Celebrity arrests in 2012

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Celebrity arrests in 2012

Celebrity arrests in 2012

Embattled actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested in November after allegedly hitting a woman during a fight at a New York nightclub. She was also arrested in September in New York City on charges that she clipped a pedestrian with her car and did not stop. She was also in court earlier in the year stemming from charges of shoplifting a necklace in 2011.

Halle Berry's ex-boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry, was arrested in November after a Thanksgiving confrontation at Berry's house with the actress' fiance, Olivier Martinez. Aubry claims Martinez threatened to kill him during a confrontation that left him with a broken rib, bruised face and under arrest.

Singer Fiona Apple was arrested in September for hashish possession in Sierra Blanca, Texas after a Border Patrol drug-sniffing dog detected marijuana in her tour bus.

Rapper Flavor Flav, also known as William Jonathan Drayton, Jr. was arrested in October in Las Vegas on felony charges stemming from a domestic argument with his fiancee and threats to attack her teenage son with a knife.

Singer Bobby Brown was arrested twice for DUI: Once in March, after being pulled over for allegedly using a cell phone while driving, and again in October.

Actor Matthew Fox was arrested in May in Oregon for DUI.

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chad Johnson (previously Ochocinco) was arrested in Florida in August on a domestic violence charge after his wife, Evelyn Lozada, accused him of head-butting her during an argument.

Actress Lucy Lawless and five Greenpeace activists were arrested atop a drilling tower in New Zealand in February.

Actor George Clooney, center, Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va, back, and Clooney's father, Nick Clooney, right, were arrested during a protest at the Sudanese Embassy in March. The demonstrators were protesting the escalating humanitarian emergency in Sudan that threatens the lives of 500,000 people.

Porn star Jenna Jameson was arrested in April for DUI. She was was allegedly involved in a single car accident after her car struck a light pole.

Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested in April on suspicion of drunken driving after allegedly hitting a sheriff's patrol car in Los Angeles. She was also charged with hit-and-run for incidents in April and August.

Actor Fred Willard, who starred in such films as "Best in Show" and "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," was arrested in a Hollywood theater in July on suspicion of engaging in a lewd act.

Country singer Randy Travis had several brushes with the law in 2012. He was arrested in Sanger, Texas in February on a charge of public intoxication. In August he was arrested twice, once for driving while intoxicated and retaliation against law enforcement officials and again for simple assault after a fight.

Rapper Coolio, was arrested in March in Las Vegas on a warrant charging him with failure to appear in a local court on a traffic ticket almost two years ago.

Rapper Snoop Dogg was arrested in Janaury in Sierra Blanca, Texas (the same city in which Fiona Apple and Willie Nelson were also arrested) after border agents say they found several joints on his tour bus. He was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor typical in cases involving small amounts of marijuana.

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Embattled actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested in November after allegedly hitting a woman during a fight at a New York nightclub. She was also arrested in September in New York City on charges that she clipped a pedestrian with her car and did not stop. She was also in court earlier in the year stemming from charges of shoplifting a necklace in 2011.

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