10 Ridiculous Celebrity Excuses

Paris Hilton really, really thought that cocaine in her (er, a friend's) purse was chewing gum. In her honor, PopEater lists nine more equally ridiculous tall tales celebs have dreamed up when they needed an excuse:

• Britney Spears: Why did she drive with her infant son on her lap instead of in a car seat? Because that's how they do it where she's from, she once explained: "I did it with my dad. I'd sit on his lap and I drive. We're country."
• Eddie Murphy: He was spotted with a hooker in his car, but only because he has a soft spot for prostitutes. "It's not the first hooker I've helped out," he explained, insisting that he pulled over because the woman (who actually turned out to be a transsexual) was crying.

• Whitney Houston: Crack is simply too cheap for her to smoke, Houston infamously insisted. "I make too much money to use crack. Crack is wack."
• Tom Sizemore: He was pulled over and found with a fake penis called "the Whizzinator" (yes, really) used to beat a urine drug test. His defense? The underwear with "the Whizzinator" wasn't his. "They're Calvins. I wear Hilfigers."

For the complete list, including an actor who insisted his DUI was due to guzzling Benadryl, click here. (More celebrity stories.)