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13 April 2007 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

CHiPs star Erik Estrada is to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - and he'll arrive in style. The former TV cop will head a California Highway Patrol motorcade before unveiling 2,336th star on the Hollywood Boulevard landmark next week. Estrada is being honored for his work as Officer Franck 'Ponch' Poncherello on the hit cop show and because he's "a shining example of Hollywood's great tradition of stardom turned to the purpose of important humanitarian causes". As well as becoming a 20th century TV icon around the world, the actor has also served as an ambassador for US national police anti-drug organization D.A.R.E., and is a driving force in the Police Athletic League, the B.E.A.T. Arthritis campaign, Big Brothers, the Special Olympics, AIDS Project Los Angeles, the March of Dimes, Project Inform and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, among other worthwhile causes.

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14 March 2007 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

American reality TV show Armed & Famous is facing a lawsuit over a case of mistaken identity. Lyndsay Clements, 22, of Muncie, Indiana claims her flat was raided by five to eight police officers who then restrained her in handcuffs and subjected her to questioning about two people she did not know. The now-cancelled CBS show saw celebrities including Jack Osbourne, La Toya Jackson and Erik Estrada acting as part of the Muncie police force. In the claim filed last week, Clements insists the police search was illegal and excessive, violating her constitutional rights. The claim also states Clements "also holds liable all those associated with filming and airing the show." Armed & Famous producer Tom Forman, police chief Joe Winkle and attorney Charles Clark declined to comment on the allegations. The show was axed in January.

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29 January 2007 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

CBS has arrested Armed & Famous, the reality series that follows D-list celebrities training and working along with members of the Muncie, IN police department. The show, which featured actor Erik Estrada, Jackass foil Jason "Wee Man" Acuña, singer La Toya Jackson, former wrestler Trish Stratus, and Ozzie Osbourne family member Jack Osbourne, took a drubbing when it debuted on Jan 20. Chicago Sun-Times TV critic Doug Elfman wrote: "If you are an alien who watches our TV from outer space, you're probably confused as to why we humans watch shows like Armed and Famous. ... The Answer is simple. Reality TV is pacifying America as our nation endures an Age of Exhaustion. Collectively, we don't take anything seriously. Nothing. Nada. Zip-a-dee-doo-dah. We can't We're beat down."

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3 articles from 2007