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CSI return dates announced

CSI Guide — 2008-07-03T00:00:00Z

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 9 will return on October 9 at 9pm. Season five of CSI: New York will premiere at 10pm on September 24 whilst CSI: Miami season 7 is the first to return at 10pm on September 22nd.

David Caruso to launch online company

CSI Guide — 2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

David Caruso, who is currently known to audiences for his role of Lieutenant Horatio Caine on the CBS forensic drama CSI: Miami, has come up with a technology that allows consumers instant access of any video on demand or live feed from any video source on the internet. As the founder, chairman and CEO of a new online company called Lexicon Digital Communications, the 52-year-old actor promises to make content easier to find.

“If I'm a Seinfeld fan, and I'm in Singapore, I just want to be able to watch the show,” the CSI: Miami star said of the need to both globalize and simplify access to content. “I don't want to think about different devices and connections. We want to create a solution that takes everything you need and delivers it to you.”
At present, Lexicon is in “stealth mode” so there aren't too many details available. Nevertheless, it is clear that interactivity and access are important to the company's plans.

"The coming generation isn't interested in traditional entertainment," Caruso explained to Streaming Media. "I've been pretty clear about that and shared my thoughts with CSI creators and CBS that in order to begin the preparation for the coming generation, interactivity has to be the basis and the foundation."

Adding live webcasts of rehearsals, scene shootings, giving viewers access to the entirety of CSI and allowing users to create what is essentially their own version of the show are just a few examples of what Caruso has in mind.

“If viewers were able to do that, would they not then be more likely to show up on a Monday evening in a way that they wouldn't now be interested in? A signature Horatio Caine shot has a different monetary value than a more pedestrian shot, a more mundane shot,” the Miami actor added,

Hill Harper to speak at Camp Bright Star event

CSI Guide — 2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

CSI-New York actor Hill Harper will be the guest speaker at the invitation-only annual Camp Bright Star closing luncheon June 26.

Harper, a Harvard University graduate, has his own non-profit organization, Manifest Your Destiny, which is geared to empowering and inspiring young men.

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Gary Dourdan pleads guilty to felony drug possession

CSI Guide — 2008-05-31T00:00:00Z

Gary Dourdan, has pleaded guilty to two of three counts of felony drug possession yesterday. The 41-year-old actor will not be serving time behind bars.

The CSI actor, was arrested on April 28 in Palm Springs for drug possession after being found asleep in his car, allegedly in the driver's seat, parked on the wrong side of the road. Dourdan was charged with felony possession of heroin, cocaine and ecstasy.

The first charged against him, for having heroin, was dropped. Dourdan pleaded guilty to the possession of coke and ecstasy charges at his arraignment in Indio, California. According to his lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley, the CSI actor could have served up to three years and eight months in prison.

"Once Gary completes 30 hours of a diversion program, his case will be entirely dismissed," Holley told The Associated Press in an e-mail. "There is no jail time involved."

TMZ.com, which first reported the news, reveals that Dourdan has already enrolled in treatment program that consists of 30 hours of classes which usually meet once a week.

Meanwhile, Dourdan owning up to his actions clearly contradicts his statement earlier this month when he denied the whole drug possession controversy.

"I am blessed that the Sgt. realized that the luggage carrying whatever they found was not mine and that my tests have been coming back negative," Dourdan explained at the time to Access Hollywood. "I've been happy to cooperate in any way to clear myself and go on with my blessed life."

Sara Sidle to make comeback

CSI Guide — 2008-05-24T00:00:00Z

CSI fans have not seen the last of Sara Sidle. In fact, the time has come for fans to welcome one of the key players of the forensic drama, Jorja Fox, whose character left the series in the season 7 episode "Goodbye and Good Luck” where she had to go face the ghost of her past.

According to TV Guide, the 39-year-old actress has just inked a deal to return for CSI's ninth season premiere next fall. Not much has been revealed about her anticipated comeback as plot details are being kept under wraps for now. However, it has been reported that she "won't be appearing in a flashback."

