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O BROTHER, HERE ART THOU: REID BOYS REUNITED AT LAST
Garrett Reid joined his brother Britt at the Montgomery County jail last night after he missed a court-ordered drug test. The eldest son of Eagles coach Andy Reid “failed to appear for a drug test that the probation and parole office demanded,” said Kevin Harley, spokesman for the state Attorney General’s Office. The tests are random and Reid is not given advance notice, said Harley. “It was a miscommunication,” said Ross Weiss, one of Garrett Reid’s attorneys. Weiss said that because his client is not permitted to drive, he must rely on others to take him for the tests. He said they are in the process of requesting a hearing so Garrett Reid can explain why he missed the test. The hearing would likely be before Montgomery County Court Judge Steven T. O’Neill. On Aug. 31, O’Neill ordered Reid to be confined to home and not to drive after an Aug. 10 drug test came back positive for a small amount of morphine. [via the INQUIRER]
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DOG DAY AFTERNOON: KENSINGTON MAN TO TRADE DOGHOUSE FOR ‘BIG HOUSE’
A Kensington man pleaded guilty yesterday to running an illegal dogfighting operation and was ordered to give up his dozen pit bulls. “It was about the same as [suspended NFL quarterback] Michael Vick, but with less money,” Wayne Smith, an animal-cruelty investigator for the Pennsylvania SPCA, said yesterday. Barry White, 32, of the 700 block of East Madison Street, pleaded guilty to cruelty to animals and conspiracy to commit cruelty to animals. If Common Pleas Court Judge Ramy I. Djerassi imposes the maximum sentence, White could land in prison for 14 years and pay a $30,000 fine. But under a plea agreement still to be approved by the judge, White could be sentenced to between six and 23 months and fined $50,000. “He has committed a pretty grave offense,” said Djerassi, who said he did not have enough information yet to render a sentencing decision. “It was systematic and barbaric.” [via the INQUIRER]
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ROBERTO Y ROSE: UNIVERSAL PULLS FUNDING FOR BARBARELLA RE-MAKE
Sin City director Robert Rodriguez is letting his heart get in the way of his better judgment with his forthcoming big-budget remake of Barbarella, a source with knowledge of the production told the Transom. Universal Studios has backed out of backing the movie, whose budget the source pegged at nearly $100 million, because Mr. Rodriguez has insisted on casting his new fiancé, Rose McGowan, in the lead role, famously played by Jane Fonda in the 1968 original directed by Ms. Fonda’s then-husband, Roger Vadim. The movie depicts a futuristic astronaut who travels the galaxy, seductively conquering everything in her path. More famous names floated for the part included Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry and Jessica Alba. “It’s sort of embarrassing for everyone involved,” the source said. “No one thinks Rose can carry the movie, but Robert won’t listen.” [via the TRANSOM]