March 13, 2008
Troubled actor Jeff Conaway left VH1's Celebrity Rehab prematurely and was unable to complete his treatment for his addiction to alcohol, cocaine and painkillers. However, the 57-year-old actor, most known for playing Kenickie in the iconic 1978 film adaptation of Grease, isn't throwing in the towel just yet.
"It's not over, I'm gonna go back in," Conway said, expressing his desire to return for another round of Celebrity Rehab. He also insisted that the recent passing of his mother is not what made him fall off the wagon. “I miss her a lot, but I didn't go back to using over that."
March 6, 2008
At the end of last week's Celebrity Rehab, the remaining cast members were told that sober living will be provided free of charge for those who opt to continue their treatment. The announcement has called for a deep re-thinking and contemplation of future plans for the celebrities, and their individual responses to the announcement will be featured tonight on the show's first season finale.
To find out more about Celebrity Rehab's season ender, read on for a preview and some mild spoilers.
February 28, 2008
Former American Idol finalist and Celebrity Rehab cast member Jessica Sierra has been doing so well at the Pasadena Recovery Center in California that a judge has allowed her to stay in the facility to continue her treatment. The judge's ruling comes after West Coast officials told Sierra that in order for her to transfer her Florida probation to California, she would have to first go back to Florida, apply for California probation status, and then go back to the West Coast.
"It's almost nonsense," Jessica Sierra's attorney John Fitzgibbons told the Tampa Bay Tribune. Fitzgibbons was the one who informed Circuit Judge Daniel Perry that every progress report and all other indications show that his client is doing well in the California facility.
February 21, 2008
Good news for fans of VH1's Celebrity Rehab. Given the show's popularity, the cable network has decided to add two more episodes to the current season, one of which is a reunion special.
Originally, VH1 ordered only eight one-hour episodes of the series, with the first season supposedly ending on February 28. Because of the additional episodes, the last broadcast of the show has been pushed back to March 13.
(Warning: may contain spoilers.)
February 14, 2008
Former American Idol season 4 contestant Jessica Sierra, who now stars on the reality series Celebrity Rehab, is no longer pregnant, according to TMZ.
Confirmation reportedly came from a source close to Sierra's family, though the source could not disclose what exactly happened with Sierra's pregnancy, which was revealed last December. The baby's father was said to be a rap artist.
February 7, 2008
When you put together a bunch of troubled celebrities in a show that exposes all the horrors of addiction, along with silly celebrity tantrums, bosomy women, and distressing mishaps, at some point, something has got to give. Such is applicable to VH1's new reality series, Celebrity Rehab, which just lost one of its cast members following claims of inappropriate behavior.
Actor Daniel Baldwin, who has been battling cocaine addiction since 1989, has reportedly quit Celebrity Rehab, a reality series on VH1 that features several “has been” celebrities as they undergo treatment to get over their bad habits. Baldwin is the second oldest of the four Baldwin brothers and is credited for movies like I'll Be There with You, Vampires, and the television series Homicide: Life on the Street, just to name a few.