Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Lindsay Lohan Says $2,500 Necklace Was Borrowed, Not Stolen
Saturday February 05, 2011 06:00 PM EST 
By Ken Lee
Saturday February 05, 2011 06:00 PM EST
Lindsay Lohan Says $2,500 Necklace Was Borrowed, Not Stolen | Lindsay Lohan
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Lindsay Lohan could potentially face several years in prison if she's charged and convicted of allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace, a case currently under review by L.A. prosecutors.
But not so fast, says Lohan's criminal defense attorney Shawn Chapman Holley.
"We vehemently deny these allegations and, if charges are filed, we will fight them in court, not in the press," Holley told PEOPLE on Saturday.
Lohan, 24, will face a felony grand theft charge as soon as Monday, TMZ has claimed. L.A. District Attorney spokeswoman Jane Robison tells PEOPLE the report is unconfirmed.
The actress is accused of having walked away with a "one of a kind" necklace from a Venice, Calif., jewelry store on Jan. 22. But before police executed a search warrant on her home, the necklace was surrendered to a local LAPD station.
"Lindsay doesn't understand how the store can file a police report when they let her borrow the necklace," said a source close to the actress. "She's used to getting gifted items that are worth way more than that. And why would she steal a necklace? She has tons of jewelry and doesn't need anymore."
Lohan remains on probation and under random drug testing in her ongoing DUI case and faces a Feb. 25 progress review hearing.
She's also currently under investigation by Riverside County prosecutors for allegedly battering a Betty Ford Center employee.
In her DUI case alone, L.A. Superior Court Judge Elden Fox previously warned Lohan on Oct. 22 that any more slip-ups would be met with six months in jail.
By Ken Lee
Saturday February 05, 2011 06:00 PM EST
Lindsay Lohan Says $2,500 Necklace Was Borrowed, Not Stolen | Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan
Pool/Splash News Online
Lindsay Lohan could potentially face several years in prison if she's charged and convicted of allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace, a case currently under review by L.A. prosecutors.
But not so fast, says Lohan's criminal defense attorney Shawn Chapman Holley.
"We vehemently deny these allegations and, if charges are filed, we will fight them in court, not in the press," Holley told PEOPLE on Saturday.
Lohan, 24, will face a felony grand theft charge as soon as Monday, TMZ has claimed. L.A. District Attorney spokeswoman Jane Robison tells PEOPLE the report is unconfirmed.
The actress is accused of having walked away with a "one of a kind" necklace from a Venice, Calif., jewelry store on Jan. 22. But before police executed a search warrant on her home, the necklace was surrendered to a local LAPD station.
"Lindsay doesn't understand how the store can file a police report when they let her borrow the necklace," said a source close to the actress. "She's used to getting gifted items that are worth way more than that. And why would she steal a necklace? She has tons of jewelry and doesn't need anymore."
Lohan remains on probation and under random drug testing in her ongoing DUI case and faces a Feb. 25 progress review hearing.
She's also currently under investigation by Riverside County prosecutors for allegedly battering a Betty Ford Center employee.
In her DUI case alone, L.A. Superior Court Judge Elden Fox previously warned Lohan on Oct. 22 that any more slip-ups would be met with six months in jail.
Monday, February 7, 2011
: Will.i.am changes lyrics to send message to Obama
By Chris Chase
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It wasn't quite a wardrobe malfunction, but Will.i.am had an off-script Super Bowl moment of his own during the Black Eyed Peas' performance on Sunday night. The singer delivered a message to President Obama by changing three lines to his band's hit "Where Is The Love?" during the 15-minute medley:
"In America we need to get things straight / Obama, let's get these kids educated / Create jobs so the country stays stimulated."
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As far as political protest subjects go, children's education and creating jobs aren't the most radical of topics, but I appreciate Will.i.am using America's biggest stage for a constructive purpose. Normally, stars treat their Super Bowl halftime appearance as an opportunity to promote themselves, their albums or partial nudity, so it's nice to hear a little non-controversial social awareness. I think we're all in favor of smart kids and people having jobs.
It's not going to make anyone bring back those strained comparisons to Bob Dylan that Pepsi tried to sell us on two years ago or earn Will.i.am forgiveness for "Boom Boom Pow," but it was something (and much preferable to Fergie shrieking).
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
Christina Aguilera goofs up the national anthem!
Follow Yahoo! Sports on Facebook and be the first to know about the most interesting stories of the day. Perhaps she was too concerned with breaking Patti LaBelle's record for turning single-syllable words into entire paragraphs during the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner," but noted ex-teen queen Christina Aguilera botched the national anthem something fierce before the Super Bowl. Aguilera started out all right, but she had a problem with the ramparts -- specifically, the "O'er the ramparts we watched" line, which she left out altogether.
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It was a fitting tribute for a Super Bowl that has seen procedural errors all over the place, from the inability of the city of Dallas to deal with unusual weather to the last-minute news that 400 unlucky people would not get to sit in their paid-for seats.
In case you haven't seen it yet, here's the full performance:
Bonus goof-up points for the flyover at the end of the song -- too bad nobody saw it, what with the roof closed at Cowboys Stadium and all.
Of course, Aguilera's not the first person to goof up the National Anthem in front of a huge audience -- we all remember what Roseanne Barr did to the poor song at a San Diego Padres game a few years back, and the considerably more talented Macy Gray messed it up at the 2001 Hall of Fame game in her hometown of Canton, Ohio, drawing boos from the crowd.
It's a nervewracking situation, and flubbing a line is understandable. However, newly-minted Hall of Famer Deion Sanders of the NFL Network has already tweeted some damage control on Ms. Aguilera's behalf. It's about as feasible as the league's take on all the other mini-disasters of the week, but in the interest of full disclosure, here you go:
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