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It’s been a busy news day for celebrity crime. Between the ongoing developments in both the Michael Jackson and Chris Brown cases, a few other notables managed to run into trouble today.

First off, Juelz Santana (most famous for “There It Go (The Whistle Song)”) was arrested for terroristic threats and posession of a weapon, according to MTV.com. Santana (whose real name is Laron James) was involved in an altercation with the mother of his son on Tuesday in New Jersey, when he threatened to harm her and wielded a kitchen knife as his weapon of choice, according to police. His rep is disputing the threat charges and said it was the neighbor’s, not Santana’s baby’s mama that called police. Santana was released later that day after posting a $5,000 bond but has not yet released a statement.

Next up: Patrick Stump, the voice of Fall Out Boy. (Well, technically, the singer. Everyone knows Wentz is the one in charge.) Stump was busted for driving without a valid driver’s license in Beverley Hills and hauled to the big house where he was detained four hours then released on $15,000 bail. He is only licensed to drive in Illinois. If Stump is charged with a misdemeanor, he could face six months in prison and/or pay $1,000 bail. In a statement to MTV, Stump agreed “ignorance of the law isn’t innocence. . . .But man, is my mom going to be pissed.” And to make matters worse, his awfully unflattering mug shot is circulating the web like wildfire.

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With all the controversy surrounding Pete Wentz (nude photos, public fighting with his wife Ashlee Simpson, etc. etc) we thought maybe it’s time to speak with the lesser known members of Fall Out Boy. Jordan sat down with Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley about their success, band collaborations, band dynamics, and what’s next for Fall Out Boy.

Ashlee Simpson was seen instigating a fight with her husband, Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz, Saturday, reports Perez Hilton. Wentz was celebrating the one year anniversary of his bar, Angels & Kings, following a performance by his band at the Blink 182 concert in his hometown of Chicago.

Eye-witnesses say an extremely drunk Simpson went up to her husband in the bar’s DJ booth and yelled at him to leave. “They fought,” reported a witness, ”she told him he was horrible in front of a whole group of people and made him leave his own party early. So they make a scene and leave the bar.”

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Fall Out Boy have re-recorded the theme song for “The Simpsons.”

Fans can hear the band’s version during the end credits of the show’s mid-season premiere tomorrow (Sunday).

As usual, the original theme by Danny Elfman will play during the opening credits.

The band, which takes its name from Radioactive Man’s sidekick on the show, spoke about their reasons for tackling Elfman’s song in an interview on the Fox website.

“The theme obviously mattered, and it didn’t just matter because it was the theme song to a good show, but it also was something that was very groundbreaking and very cool,” said singer/guitarist Patrick Stump, calling Elfman’s tune “timeless.”

“I know for me, my sense of humour and the way I perceive humour and the way I perceive a lot of things is based around growing up watching ‘The Simpsons,’ added guitarist Joe Trohman. “So being a part of this, for me, is legendary.”

Click here to watch the full interview.

And don’t forget to catch the band’s cover (as well as a voice guest appearance by Emily Blunt) in tomorrow’s episode, beginning 8/7c on Global and Fox.

Kanye West, Fall Out Boy and Kid Rock are bound for Washington, D.C. to headline the Youth Inaugural Ball, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced Saturday.

The event at the Hilton Washington will air on MTV as part of its Inauguration Night coverage, “Be the Change: Live From the Inaugural Special,” beginning at 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Usher and Rosario Dawson will report live from the ball as MTV Guest Correspondents, joining MTV News Correspondent Sway Calloway.

The show aims to celebrate the huge youth voter turnout in the presidential election, as well as the work young people are doing to drive social change through volunteer service.

“This year, millions of young people got involved and worked to bring change to this country,” said PIC Executive Director Emmett S. Beliveau in a statement. “We wanted to make sure this Inauguration recognized the important role young Americans are playing in making our nation stronger.”

He added: “With MTV’s coverage highlighting national service and reaching millions of young people around the world, this event will be a great follow-up to Monday’s kickoff of the President-elect’s new national service initiative, ‘Renew America Together.’”

The Youth Inaugural Ball is one of 10 official inaugural balls being hosted by the committee that day.

The day before their Folie à Deux album arrived in stores, Fall Out Boy decided to spread some holiday cheer, and at the same time “stick it to the man.”

