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Amanda Bynes Alleges Sexual Harassment Against Arresting Police Officer

Just when you thought the Amanda Bynes arrest case could not get any stranger… Two days after getting booked on charges of disorderly conduct because she allegedly tossed a bong out a window, Bynes has come out and denied all charges, adding a new twist to the saga. “I was sexually harassed by one of the cops the night before last which is who then arrested me,” the very troubled star Tweeted yesterday, expounding: “He lied and said I threw a bong out the window when I opened the window for fresh air. Hilarious. He slapped my vagina. Sexual harassment. Big deal. I then called the cops on him. He handcuffed me, which I resisted, quite unlike any of the reports stated. “Then I was sent to a mental hospital. Offensive. I kept asking for my lawyer but they wouldn’t let me.” Bynes appeared in court Friday (wearing a wig) and was released on her own recognizance. She is expected back for a hearing in July. Which means she has plenty of time to take more selfies and Tweet her own version of events. “The cops were creepy,” added the star yesterday. “The cop sexually harassed me. They found no pot on me or bong outside my window. That’s why the judge let me go. Don’t believe any reports.” This is the second time Bynes has taken to Twitter to plead her case. In her initial self-defense, Amanda wrote that she only smokes tobacco, does not own a bong and need “to get another nose job after seeing [her] mugshot !” What do you think? Do you believe Bynes was set up by the police?   Yes, of course she’s innocent! No, she totally did it! What. A. Whack. Job. View Poll »

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Put On Blast: O.J. Simpson’s Ex-Girlfriend Says He Told Her, “Something Bad Will Happen To You Like Nicole”

This is not a good week for O.J. Simpson . O.J. Simpson Threatened Ex-Girlfriend According to Radar Online He reemerged into public much heavier, noticeably older and still after all these years a curiosity. And in the wake of O.J. Simpson’s appearance, now the characters from his past are returning. Enter Christie Prody, the blonde, vaguely Nicole Brown-like figure who was O.J.’s long-time girlfriend during the years after his acquittal for the murders of his ex wife and Ron Goldman in 1994. Prody, ever the hanger-on with her own problems, now comes forward in a new interview and claims that O.J. threatened her, alluding to the infamous murders. “He would say things to me like, ‘You better watch out so something bad doesn’t happen to you like Nicole,’” she tells Inside Edition in an interview airing Tuesday. “I was young and so he could try to shape me, mold me, into what he wanted.” Prody, 38, claims that O.J. told her to dye her hair blonde like Nicole’s. (Her hair is now back to brunette.) She was 21 when she first met the now imprisoned former NFL star and he was 46. “It was very hard to deal with that every day, comparing me to Nicole,” she says, according to the New York Post. She added that Simpson would say, “Nicole did this, Nicole did that. You should do this, that’s what she did.” They spent 12 years together and neither was adverse to the party lifestyle, a source told Radar. “She had her problems that’s for sure. Some were made public and some weren’t,” one source familiar with the situation told Radar. “She liked the fame and O.J. had money. There was a lot of partying going on.” Simpson was seen in public last week for the first time in years as he was granted a hearing in a bid to overturn the conviction that landed him in a Nevada prison after his 2008 arrest for robbery. He claims his lawyer botched the case. Prody, who hasn’t seen him in five years, says she was shocked at how much weight O.J. has gained “I had to take a double take,” she tells Inside Edition. “I can’t believe he’s gotten a lot bigger and very grey since I last saw him. “Image was the most important thing to him. Being good looking was important to him. And even more so, the girl on his arm had to be good looking.” She still sees the old O.J. though. “O.J. is very charming,” she says in the interview. “He’s very charming and he tells you what you want to hear. He’s very believable.” Perhaps to some people. If he told us something bad might happen to us like Nicole, we would have popped him in his head. Splash News/AP

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O.J. Simpson Requests New Trial, Claims Lawyer Botched Robbery Case

