Chris Brown mug shot: better than other celebrity mugshots?

Looking for the Chris Brown mugshot? It's one hot item on the web right now after news of the "With You" singer's arrest two days ago for the assault complaint filed by "an unnamed woman". The victim was later identified as singer Rihanna, Chris Brown's girlfriend. A mug shot (or mugshot), otherwise known as a booking photograph, is taken once an individual is arrested so Chris Brown definitely has one. However, no Chris Brown mugshot has been released as of this writing. It's bound to turn up on the net any moment now and you can be sure we will have it here. The police may be withholding the Chris Brown mug shot at the moment but they can't do that for long as such are public documents.

The interest in the mugshot is understandable considering how other celebrities fared in their booking photographs. Some of the more famous ones are Nick Nolte, Michael Jackson, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Mel Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez and many, many more. You can find all other infamous mug shots and other celebrity mugshots compiled at thesmokinggun.com. Devoid of any makeup (at least most of them), proper lighting and fancy wardrobes, these fallen celebs paint a picture of realism at its worst. Chris Brown now joins these hapless stars in their "arresting images".

This short entry at thesmokinggun.com aptly describes the appearance of most of these arrested celebrities in their mugshots / mug shots:

While the artistry of photographers like Richard Avedon, Annie Leibovitz, and Yousuf Karsh provides the images of the powerful that will go down in history, TSG actually prefers the work of some more obscure shutterbugs. We’re talking about the countless clerks, cops, and sheriff's deputies who handle the impromptu photo shoots with the rich and famous who’ve landed in the pokey.

Without the aid of fancy lighting, makeup, and wardrobe, these little works of mug shot art--taken with Instamatic, Polaroid, and digital cameras at law enforcement agencies nationwide--are perhaps the most candid photos of celebrities (and other public figures) that you’ll see.

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