Elvis was "The King" of Rock & Roll. He was adored for his charismatic personality, boyish good looks and musical abilities since the 1950's. But few people knew of his problems with drug abuse until after his death in 1977. From the time he moved in to his iconic homestead known as Graceland, Elvis not only lived like a king, but partied like one too. Today marks what would have been his 80th birthday.
Read more ...Have you ever seen a photograph of Judy Garland at the end of her life? If you know her only as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, you might see that later photograph and think, "Hey, that's nice... a child star who had an impressive career and lived to a ripe old age." That is, If you consider 47 ripe and old.
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?
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 ...John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne, a famous heavy metal vocalist and songwriter, was born in Birmingham, England, on December 3, 1948.
Read more ...Tyrann Mathieu, the former LSU football player who was kicked off the team for allegedly violating the so called school's so called "substance abuse policy"- has.... Wait for it... Checked, himself, into.... Rehab.
Read more ...UPDATE: Former Congressman, Michael Grimm, has been sentenced to 8 months in jail for tax fraud. And well, life definitely couldn't be more "Grim" for this guy. He did his best to plead for the mercy of the court but the judge didn't buy it saying to Grimm, "Your moral compass needs some reorientation." And that our friends, is what Rikers is for, or at least whichever country club prison he'll be going to. Original story follows...
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?
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