We heard yesterday that two police officers in Florence, Italy had to be treated at a hospital after a car driven by Jersey Shore star Snooki slammed into their escort vehicle. MTV made some feeble attempts through TMZ to assert that “no one was injured,” but that doesn’t seem to have been the case. Now we’ve learned that Snooki’s license was revoked by the Italian government and that the officers, each of whom will miss a week of work as a result, could potentially take her to civil court for their injuries. They were taken on stretchers to the hospital after the accident, but that seems to have been a precaution as reports have their injuries as minor including bruises, scrapes and more seriously, whiplash.

Snooki was seen out yesterday wearing yet another pair of hideous furry Uggs (the last ones we saw her in were white) and sporting a soft neck brace. She removed it later in the day. Here’s the story from US Weekly:

Snooki’s driver’s license was revoked following her Monday afternoon car crash in Florence, and she might be heading to court, Us Weekly confirms.

The pint-sized Jersey Shore star (real name: Nicole Polizzi) was behind the wheel of a Fiat Multipla with co star Deena in the passenger seat when the fender bender happened. Tests revealed that Snooki, 23, did not have alcohol in her system at the time of the crash.

The incident, which sent two Italian police officers to the hospital for minor injuries, wasn’t without consequences. While Snooki is unlikely to face a criminal prosecution, she could be taken to court in a civil action suit by the two police officers injured in the crash. (The officers, ironically, were hired to escort the reality star through the ancient Italian city.)

“It was nothing serious and they have been released, but they will not be back at work for a week,” a Florence police spokesman said. Under Italian law, the male and female officer — who suffered whiplash injuries and cuts and bruises — have up to 90 days to decide whether to take civil action against Snooki.

As per Italian law, Snooki — having injured fellow motorists — automatically lost her license to drive in the country.

Since the Jersey Shore cast arrived in Italy three weeks ago, they’ve accumulated more than 300 Euro worth of fines for various traffic violations

[From US Weekly]

Years ago my aunt was hit by a cabbie while she was driving, got whiplash, and had to have multiple surgeries on her jaw. Those kind of injuries can be debilitating and last for years.

This won’t do much to derail this show, but maybe Italian officials will put the crack down on filming there. We’ve already heard that they don’t want the show filming around historical locations. Now that Snooki smashed her car into some cops we can see that the Italian officials had good instincts. Really though, it’s not hard to call it like you see it with this lot.

In response to this “accident,” the President of a national Italian American group, UNICO, that has criticized Jersey Shore in the past, blasted Snooki. Radar has some choice quotes from UNICO head Andre Dimino. They’re pretty funny, but seem to give Snooki too much credit:

“She really is the lowest of the low and will do anything for attention, even hitting a police car.

“She is our worst ever export and is an embarrassment for Italian Americans and our whole country.”

“For MTV to go and film in Italy was totally ill conceived, and this latest incident has just added insult to injury as far as I’m concerned.”

Photo credit: WENN.com

21 year-old Jamaican-American singer Sean Kingston, who you might know from his 2007 hit “Beautiful Girls,” is in critical but stable condition at an intensive care unit in Miami. Kingston was injured when the jet ski he was driving crashed into a bridge in Miami on Sunday. A female passenger on the jet ski is listed as “uninjured” by the accident. Luckily a Coast Guard member boating on his day off happened on the accident and tended to Sean and his passenger until help arrived.

TMZ has the story from the guy who rescued Kingston from the water and it all sounds very serious. Apparently Kingston’s life jacket had come off and he was spitting up blood but conscious and able to respond. His passenger said her head hurt, but she was ultimately fine. If no one had been boating in the area right after the accident Kingston could have easily drowned. Here’s more from People:

Hip-hop star Sean Kingston was operating a jet ski in Miami Beach early Sunday evening when the watercraft collided with the Palm Island Bridge. His condition has now been stabilized.

