Celebrity Crimes
What’s the crime?
1) Put the charges back
under the influence of alcohol public intoxication
possession of marijuana assault
traffic violation theft inappropriate behaviour
Tennis star Jennifer Capriati was arrested in Florida in May 1994 and charged with …………………… after the police went to her hotel room in search of a girl who had run away and found her high there.
Actor Nick Nolte was arrested by the California Highway Patrol on September 11, 2002 and charged with driving ………………………………(drunk driving).
Marshall Mathers, III (aka Eminem) was arrested twice in June 2000 on gun charges in Michigan. The rapper was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and ……………. after fighting with a man he saw kissing his ex-wife Kim outside of a club.
John Osbourne (aka Ozzy Osbourne) was arrested by Memphis police in May 1984 and charged with ……………………………. According to the police report, Ozzy was "staggering drunk" when stopped.
Microsoft boss Bill Gates was arrested and photographed the police in New Mexico police in 1977 after a……………………….. He was caught speeding.
Michael Jackson was arrested in November 2003 by Santa Barbara police in California on charges of …………………………. and child molestation.
Film star Winona Ryder was arrested in September 2001 for …………... She was trying to steal $5500 worth of merchandise from a store in Beverly Hills.
2) Find the pairs
arson | stealing things from people’s pocket |
shoplifting | taking somebody by force and demanding money for their return |
mugging | killing somebody for payment or for political reasons |
burglary | stealing objects from a shop |
murder | taking control of a plane using force |
kidnap | making false money, documents or paintings |
terrorism | attacking people in the street in order to rob them |
pick-pocketing | giving money to someone so they do something, usually dishonest,for you |
assassination | breaking into a house to steal possessions |
hijack | committing violent acts for political/religious reasons |
forgery | killing someone |
theft | illegally setting fire to property |
bribery | action of stealing |