The daily gossip: Bruce Springsteen escapes drunk driving charges, please don't take Goop's advice for treating COVID, and more

Bruce Springsteen escapes drunk driving charges, please don't take Goop's advice for treating COVID, and more

Bruce Springsteen.
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1. Barack Obama's podcast cohost pleads guilty to a misdemeanor

When it comes to the drunk driving case against Bruce Springsteen, it sounds like prosecutors couldn't quite prove it all night. In November, a park ranger arrested the Boss in New Jersey's Gateway National Recreation Area after Springsteen was spotted taking a shot of tequila before getting on his motorcycle. Prosecutors dropped their charges of drunken driving and reckless driving, though Barack Obama's podcast co-host did plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of consuming alcohol in a closed area. Springsteen confessed he'd had "two small shots of tequila" in an area where the judge noted alcohol consumption was permitted up until a few years ago. Asked during Wednesday's hearing how long he needs to pay the resulting $540 fine, Springsteen reportedly told the judge, "I think I can pay that immediately."

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