Celebs Out & About: Lil Wayne, Reese Witherspoon
Rapper Lil Wayne greets Jarrett Jack of the Golden State Warriors during Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals NBA Playoffs game between GSW and San Antonio Spurs at AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX. San Antonio defeated Steph Curry and GSW 109-91 to take a 3-2 lead in the series. Game 6 is in Oakland on Thursday.
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Elle Duncan Arrested for Driving Drunk
Former V-103 jock Elle Duncan was arrested early Sunday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
Police say that Duncan, an 11 Alive traffic reporter, threw back one too many drinks after leaving a Hawks playoff game. Apparently, Duncan didn’t learn anything from former anchor woman Amanda Davis, who is awaiting trial on a November 2012 DUI charge. Davis, 56, was forced to retire after 26 years at Fox 5.
Amanda Davis Announces Her Retirement
As expected, disgraced local news anchor Amanda Davis announced her retirement from Fox 5 after more than 26 years at the station.
According to Rodney Ho of the AJC, Davis, 56, made the announcement in a special statement that aired on Fox 5 during the 10 p.m. newscast on Thursday.
Davis had not been on the air since November 11 when she was involved in a wrong-way car crash.
According to Ho, the station aired tributes to Davis from retired Channel 2 Action News anchor Monica Pearson, former Atlanta mayor and U.N. ambassador Andy Young and V-103 morning host Ryan Cameron.
Amanda Davis Plans to Speak On DUI Arrest
Despite a petition calling for her termination, Fox 5 plans to put news anchor Amanda Davis back on the air at 10 p.m. Thursday to give a “special statement” about her most recent DUI arrest.
According to Rodney Ho of the AJC, Davis, 56, has not been on the air since November 11 when she was involved in a wrong-way crash.
Davis has declined all interview requests since November, according to Ho. There is speculation that she may be announcing her retirement from Fox 5.
The former beat reporter has been with WAGA-TV since 1986 when it was a CBS affiliate.
Davis was driving northbound in the southbound lane of Piedmont Avenue around 12:20 a.m. November 11, when she crashed head on into a southbound vehicle.
The other driver was taken to Grady hospital with minor injuries. Both vehicles sustained front end damage. Davis was charged with DUI, failure to maintain her lane and reckless driving. It was Davis’ 2nd DUI arrest.
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Reese Witherspoon, Husband Arrested in Atlanta
Actress Reese Witherspoon and her husband James Toth were arrested and Toth was charged with DUI during a traffic stop in Atlanta early Friday morning.
The petite 37-year-old star is seen hanging her head in shame in her mugshot which has been transmitted around the world. The mother-of 3 dyed her blond locks brunette for her role in her new movie “The Good Lie,” which is being shot in Atlanta.
Toth was driving a leased Ford Fusion with Witherspoon in the passenger seat when a Georgia State trooper pulled them over.
As the trooper administered a breathalyzer test on Toth, Witherspoon kept getting out of the car.
“Do you know my name?” Witherspoon asked the trooper, according to the report. “You are going to be on national news.”
Bobby Brown Turns Himself In
R&B singer Bobby Brown turned himself in today to begin serving a 9-day sentence for a drunk driving conviction, the LA Times reports.
Due to jail overcrowding in California, jail officials shaved a big chunk off of his original jail sentence.
I’m not sure how 9 days in jail will deter him from driving drunk when he’s been arrested umpteen times for previous drunk driving offenses. But that’s how they do things in California, where celebrities are handled with kid gloves.
News Anchor Amanda Davis Charged With DUI in Wrong-Way Crash
A popular local television news anchor has been charged with DUI after she was involved in a wrong-way crash over the weekend.
Channel 2 Action News reports that longtime Fox 5 anchor Amanda Davis refused a breathalyzer test when the crash occurred early Sunday.
Davis, 55, was driving northbound in the southbound lane of Piedmont Avenue around 12:20 a.m. when she crashed head on into a southbound vehicle.
The other driver was taken to Grady hospital complaining of injuries. Both vehicles sustained front end damage.
The first responding officer confiscated Davis’ license and determined she was too impaired to drive. Davis was charged with DUI, failure to maintain lane and reckless driving. She is currently sitting in the Atlanta jail.
In a statement released to the media, Fox 5′s vice president of news wrote, “We are aware of the situation and we are currently investigating.”
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