Newsmakers | Hip-hop's Lil Wayne in a bit of trouble

Philadelphia Inquirer, The, August, 2006 by Tirdad Derakhshani

The ironically monikered New Orleans hip-hop star Lil Wayne (Dwayne Michael Carter) was arrested Monday in an Atlanta hotel room on charges of drug possession, MTV reports. He was busted with an array of pills including alprazolam (generic Xanax) and hydrocodone as well as "two small burnt joints of marijuana." Seems a hotel employee narced on Lil when he saw the "Tha Block Is Hot" singer hanging in his room with the alleged substances.

The 23-year-old Hot Boy alum's fifth album, Tha Carter II, debuted at No. 2 last year. He was released after posting $11,000 bond.

Comedian's bad hair day?

In a strange, creepy report, the New York Post says comedian Andy Dick went apeball at Sunday's Comedy Central roast for William Shatner, actually licking the faces of Farrah Fawcett, Carrie Fisher and Patton Oswalt. That's just during the show.

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