AMBER PORTWOOD REPORTS TO PRISON: Amber Portwood is locked up. The Teen Mom star checked into an Indiana prison on Thursday (June 14th) to begin her five-year sentence stemming from her December drug arrest. A judge originally agreed to let Amber complete a drug program in lieu of the sentence — but Portwood eventually quit the treatment in favor of prison time.
AMANDA BYNES HAS PROOF SHE’S INNOCENT? Amanda Bynes reportedly has witnesses who will swear that she didn’t drink on the night she was arrested for DUI. Although Bynes was charged after allegedly hitting a Los Angeles police car, a source told the New York Post, “Amanda will have friends testify that she wasn’t drinking on the night in question and she can produce camera footage from locations she visited to back it up.” Last week the actress professed her innocence, tweeting, “Hey @BarackObama . . . I don’t drink. Please fire the cop who arrested me. I also don’t hit and run. The end.”
COURTENEY COX WANTS TO DROP ARQUETTE: Courteney Cox is ready to drop David Arquettefrom her life — and her name. The actress responded to David’s divorce filing, asking that his last name be legally dropped from her moniker. Both parties filed their paperwork within a minute of each other last Friday. The two have been separated for well over a year and have maintained a very friendly relationship.
JAIL FOR LUCY LAWLESS? Lucy Lawless might be facing prison time. The actress pleaded guilty on Thursday to trespassing, and had another charge of burglary dropped, stemming from when she and seven other Greenpeace New Zealand activists boarded an oil-drilling ship in February. The 44-year-old could be dealt three years in prison when she’s sentenced in September — but she told reporters she doesn’t expect she’ll be put behind bars, as she’s a first-time offender and the protest was peaceful.
ROB AND AMBER WELCOME THIRD DAUGHTER: Rob and Amber Mariano have welcomed their third child — and third daughter. Amber gave birth to Isabetta Rose on May 5th — joining Lucia Rose, 2 1/2, and Carina Rose, 18 months. Amber explained the common middle name, telling People magazine, “Rob really liked the idea of all of our girls sharing the same middle name. Many cousins on his side also share Rose as their middle name.”
OCTOMOM PORN PICS HITS THE WEB: Octomom’s porn project is finally hitting the web. It was recently announced that Nadya Suleman filmed a “self-pleasure video” called “Octomom: Home Alone” with the porn studio Wicked Pictures.
KRISTEN STEWART WILL RULE TEEN CHOICE AWARDS: Kristen Stewart will be the toast of this year’s Teen Choice Awards. Two movies that the actress stars in — The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1 and Snow White and the Huntsman — have tied for the most nominations at the awards, with seven a piece. Stewart is nominated for Choice Movie Actress: Romance, while Robert Pattinson is up for Choice Movie Actor: Romance. The real life couple is also up for Choice Movie Liplock. The Teen Choice Awards air Sunday, July 22 on Fox.
‘GAME OF THRONES’ PRODUCERS APOLOGIZE FOR GEORGE BUSH HEAD SCENE: HBO and the producers of Game of Thrones have apologized for a scene from the show in which former President George W. Bush’s severed head appears on a spike. The scene first aired last year, but it only became news now — as HBO began airing a documentary on Bush’s father, former President George H.W. Bush. It wasn’t obvious that Bush’s head was on the spike — as it was crowned with long, scraggly hair. However in DVD commentary, the producers pointed out the resemblance to Bush. They’ve since released a statement saying, “We meant no disrespect to the former president and apologize if anything we said or did suggested otherwise.”
HUGH LAURIE JOINS ‘ROBOCOP’: Hugh Laurie has lined up a post-House gig. The actor will play the villain in the upcoming Robocop remake starring The Killing’s Joel Kinnaman. The star-studded cast already includes Samuel L Jackson as a mysterious media mogul, Gary Oldman as Robocop’s scientific creator, and Abbie Cornish as the title character’s love interest.