Via Buddy TV

Lauren Lee Smith is joining "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" as a regular.

CSI Guide — 2008-05-17T12:45:00Z

Lauren Lee Smith is joining "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" as a regular.

Smith will play Bryce Adams, a smart, flirtatious and witty nonconformist who is hired as a CSI on the night-shift team led by Grissom (William Petersen).

Canadian-born Smith, who co-starred on CBS' pilot "Can Openers" this past development season, is expected to fill the void left by the departure of "CSI" co-star Jorja Fox.

Eva La Rue to star in jewellry catalogue

CSI Guide — 2008-05-12T00:00:00Z

CSI:Miami female lead Eva La Rue (Natalie Boa Vista on screen) will star in premium jeweller Browns The Diamond Store's new seasonal catalogue. The actress, who arrives in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 May 2008, for the campaign shoot, is the latest installment of the jeweller's long association with celebrities that include Celine Dion, Simply Red's Mick Hucknall, JayKay of Jamiroquai and Charlize Theron.

The Browns catalogue forms part of an endorsement deal brokered by Marcus Brewster Publicity (MBP) and greater campaign collateral featuring the star.

"Eva encapsulates the essence of the brand," says designer and co-proprietor Larry Brown. "Classic elegance, sophistication and femininity, yet accessible elements which reflect in every piece we create and aspects which we recognise in Eva and the roles she assumes on both the big and small screen."

The Eva La Rue initiative for Browns, a long-time MBP account, is "another example of the international leverage and influence the firm is able to extend on behalf of its clients" says CEO Brewster. Two years ago, the PR firm secured the global launch of the By Caprice lingerie range for Canderel, a campaign that went on to win top FMCG honours in the 2007 PRISM Awards, as well as the overall Gold Award for Best PR Campaign of the Year.

Via http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/17/24387.html

Gary Dourdan charged with drugs possession

CSI Guide — 2008-05-10T00:00:00Z

Actor Gary Dourdan, who stars in US TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, has been charged with possession of heroin, cocaine and ecstasy.

The 41-year-old was arrested last week after police found him asleep in a car in Palm Springs, California and appeared disorientated when approached.

The star was jailed for around five hours before being released on bail of $5,000 (£2,500).

The star is due to appear in court to face the charges on 28 May.

At the time of his arrest, police said Mr Dourdan appeared "possibly under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs".

Read more at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7389353.stm

Gary Dourdan Issues Statement Over Arrest

CSI Guide — 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- “CSI” star Gary Dourdan has issued a statement to Access Hollywood over his arrest in Palm Springs last weekend. Dourdan was arrested in the early hours of Monday morning in Palm Springs, for drug possession after being found asleep in his car, allegedly in the driver’s seat, parked on the wrong side of the road.

“Obviously I certainly wish I hadn’t been responsible for so many people getting to the festival’s VIP area,” Dourdan wrote in an e-mail to Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson, referring to California’s annual Coachella festival, which he regularly attends. “And the after party, it ran me ragged, but I’m glad pulling over did prevent a DUI. I recommend not driving at all, but a little kip (nap) is always good (on either side of the road LOL).”

Read more at Access Hollywood

CSI producers planned intervention for Dourdan

CSI Guide — 2008-05-02T09:45:00Z

CSI star Gary Dourdan was arrested Monday in Palm Springs after police uncovered cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, prescription drugs, and drug paraphernalia in his vehicle.

Now producers have told the Chicago Sun-Times that they were not surprised.

An inside source on the CSI production team told the Sun-Times' reporter Bill Zwecker, "We have been worried about Gary for some time. It's just a shame that he wasn't able to get the help he needs before this happened."

Another insider adds, ”After this, I think there will be a concerted effort to convince Gary to get help — before he kills himself."

Dourdan played Warrick Brown on ''CSI'' since the show launched in 2000.

CBS had released Dourdan from his contract with a possible plan for him to occasionaly guest star.

The Sun-Times' sources report that a planned intervention was in the works.