Shellie Zimmerman, wife of George Zimmerman, was arrested Tuesday charged with perjury. George Zimmerman is the Florida man charged with second-degree murder for the death of  Florida teen Trayvon Martin

Seminole County sheriff deputies picked up Shellie Zimmerman, 25, from her home and escorted her to the Seminole County Jail in Sanford, Florida around 3:30p pm. After an hour she posted the $1,000 bail, she was freed.

April 20, Zimmerman’s wife testified the couple was financially indigent, responding no when asked by her husband’s attorney Mark O’Mara if they had any major financial assets. A couple weeks before on April 9, George Zimmerman launched a site to receive donations to help  with legal expenses and received more that $200,000 from supporters.

Zimmerman, 28, was released on bail when prosecutors found out that the couple had at least $135,000 in funds available from the website. Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester revoked the bail, sending Zimmerman back to jail.

According to The Guardian, the arrest warrant read that, Shellie Zimmerman ”did knowingly make a false statement, which she did not believe to be true, under oath in an official proceeding.” Under Florida law, perjury committed during a capital case is a second degree felony.

No date has yet been set for a hearing in Shellie Zimmerman’s perjury case.

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Spike Lee’s negligent tweet to his 240,000 followers has caused an elderly couple in Sanford, Florida to live in fear. The director retweeted an incorrect address that allegedly was the house that Trayvon Martin’s killer George Zimmerman resided at.

The tweet spawned from twitter account holder @MACCAPONE, according to The Smoking Gun. Marcus Davonne Higgins, 33, a Los Angeles resident tweeted the wrong address to several celebrities such as rapper 50 cent and actor Will Smith. Higgins tweet stated “EVERBODY REPOST THIS.” Lee was the only celebrity to retweet the false information. Higgins also took to his facebook page “FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT & TOUCH HIM.”

The address belongs to David McClain, 72 and wife Elaine, 70 who reportedly suffers from a heart condition. Higgins mixed up George Michael Zimmerman 41, for Trayvon’s killer George W. Zimmerman, 28. The recent headline news surrounding the Trayvon Martin’s case has brought attention all around the country due to the injustice felt by the African American community.

The McClain’s have received threatening mail and random visitors to their household. Because of this the McClain’s have been forced to stay at a hotel. Attorney Matt Morgan representing the McClain’s have reached a settlement for the trouble that the couple has had to deal with.

“At this point in time, we have come to an agreement with Spike Lee and his attorneys, and at this point, the matter is fully resolved,” Morgan said. “Spike has agreed to compensate the McClain’s for their loss and for the disruption into their lives. He’s taken full responsibility.”

According to yahoo news. Lee also tweeted late Wednesday: “I Deeply Apologize To The McClain Family For Retweeting Their Address. It Was A Mistake. Please Leave The McClain’s In Peace.”

Lee isn’t the only celebrity to start an uproar through twitter. Pop singer Justin Beiber earlier last month tweeted, “Call me right now.” Beiber used a Dallas phone number and left the last digit a as question mark. Dallas residents were then subjected to phone calls at all times of the night by excited Bieiber fans.

Singer Courtney Love is another rogue celebrity tweeter, tweeting erratically about a fashion designer in 2011. She paid out $430,000 to fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir after making statements that she had a criminal past.

The outlandish behavior amongst celebrities on twitter has a cause and effect not only to themselves but to others as well whom they may not even know. Celebrities are placed on a pedestal once they reach a certain stature and whatever move they make can affect them positively or negatively as far as their image and credibility goes.

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