Born July 23, 1967, Phillip Seymour Hoffman made it to the ripe old age of 46. The cause of death was ruled accidental, though a guy has to know he's knocking on death's door when he's sitting in his apartment with 50 envelopes of heroin. Hoffman was found early morning on February 2, 2014, by a friend who had been trying to contact him. Hoffman still had a syringe hanging out of his arm.
Read more ...In 1968 and at the age of 36, actor Nick Adams joined the ranks of celebrities to face early death. Though his work didn't foster the same legacy as his dear friends Elvis Presley and James Dean, he too died from drug overdose. He played a rebel, he was a rebel and he died a rebel.
Read more ...Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of the late superstar Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley has checked into a rehab facility in Los Angeles, We don't want to be cruel here, but the reported $400,000 a month this may set her back seems a bit pricey to us, Such is the cost of being a multi-millionaire celebrity addict. It appears her recent divorce after 10 years of marriage from her fourth husband Michael Lockwood may have triggered her relapse into drug and alcohol abuse.
Read more ...UPDATE: Straight out of an Arizona court room, Warren Sapp has pleaded guilty to solicitation and assault of 2 prostitutes in an incident that took place in an Arizona hotel room three months ago. But get this, he's getting off pretty easy (apparently the last time he got off this easy was 3 months ago in that hotel room!) Sapp will not be serving any time behind bars and has been required to enroll in two counseling programs. Some are calling these programs "hooker rehab". The best part is that one program he's already finished and the other program he is currently in. Sapp was also ordered to pay restitution to the prostitutes, $1,171.24 to one, and $150 to the other. That brings the total amount paid to both prostitutes: $1921.24 -- a pretty expensive trick! Check out the original story...
Read more ...Curtis Ward, the would-be actor and con-director behind a critically acclaimed thug documentary, was arrested over the weekend following a standoff with police at a funeral service for his grandfather. This bad actor was acting badly, and when SWAT arrived it was the final act for him.
Read more ...Star Wars actor Jake Broadbent was arrested this month (June 2015) after leading South Carolina police on a 25-mile high speed chase. We must say, the "force" was strong with this one. Well, that is until he crashed his car and got arrested... by the police force!
Read more ...Born Eleanora Fagan in Philadelphia in 1915, the chips were stacked against her from the very start and never really gave her a break. Alcohol and drugs plagued every moment of her life. Somehow, despite the continuous knocks life dealt her, she managed to become one of the world’s most revered blues singers.
Read more ...Metallica says its frontman James Hetfield has re-entered rehab, and so the band is canceling its upcoming tour in Australia and New Zealand. We thought he just got out... maybe he never left?
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