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David Duchovny: The XXX Files

August 29, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom 1 Comment

Oh irony, you’re too cruel. And kind of gross: David Duchovny has checked into rehab for sex addiction. In a statement released yesterday by his lawyer, Stanton “Larry” Stein, the actor, who plays a sex-obsessed character on the Showtime series, Californication, said he went in voluntarily, adding: “I ask for respect and privacy for my…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: celebrity, David Duchovny, rehab, sex

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TV Review: Raising the Bar

August 29, 2008 by Bitter Staff 1 Comment

RAISING THE BAR Premieres Labor Day, TNT, 10 p.m. Synopsis: Life of a righteous public defender and his friends, who just so happen to be prosecutors and judicial clerks.  And really cute. Pedigree: A+.  Steven Bochco.  The Cravath, Swaine & Moore of television producers.  Emmy Award winning credits include L.A. Law, Hill Street Blues and…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: bitter exclusive, celebrity, Generally Bitter, Hollywood, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Melissa Sagemiller, tv

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Enzyte: Long Answer to a Short Question

August 28, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom 1 Comment

The founder of male sexual enhancement product Enzyte, which reportedly used ads featuring “Smiling Bob,” the world’s happiest and most confident man, has led to a whopping jail sentence for the founder of Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals. A judge sentenced the defendant, Steve Warshak, to 25 years in prison after he was convicted in February on…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: arrest, celebrity, prison

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Carlos Goodman, Entertainment Attorney

August 26, 2008 by Bitter Success 7 Comments

Title and Employer? Partner in Bloom, Hergott, Diemer, Rosenthal, LaViolette & Feldman, LLP, an entertainment firm in Beverly Hills that specializes in motion pictures and television. So what does a hotshot entertainment lawyer really do? Complain about “the business” while eating lunch at a fancy Hollywood restaurant. When not busy doing that, an entertainment lawyer…

Filed Under: Interviews, Lawyer Tagged With: celebrity, entertainment law, Hollywood

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Even Ron Burgundy Wouldn’t Approve

August 25, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom 1 Comment

It’s been a tough summer for celebrity stalkers. Larry Mendte, former anchor of the CBS evening news out of Philadelphia, pled guilty on Friday to illegally hacking into co-anchor and all-around hot mess Alycia Lane’s email accounts over the course of two years. Mendte, a former host of “Access Hollywood,” anchored the evening news with…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: celebrity, stalking

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Shaquille O’Neal: Stalking for Dummies

August 24, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom Leave a Comment

Oh, Shaq, didn’t your lawyers teach you never to put certain things in writing? Like threatening emails to the ex-girlfriend you’re stalking? According to reports out of Atlanta, a judge has granted Alexis Miller, a 23-year-old wannabe hip-hop artist who goes by “MaryJane,” a restraining order against Shaquille O’Neal after reviewing the singer’s allegations that…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: celebrity, Shaq, stalking

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Joe Francis: Wet, Hot Justice

August 21, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom 1 Comment

If you can depend on Joe Francis to stand up for one thing, it’s justice. The founder of the always dependable “Girls Gone Wild” empire, is now demanding that a court rescind the settlement agreement he entered into last year with the families of four underage girls whom he filmed performing sex acts back in…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: celebrity, Girls Gone Wild, Joe Francis, lawsuit, sex

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Britney Spears: Celebrity Pro Bono?

August 20, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom Leave a Comment

Say it ain’t so! Despite our initial skepticism, reports have confirmed the truly unimaginable: Britney Spears has stiffed her lawyers. Court documents have shown that the fallen pop star recently racked up almost half a million dollars’ worth of legal bills in her custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline—in addition to the quarter mil she’s…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: Britney Spears, celebrity, family law, Kevin Federline, lawsuit, pro bono

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Jared Leto: Maybe Just Stick to Guitar Hero Next Time

August 19, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom Leave a Comment

Oh, actors and their sort-of-bands—can they ever really do any harm? Turns out, if you’re Virgin Records/EMI and the band in question is headed by doll-face actor Jared Leto, then, yes. Leto’s vanity-project-cum-band, 30 Seconds to Mars, apparently signed a five-record deal with Virgin/EMI back in 1999—but funnily enough, the band has only come out…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: celebrity, Hollywood, Jared Leto, lawsuit, music

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Craig Robinson: Office Party

August 18, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom Leave a Comment

Craig Robinson, 36, who plays Darryl the warehouse foreman on The Office, is facing felony drug charges, stemming from an arrest during a June traffic stop.  According to the criminal complaint, the actor was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance.  The “substance” allegedly was amphetamines, cocaine and marijuana. Though Robinson’s rep…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: arrest, celebrity, Craig Robinson, the Office

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