Tara Patrick (aka Carmen Electra) was arrested by Miami Beach police in November 1999 and charged with battering her husband, former NBA star Dennis Rodman. However, charges against the "Baywatch" star were eventually dropped.

Dennis Rodman was arrested by Miami Beach police in November 1999 and charged with assaulting his wife, actress Carmen Electra. Charges were dropped later that month. The former NBA star was arrested one month later in California (bottom mug shot) and charged with DWI. In July 2000, Rodman pleaded guilty to drunk driving and driving without a valid license charges. He was fined $2000 and placed on three years probation.

George Clinton, the colorful singer known as Dr. Funkenstein, was busted in December 2003 by Florida cops and charged with possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. The 62-year-old Parliament-Funkadelic founder, who owns a home in Tallahassee, spent less than an hour in the Leon County Jail before coming up with the $2650 he needed to bond out.

Tommy Lee was arrested by North Carolina cops in October 1999 and charged with assault and inciting a riot with ethnic animosity (the alleged crimes occurred during a concert). In March 2000, Pam's ex pleaded no contest to simple assault and was sentenced to 18 months probation.

Lil' Kim (aka Kimberly Jones) was arrested by New Jersey cops in July 1996 and charged with possession of marijuana. The rapper was rounded up after a police raid on the Teaneck home of Biggie Smalls (aka Christopher Wallace), her rap rabbi.

Michael Jackson was photographed by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's office following his November 2003 arrest for child molestation. The 45-year-old "King of Pop" was released after posting $3 million bail.

Microsoft boss Bill Gates was photographed by the Albuquerque, New Mexico police in 1977 after a traffic violation (details of which have been lost over time).

Music producer P. Diddy, Puffy, Diddy, Puff Daddy, Puff (real name: Sean Combs) was arrested by the NYPD in December 1999 and charged with possession of a firearm following a shooting at a Manhattan nightclub. Police pulled over Combs, who was fleeing with an entourage that included his then girlfriend Jennifer Lopez, and found a gun under the front seat of his Lincoln Navigator. A jury found him not guilty in March 2001.

Actor Nick Nolte was arrested by the California Highway Patrol on September 11, 2002 and charged with driving under the influence.

"Godfather of Soul" James Brown, 70, was arrested by Aiken County cops in January 2004 and charged with domestic violence after allegedly pushing his wife to the floor during an argument at the couple's South Carolina home. Tommie Rea Brown, 33, suffered "scratches and bruises to her right arm and hip" during the bedroom dispute, according to investigators.

Al Pacino was arrested in 1961 for carrying a concealed weapon, but the charges were later dropped. He told the police he was on his way to an acting job and needed the weapon for the skit. He was 21-years-old when this mug shot was taken.

When he was 19, rapper 50 Cent pleaded guilty to selling controlled substances (heroin and crack cocaine). Later, in July 2005, he received two years of probation for three counts of assault and battery stemming from an incident a year prior when the singer jumped into the audience after being hit by a water bottle.

Tupac Shakur was photographed by the New York State Department of Correctional Services in March 1995. The rap star, convicted in December 1994 of the felony sexual abuse of a female fan, spent a few months upstate before being bailed out by producer Suge Knight. Shakur, who was sentenced to 1-1/2-to-4-1/2 years in the can, was murdered in September 1996.

Prince Roger Nelson (popstar). Arrested 4 being too funky in 1981.

Music legend David Bowie was arrested in upstate New York in March 1976 on a felony pot possession charge. The Thin White Duke, 29 at the time, was nabbed along with Iggy Pop and two other codefendants at a Rochester hotel following a concert. Bowie was held in the Monroe County jail for a few hours before being released. The below Rochester Police Department mug shot was taken three days after Bowie's arrest, when the performer appeared at City Court for arraignment.

Singer Bobby Brown was photographed twice on November 7, 2002. After Atlanta cops charged him with possession of marijuana, speeding, and driving without a license or proof of insurance, they discovered an outstanding warrant in neighboring DeKalb County (where he was popped in April 1996 for DUI). The oft-arrested Mr. Whitney Houston posed first at the Atlanta City Jail in a khaki shirt, and after posting bond was transported to the DeKalb County Jail for a second, more casual b'ball jersey/t-shirt photo. He posed for a third mug (in a nifty striped sweater) on January 17, 2003 after pleading guilty to the 1996 DUI and being sentenced to eight days in jail. The fourth mug shot was taken in August 2003 after Brown was picked up for alleged probation violations. The recidivist was photographed at the DeKalb County Jail in February 2004, after a judge revoked his probation. And finally, in July 2004 Brown reported to the Fulton County Jail for booking in order to avoid an arrest warrant after he got busted in December 2003 for misdemeanor battery following a fight with the missus. Oops, we said finally, but Brown was arrested again in March 2006 in Massachusetts after a check turned up a 1992 warrant for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and an uninsured motor vehicle trailer. He posted for the bottom photo and posted $40 bail before heading out on his way.

Jimi Hendrix was arrested at Toronto International Airport airport in May 1969 after customs inspectors found heroin and hashish in his luggage. Hendrix, who claimed the drugs were slipped into his bag by a fan without his knowledge, was later acquitted of the charges.

Arrested May 1993 for DUI in Los Angles.

Johnny Cash was arrested in October 1965 at the El Paso International Airport after U.S. Customs agents found hundreds of pep pills and tranquilizers in his luggage as he returned from a trip to Juarez, Mexico. The Man in Black spent a night in the county jail and later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count, for which he paid a $1000 fine and received a 30-day suspended sentence.