O.J. Simpson made his request for a new trial today, claiming the lawyer who represented him in his kidnapping and robbery case screwed him over. Guy will seriously never go away it seems. Simpson appeared in court wearing a blue jail uniform; his hair was shorter and grayer than it was during a previous court appearance in 2008. He’s also not wasting away in jail. Just saying. Guy must have the premium meal plan in there or something, because wow. Letting himself go. Anyway, he entered the courtroom in handcuffs, flanked by security guards and nodded and raised his eyebrows to acknowledge people he recognized. A marshal warned people in the audience not to try to communicate with Simpson, who’s doing 9-to-33 years in prison. No words were exchanged. Simpson, who never testified in his 1994-95 murder trial or in the 2007 robbery case that sent him to the big house, is due to testify Wednesday. His former attorney, Yale Galanter, is scheduled to testify Friday. Simpson says Galanter knew about his plan to retrieve what he thought were personal items from two sports memorabilia dealers in a casino hotel room. O.J. also said Yale never told him a plea deal was on the table. Galanter was paid nearly $700,000 for his defense but had a personal interest in preventing himself from being identified as a witness to the crimes, O.J. says. As a result, he misled Simpson so much that the former football star deserves a new trial, new lawyers for the NFL great claimed today in court. “To me, the claims are solid. I don’t know how the court can’t grant relief,” said Patricia Palm, the appeals lawyer who is spearheading this effort. Of the 22 allegations of conflict-of-interest and ineffective counsel that Palm raised, Clark County (Nev.) District Court Judge Linda Marie Bell agreed to hear 19. The five-day proceedings are technically neither a trial nor appeal. There won’t be any opening statements from either side. The judge will listen to testimony before deciding whether Simpson deserves a new trial. It’s not clear whether Bell will rule immediately. Simpson maintains the plan was to take back family photos and personal belongings stolen from him after his 1995 “trial of the century” murder acquittal. He was soon convicted of recruiting some goons to “get some heat” and robbing the memorabilia dealers, however, and was sent to state prison. O.J. was also found liable for damages in a civil wrongful death lawsuit and ordered to pay $33.5 million to the families of the two people he probably killed.

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Get Your Life Together: Attention Slorin’ Amanda Bynes Gets Probation, Pleads No Contest In Suspended License Case

White girls stay winning. Amanda Bynes Pleads No Contest According to TMZ Amanda Bynes just pled no contest to driving on a suspended license. Amanda wasn’t in court, but her lawyer, Rich Hutton, was there as the judge took the plea. Amanda will be placed on 3 years probation, which requires her to obey all laws — and given her current state that may be a challenge. She was also warned NOT to drive without a valid license and insurance. She also must pay a $300 fine. As we reported, the charges were filed against the actress in September after she was pulled over in Burbank … and cops discovered her license was suspended. Police ticketed her and impounded her car. Amanda’s license had been suspended a couple weeks earlier because of two hit-and-run charges that were filed against her. The irony … those hit-and-run charges were later thrown out by a judge, after Amanda reached financial settlements with the victims. As for her other legal problems, she’s still got that DUI case going on. Which is nice. We give her four years before she overdoses. GSI

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Kim Kardashian Deposed, Swears True Love for Kris Humphries

Kim Kardashian truly loved Kris Humphries back in the day and never had any intention of frauding him into marriage. So the reality star swore Tuesday in her nine-hour deposition, which took place in Los Angeles at the office of her attorney, Laura Wasser. Details are still leaking out regarding the testimony in this terse Kris Humphries- Kim Kardashian divorce case, but sources tell TMZ that the former did not even show up for the proceedings. Kardashian testified that her family’s E! series played NO role in her decision to exchange vows with the Nets power forward. Reportedly, Humphries’ attorney did not press very much on the issue of Keeping Up with the Kardashian s, despite an oath from its producer this month that various segments related to Kim and Kris were staged . Perhaps the lawyer was aware that the staging and re-creating of these scenes simply proves that his client was in on the scripted nonsense all along. A hearing is set for May 6, where Kim hopes a divorce is granted, while Humphries and his legal team are still hoping for an annulment. On what ground? No one really knows.

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Rihanna’s “Pour It Up” Remix To Feature Juicy J, T.I., Rick Ross & Young Jeezy?

Ain’t no fun if the homies can’t have none Rihanna’s “Pour It Up” Remix Featurs Juicy J, T.I., Rick Ross, And Young Jeezy Rihanna’s club smashing single, “Pour It Up” has been burning up dance floors and charts all year. Although a video isn’t out yet, a star-studded remix is reportedly on the way. According to ThisIsRNB, a new version featuring Young Jeezy, 2 Chainz, T.I., Juicy J, and Rick Ross is on its way. This should make fans who requested a remix with Juicy J, considering the single sounds nearly identical to his 2012-hit “Bandz a Make Her Dance.” Read more at Hip Hop Wired Image via Instagram

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Anti-Gay: Teenage Student Allowed To Wear T-Shirt With A Crossed Out Rainbow To School In Protest Against Gay Rights

