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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After two days of deliberations, jurors have recommended life in prison for notorious criminal Jesse James Hollywood in the 2000 kidnap-and-murder of a 15-year-old West Hills boy.

The 29-year-old former marijuana dealer was spared the death penalty when jurors handed down their decision in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday, making Hollywood the fifth to be charged and convicted in connection to the slaying of Nicholas Markowitz over a $1,200 drug debt incurred by the boy’s elder half-brother, Ben.

Of the four others who were convicted, only one was sentenced to death – gunman and Hollywood “lacky,” Ryan Hoyt.

The crime inspired the 2006 film Alpha Dog, starring Bruce Willis, Justin Timberlake and Anton Yelchin.

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Britney Spears has spoken candidly for the first time since her very public breakdown in January, labeling her current life as worse than a prison sentence.

The pop star explained that although things are still tough, she’s slowly healing one day at a time.

“I have really good days, and then I have bad days,” the 26-year-old said in a new 90-minute documentary - Britney: For The Record – set to air at the end of the month.

Spears continued: “Even when you go to jail, y’know, there’s the time when you’re gonna get out. But in this situation, it’s never ending. It’s just like [the Bill Murray movie] Groundhog Day.”

“I’m having to pay for it for a really long time,” she added.

She adds, “I’m having to pay for it for a really long time.”

Since her hospitalisation in January, Spears has undergone several mental evaluations, lost the custody of her sons – Sean Preston and Jayden James – to ex-husband Kevin Federline, and had the control of her estate and professional affairs turned over to her father, Jamie Spears.

During her many months of healing, Spears explained that she felt like she wasn’t been seen in “the light that [she] wanted to be seen in,” and decided to film a documentary in order to show the honest truth of the situation.

A camera crew has spent the last three months following the singer around, and the result is 90 minutes of complete and utter honesty on Spears’ part.

“This is an opportunity to set the record straight and talk about what I’ve been through and where I’m headed,” Spears said of the documentary.

The Toxic singer added: “I think I’ve learned my lesson now, and enough it enough.”

Britney: For The Record will air on U.S television on November 30 on MTV and on December 1 on Sky1 in the U.K..

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Anne Hathaway’s notorious ex-beau Raffaello Follieri was today sentenced to serve 4½ years in prison, after pleading guilty to 14 counts of wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy.

In addition to his prison sentence – which will be served at either the Fort Dix, N.J. or Otisville, N.Y. centres – the 30-year-old Italian will have to pay $1,400 to the United States government in “special assessment” fees, and serve three years under supervision after his release.

Follieri admitted that he was “ashamed” at what he’d done, and took full responsibility for the crimes he’d committed.

He said in a statement: “The most important thing I want the court to know is I was not raised with bad values. … I started off with good intentions, determined to run an honorable business and make everyone proud of me.

“What I did was wrong and there is no point in making excuses. … I will never be able to wash away the shame. … I just hope that someday those who have been hurt by my actions will forgive me.”

Follieri’s next hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 12.

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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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Friends say that poor pampered Nick Hogan is not doing well in jail.

“Nick’s doing really bad. He’s struggling to even form a sentence,” one friend said. “They have him in a cell by himself, isolated from the general population, because of threats. He didn’t understand how awful jail really is until now.”

Nick has developed a strange rash around his mouth and is complaining of having a sore ass and having to answer to ‘bitch’ – Nah, not really, I just made that last bit up….

But really, he’s struggling to form a sentence? Please.

I can sense a transfer or early release plea coming up, stay tuned.

Oh, if you want to help Nick out by sending him packages of KY, contact Hogan’s PR company.

Drug addicted rocker Pete Doherty has been officially released from jail, and to signify his time spent behind bars (and supposedly spent drug-free), the Babyshambles frontman has been given a certificate to prove that he is now completely clean.

The former partner of model Kate Moss was originally sentenced to a 14-week jail sentence for breaching conditions of a probation order linked to previous drug convictions, but was released after serving just 29 days in the slammer.

How’d he get out so early? He’s a celebrity, of course! (If you’d really call him that).

I guess his level of “celebrity” was also responsible for helping him obtain that certificate declaring him “drug-free,” because there’s no way Pete could have passed any kind of drugs test on his own… jail or no jail!

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Pete Doherty is spending his time in jail, getting as much smack as he can handle and living in fear of being bashed and made to pick up the soap.

Now, it is reported that he has taken to reading the Koran and has turned to Islam to help him cope. A source said:

“He’s been reading the Koran since he went into segregation. He’s got a lot of Muslim friends and they’ve been on at him for ages to study it. Now he’s on his own he’s got time on his hands to study it. I’m surprised how much it has calmed him down as he was very on edge inside. He definitely seems more chilled. He’s lapping it up and really interested in it. I think it’s helping him in there.”

Somehow I think this latest choice may be a little too strict for Pete and his lifestyle… He will really have to clean his act up.

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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