If you read my blog or follow my work you know that I love to monitor the actions of the rich and famous…i.e., celebrity gossip…smile.

There seems to be a trend of celebrities getting into trouble. Apparently, it is not enough to be rich and famous; you must also have a criminal record added to your portfolio.

We recently saw Miley Cyrus hitting the bong. Wesley Snipes doing jail time for tax evasion. (Jail should be very interesting for the Blade superstar. I hope his martial arts skills are up to snuff, as his new bedmates might have him reprise his role from Too Wong Fu.) And please, let’s not forget the endless stints of Lindsey Lohan in rehab. I mean, after seven or eight times, this is no longer rehab but a summer home.

Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston are gagging because their 17-year-old daughter, Bobby Christina, is supposedly out of control. Hello, I know those two may have memory lapses due to the excessive “partying,” but they should be glad their daughter is not a drug-dealing banshee, given what she was exposed to by her parents. If they need some visual reference, all they need to do to watch some reruns of “Being Bobby Brown.”

We use to expect such behavior from music artist, who seem to always be in court, on trial or in jail. Little Wayne, Snoop Dog, Little Kim and T.I. and his boo, Tiny. The musician motto of “sex, drugs and rock ’n roll” should be modified to include mug shots.

Now we have to add comedians to the list of offenders.

Recently funny man Katt Williams was in the news for some pretty bizarre antics. He was being sued for over a half million dollars. Apparently Katt Williams racked up $28,000 worth of studio time from Atlanta producer Merion Joseph Powers.

But when Powers demanded pay, Williams, in an attempt to intimidate the producer, showed up with his attack dog, which he probably rode to the studio. He then gave a "verbal attack command” to beat down the producer’s dog.

Williams is known for his “pimp” comedy, although some would argue that this is very un-pimp-like behavior.

The court agreed and awarded the Atlanta producer over half a million dollars in damages.

I mean, really, is this how you handle your business affairs? I have an issue with my cable bill so I show up with one of my boxers and have them bite the customer service agent? Actually, my boxer’s only form of intimidation would be a silent but deadly gas attack.

This is not the only incident of Katt Williams getting into weird situations.

You might remember a strange 911 call I wrote about a while back. A 17-year-old guy called for help, alleging that he was being held against his will by none other than Katt Williams.

Sometimes I am just so thankful that I get up in the morning, because you cannot write better material than the real-life foolishness of some folk.

I don’t know what is more crazy, the 911 call or the suggestion that Williams was holding someone against his will without a weapon. What is he, 4-foot-7 and 80 pounds soaking wet and holding a big box of perms? You can tell the 911 operators do not know who Katt Williams is because they did not immediately start laughing.

That is like being held against your will by Justin Beiber, the Olsen Twins or Clay Aiken. Even if it were true, I would go to my grave before I told anyone.

This could, however, spin off into another HBO documentary series -- "Pimps Ups Dogs Down.”
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Professor Locs aka Charles Easley is an educator who explores race, class, gender, sexuality, media and popular culture with humor and insight. Click here to read his blog.

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