Fergie Gets Ready For Bluesfest
Fergie Gets Ready For Bluesfest
With white snakeskin handbag in arms, Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson made her way to Los Angeles International Airport for a departing flight on Thursday (July 3).
Followed by paparazzi from her house to the LAX security checkpoint, the Black Eyed Peas frontwoman was reportedly catching a flight to Canada as she prepares to perform at the Ottawa Bluesfest on Tuesday (July 8).
The festival, which kicked off yesterday, is in it’s 15th year and is now Ottawa’s largest music festival with more than 200 acts ready to perform.
Press reports tell that the entertainers are divided among six stages each day - with the Black Crowes, James Taylor, the Tragically Hip and Great Big Sea joining Fergie as the main stage headliners.
Dennis Farina Staring Down Gun Charges
Dennis Farina is still on the same bad trip.
The former Law & Order star was hit Wednesday with three misdemeanor weapons charges stemming from his arrest at LAX last month, when he attempted to board a flight with a loaded semiautomatic pistol in his briefcase.
While the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office opted not to pursue the matter as a felony, the L.A. City Attorney has charged Farina with carrying a weapon into a secured area, possession of a concealed weapon and possession of a loaded weapon in a public place.
“We felt it more than appropriate to file these three misdemeanor charges,” City Attorney’s Office spokesman Frank Mateljan told News. “They found a .22 caliber handgun in his luggage when he was going through an airport security checkpoint. It’s never safe or advisable to bring a loaded weapon into an airport.”
The actor told police at the time that he completely forgot he had the gun in his bag when he went through security.
Following his release from custody on $35,000 bail, the onetime Chicago cop blamed his “own stupidity” for the situation. “I’ll be spending the next few days kicking my own ass,” he said. “No one is more embarrassed than myself.”
Farina is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday. His attorney couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
If convicted on all charges, he is looking at a maximum of two and a half years in jail and more than $3,000 in fines.
Additional reporting by Claudia Rosenbaum