"Lost" star Daniel Dae Kim arrested for DUI

It seems there really may be something in the water over on the Lost set: Alcohol. Daniel Dae Kim, who plays Jin-Soo Kwon on the ABC hit, has become the third castmember to get busted on suspicion of driving under the influence, after being arrested in Honolulu just after 3 a.m. Thursday morning.

TMZ reporting that actor Gary Collins was arrested for DUI.

TMZ has learned that legendary TV host and actor Gary Collins, 69, was arrested in an L.A. suburb last night on suspicion of drunk driving after sources say his blood alcohol level was over twice the legal limit.

Witnesses tell TMZ Collins was driving his black Ford Explorer northbound on Kester Ave. in Sherman Oaks, Calif. around 5:30 PM when he slammed into a blue Toyota driven by an 80-year-old man that was making a left southbound onto Kester Ave. A witness says that Collins was traveling at least 60 mph when he slammed into the Toyota, causing the car to spin around into oncoming traffic. The collision caused Collins' Explorer to lose control and travel into oncoming traffic, where he smashed into two cars parked on the other side of the street.

Actor Kiefer Sutherland pleads no contest in Los Angeles court in DUI case....Going to jail!

By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Kiefer Sutherland pleaded no contest Tuesday in his drunken driving case and will begin serving a 48-day jail sentence while his Fox TV drama "24" begins its winter production break in December. The show's star agreed to serve 30 days for driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit of .08 per cent, as well as 18 days for violating his probation for a 2004 drunken driving case, according to court records. The actor was not in the courtroom and his lawyer, Blair Berk, entered the plea agreement. A second misdemeanour charge, driving under the influence, was dropped. The charges stemmed from a traffic stop in Los Angeles last month. As part of the arrangement, Sutherland must also enrol in an 18-month alcohol-education class and attend weekly alcohol-therapy sessions for six months.

"I'm very disappointed in myself for the poor judgment I exhibited recently, and I'm deeply sorry for the disappointment and distress this has caused my family, friends and co-workers on '24' and at 20th Century Fox," Sutherland said in a statement. While early releases have been granted to others, including celebrities, because of jail crowding and other concerns, Sutherland must serve all of his time, according to the plea agreement. The sheriff also was specifically ordered to not release Sutherland to electronic monitoring. The 40-year-old actor will officially be sentenced Dec. 21, when he must begin serving the 18 days in the county jail. It also is the same day his show begins its winter production break. Sutherland then will have until July 1, 2008, to serve the remaining 30 days in jail. He will be on probation for five years and faces fines and a driving suspension, according to court documents.

The actor's plea arrangement ensures that production of "24" will not be interrupted, Fox officials said in a statement. "Kiefer made clear to us at the time of his arrest that his first concern was the welfare of those he worked with and that he intended to do whatever was necessary to prevent shutting down the show because of his situation," the statement said.
"He told us that even if he had to sacrifice more time in custody in order to protect the show and the jobs of those who work with him, he would do so. From what occurred today, it is evident he is a man of his word," it said. Sutherland also has a 1993 conviction for alcohol-related reckless driving, according to the city attorney's office. He won a best actor Emmy last year for his performance as dashing federal counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer on "24."

Marion Jones confesses to steroid use in 2000 OLYMPICS AND RETURNS MEDALS!

WHITE PLAINS, United States (AFP) — US sprint star Marion Jones finally stopped running from the truth on Friday, admitting she took banned steroids prior to her triumphant 2000 Olympic campaign. The belated confession, after years of vehement doping denials, could see her stripped of the five medals she won in Sydney, three of them gold. And the guilty plea she entered in a US court - to lying to a federal agent about both her drug use and an unrelated fraud case - could land her behind bars. "I want you to know I have been dishonest, and you have the right to be angry with me," a tearful Jones said after her court appearance.

"Because of my actions, I am retiring from the sport of track and field, a sport which I deeply loved." Jones, struggling for composure as her mother stood behind her, asked her fans for forgiveness. "It is with a great amount of shame that I stand before you to tell you that I have betrayed ... your trust," she said. "I want to ask for your forgiveness for my actions." For years Jones had aggressively denied doping, even as her name repeatedly cropped up in connection with drugs. Her first husband, shot putter C.J. Hunter, was convicted of doping, and sprinter Tim Montgomery, with whom she had a son in 2003, was stripped of his 100 meter world record and banned from the sport based on evidence gathered in the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative (BALCO) steroid distribution scandal. It was during that investigation, in November of 2003, that Jones lied to federal agents who asked her about her use of "the clear," a product produced by BALCO and later learned to be the synthetic steroid THG.

In a statement read out to the court, Jones admitted using THG from September 2000 until July 2001. "In September 2000, before the Sydney Olympics, (former coach Trevor) Graham began providing me with a substance he told me was flaxseed oil," she said. "I continued to use this substance until July 2001. "By November 2003, I realized that what Graham had given to me was a performance enhancing drug," Jones told the court. She is due to be sentenced on January 11. The two charges of lying to a federal agent carry a combined maxiumum sentence of 10 years. In light of her plea agreement, prosecutors said they would consider a sentence of up to six months reasonable, but the sentencing judge is not bound by that recommendation.
Jones, once hailed as the greatest woman athlete in the world, was also an articulate pitchwoman who put a glamorous face on her sport. She commanded millions in endorsements and appeared on magazine covers ranging from Sports Illustrated to Time to Vogue.

But as she battled the doping accusations, she struggled on the track and saw invitations to prestigious competitions dwindle. Jones, however, aggressively maintained her innocence. She even sued BALCO founder Victor Conte -- one of five men convicted in the case -- for defamation over his accusations on US television that she was a drugs cheat, later settling out of court. Earlier this year, Jones said she was virtually broke. Her medals from Sydney appear to be in jeopardy not only for her but also for her relay teammates, who share a gold for the 4x400m and a bronze for the 4x100m. US Olympic Committee chairman Peter Ueberroth welcomed Jones's "overdue" confession, and called on her to return her Olympic medals without waiting for sports officials to take them away. "Her acceptance of responsibility does not end with today's admission," Ueberroth said. "As further recognition of her complicity in this matter, Ms. Jones should immediately step forward and return the Olympic medals she won while competing in violation of the rules." In becoming one of the highest-profile athletes convicted of using banned drugs, Jones joined a hall of shame that includes Canadian Ben Johnson and the 100 meters Olympics gold medalist of 2004, Justin Gatlin.

Kwame Brown of Los Angeles Lakers charged with DUI in Georgia.

Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown faces misdemeanor charges in south Georgia following a weekend incident in which his cousin was charged with driving under the influence. Valdosta Police Department Lieutenant Bobbi McGraw says police pulled over Charles Warren Junior early Saturday morning for driving the wrong way down a one-way street. McGrawn says officers began questioning Warren about the strong smell of alcohol in his vehicle. McGraw says Brown approached the officers and told them he was Warren's cousin and that the vehicle belonged to the basketball player. McGraw says Brown became disruptive and tried to interfere with the officers' investigation, which led to his arrest. Police charged Brown with disorderly conduct and inferring with an officer after his cousin was charged with DUI.

The 25-year-old Brown was released shortly after his arrest. McGraw says jail officials had no record of how much he paid in bond. Brown attended Glynn Academy High School in Brunswick, Ga. and was the High School Player of the Year his senior year. He was set to play for the University of Florida, but decided to go directly to the NBA after high school in 2001. Lakers officials told the Los Angeles Times they are aware of the charges but declined to comment further.