After being considered a fugitive by the U.S. government since 1978, Roman Polanski has been detained in Zurich on charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl, 31 years later. The Polish born Polanski, a holocaust survivor, has lived for the past three decades in France, where his career has continued to flourish. The Chinatown and Rosemary’s Baby director won an Oscar in absentia for The Pianist in 2002 and was in Zurich to receive a lifetime achievement award when he was detained by Swiss police at the request of U.S. authorities. Festival organizers said Polanski’s detention had caused “shock and dismay,” but that they would go ahead with Sunday’s planned retrospective of the director’s work.

The 76-year-old director recently sought dismissal of his case on grounds of misconduct by the now-deceased judge who had arranged a plea bargain and then reneged on it .Polanski, who maintained the girl was sexually experienced and had consented, spent 42 days in prison undergoing psychiatric tests but fled the country before being sentenced. His U.S. visa has since been withdrawn.

Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi were arrested yesterday in Texas on burglary, defrauding an innkeeper and conspiracy charges after they failed to pay the San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara the thousands of dollars they owed after an extended stay. This isn’t the first time the pair has been accused of the dine-and-dash approach to swanky hotels, either — TMZ says they also stiffed Bel Air Hotel in L.A., among other places. Presidio County Sheriff’s deputies said:

Randy assaulted [the police] both physically and verbally and resisted arrest, but [we] will not file charges. The Sheriff’s office is in touch with officials in Santa Barbara County, who want Randy and Evi extradited.

When asked for a statement, Randy reportedly said, “Well, I got laid off when they closed that asbestos factory, and wouldn’t you know it, the army cuts my disability pension because they said that the plate in my head wasn’t big enough. Well, I didn’t want to ask you, you know, but could you maybe spare a little extra cash?” Clark W. Griswold was unavailable for comment.

Cameron Douglas was arrested on July 28th at the Gansevoort Hotel in NYC for trying to move $18,000 worth of meth to L.A. with the intent to sell. The New York Post says that the bust was part of some undercover sting operation.

Cops found Cameron at the Gansevoort where he had been living for quite some time in a room paid for by daddy. Apparently, the place looked like the “before” pictures on Clean House and Cameron was totally strung out.

This is Cameron’s third time getting arrested. In 2007, he found himself in a jail cell holding his asshole for dear life after cops found liquid cocaine and a syringe in his car. In 1999, he was caught buying coke from a dealer.

He should have used the “Do you know who I am?” line. That would have cleared everything up. Cops love it when you say that. Especially when you’re semi-famous because of your parents and are in possession of a shit ton of meth. Wait. Was this bust in LA? Because that wouldn’t have been sarcasm.