Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested along with his wife on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after the hip-hop star finished a prison stint on weapons charges.

The 29-year-old rapper and his wife, Tameka Cottle, were arrested Wednesday night in West Hollywood after deputies smelled marijuana and pulled the couple over, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. They were released from jail at about 4 a.m. Thursday after posting $10,000 bail each, sheriff’s Deputy Luis Castro said.

The arrest could spell significant legal trouble for the Atlanta-based rapper. He is on probation for the weapons charges, and could get sent back to prison because of the arrest.

Movie extra injured

Indiana State Police say a movie extra has been critically injured on the production set of “Transformers 3.”

Spokeswoman Sgt. Ann Wojas said Thursday that Gabriella Cedillo is in critical condition, according to a family member.

Authorities say the “Transformers 3” crew was filming a stunt late Wednesday in Hammond when an object flew through the windshield of the vehicle that 24-year-old Cedillo was inside and hit her.

Estate hearing set

A California appeals court has scheduled a hearing for Michael Jackson’s father to argue he deserves a role in his son’s estate.

The Second District Court of Appeal on Thursday set an Oct. 6 date for Joe Jackson’s attorneys to argue his case.

Michael Jackson’s 2002 will omitted his father.

Band sues PepsiCo

Members of the original funk band War are suing PepsiCo for more than $10 million, saying the soft-drink maker it did not negotiate with them to use their song “Why Can’t We Be Friends” in a new commercial.

Even if PepsiCo and its advertising agency TBWA/Chiat/Day got rights from the music’s publishers or anyone else who owns the rights, attorney Max Sprecher says the company should have negotiated with the artists too.

Ex-employee sues

Fifty-one-year-old Francesca Spero filed an age discrimination lawsuit against rapper-producer Sean “Diddy” Combs on Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan.

The lawsuit says the Malverne resident introduced Combs to hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and Uptown Records after meeting Combs in 1988. It says she worked at Combs’ Bad Boy Entertainment record label as an executive for 12 years before being fired in March.

The lawsuit says Spero was fired after having hip surgery and confiding to an executive that she was treated for a drug dependency relapse.

Judge rules on pact

Paris Hilton may owe investors in her 2006 movie “Pledge This!” about $160,000 for failing to do enough promotion.

U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno in Miami ruled Thursday that the 29-year-old celebrity socialite didn’t live up to her contract when refusing interviews with publications in Russia and the United Kingdom.

Hilton’s spokeswoman had no immediate comment.

Happy birthday

Among celebrity birthdays today: Actress Eileen Brennan is 78. Singer-guitarist Al Jardine is 68. Actress Valerie Perrine is 67. Drummer Donald Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad is 62. Guitarist Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols is 55. Actor Steve Schirripa (“The Sopranos”) is 53. Guitarist Todd Lewis of The Toadies is 45. Actor Charlie Sheen is 45. Singer Jennifer Paige is 37. Actress Ashley Jones (“True Blood”) is 34. Actor Nick Wechsler (“Roswell”) is 32.