Did Paris Hilton steal Lindsay Lohan's passport, forcing her to stay abroad in France and miss her Beverly Hills court appearance today? That's one theory, at least posited by the media at a press conference this morning. No matter, Lohan apparently had her passport stolen while at the Cannes Film Festival, but Superior Court Judge Marsha N. Revel is not taking any excuses, according to the LA Times. more ›

Not too long after a bench warrant was issued for Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis was he taken in by Federal Marshals this afternoon, five hours after he was supposed to arrive in court this morning. Francis, who was one-half of a team asking for Washington D.C. to bail out the porn industry last year, was due in court for tax evasion charges. He reportedly illegally deducted over $20 million from his companies. Francis told TMZ earlier today that he was sick and had a "note to prove it," but was going to head to court anyway. Looks like the feds were there to greet him. more ›