Celebrity rehab

Celebrity Rehab

Charlie Sheen and El DeBarge are the latest celebs to make headlines for going to rehab. Read about others who have struggled with addiction in all its forms and see what they said about their struggles. Do you have a loved one struggling with drugs or alcohol? Find a rehabilitation center near you.

Charlie Sheen

"I said stay off the crack, and I still think that's pretty good advice, unless you can manage it socially. If you can manage it socially, then go for it, but not a lot of people can, you know?"

Lindsay Lohan

"I tried to mask my problems with alcohol, cocaine and mind-altering substances. Now I'm in a place where I don't need to use anything and I can feel emotions because I choose to."

El DeBarge  

"I hate to disappoint my fans, but it is necessary for me to take the time to work on me so that I may continue to share my music and my story with everyone. I thank everyone in advance for their prayers and well wishes and hope that you will respect my privacy during this time."

Britney Spears

"There's the honeymoon phase at first. Everything is fabulous: 'Look at the wonderful trips she gets to go on; look at the wonderful people she's meeting,' then there's the ugly side of things that turns, and we weren't ready for that, either."

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

"I just don't want to be that f****** a******* sitting in the pub and someone turns around and says, 'See him there at the end of the bar. He could have made a f****** fortune, but he went over to Hollywood and he just f****** p****d it up against the wall."

Robert Downey Jr.

"More than anything I have this sense that I'm a veteran of a war that is difficult to discuss with people who haven't been there."

Amy Winehouse

"I'm either a really good drunk or I'm an out-and-out s**t, horrible, violent, abusive, emotional drunk. I'll beat up Blake when I'm drunk. I don't think I have ever bruised him, but I do have my way."

Kelly Osbourne

"I don't have any shadow of a doubt that addiction is a disease. It's in your genes. The only people in my family who don't have that gene are my mum and my sister Amy."

Miguel Cabrera

"Do you know who I am? You don't know anything about my problems."

Courtney Love

"I would just like to thank the court for allowing me these 90 days. ... [It] helped me deal with a very gnarly drug problem, which is behind me. ... I've just been playing guitar and taking care of my daughter. I want to [take this opportunity] to let the community know I'm doing great. ... I've been really inspired and have remained inspired."

Tiger Woods

"But still, I know I have bitterly disappointed all of you. I have made you question who I am and how I could have done the things I did. I am embarrassed that I have put you in this position. For all that I have done, I am so sorry."

Daniel Baldwin

"I'm a straight-up cocaine addict. I don't really drink very much, although I have abused alcohol in the past. And I don't use any other drugs. I don't take pills. I don't do anything. I'm a … diehard coke head."

Whitney Houston

"First of all, let's get one thing straight. Crack is cheap. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. Let's get that straight. OK? We don't do crack. We don't do that. Crack is whack."

Mel Gibson

"After drinking alcohol on Thursday night, I did a number of things that were very wrong and for which I am ashamed. I drove a car when I should not have, and was stopped by the L.A. County sheriffs. The arresting officer was just doing his job, and I feel fortunate that I was apprehended before I caused injury to any other person. I acted like a person completely out of control…"

Mackenzie Phillips

"Mackenzie deserves great credit for seizing the opportunity she was given to get clean and prove she was worthy of the dismissal of her case."

Tara Reid

"Tara Reid has checked herself into Promises Treatment Center. We appreciate your respect to her and her family's privacy at this time."

Lindsay Lohan Too Busy To Return Necklace

Lindsay Lohan was too "busy" to return the necklace she has been accused of stealing.

The troubled actress - who is currently on probation stemming from a driving under the influence conviction in 2007 - has been accused of taking a $2,500 necklace from upmarket Californian boutique Kamofie & Company and claimed she tried to bring it back to the store but did not have time.

According to a police report obtained by gossip website TMZ, Lindsay's assistant said: "Ms. Lohan was in possession of the necklace and wanted to give the necklace back to the store the day after she took it from the store, but she was very busy."

