Jeff Conaway Dead at 60
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Movies, Television, Drugs, Obituaries,
Jeff Conaway, 60, died Friday after being taken off of life support. The actor, whose credits include the movie Grease, was in a coma for most of the month.
Older generations remember him as the funny, cocky Bobby Wheeler on Taxi. More recently he appeared on the first and second seasons of VH1’s Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew, where he was shockingly incoherent and physically weak. But he’s probably best remembered for being Kenickie, main sidekick to John Travolta’s Danny Zukco in Grease.
Travolta released a statement shortly after Conaway’s death was made official: "Jeff Conaway was a wonderful and decent man, and we will miss him. My heartfelt thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this very difficult time."
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Steven Tyler Attacks Celebrity Rehab, Dr. Drew
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Television, Drunk, Rumors,
Steven Tyler is holding practically nothing back in his book Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?, sharing his opinions on reality TV, among many subjects. While recounting one of his stints in rehab, Tyler alleges that he observed some of the making of Celebrity Rehab, and the picture he paints is unflattering… to say the least.
Tyler claims that Steven Adler, a patient at Las Encinas (where Rehab is filmed) and former Guns N Roses member, was asked to fake his behavior for the benefit of the cameras. “They wanted him to act out his own messed-up state when he entered rehab. It was ghoulish and unreal,” Tyler writes. “They gave him 30 grand for the episode, he snorted it all, crashed his car, and he ended up in jail detox.”
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Two and a Half Men Crew ‘Furious,’ ‘Screwed Over’ by Sheen
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Television, Drugs, Drunk, Rants, Rivalries, Rumors,
Charlie Sheen has been doing most of the talking regarding the drama surrounding Two and a Half Men, and some of those involved are no longer staying silent. Sheen’s unasked-for rant against his co-star Jon Cryer pushed at least one crew member too far.
One unnamed crew member is “furious,” not only about Sheen’s rant against Cryer but much more. “We have been screwed over by Charlie Sheen, monetarily and professionally,” said the crew member. “It’s not just about disrespecting Jon [Cryer]. He disrespects everybody.”
“He should have been fired a long time ago,” continued the disgruntled crew member. “Why wasn’t he?”
Uhmm...because he's a warlock. Obviously.
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Mike Starr, Alice in Chains Bassist, Found Dead
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Television, Drugs, Obituaries,
Former Alice in Chains bassist and reality TV star Mike Starr, 44, was found dead on Tuesday in Utah.
Mike Starr became a fan favorite during his Celebrity Rehab stint, wherein he openly talked about the substance abuse problems that got him ejected from the band Alice in Chains. The musician often referred to the late Layne Staley as his best friend. He was ejected from Alice in Chains in 1993 due to his drug problems. Staley died of an overdose in 2002. Starr made an appearance on Celebrity Rehab 4 as a survivor of drug problems, inspiring others with his message of hope for the future.
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Michael Lohan Joins Rehab Cast, Lindsay Shocked
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: D-List, Television, Drugs, Drunk, Rumors, Where Are They Now?,
Dr. Drew Pinsky has stated that he wouldn’t want to treat Lindsay Lohan on his reality series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, but he’ll lend a helping hand to dad Michael Lohan next season. Reportedly, Michael has joined the cast and started taping... and sources say Lindsay is “upset” and “shocked.”
TMZ reports that Michael Lohan began filming the show without even telling his famous daughter, though she’s certainly got enough on her mind already.
The rest of the Celebrity Rehab cast is rumored to include Tareq and Michaele Salahi (the couple who allegedly crashed the White House), former Mets pitcher Dwight “Doc” Gooden, Chinese-American actress Bai Ling (The Crow, Anna and the King), Jeremy Jackson (Baywatch) and Michael Lohan.
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Mary Carey Returns to Porn
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: D-List, Television, Rumors, Where Are They Now?,
Celebrity Rehab alum and former porn star Mary Carey, who was advised to leave the sex industry by Dr. Drew Pinsky, is making her big return to adult films. The way she’s doing so is…rather shocking.
According to TMZ, Carey is starring in Celebrity Pornhab with Dr. Screw. As you might have guessed from the title, this skin flick satirizes the VH1 show where Mary Carey first came to mainstream media attention (Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew).
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Tom Cruise Riled by Dr. Drew
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Movies, Television, Rumors,
Dr. Drew Pinsky, star of Celebrity Rehab and Love Line, has never been afraid to give a diagnosis. Vocal in his opinions but always clinical in his delivery, Drew has charmed many with his obvious caring nature - though it’s often couched in logic.
Even when you’re a celebrated man of medicine, you have to be careful when you talk Tom Cruise. Dr. Drew recently mentioned the actor’s name. Let the media back-and-forth war begin!
This all has stemmed from an interview with Pinsky which appears in Playboy magazine. Dr. Drew made this comment: “A lot of people in the public eye who behave strangely have mental illness we can learn from, and much of it is based on childhood trauma, without a doubt.” He continued: “Take a guy like Tom Cruise. Why would somebody be drawn into a cultish kind of environment like Scientology? To me, that’s a function of a very deep emptiness, and suggests serious neglect in childhood - maybe some abuse, but mostly neglect.” The tenor of the comments reflects Drew’s usual tone.
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Heath Ledger’s “Dirty Laundry”
Posted by Elaine Furst Categories: Movies, Editorials,
The death of Heath Ledger last week seemed to bring out the worst in our fellow “journalists”.
After watching the TV coverage of Heath Ledger‘s passing, I couldn’t help but be reminded of Don Henley’s song, “Dirty Laundry”. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, “Dirty Laundry” is Henley’s commentary on the decline of journalism and how the people who cover the news are really just failed actors and news coverage is all about finding the “dirtiest” story about someone and running with it whether it’s true or not. (Henley wrote the song fifteen years ago.) The lyrics that particularly came to mind in light of Ledger’s passing are:
“Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies
We got our dirty little fingers in everybody’s pie
Love to cut you down to size, we love dirty laundry”
The three “journalists” that appeared to be most guilty of this were:
Nancy Grace. On her show, Grace called on a number of “professionals” (i.e mental health “experts”) who prattled on about Ledger’s “alleged” state of mind at the time of his death and what the meaning of all those pills scattered around his body “probably” meant. I didn’t really pay too close attention to what they were saying until the term “bipolar disorder” came up. I then did what hopefully any sane, sensitive person would do. I changed the channel and put on QVC. (If I want to watch schlock, I’ll buy it from QVC.)
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