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'Idol' finalist Sierra in rehab, lawyer says
By Colleen Jenkins, Times Staff Writer
Published August 29, 2007
TAMPA -- Former American Idol contestant Jessica Sierra has entered a rehab program in California, her lawyer said in court today. There was a hearing in Hillsborough Circuit Court in the case against Sierra, of Tampa, who is accused of battery and cocaine possession in connection with a confrontation with a patron in a South Tampa nightclub. Sierra did not appear at the hearing. Her attorney, John Fitzgibbons, told the judge she entered the rehab program in July. He said she would probably be there several more months. "I believe this is in her best interest,'' Fitzgibbons said. Judge Gregory Holder rescheduled Sierra's October trial for November. After court, Fitzgibbons wouldn't specify Sierra's exact problems, but said it's a comprehensive program that covers drug and alcohol abuse and other issues.
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