In brief: Wrestler actor arrested

LAST UPDATED AT 12:26 ON Fri 20 Feb 2009

Scott Siegel, the actor who played a steroids dealer alongside Mickey Rourke (pictured) in the critically acclaimed movie The Wrestler, has been arrested - for allegedly dealing in illegal steroids. According to court papers, Siegel, 34, was taken into custody after a high-speed police chase on Wednesday evening in Eastchester, New York, and now faces federal charges including attempting to distribute steroids and assaulting a federal agent............The New York Post has apologised for publishing a cartoon that appeared to some to liken President Barack Obama to a chimpanzee........... Kathleen Turner, the 54-year-old actress, will return to the Broadway production of The Third Story at the Lucille Lortel this weekend, complete with leg brace and cane, made necessary by a injury to her knee earlier this week............ A photograph has been leaked to celebrity website TMZ showing the injuries suffered by singer R&B singer Rihanna in an alleged attack by her boyfriend Chris Brown............ Kate Winslet, who will find out on Sunday if she has won an Oscar for her performance in The Reader, says she will no longer take on any role that requires nudity. The 33-year-old actress told Time: "I don't want to become 'that actress who always gets her kit off'"............ Bookmakers lost £100,000 in a suspected gambling sting surrounding Paul Weller's win at the Brit awards. As reported here, William Hill suspended betting after a flurry of wagers on the former Jam frontman were placed the day before the awards............

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