Teenage Student Allowed To Wear Anti-Gay T-Shirt At School A Connecticut high school student who was originally told that he couldn’t wear his anti-gay t-shirt on school grounds has now been permitted to wear the shirt after the American Civil Liberties Union declared banning the shirt a violation of the student’s first amendment rights. via CBS News The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut says officials in a school district are reversing themselves and allowing a student to wear a T-shirt with an anti-gay message. The ACLU announced Tuesday that the lawyer for the school district says Wolcott High School student Seth Groody may wear the T-shirt, which bears a slash mark through a rainbow. The other side showed a male stick figure and a female stick figure holding hands above the legend, Excessive Speech Day. The student wore the T-shirt in April 2012 which was designated as a Day of Silence at Wolcott High School as part of a national movement to raise awareness of bullying and harassment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people, reports CBS affiliate WFSB in Hartford. The ACLU says it was prepared to sue the school district. School attorney Christine Chinni wrote to the ACLU this month saying Groody may wear the T-shirt. Do you think the ACLU was right to allow this student to openly protest against gay rights on school grounds by wearing this t-shirt?

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Lindsay Lohan Lawyer Destroyed By Judge: You’re INCOMPETENT!

Lindsay Lohan has an incompetent lawyer representing her. Straight from the mouth of Judge Jim Dabney, the man in charge of her criminal case. Dabney reamed out Mark Heller, saying he was incompetent to practice law in California and Lohan has to get another lawyer who knows what he’s doing. That or waive her right to a competent California lawyer. Seriously. The judge informed Heller he screwed up the legal documents he filed by not following California law, and denied his motion to dismiss Lohan’s case. Heller tried to blame the previous lawyer, but the judge had none of it, questioning his knowledge of criminal law or competence to handle the case. To make matters worse, the California lawyer who’s sponsoring Heller to appear in LiLo’s case didn’t show up today, and the judge made note of that. Prosecutor Terry White made it clear that he’s ready for trial on March 18, where Lindsay Lohan faces jail time for lying to cops and violating probation. Quick refresher: She wrecked her car in June and said her assistant was driving, which was not true. This also triggered a probation violation, potentially. Heller pleaded that Lindsay Lohan should be shown both “mercy and compassion,” but offered little in the way of legal specifics … or competence. There was also no mention made of the ongoing plea bargain negotiations, which Lindsay has put the kibosh on so far because they involve rehab. She’s a moron , but it sounds like Heller far exceeds her in that arena.

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Parental Control: 16-Year-Old Girl Sues Parents For “Forcing Her To Get An Abortion”

Does this young lady have a valid case in court against her parents??? Via ABC News: A pregnant 16-year-old Texas girl is suing her parents, claiming that her parents are attempting to force her to have an abortion. The Texas Center for Defense of Life filed a lawsuit on the teen’s behalf on Sunday arguing that her parents “are violating her federal constitutional rights to carry her child to term by coercing her to have an abortion with both verbal and physical threats and harassment.” The teen, identified in the lawsuit only as R.E.K. since she is a minor, was “beside herself” when she called the center for help, her lawyer Stephen Casey told ABCNews.com. The group claims it has previously represented teens in similar situations and won their cases. “These girls are in a bind, particularly in a situation where their parents are forcing them to do something they don’t want to do,” Casey said. “Regardless of the [situation], that’s her parents and she should expect support from them in this situation, not resentment and anger.” When the pregnancy was confirmed, the teenager’s father allegedly “became extremely angry, was insistent that R.E.K. was not having the baby, and that the decision was not up to her, according to the lawsuit. He stated he was going to take her to have an abortion and that the decision was his, end of story.” The teen claims that her parents have taken away her phone, pulled her out of school, forced her to get two jobs and taken away her car in an effort to “make her miserable so that she would give in to the coercion and have the abortion,” the lawsuit said. Casey said there is evidence of threats, including text messages from the girl’s father. The lawsuit also claims the girl’s mother suggested slipping her an “abortion pill.” The nine-week pregnant girl said that she and the baby’s father wish to have the child and parent it. The lawsuit is asking that the court declare that the teen has a right, under federal constitutional law, to make her own decisions about the baby. It also asks for a temporary restraining order from the parents. The parents did not respond to request for comment today from ABC News, but the teen’s father told ABC News’ Houston affiliate KTRK that the allegations are false. He told KTRK he thinks someone put his daughter up to the lawsuit. The parents, who have different addresses, have 20 days to file a response. Discuss…

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Trouble In Ratchetville: Boobie Gibson Confirms Marital Issues With Keyshia Cole On Twitter

Boobie Gibson Speaks On Marital Issues On Twitter Keyshia Cole is losing in 2013. She went on a stupid Super Bowl rant . Then a stupid Grammy rant. And then a slore-y marriage rant . Now, Boobie is in the mix saying he and Keyshia are having some complications via subliminal messages sent out on Twitter. This roller coaster just won’t end will it? Take a look at Boobie’s tweets and some pics of the two in better times.

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