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Thread started 11/18/11 10:53am

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Pointer Sister Arrested for Drugs in L.A.

Pointer Sister Arrested for Drugs in L.A.

Bonnie Pointer
Bonnie Pointer -- a founding member of the famous Pointer Sisters singing group -- was arrested early this morning in Los Angeles for possession of a controlled substance ... TMZ has learned.

According to law enforcement, 61-year-old Pointer was busted for felony possession of a controlled substance at 12:39 AM and hauled to a nearby station-- where she was booked and held on $10,000 bail. Pointer was released from custody around 4:30 AM.

The Pointer Sisters were HUGE in the '70s and '80s -- churning out hits like "Slow Hand" and "Neutron Dance."

TMZ shot footage of Bonnie in L.A. last weekend -- in which the singer revealed her sister Anita is fighting cancer. Bonnie appeared loopy and out of it.

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10:00AM PT Sources close to Anita Pointer tell us she is fine -- she does NOT have cancer. By the way, Bonnie left the Pointer Sisters in the late 70s to pursue a solo career.

http://www.tmz.com/

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Reply #1 posted 11/18/11 10:54am

Timmy84

^ You could tell she's loopy... mentioning Anita having cancer and she doesn't. neutral

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Reply #2 posted 11/18/11 10:55am

Gunsnhalen

wow.... this really saddens me seeing this sad

Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener

All music is shit music and no music is real- gunsnhalen

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Gary Hunts Album Isn't That Good- Soulalive
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Reply #3 posted 11/18/11 10:56am

Timmy84

Gunsnhalen said:

wow.... this really saddens me seeing this sad

She's gonna follow June into an early grave. Hate to be blunt but she is. neutral No one can stay "functional" for long.

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Reply #4 posted 11/18/11 10:57am

Gunsnhalen

Timmy84 said:

Gunsnhalen said:

wow.... this really saddens me seeing this sad

She's gonna follow June into an early grave. Hate to be blunt but she is. neutral No one can stay "functional" for long.

Oh no she is... my gosh she looks like utter shit confused i can't believe even in old age she is doing this stupid shit smh

Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener

All music is shit music and no music is real- gunsnhalen

Datdonkeydick- Asherfierce

Gary Hunts Album Isn't That Good- Soulalive
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Reply #5 posted 11/18/11 11:10am

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In that second pic She looks Noxeema Jackson(Wesley Snipes ) in To Wong Foo omg

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Reply #6 posted 11/18/11 11:13am

Identity

She used to be kinda fine back way back then. When did she transform into a dopehead? confused

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Reply #7 posted 11/18/11 11:13am

G3000

They should get thier facts straight. Bonnie left the group long before they crossed over and had a successeful pop career in the late 70's and 80's. mad

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Reply #8 posted 11/18/11 11:13am

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No one belived me when i posted this in Oct about her possibly ending up like her sister June

Nick Ashford was someone I greatly admired, had the honor of knowing, and was the real-life inspiration for Cowboy Curtis' hair. RIP Nick. - Pee Wee Herman
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Reply #9 posted 11/18/11 11:14am

Timmy84

getxxxx said:

No one belived me when i posted this in Oct about her possibly ending up like her sister June

I believed it.

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Reply #10 posted 11/18/11 11:15am

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G3000 said:

They should get thier facts straight. Bonnie left the group long before they crossed over and had a successeful pop career in the late 70's and 80's. mad

The said the Pointers Sisters which Bonnie was a part of in the 70s when they had hits like Betcha Got A Chick On The Side. So the facts are correct.

Nick Ashford was someone I greatly admired, had the honor of knowing, and was the real-life inspiration for Cowboy Curtis' hair. RIP Nick. - Pee Wee Herman
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Reply #11 posted 11/18/11 11:17am

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Bonnie Pointer

4 January 2011
Photo by Tashi Palmer
Bonnie Pointer

what hapened to this person... Damn Shame Bonnie.
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Reply #12 posted 11/18/11 11:18am

Timmy84

G3000 said:

They should get thier facts straight. Bonnie left the group long before they crossed over and had a successeful pop career in the late 70's and 80's. mad

You know how the media is. lol But the group was successful when Bonnie was with them.

[Edited 11/18/11 11:19am]

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Reply #13 posted 11/18/11 11:21am

Timmy84

banks said:

Bonnie Pointer

4 January 2011
Photo by Tashi Palmer
Bonnie Pointer

what hapened to this person... Damn Shame Bonnie.

lol

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Reply #14 posted 11/18/11 11:24am

Identity

I'm a big fan of the "red album", her solo debut. It's endlessley listenable. "More and More" goes directly to the heart.

