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  • Leah Calvert Heads To Rehab On Teen Mom 2 While Jenelle Evans Disses Her Ex Over Ashley Madison [Pics]

    Leah Calvert is heading to rehab on MTV’s hit series Teen Mom 2. In the most recent episode, Calvert says goodbye to her daughters as she heads out for a month away from them.

    In a conversation with her mother about her addiction and the need for rehab, Calvert explains how she got to this point.

    “I have to leave my babies for a month, and I haven’t cried yet,” Calvert told Dawn Spears. “I know I have to do this for them. I know I do, because the person I used to be, the happy person I used to be, is fading away.”

    Calvert explained that her painkiller addiction problems began after she gave birth to her daughter Adalynn in 2013. She ws legally prescribed painkillers because of back problems.

    “When I was hurting so bad, I’d take the medication, because I could get up and go. I could take care of my kids. My back wasn’t hurting,” she says. “I told you guys, ‘I’ve got this medication. I feel like I’m becoming dependent. I can’t take this medication.’ I stopped taking the medication.”

    Calvert knows she needs help with her dependency, so she is heading to get it.

    Calvert says, “That person I know I could be – and I will be again – is just crying for help inside me.”

    Calvert’s story has bee one of sadness and setbacks. Her first children were twins, one of which suffers from Titin muscular dystrophy, a very rare form of the disorder that has only ever been found in adults.

    After that, she suffered a miscarriage, then finally had Adalynn in 2013.

    Calvert’s castmate on Teen Mom 2, Jenelle Evans, has had drama of her own. Her ex-fiancé Nathan Griffith was discovered to have had an Ashley Madison account.

    “Once a cheater, always a cheater,” Evans said of her ex. “I think he embarrasses himself and whoever associated with him, especially the girl he’s with now because supposedly she doesn’t believe in sex before marriage. But Nathan does.”

  • Rob Kardashian Rehab Rumor Shredded by Screenshots [Pic]

    Rob Kardashian, the reclusive Kardashian, has been rumored to be in a rehab center. Now his mom says that rumor is “completely fabricated.”

    The whole thing started when Gossip Extra reported that a local celebrity bodyguard told them that Rob kardashian told him that he was going into a 60-day Palm Beach rehab center to fight addiction and lose weight. Rob Kardashian had eschewed the public eye ever since tabloids began poking at his weight issues.

    Mark Behar said of Rob Kardashian, “He told me ‘This is it, I just need to stick with it and do this.’”

    He further explained of the supposed rehab stay:

    “Rob will probably lose 10 to 20 pounds within the first few weeks by just being in rehab and daily programs relating to his detox.”

    But it is noteworthy that it was also reported that the rehab center did not allow visits and the use of cell phone in the first month and a half of treatment.

    That is where the lie began to unravel. Momager Kris Jenner posted a screenshot of text exchanges between herself and her kids. It was intended to be funny, and she captioned it with:

    “Kendall’s texts are cut off at the top and Kylie is on a plane… but this is how fun and silly my family’s text chains are on a daily .. Sorry guys I had to. #itjustgoesonandon”

    These texts would indicate that Rob Kardashian — or at least someone with Rob’s phone — was texting with Kris Jenner when Rob was supposedly in a rehab center without access to his phone.

    In recent episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the absent Ron has been the topic of conversation, with Kim Kardashian hitting hard.

    “Everyone licks Rob’s ass and does whatever he says,” Kim said. “It’s just like, at some point you just have to give it up. We all make his life so easy.”

    “I feel like if I don’t help him do something drastic, that he’s gonna die,” Kris Jenner herself said.

    But sister Khloe Kardashian, who has been through the wringer herself thanks to tabloid exposure, is not leaving Rob’s side.

    “Rob has become very introverted and has a kind of social anxiety,” Khloe said. “He’s definitely not at his happiest place that he once was, and I know he can get to that happy place and he will. It’s a growing process. I will always be his No. 1 supporter.”

  • Scott Disick Starts Bizarre Drug Treatment Outside U.S.

    Scott Disick is going the extra mile to get sober. In fact, he going an extra 2,000 miles.

    After a bender in Atlantic City, Scott Disick took off for Costa Rica to begin a rehab program that is raising eyebrows. While Scott Disick has been in and out of rehab programs in the past, this particular regimen is not approved for use within the United States. He had to go out of the country to get the help he needs at the Rythmia Life Advancement Center in Costa Rica.

    The treatment program uses a plant called iboga. But this is not just some tea-sipping, enema-taking cleanse — although that may come with the package. Scott Disick is about to have the trip of his life in an effort to get clean..

    One of the first effects of taking an iboga treatment — which is sometimes administered rectally — is difficulty coordinating your muscles. It is hard to stand or walk without assistance.

    After that, subjects often start vomiting. This is why the treatment is administered through the backdoor, to keep the patient from vomiting it up. These symptoms can last anywhere from four to 24 hours

    But that’s not the trippiest part. Ibogaine is a psychedelic. First, the patient starts hallucinating. These dream-like hallucinations can last anywhere from four to six hours. The director of one clinic in Baja says of these visions, “Ibogaine can take you many places, causing you to experience a range of emotions, memories and visions. If any of these images become too frightening, just open your eyes.”