We intend to challenge the prosecution's case because the truth is, Ms. Lohan didn't steal anything.

Lindsay has pleaded guilty to felony grand theft over the incident, with friends insisting she was allowed to borrow the necklace, but the store later changed their mind after she failed to get them publicity.

While the 24-year-old star's team have been trying to agree a plea deal over the case - which counts as a breach of her probation - her lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley believes the charge is unfair as she disputes the estimated value of the piece of jewellery.

Shawn said: "We intend to challenge the prosecution's case because the truth is, Ms. Lohan didn't steal anything. But even if she had, it seems to me that the appropriate charge, based on the fair market value of the goods, should have been petty theft and not grand theft.

"A $5 lump of coal with a $2,500 price tag is still a $5 lump of coal."

Lindsay must return to court on February 23.

Tags: Lindsay Lohan, Necklace, Jewellery, Lawyer

Scandal of Megan Fox Unseen Photos Leaked

 Megan Fox may want to secure her digital privacy, with the TRANSFORMER’s hottie supposedly becoming the victim of an internet hacker leaking scandalous n@ked photographs. But while outraged fans of the actress took to the internet to blog their disgust, digital imaging experts around the globe came to the starlet’s untimely defense, claiming the photographs could just be ‘great photoshop.’
The 23-year-old lad’s mag favorite faced the possibly false reports  that an unidentified internet hacker had uploaded her private photographs after suppoesdly gaining access to her personal laptop computer. The photos depicted Fox in various settings and positions, some appearing to be personally shot with a camera phone while others appeared professionally shot.

Lindsay Lohan to spend New Year in Rehab

A California judge sent the 24-year-old troubled starlet back to rehab, telling her she was an addict and faced jail time if she relapsed again.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elden S. Fox ordered Lohan to remain at the Betty Ford Center until Jan. 3 and report back to court in late February.

"You are an addict, I hope you understand that," Fox told Lohan.

A prosecutor had advocated a six-month jail sentence for the "Mean Girls" star, but Fox opted for rehab after reviewing filings by probation and rehab officials and a letter written by Lohan. The actress cried after hearing the sentence.

The judge acknowledged that Lohan, 24, has been in-and-out of court and rehab since a pair of high-profile arrests in 2007.

He told the actress that he would not be manipulated by her, but was giving her a final chance to stay clean. "You're staying past the New Year's — there's a reason for that," Fox said.

Fox's sentence means Lohan will not be returning to a suburban Los Angeles women's jail for a fourth time. The judge had threatened to send Lohan to jail for 30 days for each drug test she skipped or failed.

He ordered her held for nearly a month during a hearing in September, but another judge overturned his ruling and Lohan has been free on bail and in inpatient rehab voluntarily since then.

Lohan is due back in court on February 25.

Tags: Los Angeles, Lindsay Lohan, Drug, Actress

Lindsay Lohan under cocaine dependence treatment

Actress Lindsay Lohan is reportedly being treated for cocaine addiction at the Betty Ford Clinic in Los Angeles. She is undergoing a rehab treatment programme as she has a dependency for the Class A drug.

"Lindsay's primary problem is cocaine. She went through a thorough assessment, and it was discovered that she has a high dependence for cocaine," femalefirst.co.uk quoted a source as saying.

Earlier, Lindsay had confessed to experimenting with drugs.

"At this point, Lindsay is at a critical point of her detoxification and recovery, and she is doing well," the source added.

Lindsay, 24, has her own treatment team in the facility which is comprised of a personal physician, nurse, psychologist, primary counsellor, case manager, spiritual care counsellor, family counsellor, dietician, fitness trainer and chemical dependency technician.

After failing two drug tests last month, Lindsay is now due in court Oct 22 for a probation hearing.

The actress, who served 13 days of a 90-day jail term behind bars in July, returned to prison following the failed tests, but ended up spending just a matter of hours behind bars after posting $300,000 bail. She then voluntarily checked into the Betty Ford Clinic.

