Nicolas Cage Arrested

[Diamondjimi]

NEW ORLEANS - Actor Nicolas Cage was arrested after he got drunk in the city's French Quarter and argued in the street with his wife over whether a house they were in front of was theirs, police said Saturday.

The couple was in front of a home that Cage insisted they were renting, police said. When she said it wasn't theirs, Cage grabbed her arm, according to a police news release.

Cage started hitting vehicles and tried to get into a taxi, police said. An officer saw that Cage was drunk and told him to get out of the cab. Cage then started yelling at the officer.

The actor has been booked on charges of domestic abuse battery, disturbing the peace and public drunkenness. He was released on $11,000 bond Saturday.

Representatives for Cage could not immediately be reached Saturday.

Cage has been a frequent visitor to New Orleans, where he has owned property and shot movies. He has also had financial troubles, despite being one of the highest-paid stars in Hollywood.

He had been behind on taxes and has said he's had to sell numerous assets because of his finances. He sued his former business manager in October 2009 for $20 million, claiming the man's advice led him to financial ruin.

Cage won an Academy Award for his performance in 1995's "Leaving Las Vegas."

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[chefcraig]

He should have been arrested years ago for impersonating an actor. If I want to hear incoherent mumbling, I'll listen to the first three R.E.M. albums.

[Kristy]

Hey the first three R.E.M. albums were good...um, when you compare them with 'Shiny Happy People' As for Cage, I can't think of a flim of his I remotely can sit through for more than 3 minutes; his career has more than waned, barely keeping himself above the fray of a decent budget B movie status. Drive Angry? Rather not drive to see his any of his movies at all.

[chefcraig]

Nothing against R.E.M., as those first three albums are my favorites. At least the vagueness of what Stipe might actually have been saying was interesting, whereas with Cage, the mopey routine gets old fast. He basically plays that hangdog-Elvis, slow motion speech-pattern loon in every film. It worked in Raising Arizona, but 24 years later it tends to wear kinda thin.

[Kristy]

Raising Arizona may be the exception of any of the Cage films. To me, he plays this egocentric miscreant where the only acting ability involved is how well he can read his poorly scripted lines. If you not suicidal or highly depressed before seeing his performance in Leaving Las Vegas you will be soon afterward.

[Seshmeister]

Why the long face Nick?

He has been in a rut for a long time now.

[binnie]

Well, it's not the biggest crime in the world.

Nick has made some drivel. But there are some gems there too: Raising Arizona, Adaptation, Leaving Las Vegas. For guilty pleasure, Con Air is a good laugh.

[Seshmeister]

I really liked Wild at Heart at the time but his shtick has got tiresome over the years.

[Unchainme]

Raising Arizona is great.

re-watched it last night.

Fucking Coen Brothers...Their movies like..sink in an hour after watching them..Big Lebowski was the same way.

[Nitro Express]

These dolts need to stay on top of their finances. If you aren't even aware that income taxes aren't being paid every year you are out of it totally and all the IRS gives a damn about is tax payer ID numbers. Names mean nothing to them. You are liable to them no matter who your financial manager was. Unless you are making your own money, you got a 1099 from the movie studio or production company and you are liable for those taxes and the IRS already knows how much you made that year.

[Seshmeister]

Tax avoidance can get so complicated that it's no surprise to me that celebs get into trouble quite often.

[sadaist]

Well, it's not the biggest crime in the world.

Nick has made some drivel. But there are some gems there too: Raising Arizona, Adaptation, Leaving Las Vegas. For guilty pleasure, Con Air is a good laugh.

Leaving Las Vegas was a fucking HARDCORE performance by Nick.

He was also excellent in Face Off even though the movie was fairly weak. But Nick Cage is a superb actor that has been taking really, really bad advice. I even enjoyed The Rock (although more due to Sean Connery).

I wish him well as he is one of my fav actors. I hope he gets his shit together.

[ashstralia]

i like nick too. maybe uncle frank can lend him a few bucks?

[Dan]

He Was Great In The Rocky Movies.:D

[Diamondjimi]

He Was Great In The Rocky Movies.:D

Nice one, "Lefty"