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The world’s most famous and loathed celeb blogger Perez Hilton screwed up on his post about Al Gore III (Al Gore’s son). The former Vice President’s son (24) was arrested for driving a blue Toyota Prius on the southbound San Diego Freeway at 100mph and having marijuana, Valium, Xanax, Vicodin and Adderall in the car. But the photo Perez defaced and posted isn’t his mugshot; this is:

Al Gore III was released after posting $20,000 bail. “He does not have a prescription for any of those drugs,” Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Jim Armormino said.

We’re totally excited to post this glorious photo Paris Hilton. Oh yes, little Miss “One Night” Paris’s booking photo has leaked in high-resolution glory to the web, and we’ve got a copy. She actually looks quite pretty, and surprisingly, is wearing makeup and well-done hair. Why? She knows her photo is going to leak and make her even more famous:

Paris Hilton will be serving 23 days in an isolated jail unit in the Lynwood Century Regional Detention Facility for violating her probation. Her lawyer released a statement from her which says:

I am ready to face the consequences of violating probation. During the past few weeks I have had a lot of time to think and have come to realize I made some mistakes. This is an important point in my life and I need to take responsibility for my actions. In the future, I plan on taking more of an active role in the decisions I make. I want to thank my family, friends and fans for their continued support. Although I am scared, I am ready to begin my jail sentence.

Before her stint in jail, Paris spent time at the MTV movie awards, and partying it up. If there’s one thing about this girl, she definitely knows how to turn a minor scandal in good PR for herself!

There’s a CNN story about R Kelly’s magical escape from Justice. It highlights:

How Singer R. Kelly has been waiting five years for his sex-tape trial. In that time, he has made six albums and gone on three tours. Kelly will appear Friday for a status hearing in a Chicago courtroom. Judge’s fall from ladder, appendicitis, busy lawyer contribute to delays.

It has be hard to live with a trial looming over you, but for R Kelly it may be a litigation advantage:

Kelly’s lawyers may figure that the delays have worked in their client’s favor, and not only because they’ve given him the chance to keep working and making millions. “You may have a jury that’s going to come in and say, ‘So this happened in the 1990s and this is 2007? I’m just not buying it,”‘ Helfand said.

You can go check out the CNN story for more sordid details. Given his predilection for young women–Aaliyah who was 15, for example, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a conviction and 15 wonderful years without another Sex in the Kitchen.

The official autopsy is out, and Anna Nicole Smith, former playboy supermodel playmate, was found to have died of an accidental overdose of the 10 prescription medications she was taking. Sleeping pills, chloral hydrate, Valium, Klonopin, Ativa, and other drugs mixed harmfully to result in death. Additionally, she suffered from viral flu as well as an abscess.

You can read the entire report at the smoking gun, where it details with scientific precision the precise quantities of drugs that killed Anna Nicole Smith. RIP.

TSG has a mugshot of former Phish leader Trey Anastasio:

Now we know his real name is Ernest J. Anastasio. According to Times Union, Trey was driving on a suspended license with drugs from someone else’s prescription.