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The “concerned citizen” who apparently saved the day by
calling police on Saturday after seeing Heather Locklear in one of her worst
shapes ever may not have been that innocent and concerned after all.
The woman who dialed 911 so as to report that the ex
“Dynasty” and “Melrose Place” star was “driving erratically” while she was
trying to make her way out of a parking lot was identified as Jill Ishkanian, a
former reporter and editor at Us Weekly magazine, who now appears to own a
paparazzi agency.
Moreover, she allegedly derived some benefit from photos she
snapped of the 47-year-old actress and her ensuing arrest.
When she called police to report the event, Jill Ishkanian
said that she had spotted a “drunk” woman at a supermarket, who subsequently
hopped into her vehicle and blocked a traffic lane by parking in the way of
other cars.
After the call, a California Highway Patrol officer found
Heather Locklear’s vehicle parked on a state highway and blocking a lane in
Montecito, a wealthy community located approximately 90 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
As the actress seemed confused and incoherent, she was taken
to the police station, where she underwent some tests due to determine whether
she was under the influence of alcohol or drugs. She had not consumed alcohol,
but a drug recognition expert deduced that the star was under the influence of
a controlled substance. Heather Locklear was nonetheless released from custody
without having to post bail.
Jill Ishkanian is, according to reports, a paparazzo who is
investigated by the FBI for illegally accessing US Weekly’s computer system in
order to hunt down stars.
In addition to this, she reportedly sold the photos she took
of Locklear’s arrest to celebrity gossip site TMZ for $27,000.
However, Nicholas Tepper, who represents Jill Ishkanian,
explained in a statement released on Wednesday that Ishkanian announced
authorities of Locklear’s problems out of “civic duty.” Moreover, he said that
his client was not on snapping duty at the time of the incident and that she
had not entered US Weekly’s computer system.
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