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.
January 24, 2008
Previously on Celebrity Rehab, eight drug addicted celebrities checked themselves into rehab under the care of Dr. Drew Pinsky and began their difficult battle for sobriety. Brigitte Nielsen, known for her marriage to actor Sylvester Stallone and her relationship with rapper Flavor Flav, former WWF star Joanie "Chyna Doll" Laurer, Jeff Conaway, who starred on Taxi and Babylon 5, Daniel Baldwin of Vegas Vampires, Seth "Shifty" Binzer of Willowbee, porn star Mary Carey, Family Matters' Jaimee Foxworth and former American Idol contestant Jessica Sierra introduced their painful back-stories, while Dr. Drew started to analyze his patients' struggles through a series of one-on-one meetings. But when Conaway lapsed into a seizure and ended up being rushed to the hospital, the rest of the group realized what rehabilitation is really about. While Conoway continued struggle with his withdrawal symptoms in the hospital, emotions flared for the others when it was revealed that Conoway brought drugs into the rehab.
The celebrities continue to undergo medical detox and suffer withdrawals in tonigt's episode of Celebrity Rehab called “New Arrival.” Read on for a preview.
January 10, 2008
The continuing story of Jessica Sierra's court-ordered yearlong-rehab visit has been unfolding today even as the hours count down to the premiere tonight of Celebrity Rehab, which features the American Idol alum as one of the addicts. With such a high profile story about the struggles of at least one Celebrity Rehab participant, the show is already starting off on the defensive.
Of course, even if every single participant had emerged from Celebrity Rehab clean and sober for the rest of their lives, the show would still have its critics who think it's exploitative and prurient voyeurism. But the doctor at the heart of it, Dr. Drew Pinsky, defends what the show is doing.