Cops and Lawyers

Amber Portwood of 'Teen Mom' and '16 and Pregnant' renown was sentenced to spend five years in jail, but according to a recent Twitter post from her brother, she could be released much much earlier than expected.

Dina Lohan, beacon of truth and lucidity, is proclaiming innocence once again. The Orange Oprah is pleading not guilty to her DUI, because it clearly wasn't her fault. You know, just like Lindsay Lohan's troubled upbringing wasn't her fault, either.

Amanda Bynes has had so many issues lately that it's hard to remember where her mental problems end and her legal troubles begin. The erstwhile Nickelodeon starlet is still dealing with a DUI case from April 2012, and her lawyer, Rich Hutton, has deemed her unfit to stand trial.

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Britney Spears is thrilled about her Las Vegas residency and for the stability it will enable her to provide for her two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James. However, her claim that she may bring her tykes onstage didn't sit well with their father, Kevin Federline ... and that's not good, because he shares joint custody of the boys.

Rapper M.I.A. is refusing to pay any money to the NFL for showing off her middle-finger during her Super Bowl performance alongside Madonna last year because according to her, scantily clad faux-cheerleaders showing off their undergarments is much more offensive than what she did.

Kanye West does not want to go to jail for his alleged battery on a paparazzo, and he also doesn't want the paparazzo profiting from the incident. To prevent the latter, he's enlisted some big guns. Who? Shawn Holley. If her name sounds familiar, it should: she's repped Lindsay Lohan and did quite the job of keeping the oft-troubled starlet out of the slammer.

We know that Rihanna's Instagram account is used for many things, including provocative nude photos and pictures that make us jealous we're not Rihanna, but it never had its powers used for good. Until now.

Hell hath no fury like Jon Gosselin scorned. The former 'Jon + Kate Plus 8' star threatened a rogue paparazzo with a gun this weekend -- and it turns out, the photographer may be the one in trouble for it.

Black Eyed Peas member Will.i.am is hauling Pharrell into court, claiming Pharrell has no right to use the phrase "I am" in his YouTube channel name.

It shocked the world when it was revealed that clean cut star Zac Efron completed rehab for alcohol and cocaine addictions, but what's more shocking is that he actually went to rehab twice ... and it was bad.

'Twilight' actress Ashley Greene's Hollywood apartment was devastated by a fire back on March 22, and the various agencies involved have determined that Greene herself is at fault for the blaze. The fire killed one of her dogs who was inside the apartment at the time.

Justin Timberlake is crying a river for his mother's bank account right about now. The 'Take Back the Night' singer's aunt, Jane Harless, is accused of stealing $64,000 from her brother, Paul -- who's married to Timberlake's mom, Lynn.

So that's why it's taking so long for Sky Ferreira to release an album. The model-turned-singer was arrested Friday night along with her boyfriend, DIIV frontman Zachary Cole Smith, for drug possession and resisting arrest. Yikes! 'Everything Is Embarrassing' indeed.

Kanye West doesn't need Yeezus. He needs a good lawyer. The oft-embattled MC is facing criminal charges stemming from his lash out at a paparazzo, including criminal battery and attempted theft.

Ashley Tisdale will finally feel some relief after a creep who not only stalked her, but also threatened her life, pleaded no contest to stalking charges.

Bad news for Lamar Odom. The NBA free agent has been officially charged with a DUI, and there are some big consequences that accompany it.

While Lindsay Lohan is on the straight and narrow following her stint in rehab, her mother, Dina Lohan, isn't doing quite so well, getting arrested last night (Sept. 12) for drunk driving. And assuming they didn't switch bodies, no 'Freaky Friday' shenanigans were involved.

Perhaps the most controversial reality show star on 'Teen Mom 2,' Jenelle Evans, was caught on a dash cam during her boyfriend's Sept. 7 DUI arrest, claiming that he was only pulled over for driving recklessly in the first place because they were frantically trying to get home so they could have sex. She also claims that she and Nathan Griffith certainly weren't trying to do it while driving. Read

Poor Nicole Kidman! The Oscar winner was knocked to the ground by a rogue paparazzo on a bike -- and it was caught on camera.

Bad news for Nicki Minaj. The onetime 'American Idol' judge is being sued for allegedly stealing one of her biggest songs to date -- 'Starships.'