Posts with tag "celebrity rehab"

'Celebrity Rehab' Season 5 Cast Revealed

Posted Jun 7th 2011 at 02:17 PM by AOL TV Editors

When the new season of 'Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew' premieres on Sun., June 26 at 9PM on VH1, expect to see lots of familiar reality TV faces. Dr. Drew's new patients include tabloid mainstay Michael Lohan, Bai Ling and 'Baywatch' star Jeremy Jackson. Besides the celebrity patients, Dr. Drew will be joined by returning counselor Bob Forrest and resident technician Shelly Sprague, along ...

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Jeff Conaway in Coma After Apparent Drug Overdose

Posted May 18th 2011 at 10:20 PM by PopEater Staff

'Grease' actor Jeff Conaway, whose shambolic life was made painfully public during a 2008 stint on 'Celebrity Rehab,' has slipped into a coma and is in critical condition following a drug overdose last week. The former 'Taxi' star's manager, Phil Brock, says the 60 year old was found unconscious on May 11 after possibly OD'ing on pain pills. Brock would not disclose what hospital Conaway is ...

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Michael Lohan Got 'Great Therapy' -- and $180K? -- From Dr. Drew

Posted Mar 28th 2011 at 02:10 PM by Rob Shuter

The artist formerly known as "Lindsay Lohan" paid more than $53,000 for her three-month stint at the Betty Ford Clinic, but her estranged father, Michael, reportedly got paid a staggering $180,000 to receive 21 days of treatment on Dr. Drew Pinsky's 'Celebrity Rehab.' "No comment on the show, cast or what I made," Michael told me, appearing to admit he did in fact get paid, adding, "I got ...

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Michaele Salahi Kicked Out of 'Celebrity Rehab'

Posted Mar 9th 2011 at 04:40 AM by Christo Varghese

Michaele Salahi was kicked out of the latest season of 'Celebrity Rehab' as she had no addiction and therefore did not have a reason to be there, TMZ reports. A source told RadarOnline.com that the White House party crasher and 'Real Housewives of D.C.' star was released from the show on Tuesday as she failed to show any signs of an addiction. The source was quoted saying, "Dr. Drew did a ...

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Demi Lovato: Rehab Was the 'Darkest Time in My Life'

Posted Mar 7th 2011 at 04:30 PM by PopEater Staff

Demi Lovato is back! After leaving a treatment facility in January, Lovato reached out to fans to talk about the "darkest time" of her life in a new online video. The singer checked into rehab in November to receive treatment for "emotional and physical issues," after being accused of assault by backup dancer Alex Welch, while on the Jonas Brothers World Tour. "Your support is what got me ...

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Rachel Uchitel Finds 'Normal Guy' on Facebook

Posted Jan 14th 2011 at 04:10 PM by Rob Shuter

Rachel Uchitel, of the Tiger Woods cheating scandal, is now putting herself back out there after being cured of her love addiction by Dr. Drew on 'Celebrity Rehab.' The ex-nightclub manager reveals on my HDNet show, 'Naughty But Nice With Rob,' that she's met a "super cute" guy, on Facebook no less. "He friends me and he's like 'I'm this really nice, normal guy, if you ever want to go for coffee ...

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Help Lindsay Lohan? Dr. Drew Says He'd Need a Year

Posted Dec 7th 2010 at 10:01 PM by Nicki Gostin

As if Dr. Drew Pinsky isn't busy enough, next year the addiction specialist will add a HLN talk show to his busy schedule, which already includes 'Celebrity Rehab, 'Sober House' and, of course, his day job as a medical doctor in sunny Southern California. Alas, if only there was a term for being addicted to work! If there was, perhaps the doc-of-all trades could treat it. Pinsky dialed in with ...

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Rachel Uchitel Defends Love Addiction, Shares Plan to Taser People

Posted Dec 1st 2010 at 05:00 PM by Nicki Gostin

Last year, Rachel Uchitel's face was splashed all over the tabloids as one of the other women in the Tiger Woods scandal. Now she's back in the news as a participant in VH1's 'Celebrity Rehab,' which debuts Dec. 1. Uchitel agreed to talk to PopEater under the condition that there were no questions about her relationship with Woods. What she would talk about was her head-scratching reason for ...

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Butch Patrick, Onetime Eddie Munster, Enters Rehab

Posted Nov 11th 2010 at 07:51 AM by Zach Dionne

Butch Patrick, who played Eddie on 'The Munsters,' checked into a New Jersey rehab facility looking for help with a 40-year addiction to alcohol, cocaine and marijuana, TMZ reports. Patrick, 57, has had a long, albeit off-the-radar, career in showbiz since the 1960s creature sitcom. Patrick's rep tells TMZ he hopes to "get a grip on his addiction and educate himself." ...

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'Emotional Reunion' for Lindsay Lohan and Father Michael

Posted Nov 8th 2010 at 06:19 AM by Zach Dionne

Linday Lohan reunited with her estranged father Michael at the Betty Ford rehabilitation center in California yesterday, RadarOnline.com reports. It was the pair's first meeting in seven months. "It was an emotional reunion," a source tells Radar. "There were hugs, kisses and even a few tears when Michael and Lindsay first saw each other. They spent hours together; it was not a fleeting ...