“Sean was heading west from the MacArthur Causeway and Miami Beach Islands when his personal watercraft collided with the bridge, and he and his female passenger ended up in the water,” Jorge Pino, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, the lead investigative agency of the accident, tells PEOPLE.

“A good Samaritan tended to the two of them until Miami Beach Fire Rescue arrived and saw there were injuries,” added Pino.

The rescue team’s assessment was to transport the star and his female passenger to Jackson Ryder Trauma Center in Miami around 6 p.m.

The singer’s publicist, Joseph Carozza, issued the following: “Sean Kingston is now stabilized and has moved from the trauma unit to ICU. Sean’s family thanks everyone for their prayers and support during this time.”

Pino said investigations into the cause of the accident are still underway, but “nothing indicates there was alcohol involved.”

“Nine times out of 10, recklessness on the water involving personal watercraft contributes to accidents,” Pino tells PEOPLE. “That is not necessarily the cause of this one, but we spend a lot of time patrolling the areas looking for violations with jet skis and motor boats.”

Kingston, 21, best known for his 2007 hit “Beautiful Girls,” recently collaborated with Justin Beiber for “Eenie Meeni.” As the 17-year-old Tweeted: “Got my friend @seankingston in my prayers tonight. a true friend and big bro. please keep him in your prayers tonight as well.”

[From People]

A friend of mine died in a white water rafting accident and another friend’s relative drowned at a young age while boating. It’s scary to think of what can happen on the water. Hopefully Kingston will make a full recovery. These kind of stories remind you of how fragile life is.

Sean Kingston is shown on 2/24/11, on 9/28/10 and with Justin Bieber on 7/19/10. Credit: Fame

Pregnant singer Jewel, 36, was involved in a scary car crash over the weekend in Stephenville, Texas with a firetruck. (You can see the photo below, credit to the Stephenville Empire Tribune.) The truck hit Jewel’s car in the passenger side and caused a ton of damage to the point where it looks like if someone was sitting there they could have been seriously injured. Jewel was taken to the hospital for observation, and the Empire Tribune reports that it was just a precaution and was “only due to the fact that she is pregnant.” She’s fine and the baby is fine thank goodness. Jewel tweeted that her car, a Cadillac SRX (which is characterized as a mid size crossover SUV – it looks like a half sedan, half SUV), absorbed the shock of the accident and “kept me safe.”

It was a scary accident, but things could have been much worse.

Singer/songwriter Jewel, who announced in January that she was pregnant with her first child, had her car smashed by a volunteer fire engine in Texas on Friday. Luckily, she was okay, and she took to Twitter to reveal why.

“1 thing I do know is my car saved my & baby’s life-definitely going 2 get another Cadillac SRX! It absorbed all the damage & kept me safe!” the star tweeted.

Cadillac certainly appreciated that tweet.

She also gave an update as to her health:

“Hey everyone-just got released from the ER & my Dr’s office- everything is fine-me & the baby r ok- thanx 4 all your thoughts & prayers,” she wrote. “Dr said no working out- so I’m going to take it easy this weekend. Just a little sore and banged up- but feeling so blessed this morning.”

[From Huffington Post]

Those SUVs may by safe for the drivers, but they’re not considered as safe for other cars on the road since they’re so high and can hit smaller cars right where people are sitting. (Minivans are generally safer than SUVs, although what makes the difference of course is the driver.) Jewel’s car is lower to the ground though, and it looks like she could have been seriously hurt by the height difference between the truck and her own car. At least this story has a happy ending and everything is ok for Jewel and her baby. It’s unclear who caused the accident or if anyone is at fault. You never know what could happen when you’re driving and stories like this remind us that it’s important to stay alert and cautious.

