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>Lindsay Lohan: Jailed

The actress Lindsay Lohan has been sentenced to 90 days in prison, the reason violation of her parole in a 2007 drug case by not attending alcohol education classes.

Here is a list of othercelebrities who have also fallen foul of the law:

* In 2007, socialite Paris Hilton spent three weeks in a Los Angeles prison after she was caught driving while on probation for a drink driving charge.

* In the same year, Hilton’s close friend and fellow reality-TV star Nicole Richie was sentenced to four days in prison for driving under the influence of drugs.

* Also in 2007, actor Kiefer Sutherland spent 48 days in jail for repeated drink driving offences.

* One of the worst celebrity offenders is Robert Downey Junior, who spent six months in prison after being convicted on drugs charges.

* Former child star Macaulay Culkin was incarcerated in 2004 for possession of marijuana.

* In 2009, British singer Boy George was imprisoned for 4 months for falsely imprisoning a male escort.

* Martha Stewart, the US home decorating guru, was sentenced to five months in prison in 2001 for insider trading.

A bit of a change from the usual post on this blog.