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Legal issues that celebrities are involved in

Amy Winehouse: Free Again

After more than nine hours of questioning at an East London police station yesterday, Amy Winehouse has been released from police custody.

The “Rehab” singer had dropped by the station around 1pm on Wednesday of her own accord and was arrested shortly thereafter on suspicion of drug possession charges stemming from a video of the singer containing footage of her inhaling fumes from a crack pipe after a 19-minute drug binge.

Amy Winehouse: Back in Jail

Well, for the second time in two weeks, Amy Winehouse is enjoying the surroundings of a London jail.  This time, she’s being held on drug charges.

According to Scotland Yard, the “Rehab” singer voluntarily showed up at a police station only to be arrested for further questioning concerning the infamous home video footage of her allegedly smoking crack cocaine back in January.

Britney Spears Gets “Expanded” Visitation Rights

It appears that her dramatic lifestyle changes are beginning to pay off, as Britney Spears’ visitation rights with sons Sean Preston and Jayden James have been expanded following a custody hearing with ex-husband Kevin Federline on Tuesday (May 6).

While there were no changes in custody rights, K-Fed’s lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan told press at a news conference that overnight visits “will be phased in in the near future.”

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline Square Off in Court

Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline arrived in court in Los Angeles for the latest hearing in their ongoing custody battle on Tuesday (May 6).

And while she used to be late (or not show at all), Britney surprised everyone involved by showing up 30 minutes early, while K-Fed and his lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan followed shortly afterwards.

Pete Doherty Gets Early Release From Prison

Serving only 29 days of his 14-week sentence for drug and driving offenses, Pete Doherty strolled out of London’s Wormwood Scrubs prison early Tuesday morning (May 6).

Upon hitting the jail’s gates, the Babyshambles frontman and former beau of Kate Moss “wasted no time in showing the assembled media a certificate indicating that he had passed a drug test while behind bars.”