Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan has just joined the long list of celebrity DUI’s after he was caught under the influence and behind the wheel in Miami Beach last weekend.

The 41-year-old was arrested on suspicion of DUI last Sunday, July 12th, according to TMZ.com, and after snapping a photo or two for the cop shop, was later released.

The arresting officer told the celebrity gossip site that Donovan was cooperative, but didn’t think he should be arrested because he was only “borderline” drunk.

“I really think I’m only borderline and not too drunk,” the actor said, after swerving and screeching his tyres to avoid hitting a stationary police car.

When asked what he’d been doing, Donovan allegedly told the officer: “Sorry, I didn’t see the red light or your stopped car.”

The cop said he was alerted to the actor’s excessive drinking by “a strong odour of alcohol,” and when he asked Donovan if he’d had anything to drink, the star replied: “I had three drinks at the Fontainebleau.”

He was then taken into custody and officially charged with one count of DUI – something that could see the actor serve up to 6 months in prison.

While Donovan’s rep had no comment on the charge, the actor himself said that his only mistake he’d made was that he “[drank] Benadryl with 3 glasses of wine.”

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Heather Locklear has been formally charged with DUI after her September 27 arrest.

The actress has been charged with one count of driving under the influence of prescription drugs, with the Santa Barbara County Deputy District Attorney, Lee Carter, believing that the medications found in her system “impaired her ability to safely drive a motor vehicle.”

No other drugs, alcohol, or illegal narcotics were found in Locklear’s system at the time of her arrest.

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Heather Locklear has been arrested in California on suspicion of DUI.

TMZ.com is reporting that Ms. Locklear was pulled over while driving in the Santa Barbara area, and was taken into custody by police when they believed the actress was driving under the influence of drugs.

The former Melrose Place star was released without bail. Police have revealed that alcohol was not involved in the incident.

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Even though he was driving under the influence of alcohol – and breaking the law – last Sunday’s early morning crash was not the fault of actor Shia LaBeouf, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Steve Whitmore, a spokesman for the Sheriff, said that the Transformers star would still be charged with a misdemeanor DUI, but was not at fault when the accident occurred. Except for his blood-alcohol level, of course.

Whitmore explained: “The other car ran a red light and, if not already, they will be cited.

“The will now be listed as Party One on the report, indicating they were at fault.”

So it was mere coincidence, then, that poor ‘ol Shia got snagged by the cops for drink driving. Damn! If only that person hadn’t run a red light, he’d still be sitting pretty, driving around someone else’s girlfriend with an open stubby of beer between his knees.

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Aussie Actress Isabel Lucas, has been revealed as the mystery passenger in Shia LeBeouf’s car when he had his drunken accident.

Lucas, who is starring with LeBeouf in the Transformers sequel has been dating Adrian Grenier for several months and he was none to pleased to be answering questions about Lucas’ condition.

Lucas escaped with bruises from the accident and was treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Apparently LeBeouf and Lucas are simply friends and have been working a lot together late at night on the set and apparently just letting off some professional steam.

Uh huh! Is that what they call it now?

LeBeouf, who requires 30 days to recover from the extensive surgery on his left hand has been charged with a misdemeanor DUI.

There’s plenty of preferential treatment when it comes to the law for the stars of today, but Khloe Kardashian insists her early release from prison had nothing to do with her celebrity status.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star revealed on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM radion show that she was sent home early because of a number of bomb threats on the prison itself. According to Khloe, the prison wardens blamed her for the threats, and wanted her out quick-smart in the hopes that the threats would stop.

“As soon as I got to Lynwood, there were three bomb threats, and so they put me in solitary confinement,” Khloe said on the radio show Monday morning.

“A warden came down to see me and said, ‘You’re the one causing all the problems here… There’s all these bomb threats, and we’re thinking it’s for you.’

“They released me early because I was a threat to the prison.”

Kardashian added: “There’s 2,500 inmates in there, and they [had] 2,515 [when I was there]. So they were overcrowded, but [my release was] because of the hysteria.”

“The whole prison was on lockdown,” the 24-year-old continued. “It was actually really scary.”

However, despite the hysteria, Kardashian was still forced to watch an educational video about “how to be a good inmater, how to avoid staph infections,” something she says will stick in her mind for a long time to come.

“[It] was an intense video… disgusting visuals,” Khloe said.

Though she was only in the slammer for a short time, that doesn’t mean the reality star has been let off the hook. Kardashian confirmed that she still has to attend all of her classes and pay a fine for her DUI conviction (which she blamed on the death of her father).

“”I still have to go and do all of my classes and everything else and still pay. It’s so much money!” she whined. “It’s been heartache for my family.”

The reality star was originally due to serve time in a downtown Los Angeles county jail, but was moved to the Lynwood, California facility because of some unknown “complications.” She was booked in on Friday, but was released just 173 minutes later, making her prison stay one of the shortest for a celebrity in recent times.

