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PAGING TIGER WOODS

Dec 8, 2009 11:38 PM CST

Rehab: How Celebs Say Sorry

Bonus: No need for actual apology

(Newser) - Lately, when celebs want to show contrition, they turn to rehab. Whether counseling for alcohol and drugs (take your pick) to sex addiction (Steve Phillips) to homophobia (Isaiah Washington) to domestic abuse (Chris Brown), stars see a rehab trip taking the place of a public confession. “It really is...

Lohan Pop:
I'm Seeking
Conservatorship

RUN, LINDSAY, RUN

Nov 3, 2009 8:27 AM CST

Lohan Pop: I'm Seeking Conservatorship

Shockingly, Michael is still talking to the press about Lindsay

(Newser) - Looks like someone is taking a cue from Jamie Spears. Michael Lohan’s latest plan with regard to wayward daughter Lindsay: “I am going to go to court to get a legal conservatorship to get Lindsay into rehab and finally get her off all the prescription meds,” he...

Papa Lohan:
I'll Shut Up
When LiLo
Enters Rehab

SURE, YOU WILL

Nov 2, 2009 6:26 AM CST

Papa Lohan: I'll Shut Up When LiLo Enters Rehab

Michael uses gossip site to respond to latest threats from Dina, Lindsay

(Newser) - The Lohans continue to carry out their family squabbles via the press, with Michael most recently responding to Dina and Lindsay’s request that he stop talking with an ultimatum of his own. “As far as Lindsay is concerned, if she goes into a rehab, I will stop,”...

Sex Rehab for
Steve Phillips? Oh, Please!

ANDREA PEYSER

Oct 29, 2009 10:48 AM CDT

Sex Rehab for Steve Phillips? Oh, Please!

Axed ESPN analyst is just the latest to use 'sex addict' as an excuse

(Newser) - Steve Phillips and his fellow celebrity sex addicts prove "all that's required to claim that a man's transgression is really a disease over which he is powerless is a large bank account, a small degree of fame, a clueless wife. And a straight face," writes Andrea Peyser in...

Ankle Monitors
Get a Grip on
Drunk Drivers

Sep 25, 2009 11:41 AM CDT

Ankle Monitors Get a Grip on Drunk Drivers

New technology lets cash-strapped PDs free up jail space

(Newser) - In the fight against drunk driving, cash-strapped municipalities are embracing cheaper penalties than the traditional—and expensive—jailhouse, and the ankle monitor has a high-tech addition: an alcohol sensor. Repeat offenders can skip probation and even rehab if they submit to sweat-analyzing remote surveillance. “We are at a point...

First US Internet Addiction Rehab Center Opens

Aug 27, 2009 5:00 PM CDT

First US Internet Addiction Rehab Center Opens

For $14,500, reStart offers therapy, socialization

(Newser) - The first US Internet addiction clinic has opened in Fall City, Wash. The Heavensfield Retreat Center offers “reStart,” a 45-day in-patient rehab program for Internet, video game, and texting addictions, LiveScience reports. Clients undergo talk therapy and social skills training, as well as feeding goats, raising chickens, and...

Amy Gets New Guy, New Studio

Jul 28, 2009 9:44 AM CDT

Amy Gets New Guy, New Studio

Blake still sleazy, back in rehab

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse is focusing on what really matters: flying her recording gear from St. Lucia back home and, of course, a new guy. Not just any guy: Mischa Barton ex James Regan, who “has a penchant for famous car crashes,” a friend tells the Mirror. Meanwhile, Winehouse’s...

Boyle Feels 'Fantastic' With Kitty at Home

Jun 7, 2009 4:09 PM CDT

Boyle Feels 'Fantastic' With Kitty at Home

Post-rehab, singer promises 'nae crap', plans recording demos

(Newser) - Susan Boyle is chilling at home with her cat Pebbles after a high-profile stint in rehab, News of the World reports. "I want to take on the world,” she said. “From now on there's nae crap.” Boyle returned to Scotland at the urging of Simon Cowell,...

Celebrity Pornhab
Mocks Dr Drew

May 18, 2009 7:21 AM CDT

Celebrity Pornhab Mocks Dr Drew

Adult film marks Mary Carey's return to porn

(Newser) - Porn star Mary Carey must not have left Celebrity Rehab with a good impression of Dr Drew Pinsky. She’s lashing out at him with a porno mock-up of his show—Celebrity Pornhab with Dr Screw. TMZ’s behind-the-scenes footage (view at the link below) features Carey admitting she likes...

Lohan Vows to Producer: I'll Be a Good Girl

May 15, 2009 4:48 PM CDT

Lohan Vows to Producer: I'll Be a Good Girl

Tabloid queen promises to change her ways for next film

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan promises to get her act together for her next film, People reports. “She said, ‘I really want to get serious. I'm committed,’” recalled Kent Parker, producer of indie comedy The Other Side, which begins filming this fall. “I’m not worried whatsoever,”...

