It must be great being a celebrity. Not only do you get to live the life of luxury but if ever you break the law (or more specifically, are caught doing so), then you're pretty much guaranteed to get a sweet deal. Pete Doherty, Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie have all benefited from being able to holler "don't you know who I am?" in a bid to minimise their punishments, and now former O.C. 'actress' Mischa Barton has joined their ranks.
The young starlet was arrested in December last year for drink driving, possession of marijuana and driving without a license and was charged in February. For normal people, the future might look a little bleak, but not for Mischa as by accepting a plea deal she will avoid any jail time.
Instead she will serve a three-year unsupervised probation term, attend a three-month alcohol-education class and pay a fine of $1,700. And that's it. The drug charge will conveniently disappear and the license charge will be downgraded to an infraction.
A source told TMZ that this is "fairly standard" for a first-time offender. By which they meant 'fairly standard' for someone famous.
