Former American Idol Jessica Sierra Skips Serious Jailtime, Goes Directly To Rehab
Trouble is striking our young female celebrities from the A-List to the D-List. As the nation is gripped with the latest crisis to strike popstar Britney Spears, it would be easy to forget a troubled runner-up on America's favorite pastime, Fox's American Idol.
Jessica Sierra, a contestant on Season Four of AI is no stranger to trouble with the law. Sierra's first brush with the law occurred at a Florida bar when she got into an argument with a fellow patron and threw a glass at his head, which required stitches. While being processed, police found cocaine in Jessica's purse and she was then charged with possession. Jessica had been placed on a year-long probation in that case, and was already signed up for a reality series hosted by Dr. Drew Pinsky (of Lovelines fame) called Celebrity Rehab for none other than, Vh1.
Within two weeks of being placed on probation, Jessica once again found herself in trouble back in Florida. This time she was thrown out of a club for being drunken and disorderly only to try and fight her way back in. Police were called, and the now infamous encounter occurred which she not only struck a police officer, but vomited in their cruiser and offered sex in exchange for them freeing her, as well as, hurling some ethnic slurs. Needless to say, this did not sit well with the judge and Jessica has been sitting in a Florida jail since her Dec. 1 arrest.
During her incarceration a couple other pieces of bad news have popped up, including Jessica revealing she is pregnant, as well as, a sex tape has been made public. Honestly, it's kind of hard not to feel sorry for someone when they have this much going against them. Her father, Joseph Sierra summed it up pretty well:
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