    After that comes the part of the experience that is often credited with doing the actual healing: introspection. In the Introspection stage, the patient faces their inner issues that have trapped them in a life of addiction.

    One ibogaine treatment patient used the program to help kick his addiction to heroin in a single treatment. He described the experience this way:

    “As it starts to take effect I feel an intense wave of energy emanating from the centre of my chest that permeates my entire body. This euphoric state also brings me instantaneous relief from the discomfort I was feeling after going without heroin for almost 24 hours.

    “With my withdrawal symptoms completely gone, I am perplexed by the state of clarity I am in while seeing the most profound stream of visual phenomena. I am also filled with a sense of awe at the potential for a life free of heroin. Emotional memories force me to deal with some of the deep subconscious guilt I have repressed for years.”

    Sources say that Scott Disick visited the treatment center in Costa Rica in the past, considering it as a possibility for his own issues. Now it looks like he is taking the plunge.

  • Bobbi Kristina Brown: Nick Gordon Under Investigation for Attempted Murder?

    Bobbi Kristina Brown remains in a medically induced coma more than a month after she was discovered facedown and unconscious in her bathtub. On Saturday, it came to light that Bobby Brown’s sister Leolah Brown wrote in an alleged letter to Dr. Phil McGraw that Nick Gordon is under investigation for the attempted murder of Bobbi Kristina Brown. Is there any truth to this?

    It’s no secret that Nick Gordon has been under investigation for the situation that left Bobbi Kristina Brown hovering near death. However prior reports made it sound like authorities were investigating him to see if he and Bobbi Kristina were doing drugs prior to the time when she was discovered unconscious.

    Bobby Brown has recently made statements via his attorney about many rumors that have arisen since his daughter’s tragedy. In one of them he asked people to disregard a lot of what his family members were saying. Might that be the case with this latest revelation on behalf of Leolah Brown, too?

    “Dr. Phil, With all due respect, Nick Gordon is under investigation for the attempted murder of my niece Bobbi Kristina Brown,” the alleged letter reads.

    “We have strong evidence of foul play,” she added. “Until this investigation is completed by law enforcement, I would ask that you or anyone else not provide this individual a platform to spin this situation to his benefit.”

    So how does Dr. Phil play into this situation? Earlier this week Nick Gordon taped an episode of The Dr. Phil Show, during which Dr. Phil convinced Gordon to go to rehab. Leolah Brown no doubt thought her letter would convince Dr. Phil not to have Nick Gordon on his TV show.

    It will be interesting to see if Bobby Brown has anything to say about one of his family members once again making the news. In the meantime there is no change in Bobbi Kristina Brown. Her condition remains the same, and Brown–along with Whitney Houston’s mom Cissy Houston–continue to sit vigil at her bedside.

    Do you think Nick Gordon is really under investigation for attempted murder?

  • Bobbi Kristina Brown Reportedly Under Influence of Drugs When Discovered in Bathtub

    Bobbi Kristina Brown was reportedly under the influence of drugs when she was discovered more than three weeks ago in the bathtub of her home in Roswell, Georgia. She was unresponsive at the time and was rushed to the nearest hospital. She has since been transferred to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, where she remains in a medically induced coma. She received a tracheotomy late last week to move her breathing tube.

    People magazine reports that a source close to the situation says Bobbi Kristina Brown used heroin, cocaine, nd Xanax in the months leading up to this tragedy.

    Brown was also a heavy drinker, according to other sources, who added she “often appeared to be high, slurring her words and seeming incoherent.”

    Yet another source indicated Bobbi Kristina Brown had been in and out of rehab facilities ever since her mom, Whitney Houston, died just over three years ago, and that she was ‘distraught’ that the third anniversary of her mom’s passing was fast approaching.

    “How thin she had gotten is an indicator,” the source said. “This girl was trying hard, but she didn’t have any support system. She was still dealing with a lot of grief over her mother.”

    It will be very interesting to learn if Bobbi Kristina’s father, Bobby Brown, issues a statement with regard to this latest report by People. He has dispelled many so-called discrepancies that have hit the media, issuing statements to negate them.

    Brown issued statements saying Bobbi Kristina Brown never married Nick Gordon, and most recently that she wasn’t being removed from life support to die.

    Do you there is truth behind this report about Bobbi Kristina Brown having drugs in her system when she was discovered in her bathtub more than three weeks ago?

  • Scott Disick Reportedy Has A Serious Drinking Problem, Seeks Help After Getting Kicked Out Of Home

    Scott Disick loves to drink. And Kourtney Kardashian isn’t too pleased about it. However, Disick, who is now a father of three, seems like he’s willing to do anything to change his hard-partying ways. A source close to the 31-year-old reality star told Radar Online that Disick is looking for an addiction expert to help salvage his relationship with Kourtney.

    “Scott is working really hard right now with his therapist and is seeking an addiction specialist to overcome his alcoholism,” the insider tells Radar. “Kourtney couldn’t be any happier with her man right now.”

