The Office's Craig Robinson pleaded guilty to a felony count of possession of ecstasy in a Los Angeles court Wednesday.L.A. District Attorney spokeswoman Jane Robinson said the actor was allowed into a "drug-diversion program" by the judge, and the case will be dismissed if Robinson stays clean for 18 months and completes counseling, People reports. A felony charge of methamphetamine possession and a misdemeanor charge of being under the influence were dropped. Robinson, best known as Darryl Philbin on NBC's The Office and currently playing in Pineapple Express, was pulled over for a traffic violation on June 29. Police officers found the drugs in his vehicle. In a statement, Robinson's attorney said the actor " really appreciates and takes seriously the opportunity which has been given to him by the court and the prosecution to have all of the charges against him dismissed, upon successful completion of a counseling program." — Adam Bryant
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Traci Lords will help Zack & Miri Make a Porno, says the Reporter. Also joining Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks and Jason Mewes in the Kevin Smith comedy are Craig Robinson (The Office) and Ricky Mabe (Beautiful People).... Juno's Ellen Page next will play a teen from a small Texas town who forsakes the beauty-pageant circuit to become a roller-derby queen in Whip It!, Drew Barrymore's directorial debut.... Also per Variety, Forest Whitaker is in talks to front Patriots, a real-life-inspired drama about Al Collins, the hoops coach who led John Ehret High School's hoops team to the Louisiana state championship a year after Katrina displaced scores of students.... Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay will bow at the South by Southwest Film Festival, taking place March 7-15 in Austin, Texas.
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Hello, Office fans. Have you survived the rerun hell? Can you handle a brand-new episode? Well, then, grab something tall and cold, and get ready. "The Negotiation" is this week's long-anticipated new episode. Just to mess you up, it's on at 8 pm/ET instead of 8:30. What I love about this episode is the great Craig Robinson. What makes Craig so great? He is the nicest guy in the world, and he likes to sing with redheaded actresses. Ever since the first season, the "Basketball" episode, we've been singing together. We sing on the set and in the hair and makeup trailer. We sound good together, but sometimes people are not in the mood to hear our amazing duets, mostly from the '80s, in the style of Peabo Bryson and Linda Ronstadt, Billy Preston and Celine, Kim Carnes and Kenny Rogers, Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks, Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty — you get the idea. So we just sing until we feel it's time. Craig has a comedy act that is very musical and so do I. My comedy act, the La...
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