On Monday, April 28, CSI star Gary Dourdan was arrested in Palm Springs, California. He was asleep in his car and when a police officer approached, he found Dourdan disoriented. The actor was arrested after the cop found cocaine, heroin, Ecstacy, miscellaneous prescription drugs and paraphernalia in the car. Despite pleading guilty to drug possession today, Dourdan will not have to do any jail time. In fact, in the deal his lawyer struck with prosecutors, Gary will get treatment for his drug problems. Basically, he lucked out."Once Gary completes 30 hours of a diversion program, his case will be entirely dismissed," said his lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, in a statement to The Associated Press. Dourdan won't have to do any time in a drug rehab facility or behind bars, so all things considered, he's very, very fortunate. He could have faced up to three years or more in jail .
Gary has already departed CSI, and in the season finale, his character was seemingly killed in a point blank shooting. However, when Jorja Fox returns for the fall premiere, Dourdan is reportedly in the show. And not as a ghost. So, now that he won't be doing time, he'll have time to film scenes for CSI and, presumably, wrap up the unfinished business of the CSI crew exposing the corrupt under sheriff.
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5-29-2008 @ 8:09AM
LOs said...
I like Dourdan, I think the reason he got help is two fold. One to show everyone that somehow the system works and people can get help no matter how bad your habit is. Secondly, he fessed up to it, I hope he admitted he needed the help.
I'm glad they left it open for him to come back once he's sorted out his issues, Jorja Fox has no place on the show anymore though. Maybe she's figuring out she's got nowhere else to go?
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5-29-2008 @ 11:57AM
mskassmac said...
The only reason Dourdan "got help" as opposed to receiving any type of punishment has nothing to do with the system being fair and merciful. Rather, he got off because he is rich and famous; his celebrity status saved him, period. Dourdan's punishment was like a slight tap on the wrist compared to the 100 lashes anyone else (except for other celebrities and billionaires) would get. If the average Joe was caught with the same amount of drugs, there is no way in Hell he would only be sent to rehab and then have the record expunged. The average Joe would be in jail awaiting his transfer to a state prison to do hard time. Do you honestly still think "the system" is fair?
5-29-2008 @ 9:00AM
Kim said...
Gee, what a surprise! Another star getting away with a slap on the wrist!
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5-29-2008 @ 9:10AM
keithnl said...
Kiefer must have requested jail time, nay demanded it in order to get locked up.
There must be a record of people who were convicted sentenced and are doing hard time based on lesser evidence.
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5-29-2008 @ 9:24AM
Bash said...
Maybe Fox also just burned out doing the show for seven years and more money would've been more like smart money.
Anyway, it's good to see that the first strike can be just that - a sign that somebody desperately needs help and then he gets it. I hope he has some kind of a support system to get back up on his feet like Owen Wilson.
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5-29-2008 @ 12:03PM
GL said...
Time in a drug rehab facility would have been appropriate.
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5-29-2008 @ 1:39PM
Dan Chichian said...
Fortunate? More like famous and wealthy.
In a some states just being in the car would have nabbed him DUI as the assumption is he could have put the car in gear at any time.
Did the prosecutor get a cut of the drugs?
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5-29-2008 @ 2:47PM
MERVE-THE-PERVE said...
What a big hot pile of stinking donkey shit! I'm sick and tired of the system only working for you if you got cash or celebrity status. I say throw his ass in the pokey for at least a year and then 6 months in therapy thrown in. They would have thrown the book at any of us poor-ass common folk. BS!
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6-01-2008 @ 12:49AM
veegrl*23 said...
now,the status is real,no doubt. So,"do what you may".
now,the INTELLIGENCE* IS EVIDENT.*****YOU KNOW?
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5-31-2008 @ 9:54PM
MIKE said...
It's great to be famous, and black in America.
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5-31-2008 @ 9:56PM
MIKE said...
If he was white, and poor, he be gone!
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5-31-2008 @ 10:01PM
MIKE said...
People in prison should sue for not getting equal treatment. I think they have a case. People are in jail for the same crime.
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6-16-2008 @ 3:45PM
kimberly mohar said...
im really glad for you gary, like i said bad things happen to good people, and you are good people, im glad you are getting the help you need,, kimberly jane mohar
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