In January 2007, weeks after pleading no contest to a reckless driving charge stemming from a drunk driving arrest in September 2006, Paris Hilton was pulled over and issued a citation for driving with a suspended license. She signed a document acknowledging she was not allowed to drive (but did anyway) and was again pulled over in February, this time charged with a probation violation. As a result, she was sentenced to 45 days in jail, which she began serving in June 2007. Hilton modeled for the mug shot on the left after her September 2006 arrest. The shot on the right was snapped by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department when she began serving her sentence.

Now that John Gotti's pushing up daisies at St. John's Cemetery, all we have to remind us of the Dapper Don are these mug shots--pictures, shattered pictures of the smiles we left behind.

Marion "Suge" Knight is pictured in a California Department of Corrections mug shot taken in March 1997. The notorious rap producer was serving a stretch for violating probation on a prior assault conviction.

Music legend David Bowie was arrested in upstate New York in March 1976 on a felony pot possession charge. The Thin White Duke, 29 at the time, was nabbed along with Iggy Pop and two other codefendants at a Rochester hotel following a concert. Bowie was held in the Monroe County jail for a few hours before being released. The below Rochester Police Department mug shot was taken three days after Bowie's arrest, when the performer appeared at City Court for arraignment.

David Bowie (REBEL! REBEL!)






US immigration seems to be very strict when it comes to drug abuse and convictions related to it, see Amy Winehouse. How come that celebrities like David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and George Michael never have any problems with US customs or immigration authorities ?

It's rather FREAKY what you can get a hold to under the Freedom of Information Act! But here are some famous Celebrity Mug-Shots. Will show 4 per posting.

From: Smoking Gun:

Carmen Electra (Gold Digger! )

David Bowie (REBEL! REBEL!)

The rapper Snoop Dogg was booked on a felony charge of possession of a dangerous weapon in November 2006. Snoop (real name: Calvin Broadus) posed for the below mug shot while being processed by the Orange County Sheriff's Department. The performer, 35, was charged in connection with an incident at John Wayne Airport during which security personnel discovered a collapsible baton in his luggage.

Vanilla Ice (real name: Robert Van Winkle) was arrested in April 2008 by Florida sheriff's deputies and charged with domestic battery after his wife told police he assaulted her. The 40-year-old "Ice Ice Baby" singer was then taken to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, where he posed for the below mug shot.

Robert Van Winkle (aka Vanilla Ice) was arrested by Davie, Florida police in January 2001 after allegedly pulling hair out of his wife's head during an argument. Van Winkle, who copped to disorderly conduct in April 2001, was sentenced to probation and ordered to attend family therapy sessions.

ROFLMAO that Bobby has 1000 mugshots

Rap star Jay-Z (real name: Shawn Carter) was arrested by New York City cops in December 1999 for allegedly stabbing a record executive at a Manhattan nightclub. Originally charged with felony assault, the performer pleaded guilty in October 2001 to a reduced misdemeanor count and was sentenced to three years probation.

This mug shot of Mel Gibson was taken following the Hollywood star's slur-spewing drunk driving bust in July 2006. Considering some of the booking photos previously snapped by Los Angeles sheriff's deputies, the 50-year-old actor looks downright dapper.

Admitted mass murderer and Mafia turncoat Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano was sentenced in October 2002 to 19 years in prison for heading an Arizona-based narcotics syndicate specializing in the club drug Ecstasy. Before he became a pusher, Gravano served as John Gotti's right-hand man in the Gambino crime family. After testifying against the Dapper Don, Gravano was relocated out west, courtesy of the witness protection program. It was there that Gravano resumed his life of crime--and had this mug shot taken by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

PanicAttack said:

Man, the guy looks dapper even being arrested.

CalhounSq said:

Isn't that TERRIBLE! He's the only person I know who has gotton into a FIGHT at DISNEY WORLD! Of all places!

PanicAttack said:

Disney World? Sheesh!

In 1995, Bobby Brown was arrested for a fight which caused a man's ear to be partially torn off, at Disney World. Charges were dropped after he settled out of court.

Troubled ex-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was busted by Arizona cops in December 2004 and charged with misdemeanor criminal damage. According to Scottsdale police, an inebriated Tyson departed the Pussycat Lounge at 12:45 AM and jumped on the hood of a stranger's car, causing about $1500 in damage (the boozy boxer/hood ornament was yelling at the car's driver while perched on his hands and knees on top of the 1999 Toyota Solara).

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was arrested in December 2006 on drunk driving and cocaine possession charges following a police stop outside an Arizona nightclub. Tyson, 40, was pulled over when his BMW nearly struck a sheriff's cruiser after he left a Scottsdale bar. When he failed field sobriety tests, the pugilist was arrested for driving under the influence. A subsequent search turned up two small bags of cocaine in Tyson's pocket and another bag in his car. He was booked into the Maricopa County Sheriff's lockup, where the below mug shots were snapped.

Mike Tyson posed for Arizona sheriff's deputies in November 2007 after reporting to a Maricopa County lockup to serve a day in jail. The former boxing champ, 41, had pleaded guilty to felony cocaine possession and a misdemeanor drunk driving count following a December 2006 arrest. In addition to a brief jail stay, Tyson was sentenced to three years probation, ordered to perform 360 hours of community service, and directed to undergo drug testing.

In 1972, Jagger, Keith Richards and three others were arrested on charges of assault and obstructing justice after getting into a brawl with a photographer. The group pleaded guilty, were released, and the charges dropped.

PanicAttack said:

Man, the guy looks dapper even being arrested.

man theres some good ones in there. George Clinton and JBs are hilarious.