Jewel and her husband Ty Murray are shown at the Grammy Awards on 2/13/11. Jewel is also shown on 2/11/11. Credit: WENN.com

Here’s a funny video of Usher serenading an overzealous fan on stage in concert at Madison Square Garden on Monday night. Usher was singing “Trading Places” to a woman who was all over him, really getting into it and knew all the words to the song. The two were lounging on a recliner on stage when the woman tried to flip around to get face to face with him – and ended up kicking him in the face with her boot! That’s at 5:23 in the video above.

The woman apologized, wiped Usher’s face and seemed embarrassed that she got so carried away. Usher immediately stopped singing and the crowd was roaring. He joked “We play most of the day, you know, we kick each other in the face and all kinds of stuff.” He then stopped the song, gave the fan a hug, and then stepped off stage.

Aw, I like how he handled that! Usher could have been mad but he played it off well.

Rumor has it that Usher is cheating on his current girlfriend, his co-manager and stylist Grave Miguel, with a backup dancer named Saidah. Usher divorced his first wife and the mother of his two young sons, Tameka Foster, in 2009.

[story via Celebuzz]

A couple of days ago, Radar Online posted video of Dancing with the Stars hostess Brooke Burke getting super pissy in a videotaped deposition regarding potentially stolen goods purchased by her and her boyfriend, David Charvet. We didn’t report it at the time because the story seemed somewhat vague to me and I wasn’t sure if there was interest in it. Brooke and David are being questioned as part of a civil lawsuit in which a high end appliances store is suing a former employee for stealing and fencing their inventory. These two bought about $70,000 worth of appliances for their new home from the employee, who instructed them to write out checks directly to her. They’re claiming they had no idea the goods were stolen, but they only paid about 1/2 the value on the items. The lawyer for the plaintiff insists tahat Charvet and Brooke knew exactly what was going on. Charvet’s brother-in-law is a friend of the accused employee’s boyfriend, who is said to have introduced Charvet to her. Here’s more from Radar, which has quotes from the plaintiff’s lawyer:

Brooke Burke’s live-in boyfriend –former Baywatch star David Charvet — knew he was buying stolen goods from a high-end design store, charges the attorney representing the victimized store.

The Dancing with the Stars host was deposed in a lawsuit brought by EuroConcepts versus Zalfa “Zee” Halaby, a former store employee.

RadarOnline.com broke the story Monday that Burke was heavily questioned about buying and receiving stolen merchandise. Her deposition is on video and you can see it here.

In a new exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, Sanford Passman, attorney for the plaintiffs in the civil suit, said he believes Charvet knew he was buying stolen goods.

“I absolutely believe that Charvet knew what was going on,” Passman told RadarOnline.com. “As for whether Brooke knew, who knows? She very well may have turned over all the financial dealings to David but my problem with that is that she went to EuroConcepts, she had Halaby into her house on more than one occasion.

“Maybe David was running the show but how she couldn’t have found out I find hard to believe.”

Burke and Charvet have two children together. Checks from one of Burke’s accounts were made out directly to Halaby instead of to the store in 2007. Halaby was also paid in cash. In her deposition Burke reveals that Charvet sometimes has the ability to authorize checks from her account and also strongly contends she had no idea that Halaby was allegedly cheating her employer.

In the civil complaint another person accused of purchasing stolen goods is Charvet’s brother-in-law Daniel Kessouss.

“Our position is that Halaby had this thing going on for some time and that she had a romantic relationship with one of the defendants, Naftali Amiel,” Passman told RadarOnline.com. “Amiel introduced David Charvet to Halaby and also knows another one of the defendants, Charvet’s brother in law, Daniel Kessous.

“I think it was one of those situations where one person told another person about the great deal they could get with this woman.”

According to Passman, there is also a related criminal case and he theorizes that he can get Halaby to tell all about who knew what.

“If the investigation continues, Halaby will most likely cop a plea deal on her criminal matter, she’ll lose her 5th amendment right and I will put her on the witness stand in the civil trial and she’ll spill her guts,” Passman told RadarOnline.com.