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Reply #15 posted 11/18/11 12:39pm

SoulAlive

disbelief

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Reply #16 posted 11/18/11 1:10pm

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Bonnie Pointer The Glaring Mug Shot

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TMZ has obtained Bonnie Pointer's mug shot -- taken moments after she was arrested this morning in L.A. for felony drug possession.

As we first reported, Bonnie -- a founding member of the Pointer Sisters -- was busted at 12:39 AM following a traffic stop.

Pointer was released on $10,000 bond at 4:30 AM -- she's due in court on January 17

http://www.tmz.com/

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Reply #17 posted 11/18/11 1:16pm

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Damn shame. disbelief Addiction is no respecter of age.

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #18 posted 11/18/11 1:22pm

Billmenever

banks said:

In that second pic She looks Noxeema Jackson(Wesley Snipes ) in To Wong Foo omg

sexy I couldn't resist.

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Reply #19 posted 11/18/11 1:26pm

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banks said:

Bonnie Pointer The Glaring Mug Shot

1118_pointer_sister_booking_ex_wm
TMZ has obtained Bonnie Pointer's mug shot -- taken moments after she was arrested this morning in L.A. for felony drug possession.

As we first reported, Bonnie -- a founding member of the Pointer Sisters -- was busted at 12:39 AM following a traffic stop.

Pointer was released on $10,000 bond at 4:30 AM -- she's due in court on January 17

http://www.tmz.com/

Despite her looking a mess in the video, she looks great here. Go on and smize Ms. Pointer. lol

Space for sale...
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Reply #20 posted 11/18/11 1:32pm

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sosgemini said:

banks said:

Bonnie Pointer The Glaring Mug Shot

1118_pointer_sister_booking_ex_wm
TMZ has obtained Bonnie Pointer's mug shot -- taken moments after she was arrested this morning in L.A. for felony drug possession.

As we first reported, Bonnie -- a founding member of the Pointer Sisters -- was busted at 12:39 AM following a traffic stop.

Pointer was released on $10,000 bond at 4:30 AM -- she's due in court on January 17

http://www.tmz.com/

Despite her looking a mess in the video, she looks great here. Go on and smize Ms. Pointer. lol

she does

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Reply #21 posted 11/18/11 1:37pm

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Her wigs look really cheap!

Anita is the only Pointer I really love. biggrin

"Keep in mind that I'm an artist...and I'm sensitive about my shit."--E. Badu
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Reply #22 posted 11/18/11 2:23pm

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Timmy84 said:

banks said:

Bonnie Pointer

4 January 2011
Photo by Tashi Palmer
Bonnie Pointer

what hapened to this person... Damn Shame Bonnie.

lol

wink

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Reply #23 posted 11/18/11 2:25pm

Timmy84

banks said:

Timmy84 said:

lol

wink

Thanks for editing. biggrin

Sad picture...

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Reply #24 posted 11/18/11 5:35pm

nursev
Damn shame disbelief and I fuckin hate TMZ they just always kick people when they're down. What little interest I had in them went to hell after they posted mj's autopsy pic-they are terrible.
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Reply #25 posted 11/18/11 6:58pm

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banks said:

In that second pic She looks Noxeema Jackson(Wesley Snipes ) in To Wong Foo omg

falloff

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Reply #26 posted 11/18/11 7:05pm

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OMG thats terrible. She looked like Whitney Houston did back in 2001-2004.

I'm in the mood for love...simply because your near me.
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Reply #27 posted 11/18/11 7:45pm

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She certainly was a beauty back in the day...time and drugs have not been kind to her:

[img:$uid]http://www.arti.../img:$uid]

I'm in the mood for love...simply because your near me.
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Reply #28 posted 11/18/11 7:54pm

Timmy84

Girl4both said:

She certainly was a beauty back in the day...time and drugs have not been kind to her:

[img:$uid]http://www.arti.../img:$uid]

They really haven't.

I don't know when they said she started doing drugs but I'm guessing it was shortly after the Pointer Sisters became famous during their initial 1973-1976 rise but at some point after the mid-1980s, the drug abuse got worse.

I think she was known to have been freebasing around the same time her sisters were enjoying pop success with the Break Out album.

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Reply #29 posted 11/18/11 8:11pm

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sosgemini said:

banks said:

Bonnie Pointer The Glaring Mug Shot

1118_pointer_sister_booking_ex_wm
TMZ has obtained Bonnie Pointer's mug shot -- taken moments after she was arrested this morning in L.A. for felony drug possession.

As we first reported, Bonnie -- a founding member of the Pointer Sisters -- was busted at 12:39 AM following a traffic stop.

Pointer was released on $10,000 bond at 4:30 AM -- she's due in court on January 17

http://www.tmz.com/

Despite her looking a mess in the video, she looks great here. Go on and smize Ms. Pointer. lol

:hifive: Lol! That's what I said! That mugshot is fierce!

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