After the initial shock of losing Whitney Houston wore off, the public’s attention immediately turned toward the pain her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, must be enduring after losing her mother. Although we have no idea if substance abuse is what caused Houston’s death, we do know from Houston’s own admittance that Bobbi Kristina watched her mother [...]
Continue ReadingAnyone who tuned in to NBC’s competitive singing show The Voice was no doubt blown away by the backstory of contestant Jamar Rogers. Before each audition begins, the show airs an interview with each competitor which provides the highlights, and for some the lowlights, of their life thus far. Watching Rogers hard at work as [...]
Continue ReadingViewers have followed along with Teen Mom 2’s Jenelle Evans as she has struggled with marijuana abuse, domestic issues with her boyfriend, and fighting for custody of her child. Unfortunately, this particular combination of issues is making each one worse than it would be alone. The Marijuana Issue The marijuana problem was the focus of [...]
Continue ReadingDemi Lovato has been up front about her trip to rehab last year because of the behaviors she engaged in as a result of her bipolar disorder. By the time she entered treatment, the 19-year-old singer and star of the Disney Channel’s Sonny with a Chance was unsuccessfully trying to deal with an eating disorder [...]
Continue ReadingIn his latest creation, a 3-D version of the classic series The Adventures of TinTin, director Steven Spielberg had the same decision to make as American book publishers did when the Belgium children books were first brought to the United States. However, Spielberg opted for a different choice than the puritanical publishers and stayed with [...]
Continue ReadingIf anyone knows about drug and alcohol addiction – and living the life of an addict in front of the cameras and heavy media scrutiny – it’s Courtney Love. Front-woman for the band Hole and widow of Kurt Cobain, famed 90s grunge rocker, Love has gone to rehab multiple times, relapsed and come back, and [...]
Continue ReadingThree months after Amy Winehouse was found dead by her bodyguard in her North London flat, the official cause of death and story of the final days and hours of her life have been released to the public. Coroner Suzanne Greenaway declared Winehouse’s case to be “death by misadventure.” It appears the 27-year-old singer accidentally [...]
Continue ReadingMikey Welsh, 40, ex-bassist for the alternative rock band Weezer, was discovered dead in his room in the Raffaello Hotel by staff after failing to check out on time. Although toxicology reports will take a few weeks to be completed, due to Welsh’s past mental health and drug abuse history, a narcotics overdose is suspected [...]
Continue ReadingHe used to be the wild front man for bands like Happy Mondays and Black Grape, but now Shaun Ryder is reformed and he’s talking about why he developed a crippling heroin addiction in the first place – shyness. Ryder says that he spent 10 years of his music career struggling with stage fright and [...]
Continue ReadingWhen thinking of famous musicians who are known for their heavy drinking, hard drugs and promiscuity. Moby is not exactly the first superstar to pop to mind. Once given the nickname of “King of Techno,” his public image has remained a combination of vegetarianism, restaurateur and a lover of simplicity. In stark contrast, his private [...]
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