celebrity addiction

Celebrity addiction refers to those in the entertainment industry who are addicted to drugs, alcohol, sex, gambling, shopping, plastic surgery, or other compulsive behaviors.



Articles Related to celebrity addiction

Corey Haim Dies of Apparent Prescription Drug Overdose

Former teen idol Corey Haim died Wednesday morning of an apparent drug overdose, according to Los Angeles police. Haim, who has battled an addiction to prescription drugs for years, collapsed in the bedroom of his mother’s Oakwood apartment just before 1 a.m., police sources told TMZ.com.
March 10th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Lindsay Lohan Blames Father for Cocaine Addiction

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan is blaming her father for her own interest in cocaine, as he is a former drug addict. Lindsay has been in rehab three times since 2007, and has been caught with cocaine by police.
February 24th, 2010 | Cocaine | Read More

Actor Wes Bentley Rebuilds Career after Beating Addiction

Eleven years ago, Wes Bentley was a 21-year-old Julliard dropout living in Los Angeles with a Polaroid for a head shot and not enough money to eat at Taco Bell, writes Patrick Healy of the New York Times. But after his performance as Ricky Fitts in “American Beauty,” which won the Academy...
February 11th, 2010 | Types of Addiction | Read More

Lady Gaga Admits Cocaine Addiction in Biography

Lady Gaga (whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) has spoken out about her former addiction to cocaine in her new biography, LADY GAGA: Just Dance, written by Helia Phoenix. The 23-year-old pop star said, “I wanted to be the artists I loved, like Mick Jagger and Andy Warhol…And...
February 8th, 2010 | Cocaine | Read More

Rip Torn to Enter Rehab after Alcohol-Related Arrest

Actor Rip Torn was so intoxicated when he broke into a Connecticut bank carrying a loaded gun that he thought he was home, taking off his hat and boots and leaving them by the door, according to court records.
February 4th, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Redmond O’Neal Returning to Drug Rehab

Redmond O’Neal, the troubled son of Ryan O’Neal and the late Farrah Fawcett, is headed back to a residential drug treatment program after being in custody since late December on a probation violation stemming from a series of drug offenses, a judge ruled Tuesday.
February 3rd, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Ozzy Osbourne Talks Addiction

In his autobiography “I Am Ozzy,” newly released in the US, heavy-metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne, now 61, chronicles his drug- and alcohol-fueled behavior. Gelu Sulugiuc of Bloomberg.com writes that Osbourne was hampered by undiagnosed dyslexia in school, later failing miserably at various factory...
January 27th, 2010 | Types of Addiction | Read More

Steven Tyler in Rehab for Painkiller Addiction

Steven Tyler, lead singer of the band Aerosmith, has entered a treatment center for pain management and an addiction to prescription painkillers resulting from 10 years of performance injuries, according to People magazine.
December 23rd, 2009 | Prescription Drug Addiction | Read More

Pamela Bach, Ex-Wife of David Hasselhoff, Arrested for DUI

Pamela Bach, former wife of actor David Hasselhoff, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on the 101 freeway near Laurel Canyon Blvd. in southern California, according to People.com. Police say Bach showed blood-alcohol levels of .14 and .13 on a breathalyzer test.
November 30th, 2009 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Aerosmith Frontman Steven Tyler May Be Abusing Drugs

Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford told rockradio.com that he believes singer Steven Tyler is still struggling with a drug problem.
November 19th, 2009 | Research & News | Read More