11 February 2005
Tom Sizemore Jailed


Troubled action man Tom Sizemore is behind bars in Los Angeles after
a judge declared his drug use was "out of control" at a probation
hearing for the Black Hawk Down star. Judge Antonio Baretto ordered
police guards to arrest the actor in court yesterday and take him
into custody after hearing he had violated his probation terms by
failing a drug test. In his defense, Sizemore told the court he was
destitute and living in a garage in Whittier, California. He also
claimed to be an expectant father, but Baretto was far from
sympathetic, stating, "I had hoped and wanted to see a positive
performance." Last month Sizemore had requested permission from the
courts to go to Cambodia to shoot a new film. Baretto had agreed, on
the condition that he undergo and pass a drug test every day prior to
his departure. According to the City Attorney, Sizemore failed the
test on the very first day. Meanwhile, Deputy City Attorney Robert
Cha has told news show Celebrity Justice that officials recovered
what appears to be a prosthetic penis attached to a pair of
Sizemore's underwear with a plastic container filled with clean
urine. Cha states that this device is commonly used to try and
falsify the results of urine-based drug tests. Sizemore has
reportedly been caught once before trying to use a similar device.
Bail for the actor, who was convicted in 2003 for domestic violence
involving his then fiancee Heidi Fleiss, has been set at $25,000.