Passman says he tried twice to schedule a site inspection of Charvet’s Malibu home, (which he shares with Burke) but the couple continue to cancel.

He charges that they purchased an outdoor stainless steel gas BBQ, fridge, freezer, microwave and a six burner range from Halaby.

“We wanted to take pictures of the merchandise they had installed in their home so we could match it with the serial numbers of what they bought. But they keep canceling,” Passman told RadarOnline.com.

Burke and Charvet allegedly bought roughly $70,000 worth of appliances and, in the deal of a lifetime, only paid about half of that price. According to the complaint, Burke and Charvet paid Halaby directly for the merchandise with a check and in some cases, cash. EuroConcepts never saw a penny of the money.

“Our job now is to find out how deeply Brooke Burke and David Charvet are ensnared in this,” Passman said.

[From Radar Online]

As far as celebrity scandals go, this one is relatively minor but it’s still interesting. Brooke was really annoyed in that deposition so I’m inclined to think she had no idea about this and is fed up with being blamed for it. If her boyfriend knew he could still face some legal charges. It seems suspicious that these two aren’t letting the lawyer get the serial numbers off the appliances they purchased. I used to see Brooke as this kind of sunny happy-go-lucky person but now that I’ve seen this deposition I’m getting the impression that her whole media persona is an act. This could do some minor damage to her reputation.

Paris Hilton was firmly seated on the passenger side when her boyfriend, Cy Waits, ran over a female photographer’s leg with his car and left the scene. Waits reportedly gunned the car to get away from a swarm of paparazzi when he hit someone. Radar Online has a video and it doesn’t look like the accident was Waits’ fault, to be honest. He was just lurching his car along trying to get away when he hit the woman. That part is at :45 seconds in.

To be fair he did stop and ask her if she was ok, the woman said “yes” and that’s when he left. Paris later tweeted about how the paparazzi “ruined” her evening. She wrote “Lovely evening with friends and family ruined by aggressive paparazzi. They are literally insane!” Then why did she go to a restaurant where they’re known to frequent? I’m sure her boyfriend ruined more than that woman’s evening when he ran over her damn leg and left the scene.

Hilton and Waits — arrested in Las Vegas just last month — were involved in an alleged hit and run accident outside of swanky Boa restaurant in West Hollywood, CA. on Wednesday night.

Video of the incident clearly shows that Waits was behind the wheel of his Bentley when he ran over the leg of a photographer, only identified as ‘Carol’.

The car was surrounded by paparazzi when an eyewitness says Waits “gunned” the car and hit the woman, who was knocked to the pavement.

The video shows Waits rolled down his window and asked if the pap was OK, to which another photographer responded, “yes” and told him to go.

Waits and Hilton then left the scene of the accident, but then on the video, you can hear someone yelling, “hit and run… hit and run.”

Police were called to the scene and were later seen questioning Waits, and giving him a field sobriety test.

Authorities tell RadarOnline.com that Waits was “detained”, but later released. At this time, no charges have been filed in the case, as police continue to investigate.

Paramedics were also called to the scene of the accident, and they transported the woman to the hospital for treatment for a cut on her right shin.

[From Radar Online]

I was ready to condemn Waits for this, but it looks like it could have been a mistake if you watch the videos on Radar and TMZ. I guess he turned right unexpectedly, but it didn’t look to me like he was gunning the car or was deliberately trying to hit someone as a paparazzo claims afterwards in that video on Radar. He was driving the car slow and lurching along, not gunning it. The photographers were surrounding it and harassing him and Paris. I hate that I’m defending either one of them, but it’s not like they were trying to hurt anyone and it didn’t look to me like the guy was driving recklessly. He should have stayed there and waited for cops, but he did return afterwards at least. And I was hoping Paris was driving and would get sent to jail. Maybe that will happen next month, as in October.

