Panic at the Plaza * Oct. 26 — Perpetual bad boy Charlie Sheen did . . . what else? Got trashed, then trashed his room. The star of “Two and a Half Men” flipped out while staying at the Plaza Hotel after drinking and doing cocaine with a porn star, he reportedly told police. His daughters and ex-wife Denise Richards were in the adjoining “Eloise”-themed suite while he tossed over tables, chairs and smashed a chandelier. Why? He was looking for his $150,000 Patek Philippe watch. Alison Jackson; above photo shot on location at Palihouse Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif.
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The Wikifreak * Dec. 7 — Julian Assange, the founder of data-spilling WikiLeaks, turned himself into Scotland Yard and went to prison in London on suspicion of sex crimes. While some inmates are scrambling for a smoke, we can only imagine this prisoner would be hustling hard — for a laptop break. Alison Jackson
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The Mel-tdown! * July 12 — Just when you thought Mel Gibson couldn’t get any crazier, his terrifying phone call to ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva shocked the world. Don’t you wish you could have seen the “Braveheart” star — contorted face, in a bathrobe, holding a bottle of whiskey — as he told his former love such pithy gems as: “You need a f – – – ing doctor. You need a f – – – ing brain transplant. You need a f – – – ing soul. I need someone who treats me like a man.” Alison Jackson
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Lohan’s new low! * July 21 — Lindsay Lohan makes inmates cheer as she starts a 90-day jail term for violating probation in a DUI case. Fellow prisoners call out her name and tell her, “God bless you.” While she served just 13 days before moving to rehab, it’s hard not to picture the lady-loving Lohan getting close to the female wardens. You know. To demonstrate good behavior. Alison Jackson