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Barenaked Ladies' Steven Page Has Drug Charges Dismissed, Kinda

Karl Erikson — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:32:00 GMT

Steven Page showed up in court yesterday in upstate New York to face felony drug charges. One of the lead singers of Barenaked Ladies, Page was arrested in July while visiting his girlfriend in NY. His girlfriend and another woman were arrested, too, for misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance (cocaine and pot). Steven is married to Carolyn Ricketts, though they are separated. They have three sons together: Isaac, 12, Benjamin, 10, and Jonah, 7.

Well, good news for Steven. The felony charge was reduced to a misdemeanor and he was given an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, meaning the charges will be totally dropped if he remains trouble-free for the next 6 months.

Steven, 38, apologized to his family and BNL fans after his court appearance:

"I'm grateful...for this opportunity to further prove myself as a productive and law-abiding member of society. I look forward to the next six months as a period of healing and growth.

"It has meant a great deal for me to be shown the impact I have on others' lives. I am deeply moved and thankful. I also apologize to all those I have hurt and embarrassed during this episode. Respect, responsibility I have earned over the course of my life and my career thus far are important to me, and I am moving forward from this with gratitude and with hope."

It was Steven's lack of a criminal record that helped the charges get reduced. If he'd been convicted of the original charges, he could have spent up to 5-1/2 years in state prison.

Whew! That was close! I'm a big BNL fan and have seen them in concert 9 times. Straighten up and fly right, Mr. Page. I don't want to have to go to prison to see you sing. Oh, if I had $1,000,000, I'd buy you a green dress, Steve.

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Spying on the Neighbors: 7-18-08

Whit Honea — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:58:00 GMT

Wow, Batman has more money than Bruce Wayne!

Breakfast with Garrner (Gossip Girls)

The Knowles know (Beyonce K)

Hawke 12 (Celebrity Baby Blog)

More pregnant man (Gabby Babble)

Elizabeth Edwards is quick on her seat (Jezebel)

BNL cancelling shows (Perez Hilton)

Ava in Paris (Celebrity Moms)

Coketime: Barenaked Lady Arrested

Whit Honea — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:29:00 GMT

Man, I loves me some Barenaked Ladies (and the band is good,too!). They've been supplying songs to my soundtrack since my senior year in high school (it was like a musical) and their latest CD "Snacktime" is a family favorite. How can you not love a kid's album that mentions Gordie Howe?

That's why I was disappointed to hear that lead singer Steven Page was arrested for possession of cocaine. I wish I could say I was surprised. Rock band is rock band, and just because BNL seem smarter than most doesn't mean they're smarter than most.

Steven Page was arrested on fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance on Friday in Syracuse.

Page separated from his wife last year and has three children, Isaac (11), Benjamin (9), and Jonah (7).

I guess we now know what Page would really do if he had a million dollars.

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