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 ...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 ...This month (April 2015) estranged AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd plead guilty in a New Zealand court to charges of threatening to murder a person and possession of cannabis and methamphetamine. All "highway to jail" jokes aside, this is pretty serious .... but also pretty funny!
Read more ...The wild child of the legendary Black Sabbath singer and a long term drug addict, Ozzy Osbourne, has admitted the fact that she had downed 50 painkillers a day in a shocking height of drug addiction that almost took away her life.
Read more ...Smells like a pile of bullshit. But here's the story, Rick Perry was indicted by a Travis County grand jury on August 15, 2014. The first charge was abuse of official capacity, for threatening to veto $7.5 million in funding for a Public Integrity Unit (a first degree felony.) What the hell oxymoron is a Public Integrity Unit?
Read more ...After testing postivie for a substance found in cocaine, UFC Champion Jon Jones has entered into a drug treatment facility. Or as we like to call it, our favorite place, rehab!
Read more ...Mendeecees Harris, star of the VH1 reality TV series Love & Hip-Hop: New York has plead guilty to drug trafficking. Although a guilty plea often comes with a bit of leniency, Harris is still facing between 8-10 (or 20, or even 40 according to other reports) years in prison and/or a fine as high as $5 million. Yikes... no love there!
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