Michael Jackson (1958-2009)
Michael Jackson, the legend: singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. His reputation spanned four decades, and his talents have inspired people on a global level, earning him the honor of being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame not once, but twice. So where did it all go wrong for him? How did such a global personality arrive at such a tragic end?
Read more ... Colin Farrell has reportedly entered rehab after worries that he may ‘start using again’. In rehab speak that usually means started using again and probably got caught. Either way, in he goes.
Read more ... On January 5, 2015 Rapper Lil Jay was arrested and charged with reckless discharge of a firearm. This got a lot of play on social media, although around here a rapper discharging a firearm is like a dog bites man story!
Read more ... Emma Kenney is the 18-year-old actress who currently stars in the Roseanne reboot as Harris Conner-Healy. What a big girl - and smart too. She figured out that substance abuse and hanging with the wrong crowd is a road to blowing up the career break of a lifetime. So good for her... into rehab she goes!
Read more ... Preakness Stakes-winning jockey Kent Desormeaux has gone to alcohol rehabilitation in Utah. Sources say he will return in time to ride Exaggerator in the Belmont Stakes Saturday June 11. "It was time to take a sober look at my life and take this step," Desormeaux said in a brief statement issued through his agent J.R. Pegram. Hmmm... jockey... alcohol.. somewhere in here there is a short snort joke.
Read more ... Famous, well-known singer Richie Sambora arrested for drinking and driving avoiding the danger with his child behind. His daughter and an unknown girl were sitting behind in his black hummer. Breaking rules lead him this arrest with his daughter along with him. The reports have confirmed that he was drunk and was driving.
Read more ... For a cold drink the makers of Sprite have found themselves in hot water. And the response has been... well... brutal. Parent company Coca-Cola issued an apology and took down its “#BrutallyRefreshing” ad campaign for Sprite after it sparked a major social media backlash for its sexist and offensive nature. Aiming at a male audience the creators clearly have shot themselves in the foot, which apparently was in their mouth at the time.
Read more ... Mike Sorrentino Checks Out of Rehab
Mike Sorrentino checked into rehab for treating his alcohol and substance abuse problem about two weeks ago in March. But now the star of the reality show ‘Jersey Shore’ has checked out of the Cirque Lodge at Utah.
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