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Living With Your Boyfriend Is A Crime In Florida

An antiquated Florida law has cohabitating couples facing jail time.

Looking for a place to live with your boyfriend in Florida? There's a cozy one-room studio behind bars waiting for you. A state law that dates back to the 1800's condemns opposite-sex unmarried couples living under the same roof.

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Jailbird Blues? Michigan Jail Denies Inmates Their Porn

A Michigan inmate calls a recent pornography ban a "sexual and sensory deprivation."

How do you really make a jailbird suffer? Take away their porn! A 21-year-old inmate in Michigan has filed a lawsuit against the state's governor for violating his civil rights in the most inhumane way possible: prohibiting porn. Kyle Richards is locked up at Macomb County Jail, where all pornography is in violation of the rules. What cruel and unusual punishment!

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How Twitter Can Doom Your Wedding Day

A Chinese couple recently ended up in jail on their wedding day, all because of Twitter.

Watch what you retweet—Twitter, it seems, could wreck your nuptials. Case in point: The UPI is reporting that a Chinese human rights activist, Cheng Jianping, was arrested on what was meant to be her wedding day, all because she retweeted her fiance's politically-charged tweet.

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Charlie Sheen: 'I’m Going To Disneyland!'

In reality, the actor is going to rehab after pleading guilty to assault.

In news that is sure to make Lindsay Lohan wonder ‘How did he do that?’, Charlie Sheen pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault this week but will not serve any jail time. In exchange, the prosecutors have dropped the more serious, felony charges, and Charlie will only serve 30 days of probation, 30 days of rehab, and 36 hours of anger management classes.

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen Is Going To Jail

The actor will plead guilty to a misdemeanor offense, relating to his domestic assault charges.

Even if you are a big, Hollywood TV star, you can't assault your wife and allegedly hold a knife to her neck without spending some time in the slammer. According to People.com, Charlie Sheen with plead guilty to a misdemeanor offence and get 30 days in jail, following an ugly, Christmas Day fight with his wife Brooke Mueller.

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5 Sexiest Celebrity Jailbirds

Lindsay Lohan has avoided jail for now but these other foxy famous folks didn't.

Lindsay Lohan narrowly avoided going to jail this week. But there are plenty of other famous people who didn't avoid the slammer, and today we're going to take a look at a few of our favorites.

Does Anne Hathaway Have Another Thief Boyfriend?

Does Anne Hathaway Have Another Thief Boyfriend?

Anne Hathaway's new boyfriend might like to steal stuff almost as much as her imprisoned ex did.

America's sweetheart Anne Hathaway just can't catch a break. First her boyfriend went to jail for being a crazy-ass fraudster and robbing the Catholic Church. And now her new man-toy is a thief as well!

Dubai Is Getting Quite Sexually Frustrated

Dubai Is Getting Quite Sexually Frustrated

When traveling to the United Arab Emirates PLEASE remember local customs or go to jail.

Dubai, the crown jewel of the UAE, has an interesting relationship with the tourists and the ex-pats fueling its economy. When you come for the tax-free living, you still have to pay attention to their social mores. Thing like boozing, sex and even heavy petting in public are likely to get you tossed in the clink. A couple recently found that out the hard way.

Is Hailey Glassman Going To Jail?

Is Hailey Glassman Going To Jail?

Or has Glassman been framed by the fame-hungry Gosselin?

Oh, Jon. We thought we were done reading news items containing the Gosselin family name. Then you accused ex-girlfriend Hailey Glassman of trashing your apartment. On Christmas. Sigh. When we first read about the incident, we knew only that your apartment had been ransacked—with some items taken and others destroyed—and that there had been a note, calling you a cheater and signed by Hailey Glassman, stuck to the bedroom dresser with a butcher knife. Reading the statement from your lawyer, we even pitied you:

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Man Prefers Jail Over Wife

A Sicilian man tries to got back to jail to escape fights with his wife.

A convict in Sicily decided he'd rather remain in prison than remain under house arrest with his wife.The man, one Santo Gambino, was put in jail for illegally dumping toxic materials and, due to overcrowded prisons in the boot-shaped nation, was later released to house arrest. Unfortunately, being released from the pokey does not make one a free man. Gambino was not home long before he trudged back to the police precinct and asked that he be re-incarcerated.