Nicole Richie served 82 minutes of a 90-hour sentence issued for driving under the influence of drugs, according to the Associated Press. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Maribel Rizo said that Richie was released ‘based on her sentence and federal guidelines.’ The Simple Life personality was in the same county jail for women that co-star Paris Hilton was housed in for almost three weeks earlier this year.
Just days after postponing her U.S. tour, singer Amy Winehouse was photographed in London with bloody scrapes and cuts on her face and body, according to E! Online. An image showed the Rehab singer with an eyeliner-smudged nose, cheeks and eyes; gashes on her forehead and legs; and blood-soaked ballet shoes. She later told blogger Perez Hilton that her spouse found her ‘about to do drugs with a call girl’ and started cutting herself.
In an effort to attract younger viewers, Fox announced that American Idol host Ryan Seacrest will host the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 16, the Associated Press reported.
In Chicago, Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan will allow the public to see the videotape that is the focal point of the R. Kelly child pornography case, according to NME.com. Gaughan said that because the girl allegedly in the video denies that she is on the tape, there is no victim to protect.
TV actor Shemar Moore is striking back at rumors about his sexual orientation after photos of him skinny-dipping at a supposed Hawaii gay beach circulated on the Internet. According to The Advocate, the Criminal Minds actor said ‘People find it interesting to make me gay. I am not gay. … … I am not married with kids, and I decided to go skinny-dipping.’
Openly gay singer Darren Hayes—the former lead singer for Savage Garden—is being investigated by authorities after allegedly making a racist remark at a waiter in a London Thai restaurant, according to 365Gay.com. In the United Kingdom, hate speech is a crime. Through an attorney, Hayes has denied uttering a racial slur.
The cast of Survivor: China has been revealed, and one of the contestants is 22-year-old gay Mormon flight attendant Todd Herzog, according to AfterElton.com. Herzog is actually the second gay Mormon to compete on the show, following Survivor: Guatemala’s Rafe Judkins.