As they began to perform a free concert on Monday in New York City to promote their new album, the superstar band was met with a crowd of fanatics and also NYPD’s finest for the group’s lack of a permit.

After police told the crew that picking up any instruments would result in an arrest, the band decided to find the loop-hole; and out broke a sing-along.

“This isn’t looking good,” Wentz told frontman Patrick Stump. “But let’s try to do it anyway.”

So with air guitars in hand for Wentz and Trohman, knees as drum pads for Hurley, and Stump belching the ole’ vocal chords sans-microphone, the group began an epic chant with the surrounding fans.

The band then packed up and hustled away, as NYPD looked on, and drove out of sight in an awaiting van.

“I’m kind of bummed by all that, to be honest. That was going to be awesome,” Stump said. “Those cops back there — and I have no problem with the cops, trust me — but those cops were like the Grinch. They just took all the presents.”

“We wanted to do something free and really spontaneous in the same park where, like, Bob Dylan and all these folk singers used to perform in the ’60s. You know, with the same spirit,” Wentz added. “And that — no one was going to get hurt, it was just fans — that was supposed to be like that. But in the ’60s, they used to beat up folk singers, so, you know, at least no one got punched.”

After welcoming Bronx Mowgli, a baby boy, bassist Pete Wentz is taking a “breather”.

“Obviously, elephant in the room, Pete just had a kid, so we’ve been taking a bit of a breather — more so than we normally would. I think an FOB breather is still a lot busier than anybody else’s,” frontman Patrick Stump told MTV News, “We’ve done some surprise shows, because — we’ve all talked about it — whenever you promise kids an album, and then you push it back, whatever reason, however idealistic, you still feel like you’re letting them down a bit.

FOB’s “Folie à Deux” album has been pushed back to December 16, 2008.

“So we’ve gone out and done some surprise shows in really small clubs.” Stump continues to MTV News, “And it’s been pretty cool, because we haven’t been playing a lot of the new material, so we’re getting that out there before we start performing the new stuff. That’s kind of been our main thing right now, you know? Obviously, it’s more important than anything happening at home.”

Fall Out Boy have set a new world record for the most interviews given by a duo in one day.

Setting up at Los Angeles’ Premiere Studio, singer/guitarist Patrick Stump and bassist Pete Wentz spoke to 72 radio stations over 24 hours, beginning at 3 a.m. PST on Friday.

Interviews lasted between eight to 20 minutes, with the two stopping only for washroom and food breaks.

They managed to surpass the previous record of 57 interviews, set in May by two New Zealanders, after just 10 hours.

This wasn’t the band’s first attempt at setting a world record. Earlier this year, bad weather nixed their plans to play all seven continents in nine months.

Fall Out Boy are currently promoting their new album, “Folie A Deux,” which will hit stores Dec. 16.

Fall Out Boy are going “Live In The Lot.”

In anticipation of their forthcoming album, the band will play a special hour-long concert in the parking lot of Toronto’s MuchMusic headquarters on Oct. 28.

Hundreds of fans are expected to attend the show, which will feature FOB’s biggest hits and songs off their new album, “Folie à Deux.”

Visit the Much website here for more details, including how you can win a trip for two to Toronto to catch the show.

“Live In The Lot” airs live at 7 p.m. ET on MuchMusic, following a countdown special at 6:30 p.m.

The show then continues exclusively on Rogers Vision phones and muchmusic.com at 8 p.m.

“Folie à Deux,” the band’s fifth studio album, is set to hit stores Dec. 16. First single “I Don’t Care” is already out with an accompanying video, which features cameos by Pharrell Williams, The Hills’ Spencer Pratt, and a Sarah Palin look-a-like.

The upcoming Fall Out Boy album will feature a diverse group of guest stars, including Lil’ Wayne, Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry and Pharrell Williams.

FOB bassist Pete Wentz revealed the cameos in an email to MTV Thursday.

His message confirmed rumours that have been swirling about “Folie a Deux” since a blogger claimed last month to have been informed by “a reliable source” about appearances by Kanye West and Lil Wayne.

“We got Wayne and Debbie Harry cameos done,” Wentz wrote in his e-mail to MTV. “Pharrell produced a track too.”

However, Wentz did not comment on the rumoured collaboration with West.

“Folie A Deux,” the band’s fifth studio album, will be released Nov. 4.

It is the follow-up to last year’s “Infinity on High,” which also featured a notable camoe — a spoken intro from Jay-Z.