Monday, May 2, 2011

NEWS: Rick Springfield DUI, John Loprieno, Matt Smith, Dylan McDermott

Rick Springfield Busted for DUI
Former GENERAL HOSPITAL star and '80s rocker Rick Springfield ("Jessie's Girl") was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk in Los Angeles last night TMZ has learned.

According to law enforcement, the 61-year-old singer was pulled over by the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. around 8:00 PM for a traffic violation. When officers approached the vehicle, they noticed the smell of booze and asked Springfield to perform several field sobriety tests.

Springfield performed poorly on the sobriety tests -- and was arrested on suspicion of DUI.

Law enforcement sources tell us Rick's blood alcohol content was measured at .10 and .08. The legal limit in California is .08.

Springfield was taken to a nearby jail -- where he was booked and eventually released on $5,000 bail.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: John Loprieno
Loprieno has been at Moorpark College teaching for the past 10 years, where he described his time with the talented students as a rewarding one. He said "Especially living here on the west coast, the rewarding part is having a foot in the Television world it's nice to be able to give the students the follow through".

Matt Smith hospitalized
Smith fell down in his apartment, splitting his head, after finishing filming DOCTOR WHO. He received three stitches.

FX hooks up Dylan McDermott with Connie Britton
They will play husband and wife on Ryan Murphy's AMERICAN HORROR STORY.

EASTENDERS exit for Darren Miller actor Charlie G. Hawkins
Hawkins is leaving Albert Square after seven years. He plays happy-go-lucky car salesman Darren Miller, and says he decided to quit the BBC1 soap so he can “chill out and enjoy being a normal 20-year-old”.

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