Tags: Lindsay Lohan, Actress

Lindsay Lohan to wear SCRAM bracelet after jail release

Lindsay Lohan to wear SCRAM bracelet after jail release

Lindsay Lohan, who is expected to be released from jail soon following bail, will have to get a SCRAM bracelet within 24 hours. And under the terms of her bail, she is not allowed to be around known drug users and must submit to search by law enforcement at any time, reports TMZ.


Also, nightclubs will be a major no-no. The actress has to stay out of places where alcohol is the "chief item of sale." Lohan will be a free woman soon, because a judge has just reversed Judge Elden Fox''s decision and has granted her bail. Lindsay may soon be a free woman after a judge agreed with her lawyer that the star is entitled to bail.




A Los Angeles judge, on Friday afternoon, overturned a ruling to deny the actress bail after Lohan was ordered into custody at a Lynwood, Calif., jail. "An order has been signed by Judge Patricia Schnegg granting writ of habeas corpus," People mag quoted court spokesman Allan Parachini as saying. "Bail has been set at 300,000 dollars, " Parachini added.


Habeas corpus refers to the release of an inmate due to unlawful detention. However, Judge Schnegg ruled that Lohan must be fitted with a SCRAM alcohol-monitoring device within 24 hours if she posts bail. She faces a probation violation hearing on Oct. 22.


Lindsay Lohan may soon be a free woman after a judge agreed with her lawyer that the star is entitled to bail. A Los Angeles judge, on Friday afternoon, overturned a ruling to deny the actress bail after Lohan was ordered into custody at a Lynwood, Calif., jail.


"An order has been signed by Judge Patricia Schnegg granting writ of habeas corpus," People mag quoted court spokesman Allan Parachini as saying. "Bail has been set at 300,000 dollars, " Parachini added. Habeas corpus refers to the release of an inmate due to unlawful detention.


However, Judge Schnegg ruled that Lohan must be fitted with a SCRAM alcohol-monitoring device within 24 hours if she posts bail. She faces a probation violation hearing on Oct. 22.

Lindsay Lohan may skate on failed drug test

Lindsay Lohan may skate on failed drug test

The LA County Probation Department will only be recommending jail time for one of Lindsay Lohan's failed drug tests, according to sources. The actress will most likely skate on the positive test for amphetamines, now revealed to be Adderall, due to a paperwork ambiguity, reports TMZ.com

The Probation Department is recommending 30 days jail time for the first failed drug test which showed a positive reading for cocaine. Judge Elden Fox has a couple of options on Friday. He could sentence Lindsay on the spot to 30 days in jail for the cocaine violation but because of overcrowding Lindsay would be released the same day.


Judge Fox's other option is to deny her bail, throw her in jail and set a hearing that would take place 30 days later. Under this scenario, Lindsay would not be released early she'd sit in jail for 30 days until her hearing. According to sources, judges do this 'all the time' when they want to make sure a defendant does the time.

What Was Topless Nicole Richie Celebrating in Cabo?

Paris Hilton was detained in Japan and Lindsay Lohan has a warrant out for her arrest, but life's a beach for their former BFF Nicole Richie.

The hot mama, who turns 30 today, was celebrating South of the Border in a bikini bottom and not much else. She was joined by famous friends Christina Aguilera and Sam Ronson in Cabo, and she may have been celebrating more than just her birthday...

While having dinner at a local restaurant, Nic was spotted wearing a "bride-to-be" sash and necklace adorned with plastic penises.

Was this trip also a bachelorette party?

Nicole's rep didn't respond to our request for comment on what exactly she was celebrating, but either way, happy birthday!

Nice to see the former wild child is staying out of trouble but can still cut loose!

Failed drug test lindsay lohan jailed again

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan is reportedly facing a 30-day jail sentence after failing in her latest drug test ordered by the court.