Paris is shown out on 9/29. Credit: Fame

Below is video of Mariah Carey performing in Singapore over the weekend. In the middle of the song, Mariah seems to get caught up in her heels and she dramatically falls over. Only not really – it’s like Mariah knew that she was going to fall, so she did it in slow motion, gently rocking over onto her cushiony body. The best part of the video is her backup dancer/singer guy who pretty much sees the drama unfold before his eyes and immediately tries to lift up Mariah’s now dead weight as she just gives in to gravity. The dude totally assumes the position to carry her off, which… I mean, Mariah must demand that all the time. So he was prepared.

Mariah Carey — who has yet to publicly confirm that she is pregnant — stumbled and fell in the middle of a performance this weekend in Singapore, but laughed it off. Carey, 40, was wearing her trademark high heels when she lost her footing while singing her 1992 hit Make It Happen on Saturday. Her dancers quickly helped her up, and she jokingly told the crowd, “I did that on purpose!”

A female assistant removed Carey’s shoes as she continued to sing; she finished the 90-minute performance barefoot. Carey was in Singapore, along with Missy Elliott and Adam Lambert, to perform a series of concerts this weekend at the Padang in celebration of the Singapore Grand Prix. And interestingly, during another concert on Sunday, Carey drank from a champagne glass while on stage, although there’s no way to know if the glass contained champagne or a non-alcoholic drink.

The Grammy award winning singer later took to Twitter to thank her fans.

“TY SO much to my fans in Singapore!!! Yeah, several hectic moments, (lol!)but I tried to swirl them into festive!.Love+ God Bless! Again Singapore, thanks so much for allowing me to just be who I am &just have fun+connect w/everyone there! Thanks 4 the LOVE!x0x,” she Tweeted.

RadarOnline.com exclusively reported on August 25 that Carey was four months pregnant at that time.

[From Radar]

Mariah has pretty much confirmed that she’s pregnant, so I think this really could have been bad, you know? But instead the angels wept when Mariah lost her footing and everyone is okay. Note to Mariah: take off the heels and take a break! You’ve earned it, girl! No one is going to judge you for sitting at home and eating donuts while you’re knocked up. Well… Gisele would judge you, but you can just sit on her until she passes out.

Mariah on August 22, 2010. Credit: WENN.

Last week, Hollywood husband Dean McDermott ended up in ICU with a collapsed lung after his second crash while racing dirt bikes. The husband of Tori Spelling even had to be outfitted with a catheter- which he Tweeted about. Now that Dean is home and recovering, sources report that he has banned the dirt biking, much to the relief of Tori. Anyone who watches their reality show knows that the activity was becoming a major source of strife within the marriage, so maybe the crash was a good thing.

Dean McDermott’s recent motorcycle crash did what months of nagging by his wife Tori Spelling couldn’t – it caused him to give up a sport he loves.

Dean, a speed enthusiast, was rushed to the ICU of a Los Angeles hospital on June 29 after crashing his dirt bike – his second crash this year. He suffered a punctured and collapsed lung, which left him unable to move and bleeding heavily from his right side.

A panicked Tori, 37, rushed to his bedside – and begged him to give up the dangerous sport for good, say pals.

The couple, who married in 2006 and have two young children, have admitted that their relationship is sometimes rocky. And one of their most contentious battles has been over Dean’s obession with motorcycle racing, revealed the insider.

After Dean’s crash in January, in which he fractured his shoulder, he agreed to ride only as a hobby and to give up professional racing.

But after seeing Tori’s anguish over his injuries from his most recent smash-up, Dean, 43, agreed to stop riding dirt bikes altogether.

“He’s done tempting fate and ready to recommit himself to Tori and the kids.”

[From The National Enquirer print version, July 19, 2010]

Well, I’m glad Dean agreed to cut out the foolish, reckless behavior. But now he is going to have to find something else to fill up his time, and let’s face it- that won’t be his wife and kids. His “obession” with dirt bikes, in my opinion, is a signal that he’s bored and unfulfilled. But what else is there? His acting career is kaput ever since he married Tori. If it weren’t for the reality show and Tori’s books, they’d have no work at all. Maybe he needs to get out there and start reviving his acting career so he can stay out of trouble.

