Heather Locklear's DUI Charges Were Dropped

Actress Heather Locklear's DUI case was dropped. The actress has declared no contention to reckless driving to fend off a trial. She was given a sentence of three years of loose probation. She will likewise go to a 12-hour drug rehabilitation course of study and pay a fine of $700, as a condition of the sentencing as reported by a celebrity media source. The star was caught in September after a tabloid reporter phoned law enforcement to disclose that Heather Locklear was reportedly driving under the influence of drugs. Heather didn't attend today's court hearing in her sentencing in Santa Barbara, Calif. And in that respect more good news for the actress. She's in negotiation to come back to "Melrose Place" for a remaking of the popular soap. Accounts indicate she's the lone actress producers have asked to return.

Heather Locklear Arrested For Suspicion Of DUI

Heather Locklear was apprehended by police on suspicion of driving under the influence of an unknown controlled substance in theaffleunt Santa Barbara region, authorities stated Sunday. Locklear, 47, was forced over by a Calif. Highway police officer Saturday afternoon after a resident described witnessing the actress departing a parking area and "driving unpredictably," a police representative said. The police officer detected Locklear's automobile parked on a freeway and blocking off a lane in Montecito, an affluent residential area approximately ninety miles northwest of the City of Angels. "In communicating with her, the police officer decided that she appeared to be under the influence of something," Marshall alleged. Locklear was brought to the police headquarters, where she was screened for alcohol and drugs. Heather wastaken into custody at seven p.m. on suspicion of driving under the influence of prescription medicine. She was afterwards let go from being detained.

Heather Locklear Seeks Help For Anxiety And Depression

Actress Heather Locklear is receiving mental health intervention for anxiety and depression. She checked into a facility in Arizona, her spokesperson affirmed. It comes after Heather’s doctor called emergency services in March claiming he dreaded she was suicidal. A spokesperson for the 46-year-old told People magazine: "Heather has been dealing with anxiety and depression."
"She requested a thorough evaluation of her medication and went into a medical treatment center for proper diagnosis and treatment. "This is a confidential medical matter and no further statement will be relinquished." The one time Dynasty star started taking medication after she petitioned for a divorce from rocker Richie Sambora in February 2006, according to a celebrity magazine. Locklear and Sambora have a ten-year-old daughter, Ava, together. After filming the Lifetime film Flirting With 40 in the spring, Locklear made up her mind to head to an in-patient treatment center. "She wanted to feel better and get to the bottom of what was bothering her," a longtime companion said. "She's had a rough year." Sambora began dating Locklear's former friend actress Denise Richards shortly after the marriage ended. He and Richards terminated their relationship last year.