The "Mean Girls" star is trying to rebuild her reputation after serving time behind bars and in rehab following a probation violation issue earlier this year, stemming from her 2007 driving under influence (DUI) arrest.

But the 24-year-old, who was treated by addiction specialists for her prescription drug use, could find herself incarcerated once more after a drug test taken "in recent days" came back positive, reports contactmusic.com.

According to a source, the drug in question was cocaine and if the claims are true, she will face 30 days in jail.

"People with addiction problems don't get better magically, and she's really been making an effort to make herself better," said an insider.

However, Lohan will have to wait to hear the final verdict. Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles district attorney's office, who is handling her case, has yet to be "officially notified" of the test results.

Lohan is currently undergoing intense outpatient treatment following her release from rehab last month. As part of her punishment, the embattled star is subjected to random drug testing twice a week.

However, the actress' representative is yet to respond to the failed drug test reports.

Lindsay Lohan to serve just 9 days in jail

Actress Lindsay Lohan could be out of the prison after serving just nine days of her 90-day jail term, it has emerged. The ‘Mean Girls’ star was sentenced to 90 days in jail for breaking the terms of her probation for a 2007 drink-driving charge.

Buzz up!
It was believed Lohan, 24, would probably serve around 23 days due to prison overcrowding. However, after she entered Lynwood Jail, California, police documents showed she was likely tjavascript:void(0)o be free in 14 days. And now, a jail source has said that the actress could be out of the jail after serving just ten per cent of her sentence.


"The sentence keeps shrinking. The new estimate is she will be released after nine days if she behaves herself,” the Sun quoted the source as saying. "The latest sheriff's documents are saying 14 days but she can knock a few more off that. I expect her to be out shortly after next weekend," the source added.

Lohan's assistant offered cash to disclose secrets

American singer and actress Lindsay Lohan’s ex-assistant has allegedly been offered a large sum of money to divulge information about her ex-boss.

Lohan’s assistant, who quit in June, has been offered a series of five-figure amounts to disclose secret information about the 23-year-old star. Sources said that the weekly newspapers have been offering cash around 50,000 dollars to the woman, identified only as Eleanore.


Eleanore reportedly quit because she was exhausted and had enough of Lindsay’s demands. “She has so far refused the offers, saying she doesn't want to tell on Lindsay as she's afraid she'll never work again,” the New York Post quoted a source as saying.

Lindsay Lohan up coming will flop says Michael

While Lindsay Lohan’s upcoming role as 1970s adult-film star Linda Lovelace might seem like a career boost for the young fallen star, her father, Michael Lohan, believes it’s nothing more than a big mistake.

“Please, don’t give me this ‘craft’ or ‘artistic’ BS,” the senior Lohan complained to Radar Online about his daughter’s part in the production. “Mark my words, it’s a blunder and the film will flop.”

In addition to a predicting Lindsay’s box-office failure, her media-friendly father blamed his ex-wife, Dina Lohan, and her supposed support team for the destruction of their little girl’s career.

“Look at the films she did, and the career she had while she had a mother and father in her life,” he said. “I’m talking about ‘Parent Trap’ through ‘Mean Girls.’ Then look at everything after she had only her mother in her life. You and your ‘team’ have done and continue to do a great job, Dina.”

Once the requisite round of Dina-bashing came to an end, Michael Lohan returned to his regular message of late, reminding the world of his quest to see LiLo return to rehab.

“Regardless, Lindsay doesn’t need to be looking at or doing any films, music or anything right now, she needs REHAB!” the estranged dad insisted. “She will never be herself or be able to perform to the best of her ability, as long as she is on prescription medication!”

Gibson’s ex claims they dated for years
Although their romance is now a thing of the past, the mother of Mel Gibson’s youngest child wants the world to know she was with the star much longer than most believed. Oksana Grigorieva spoke to Hello! magazine to clear up the misconception.

“The reasons (for the breakup) I cannot talk about, but it will come out at some point,” the aspiring musician explained. “The truth always comes out. We’ve been together for three years — not one year as people have been writing. So over the past three years, there have been a lot of untruths, written by the yellow press mostly.”

