Lyonne turns herself in at NY court
From Natalie Finn

Los Angeles—Getting Natasha Lyonne in court hasn’t been quite as easy as pie. Finally acting on a long-standing warrant for her arrest, the American Pie actor turned herself in Friday to answer to a variety of charges stemming from a 2004 run-in with her former neighbour, in which she allegedly threatened to sexually molest the neighbour’s dog.
A bench warrant was issued for Lyonne’s arrest in January after she missed her fourth court date pertaining to the dog-abuse incident. (An earlier warrant for a skipped court day was rescinded when the court learned Lyonne had spent most of last summer being treated for hepatitis C, a heart infection and a collapsed lung.) In any case, Lyonne showed up in Manhattan Criminal Court at last on Friday, accompanied by drug counsellor Heather Hayes. Hayes told Judge Anthony Ferrara that the Slums of Beverly Hills star, whose legal and health problems have kept her out of the Hollywood spotlight for the past couple years, completed an in-patient drug treatment program in February and continues to attend out-patient rehab.—Agencies