Lamar Odom pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to the criminal charges he was hit with following his January run-in with cops in Nevada. Odom’s attorney, Kevin Coburn, submitted the plea on the former NBA player’s behalf inside a Las Vegas court room. Pro Tem Justice of the Peace Bruce Nelson listens during an arraignment for … Read more
It appears Marc Sanchez’s legal troubles aren’t getting any better. The former USC and Jets quarterback is facing charges for felony battery and three misdemeanors after he got into a fight with truck driver Perry Tole outside an Indianapolis hotel in early October. While the fight resulted in multiple near-fatal stab wounds to the upper … Read more
He took the chevy to the levee. Chevy Chase, 82, is the subject of the new CNN documentary, “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not” (Jan 1 at 8 p.m. ET). The documentary covers the controversial comedy legend’s career, from his rise on “SNL” in 1975 to his fall when getting unceremoniously ousted from “Community” in … Read more
Love him or hate him, Chevy Chase charmed America with his humor and arrogance from the moment he went live from New York on “Saturday Night Live” in 1975. Chase, 82, became the breakout comedy king of the late night show with his smug, deadpan sketches and pompous “Weekend Update” sign-on, “I’m Chevy Chase and … Read more
Jack Nicholson once explained, “With my sunglasses on, I’m Jack Nicholson. Without them, I’m fat and 60.” The comment was made some 28 years ago, long before Nicholson’s current life laying low and, as reported in The Post, “looking wobbly” at the Carlyle in Los Angeles. As he nears 90, a recent photo showed him … Read more
There’s no way around it — it’s toxic. Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant that can quickly and significantly mess with the heart and the brain. Roughly 25 million people use cocaine worldwide each year, studies show, including an estimated 750,000 pregnant women. There’s new interest in the effects of cocaine on babies following accusations … Read more
An Australian reporter was taken aback by one bombshell confession from Charlie Sheen on 60 Minutes Sunday night. The actor, 60, sat down with Channel 9 journalist Amelia Adams on the current affairs program as he hits the publicity trail for his new tell-all memoir, The Book of Sheen, and Netflix documentary aka Charlie Sheen. The former Two and … Read more
Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin recalled the heart-wrenching conversation he had with his wife, Sandy Harrell, when he was indicted on felony cocaine possession in March 1996. In the seventh episode of “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys” — the Netflix documentary premiering Tuesday that delves into the history of Jerry Jones’ ownership in … Read more
Jason Biggs has opened up about getting sober after an “absolutely insane” battle with cocaine addiction. The “American Pie” star, 47, discussed his yearslong fight with drugs and alcohol during a recent appearance on the “Well with Arielle Lorre” podcast. Biggs, who has been sober for more than seven years, blamed his earlier battles with … Read more
Haley Joel Osment explained why he visited Mammoth Lakes, Calif., just a few days before he was arrested on alcohol and drug-related charges. During an appearance on “The Three Questions with Andy Richter” podcast, the “Sixth Sense” actor, 37, said he decided to visit the ski resort town to give his younger sister Emily Osment, … Read more
An Argentinian waiter linked to the investigation into One Direction star Liam Payne’s death has admitted using cocaine with the singer — but insists he was not his drug dealer. Braian Paiz, 24, told TMZ that he did cocaine and drank whiskey with the troubled star just two days before the singer took a fatal … Read more
In January 1981, Marta Falcon, mother of “Cocaine Cowboy” Willy Falcon, was kidnapped with a $500,000 ransom demanded for her release, as T.J. English explains in “The Last Kilo: Willy Falcon and the Cocaine Empire That Seduced America” (William Morrow, out now). For Falcon, the head of Miami’s Los Muchachos drug traffickers, the money was … Read more
A new study of lab rats who were given cocaine is shedding new light on the cognition of addiction. Identifying populations vulnerable to substance use disorder is an increasing focus for prevention strategies, yet scientists have long struggled to understand why certain people develop disorders while others do not. The focus of this latest round … Read more
The Ravens fan who was captured on video pummeling two Commanders fans on Oct. 13 has been denied bail. John Callis, 24, turned himself into Baltimore police earlier this week on charges of first-degree aggravated assault and second-degree assault. Callis’ defense attorney, Brian Thompson, lobbied for Callis to be released into an outpatient rehab program … Read more
Troubled former One Direction crooner Liam Payne had a toxic cocktail of drugs in his system at the time of his balcony death in Argentina last week — including crack and so-called “pink cocaine,” according to a new report. The 31-year-old died instantly of massive internal and external injuries when he took his lethal fall, … Read more
Eric Roberts knows he could’ve been a better father to daughter Emma Roberts. The 68-year-old actor opened up about his complicated relationship with Emma, 33, in his newly-released memoir, “Runaway Train: Or the Story of My Life So Far.” “I loved my little daughter with the strength of Hercules, despite my own weaknesses,” he wrote, … Read more
A woman who spent years “addicted to cocaine” and would drink up to 30 bottles of booze a night has turned her life around – and says she is proof anyone can get clean. Charlene Chandler, now 36, snorted three-and-a-half grams of the Schedule II drug daily for 22 years – as well as smoking … Read more
Turns out that buzz could kill. A new study has found that recreational drug users are three times more likely to have recurrent heart emergencies than those who abstain. Over a two-week period in 2021, researchers followed nearly 1,400 patients admitted to ICUs across France. Researchers tested the urine of 1,400 ICU patients for evidence … Read more
A drug smuggling gang have been jailed for a total of more than 80 years after being found to have transported cocaine across the United Kingdom — in pallets of raw chicken. The ten-strong gang used a fleet of vans with hidden compartments to ferry millions of pounds worth of drugs around the UK, police … Read more
It’s time for the prince to say sorry. A friend of Prince William’s thinks Prince Harry needs to apologize for his past cocaine use in his youth during his and wife Meghan Markle’s upcoming trip to Columbia, where drug-related crime is ensuing across the country. “Harry admitted to doing coke in his book,” the unnamed … Read more