In fairness, the confusion on the part of the “yellow press” may have come from the fact that Gibson and Grigorieva only publicly unveiled their relationship just over a year ago, shortly after Gibson’s wife of 29 years filed for divorce. While Grigorieva is unwilling to discuss how her own time with the actor-director came to an end, she opened up about how Gibson “wooed” her in the first place.

“He wrote me a lot of poetry,” Grigorieva explained. “It was very beautiful, impressionistic, like an edgy, modern iambic pentameter. Mel has a really good grasp of language, he’s fantastic with words.”

Lindsay Lohan charged $150k to go for a date with Australian billionaire

Actress Lindsay Lohan has reportedly been paid 150,000 dollars to appear as arm candy for an Austrian billionaire. The 23-year-old singer will reportedly accompany 77-year-old Richard Lugner to the super posh annual event Vienna Opera Ball.

But the actress, who has been in and out of rehab three times, will purportedly have to adhere to “no booze” rules as part of the deal. “We’ve agreed to pull all the liquor from the mini bar in her hotel room and told staff they must not serve her alcohol,” the Daily Star quoted Lugner as saying.

The four-times divorced tycoon was said to have spent a fortune in “hiring” leading ladies, including Paris Hilton, Pamela Anderson and burlesque beauty Dita Von Teese, as his dates to one of his country’s most glittering events.

Lindsay Lohan Dismisses Dating Rumours

Lindsay Lohan has laughed off reports she has a new man in her life - insisting she's just "friends" with her latest rumoured love interest.

The Mean Girls star, who split from her DJ girlfriend Samantha Ronson earlier this year (09), has fought off a string of dating rumours in recent weeks after she was linked to Jason Segel, Entourage star Kevin Connolly, and Gerard Butler.

I'm not dating my friend, people are nutso (sic), and it's not a way to start off the new year with rumours.

She was most recently rumoured to be involved with model Adam Senn, but Lohan is adamant she's still single.

In a post on her Twitter.com page, she writes, "I’m not dating my friend, people are nutso (sic), and it's not a way to start off the new year with rumours."

Lindsay Lohan advised to take a dip at Holy Ganges

A Hindu statesman has advised Lindsay Lohan, who is currently in India for a BBC documentary, to take a dip in the holy Ganges so that the Mean Girls star can 'rediscover herself'.

After a much-publicised struggle with booze and prescription drugs Lohan, 23, is finally getting back to some serious work. She is currently making a film on women and child trafficking in India for the BBC. And some feel coming to India can help Lohan in more ways than one.

"Lindsay Lohan should rediscover herself by taking a dip in the holy Ganges. It is believed that bathing in the sacred Ganges purifies one of all sin and its waters confer immortality," the Telegraph quoted Rajan Zed, as saying.

And what does the star feel about the subject of her documentary? "Trafficking is a big issue here, I'm (here to do) what I can, and I will continue to do so as long as life when time permits it," she wrote on her Twitter page.

Later Lohan added: "Over 40 children saved so far. Within one day's work. This is what life is about. Doing this is a life worth living. I'm only one person. Let's not start judging and looking for negatives that don't exist."

Lindsay Lohan poses topless for Purple magazine

If sources are to believe actress Lindsay Lohan, who has earlier turned down a $700,000 offer to pose nude for 'Playboy' magazine, has now gone topless for a new photoshoot with French fashion magazine 'Purple'.

The Mean Girls star appears topless in a series of sexual poses in the provocative Terry Richardson shots, which will feature in an upcoming issue of the publication, reports Contactmusic.

According Life & Style mag, in one steamy snap, Lohan simulates a threesome with a male and female model.

However this is not that Lindsay has foray into naked pics. In 2007, Lindsay bared her breasts in a 'New York' Magazine photo tribute to film icon Marilyn Monroe.