Now Paula Says
She Wasn't Addicted

May 7, 2009 5:10 PM CDT

Now Paula Says She Wasn't Addicted

(Newser) - The Paula Abdul roller-coaster continues. The Idol judge says Ladies' Home Journal got it all wrong: She now insists she was never addicted to painkillers, and she never checked into a rehab facility, E! reports. “It was very stressful for me to hear that and to be quoted saying...

Abdul
Reveals
Painkiller
Addiction

May 5, 2009 4:14 PM CDT

Abdul Reveals Painkiller Addiction

American Idol judge turned to meds after dancing injuries

(Newser) - Paula Abdul tells the Ladies' Home Journal she was addicted to heavy-duty painkillers for 12 years until she kicked the habit last November. Abdul insists, however, that she never shot an American Idol episode while under the influence. The 46-year-old turned to prescription meds—which made her act "weird"...

How LiLo Can Save Her Career

Apr 30, 2009 9:00 AM CDT

How LiLo Can Save Her Career

Starlet should take advice from Angie, Drew

(Newser) - It’s hard to imagine Lindsay Lohan as the next Julia Roberts, but that once seemed to be her destiny. After the DUIs, rehab, bad movies, and drama-ridden relationships, can she ever stage a comeback? The New York Daily News asked the experts for advice:

“Get involved in charitable

...

Winehouse Ex a
Rehab Dad-to-Be: Tab

Apr 12, 2009 7:09 PM CDT

Winehouse Ex a Rehab Dad-to-Be: Tab

(Newser) - They made him go to rehab, but Blake Fielder-Civil didn't say "no, no, no" to a fling with a fellow patient, the now-pregnant mom of two other children dishes to the News of the World. "Blake seduced me and we had a secret fling," she says, adding...

Russia Starts
to Admit Heroin Problem

Mar 11, 2009 10:18 AM CDT

Russia Starts to Admit Heroin Problem

Some blame West's failures in Afghanistan; others see bad policy

(Newser) - With an estimated 2 million drug addicts in Russia—about one in 50 adults—the nation is finally admitting it has a problem. One ally of PM Vladimir Putin faults the West’s anti-terror efforts in nearby Afghanistan for allowing poppy cultivation to bloom; others say Russia’s sweep-it-under-the-rug policies...

Winehouse's Guitars Stolen
in $21K Home Burglary

Jan 30, 2009 11:26 AM CST

Winehouse's Guitars Stolen in $21K Home Burglary

British singer's home robbed while she's away in Caribbean

(Newser) - Thieves kicked in a padlocked front door at Amy Winehouse’s London home yesterday while the troubled singer was on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia kicking yet another habit, the Sun reports. Police were called to the address to reports of two men forcing entry, but the bandits made...

Back to Rehab for
Ex-GN'R Drummer

Dec 20, 2008 12:50 PM CST

Back to Rehab for Ex-GN'R Drummer

(Newser) - Fresh from his appearance on Celebrity Rehab, ex-Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler is going back to rehab, E! reports. Adler pleaded no contest to drug charges stemming from a July arrest, and was ordered to enter a state rehab program. The rocker, who checked out of his higher-profile treatment...

Reid in Rehab,
Won't Say Why

Dec 12, 2008 7:36 PM CST

Reid in Rehab, Won't Say Why

(Newser) - Actress Tara Reid checked herself into rehab in Los Angeles this week, People reports. She entered the facility preferred by Britney Spears—Promises Treatment Center—and did not reveal through a rep why she sought help. "She checked in herself," a friend said. "It was her...

Winehouse Ex
Back in the Pokey

Dec 3, 2008 10:03 AM CST

Winehouse Ex Back in the Pokey

Winehouse hubby violated bail

(Newser) - It’s shockingly back to prison for Amy Winehouse’s soon-to-be ex-hubby, the Independent reports. Blake Fielder-Civil reportedly broke the terms of his early-release bail by failing a drug test. He had earlier claimed to be clean, thanks to his forced stint in rehab. After failing the test, Fielder-Civil supposedly...

Hike Booze Tax to Save Lives: Study

Nov 15, 2008 3:52 AM CST

Hike Booze Tax to Save Lives: Study

Alaskan fatalities from alcohol-related diseases plunged when levy was raised

(Newser) - Higher liquor taxes may reduce deaths related to alcohol consumption, the Chicago Tribune reports. A new study examined Alaska’s alcohol tax rates over a 30-year period in conjunction with deaths from alcohol-related diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver. When taxes were raised, such deaths decreased by as much...