George Michael has been busted causing an accident while drunk driving, ramming his car into three parked cars, passed out in his car with drugs, passed out in his car at a light, and trolling for sex in parks, public restrooms, and the Internet – which he freely admits to. He’s also been busted for crack possession, admits to smoking 7-8 joints every day, and finds it humorous that Elton John and Bono want him to go to rehab. All that considered, is it surprising that Michael ran his Range Rover over a curb and into the side of a photo store in London at 3:30 in the morning? (TMZ and The Daily Mail have photos of the aftermath, would could be worse.)

George Michael has been arrested after he crashed his car into a shop front in the early hours of the morning.

The Careless Whisper singer was caught on CCTV mounting the kerb in his Ranger Rover and ploughing into Snappy Snaps in Hampstead, north London.

Following the collision, the shocked former Wham! star climbed out of his 4×4 and waited for police to arrive.

He was not breathalysed, insisting to officers he had not been drinking.

But he is thought to have been tested for drugs at a north London police station, the Daily Mirror reported.

No drugs were recovered and the 47-year-old star was released on bail until August.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed: ‘Police were called at approximately 3.30am on Sunday to reports of a vehicle in collision with a building.

‘Officers attended and a man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of being unfit to drive.

‘He was taken to a north London police station and later bailed to return on August 13 pending inquiries.’

The incident is the seventh time George, who openly admits to being a cannabis user, has been at the centre of a police investigation into his driving.

Last year, he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence when his Land Rover hit a lorry on the A34 in Berkshire.

He had just completed a two-year driving ban at the time and was subsequently released without charge.

Yesterday, the front of the photo shop still showed signs of damage, with the door frame window shattered and wooden panelling cracked.

The shop is close to Hampstead Heath, where George was caught having sex three years ago.

It is also near to his Highgate home.

[From The Daily Mail]

Is it just me or does anyone else get “Careless Whisper” stuck in a loop in their head once it’s mentioned? I just can’t stop singing it to myself, damnit. That’s why this guy is so rich. Quick – don’t think of “Last Christmas.”

Why didn’t cops give him a Breathalyzer and when is Michael going to get his license revoked for good? He had it taken away in 2007 for two years after pleading guilty to DUI. This is his seventh driving offense. They should rip up his license before he kills someone. He’ll have to hire a driver to help him troll the parks for sex with strangers. There comes a point when this kind of sh*t is no longer funny and in George’s case that was several years ago.

George Michael is shown out in October, 2009 (credit: Zibi/WENN.com) and performing in Australia on 2/26/10. (credit: Robert Wallace/WENN.com

Tori Spelling’s husband, Dean McDermott, is in the intensive care unit after a nasty spill off a dirt bike. Viewers of the couple’s reality show know that Dean’s growing enthusiasm (obsession?) with dirt biking has been a source of strife for the couple lately, and that Dean has already had one previous accident. Sources say McDermott will be ok.

Tori Spelling’s husband Dean McDermott is in an intensive care unit after a dirt bike accident.

The reality star, 43, has been hospitalized with a punctured, collapsed lung, ET confirms. He is expected to stay in ICU for a few more days, but is said to make a full recovery.

Earlier this year, McDermott was in a motorcycle accident in which he fractured his shoulder.

[From MSNBC]

As a wife, here’s how I would react: first, I’d freak out. Then, once I found out my husband was ok, I’d kick his ass for being a 43-year-old guy playing on dirtbikes and wrecking himself. Seriously, does this whole dirtbike thing reek of midlife crisis or what? I guess it’s better than chasing 20-year-olds. Anyway, I hope Dean is okay and I’m sure we will be seeing an entire episode of “Tori & Dean” dedicated to this very soon.