Downey hits the slammer

Robert Downey Jr was sentenced to six months imprisonment yesterday. Judge Lawrence Mira revoked the three years probation Downey had been given in November after possessing cocaine and heroin, carrying a concealed weapon and driving under the influence of drugs. A fair cocktail. Matched only by the cocaine, heroin and marijuana Mira alleged was in his bloodstream back in November. Tough love appeared to be the order of the day. "I am going to get your attention without you help. You are going to prison," lectured Mira. "I am going to incarcerate you in a way that will be not very pleasant for you." Kicking a man part 1: A civil lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles contending Downey was responsible for an accident in which a woman allegedly under the influence of a painkiller was driving his vehicle. It never rains...