LONDON — Boy George was sentenced Friday to 15 months in jail for falsely imprisoning a male escort, The Associated Press reports.
The singer, whose real name is George O'Dowd, was convicted last month of handcuffing and beating Norwegian escort Audun Carlsen on April 28, 2007.
LONDON — Boy George was sentenced Friday to 15 months in jail for falsely imprisoning a male escort, The Associated Press reports.
The singer, whose real name is George O'Dowd, was convicted last month of handcuffing and beating Norwegian escort Audun Carlsen on April 28, 2007.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — A Las Vegas judge lowered the boom on O.J. Simpson Friday, sentencing the former football great to at least nine years in prison for armed robbery, The Associated Press reports.
Judge Jackie Glass, known for her stiff penalties, issued the punishment after Simpson made a final plea for leniency.
"I didn't want to steal anything from anyone. ... I'm sorry, sorry," Simpson pleaded, according to AP.
"It was much more than stupidity," responded Glass.
Simpson was sentenced to 33 years in prison. He will be eligible for parole after just less than a third of his sentence.
Friday's sentencing stemmed from a 2007 incident inside a Las Vegas hotel room, in which Simpson argued with two sports memorabilia dealers over items that he claimed to be his own.
Simpson's co-defendant, Clarence "C.J. Stewart, was sentenced to up to 27 years behind bars.
While many are sure to argue that Friday's sentencing was payback for Simpson's 1994 aquittal in the slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, Glass has let it be known that the Hall of Famer's past was never a factor.
"I'm not here to try and cause any retribution or any payback for anything else," said Glass, according to AP.
Still, Simpson's case was closely watched by many, including the Goldman family.
"There's never closure. Ron is always gone," Goldman's father, Fred Goldman, told AP outside the court on Friday. "What we have is satisfaction that this monster is where he belongs behind bars."
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Khloe Kardashian's stay at the Lynwood, Calif. jail for women was a brief one.
The 24-year-old, who stars with her family on the E! reality series "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," entered the jail Friday at 10:36 a.m. and was released at 1:29 p.m, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Actor Lane Garrison is speaking out for the first time since being sentenced to 40 months in a state prison.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Kiefer Sutherland is a free man again.
The actor was released from a California jail just after midnight this morning after serving his full 48-day sentence for his second DUI conviction and for violating probation.
The "24" star's stint at Glendale City Jail began on Dec. 5.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — After 48 days behind bars, actor Kiefer Sutherland will be released from jail on Monday, according to reports.
The "24" star began serving his sentence at L.A.'s Glendale City Jail on Dec. 5 for his second DUI conviction and for violating probation.
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