Next time you get your hair cut, make sure your stylist isn't a thief who will take you for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
That’s what happened to Jennifer Aniston, Liv Tyler, Melanie Griffith, Anne Hathaway, and Scott Speedman after they got their haircut by conwoman Maria Gariella Perez, owner of an upscale salon called Chez Gabriela Studio in Beverly Hills.
According to court documents, Perez is accused of stealing credit card information from her clients and “fraudulently [charging] approximately $280,000 worth of charges in a one year period.” Perez reportedly stole $214,000 from Liv Tyler alone!
Poor Livy!
Perez was arrested for federal charges and will appear in court today.
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Has Melanie Griffith finally gained control over her addiction to prescription meds and booze?
It would seem so!
"Addiction's a tough enemy to defeat," tells the actress "I think of it as a monster. If I feed it, it will always want more and more, so now I'm letting it starve to death in a corner. But it's always there."
Melanie, who entered rehab last August, no longer drinks or pops pills and compares it to feeling like "getting out of prison."
Keep up the good work, bb!
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Left: Melanie Griffith shopping in Beverly Hills on Friday. Right: NYC socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein (aka The Cat Lady).
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How sad!
Rumors were flying around about Melanie Griffith yesterday after a picture surfaced with Melanie sporting a black eye. The speculation forced her rep to come out and explain the horrible truth about Melanie's current condition.
Apparently, the bruising around her eye is a result of a procedure she had done to remove cancer cells from her face! The news follows Melanie's most recent stint in rehab, as she battles an addiction to pain meds.
What a year she's had!
We hope she is feeling better and stays strong through this ordeal she is facing.
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Looks like rehab did some good to Melanie Griffith.
As we mentioned a few months ago, Griffith was admitted to rehab for "drug addiction."
Melanie was hooked on pain meds, which were a result of three knee operations after a ski accident.
The 52-year-old was spotted yesterday leaving Beverly Hills restaurant Mr. Chow's. And, surprisingly, she was looking pretty good!
We hope rehab she's able to stay sober this time!
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Remember when we reported Melanie Griffith had checked back into rehab?
Now we know why!
Pain meds, which were a result of three knee operations after a ski accident.
Unfortunately for Melanie, after 6 years of living the clean and sober life, the drugs caused her to relapse and enter the revolving door known as rehab.
But she wasn't forced! In fact, it was Melanie's idea to go back.
Husband and heartthrob Antonio Banderas told Ellen DeGeneres on Wednesday that "In March, she came to me and said, 'I'm feeling a little bit weak in my determination for this … so I just thought to go to rehabilitation by myself.' ".
Luckily for her, she has the full support of her family. Banderas went on to say "…the whole entire family is supporting her, and I am supporting her, and at this particular time more than ever. I'm very proud of her."
Hopefully after this she'll stay on the clean and sober path!
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Hope she had her room on hold!
Melanie Griffith's rep has officially announced that the irrelevant actress has checked herself back into rehab.
However, they're making it sound more like a spa weekend rather than a desperate attempt to get attention a way to get help.
"She is there to reinforce her commitment to stay healthy," says her publicist. "This is part of a routine plan that was designed between her and her doctors years ago."
Yes, because years ago, she also had a drug and alcohol problem. Someone keeps letting her out before she can fully recover!
While her rep is playing the "health" angle, we're hearing another tune from insiders close to Melanie and her husband Antonio Banderas. According to them, this stunt was forced upon her in order to save her marriage. The insider revealed: "The reason Melanie checked in was her husband was demanding that she get clean and sober. He told her that if she didn't get the help she needed it would be the end of their marriage."
Threats tend to work with junkies. But no worries Antonio: the 15 minutes she'll garner from this will get her back on her feet in no time!
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