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12 Stars Who’ve Been Extorted

12 Stars Who've Been Extorted

Poor John Stamos. He’s the latest to be the target of an extortion scheme, although, according to his publicist, the blackmailers had nothing to leverage except pictures of John posing with fans. John’s spokesperson, Matt Polk, said, “Since this is a pending federal criminal prosecution, John is not at liberty to discuss the matter at this time.” So I’m not sure we can expect that to get cleared up anytime soon. [CNN]

John seems to be in good company. As the famous and fabulous family of extortion targets moves over to make room for their new member, let’s look back at some recent cases of celebrities in the same boat. Maybe these folks could give John some advice from experience?

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Drugs, Alcohol, Celebrities And Television Can Be A Deadly Combination


Jet lag? I think not. In this 2007 interview to promote “ER” in Australia, John Stamos was clearly wasted out of his mind. In fact, the first word out of his mouth was “vodka.” He followed it up by reading the host’s lines off the teleprompter and making crude gestures. Two years later, John is finally admitting that he was in fact on sleeping pills and also just plain ol’ “plastered” in this clip. Duh. Well, at least he’s not a real doctor. [Celebitchy]

After the jump, some more of our favorite under-the-influence television appearances. Whether the stars admit it or not.

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Quick Pic: John Stamos Is The Life Of The Arty

John Stamos with portrait

Restaurant Tratorria Dopo Teatro in Manhattan has started a Wall Of Fame for celebrity art. And their first honoree to be hung is Uncle Jesse John Stamos, of course! Painted by Jim Warren, the portrait is a collage of The Stamos’ most classic moments. Who do you think they should immortalize next? [via Grub Street]

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Quick Pic: John Stamos Got A New ‘Gina

John Stamos and Gina Gershon

Uncle Jesse John Stamos stepped out to the New York premiere of “Inglourious Basterds” with bisexual actress Gina Gershon. From the looks of it, these pretty people are bumpin’ uglies. [NYC, 8/17/09]

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John Stamos Bringing “Full House” To A Theater Near You

John Stamos recasts

John Stamos is bringing down the house…more like “Full House.” The sitcom’s star is working on a plan to bring Uncle Jesse and the gang back to the big screen for a “Full House” movie, but don’t expect Ashley and Mary-Kate to take turns sucking on a pacifier. Stamos is recasting the show for the film version, which he told The New York Daily News “would probably take place in the early years of the sitcom,” which graced TVs across the country from 1987 to 1995. Stamos hopes James Franco will slick up his hair and take over his role as Uncle Jesse. He’d love for Steve Carell to channel Bob Saget as papa Danny Tanner, and for Tracy Morgan to get goofy as best friend Joey Gladstone. After the jump, some of our suggestions for Stamos and whatever lucky writer gets to pen this script.

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