surprisingly coherent. Must have caught him on a rare sober night. In a statement, the ex-boyfriend of Lauren Conrad says he feels extremely ” ashamed ” after he was arrested again for driving under the influence. These are not the first such incidents for Wahler, who has been in rehab, and was arrested a staggering four times in as many states in one year. Wahler is disappointed by his own bad behavior and has apologized to fans of the MTV series, which is going off the air after its sixth season run.

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Jason Wahler Charged with DUI For 739th Time