Since her release, Kardashian has vowed that she’s learnt her lesson, and will “never” drink and drive again.

“One drink, and you could get pulled over!” she said. “Have a friend drive you, leave your car there, it’s not worth it.”

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Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian’s younger and not-as-hot sister, has been sentenced to 30 days in a county jail.

The youngest star of reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians, who was booked for DUI back in March 2007, admitted that she’d violated her 36 months probation, a stunt which will see her thrown in the slammer on Friday.

Khloe said that she’d “failed to comply” with her Cal Trans requirements (a form of community service or labour), and had not bothered to enroll in her alcohol education program as was instructed by the judge. For her violation, Ms. Kardashian was ordered to “re-enroll” in the alcohol program, as well as serve 30 days in prison.

But as we’ve seen before, celebrities rarely serve the full term of their sentences. And since daddy was a high-profile lawyer, I have a feeling Khloe’s 30 days could turn into something more like 30 seconds…

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Practical Magic actress Sandra Bullock and her husband, Jesse James, were involved in a car accident in Gloucester on Friday night.

Bullock, who was in town to film new movie The Proposal, and her Monster Garage hubby, were riding in a privately driven vehicle at around 9:50 p.m. when a drunk driver jumped lanes on East Main Street and “smashed into their front end.” Fortunately, no one was injured.

Gloucester Police Lt. Gerry Cook said: “They were shaken up, needless to say… But they were fine – he was hugging her. Jess and Sandra were hugging. They said they were fine, they didn’t need medical attention. There were quite a few people snapping pictures of them.”

The famous couple walked away from the accident site by themselves, without being examined by a paramedic.

Lucille P. Gatchell, the 64-year-old driver in the Subaru who hit Bullock and James’ car, was tested on site by police and blew a .20 on the breathalyzer… two and a half times over the legal limit!!

She was arrested and taken straight to the station, where Gatchell was then booked for DUI and “failure to stay in marked lanes.” Gatchell was released after being charged and will be arraigned on her charges on Tuesday.

When the 64-year-old found out who it was she’d hit, Cook said she started laughing hysterically.

“She started laughing, she was really giddy,” he said.

A pretty cool claim-to-fame for a 6-odd year-old I guess… she’s the only one in the world at this point that can say she hit Sandra Bullock with her vehicle and walked away with an itty bitty conviction.

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Mischa Barton has managed to avoid prison time after she was sentenced to three years of unsupervised probation in a Beverly Hills court this morning in her DUI case.

The actress, who made a name for herself playing Marissa on axed teen drama The O.C., pleaded no contest to her drunk driving charge, in a plea deal that was reached with the prosecutors to keep the young celebrity out of jail.

As well as avoiding prison, Barton’s marijuana possession charge was dropped, and her charge of driving without a license was reduced to a mere infraction.

The former soap star wasn’t at her Thursday morning hearing, instead sending along her attorney, Anthony V. Salerno, to speak on her behalf. “The DA’s were very fair in handling this case,” Salerno said earlier today. “Mischa’s glad the case has been resolved.”

The 22-year-old has also been ordered to complete a three-month alcohol education program (much like Parisite’s little brother, Barron Hilton) and pay a fine of around US$2,000. Apparently this is said to be a standard sentencing for first-time DUI offenders.

Barton’s lawyer released a statement regarding the sentencing after the hearing had concluded. It reads: “Ms. Barton understands the seriousness of this situation and assumes full responsibility for her actions. She and I are grateful to the Court and the District Attorney’s Office for the prompt and respectful resolution of the case.”

Mischa was arrested for DUI back in December, after the star was spotted by L.A. police driving erratically between two lanes of traffic. A substance believed to have been marijuana was found on her person at the time of the arrest, but was later dismissed due to the small portion found.

Since her arrest on December 27, Barton has vowed to never do something so stupid again, telling Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show in January that she’d learnt from her mistakes.

“Obviously I’m 100 percent responsible for my actions in this case,” Barton said. “I’m really disappointed in myself. I don’t know what to say about it, except that I’m not perfect, and I just don’t ever intend to do something this stupid again.”

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Barron Hilton, the younger brother of socialite Paris Hilton, has pleaded guilty to his charges of DUI, and will spend 3 months in alcohol education programs as punishment for his crimes.

The 18-year-old was charged with two misdemeanours of driving under the influence of alcohol, and was sentenced to three years probation, fined around $2,150.00 AUD and ordered to attend an alcohol education program.

He will also lose his license for a year.

Barron did not attend the court hearing, and his attorney, Richard Hutton, was sent to enter his pleas to both his drunken driving charge and the charge of possessing a false driver’s license. Two other charges of driving under the influence and driving unlicensed were dismissed.

The young Hiltonite was arrested back on February 12, after his Mercedes-Benz (is that the only car these Hiltons drive?) hit a gas pump and another vehicle.

A second hearing in June will determine how much Barron is set to pay in damages for the accident.

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