The Titanic star is not ready for a relationship with the Mean Girls actress

Lindsay Lohan has a crush on Leonardo DiCaprio, according to sources. However, the Titanic star is not ready for a relationship with the Mean Girls actress.

"Lindsay has a major crush on Leonardo but that's as far as it goes right now," Contactmusic quoted a source as saying.

The insider added, "She knows him, they are friends but that's it. Lindsay is ready to be more than friends with Leo but he doesn't see her that way. She says he's her perfect man but fears he doesn't take her seriously."

The beauty even reportedly flirted with Leonardo at a Hollywood party.

A source said, "As soon as Lindsay saw Leonardo she was like a bee to honey. When she spotted him in a dark corner of the club she headed straight for him.

"She quickly monopolised his conversation and made sure she had him all to herself. They talked and Lindsay danced in front of him but nothing happened. They went home separately."

Lindsay Lohan Files Father Order

Lindsay Lohan has started proceedings to file a restraining order against her father.

The 'Mean Girls' actress is said to fear for her safety and has instructed her lawyer Shawn Holley Chapman to begin the paperwork against Michael Lohan.

The filing should be ready within the next 48 hours, according to website RadarOnline.

The 23-year-old star took action against Michael - who she has a turbulent relationship with - over fears he was going to kidnap her.

It is thought she was encouraged to seek the restraining order by her mother, Dina - who is Michael's ex-wife - and wants to be out of Los Angeles and away from her father when the filing becomes legal.

I'm going to see the judge this week. If I can't get a conservatorship, then I'm going to take her to an undisclosed location and get her straight. But I know I'm going to get charged with kidnapping.

A source said: "If Lindsay isn't already in New York City, she is on her way. That was the plan to make sure she wasn't around for any of his crazy antics."

Last week, Michael - who recently claimed the starlet has an addiction to prescription drugs - told gossip website X17 he wanted to "kidnap" his daughter and take her to an isolated location to help "get her straight".

He said: "I'm going to see the judge this week. If I can't get a conservatorship, then I'm going to take her to an undisclosed location and get her straight. But I know I'm going to get charged with kidnapping."

Lindsay has previously completed three stints in rehab in a bid to get help for her addiction to drink and drugs.

Lindsay Lohan's probation period extended

Actress Lindsay Lohan has had her probation for a drink driving conviction extended for one more year.

Lohan was ordered to appear in court after probation officials said she had missed some alcohol education classes.

The actress was told to complete an 18-month alcohol awareness programme in August 2007 after being convicted of drink driving and other charges.

Lohan's lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, said there was confusion over when she would attend some sessions.

Mr Holley said his client had told officials she was leaving Los Angeles to work on a film in Texas but there was a misunderstanding about when she would return.

Prison time

Los Angeles Superior Court judge Marsha Revel accepted the explanation but added one year to Lohan's three-year probation sentence so that she could finish the programme, suggesting the actress complete it as soon as possible.

"This has to be a top priority," she told Lohan in court.

"I would love to congratulate you rather than admonish you," she added.

Lohan was arrested for driving under the influence in May 2007 and two months later was arrested again, this time for drink driving and cocaine possession.

She was sentenced to one day in jail, community service and three years probation to include the alcohol awareness sessions.

Lindsay Lohan`s neighbours want her to move out

Lindsay Lohan’s neighbours apparently want the actress to move out after being fed up with the paparazzi who take up the parking space.

The singer’s peeved neighbours said “it has been a nightmare” ever since the star, whose house has been twice burglarised, shifted in Hollywood Hills, according to RadarOnline.com.

"The truth is that this is a very quiet neighborhood and there have been no break-ins apart from at Lindsay Lohan''s house," the New York Daily News quoted a neighbour as saying.

"Since she moved in last November it has been a nightmare with all the paparazzi parking in our driveways waiting for her," the neighbour added.

The neighbour also said: "I've got nothing personal against her but she needs to find a home in a gated community with security at the main gate because all the residents are fed-up with the situation.