    Perhaps this is because of a recent incident where Kourtney kicked Scott out because he was partied and hung out with models alongside rapper French Montana a couple of days after Kourtney gave birth to their third child. Another insider tells Life & Style, “This should be one of the happiest times in their lives. But Kourtney feels like a third baby has made Scott even more distant. She’s told Scott to stay away until he’s back on the wagon.”

    There have been rumors that Scott and Kourtney are planning to quit Kourtney and Khloe Take the Hamptons because they are tired of the reality star lifestyle and the strain that it’s putting on their relationship. According to the rumors, the couple will make their decision as soon as their contract with E! comes to an end.

    Disick publicly battled his addiction in Kourtney and Khloe Take the Hamptons. The show even chronicled his alcohol and pill overdose as well as his subsequent trip to rehab. However, according to Radar Online’s source, he doesn’t want to rely on the traditional programs to kick his habit.

    The insider says, “He does not want to do the 12-step method or AA because of the fact that it is really not a program of anonymity any more. He thinks people will sell him out any chance that they get. Scott trusts no one aside from Kourtney, Khloe and a few close friends.”

  • Amanda Bynes Acting Paranoid And Strange In New York

    Amanda Bynes is back to her crazy ways and unfortunately, seems to be undoing any progress she has made over the last few months. Bynes was arrested last week for DUI and was allegedly under the influence of an unidentified drug at the time of her arrest.

    She was taken to jail and released on bond and is now in New York City, where she is allegedly acting paranoid, talking to inanimate objects and herself, and sporting a bandage on her face.

    Bynes has not released a statement about the arrest or her recent behavior, and it is not known what triggered her alleged mental break. Bynes was released from rehab to her parents last December and had been doing really well.

    She was looking healthier, seemed happy and was not drinking or smoking marijuana. Bynes was even attending fashion school, something she had always wanted to do.

    After information about her recent DUI became public, sources came forward and told TMZ that Bynes had been acting strange in school over the last few months and was even kicked out because of her bad behavior.

    The source claimed that she would cheat on tests, act bizarre in class and even try to pay people to do her classwork and assignments.

    In the past, Bynes’ reps have denied that she has any mental disorders or has ever used any drugs besides marijuana, which she stopped using after her last arrest.

    Bynes’ parents played an integral part in her progress, but if she is no longer in their care, she may be resorting back to her old ways.

    Do you think Bynes will get the help she needs and what could be causing her to act so strangely?

  • Amber Portwood Hopes To Open A Rehab Center

    Teen Mom’s Amber Portwood has revealed that she would like to open a rehab facility.

    Portwood explained her plan during an interview with Christian Today.

    Portwood has struggled with drug addiction, and was arrested in 2012 for drug possession. She was released after serving 17 months of her five-year sentence, and hopes that she can help others who are struggling with addiction.

    “It’s going to be a sort of boot camp rehab,” she said. “[Addicts] have a lot of excuses. Sometimes it takes a little kick in the butt in order to move forward.”

    “It’s going to be counseling, everything you can think of that can help somebody, I’m hoping and wanting to put into my facility,” she continued. “Maybe it’s not going to happen very soon, but in the end, before I die, I know that I will have this going on.”

    Portwood recently released a tell-all memoir, titled Never Too Late, that goes behind the scenes of her time spent on MTV’s 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom.

    “I had been thinking about writing a book since my stay in prison,” she said. “I felt it was time when I got out to actually do it. I think my book is able to give strength and determination to those who are struggling.”

    Portwood included intimate details of her struggle in hopes that she could create a deeper connection with her readers. “I want people to read my book with an open mind,” she said. “I also hope my story can reach and help many people.”

  • Demi Lovato Talks Body Image and Shame

    Demi Lovato Talks Body Image and Shame

    Demi Lovato was stunning at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. She wore a sexy red dress that revealed lots of cleavage. It wasn’t too long ago that the ‘Heart Attack’ singer wouldn’t even consider wearing such a dress. She suffered from serious body image problems.

    Wilmer Valderrama’s long time girlfriend went to rehab for a fairly lengthy stint, back in 2010, and although she did have some drug and alcohol problems, she also fought bulimia. Stemming from a body image problem, her dislike of her body reached the dangerous point. Now she is hoping that her new, healthier feelings about her body might help others struggling with a poor body image to realize there is hope.

    Demi Lovato shared some pictures of herself on Sunday’s VMAs red carpet via Instagram. She said of the them, “This picture makes me feel so many mixed emotions.. I remember the day I wore the dress in the very first picture. I remember asking for Spanx to flatten my stomach because I use to feel so heavy and ‘fat.’ Now looking at this picture, you can clearly see my hip bones.”

    “It makes me sad because I wasted so many years ashamed of my body when I could’ve been living the happy and healthy life I live today,” she continued. “It TRULY just goes to show you that your perceptions can lie to you. OR they can make you learn to enjoy life.”

    “Fortunately looking at the picture of myself in the red dress…I not only feel so grateful for the love and support I’ve had from fans, friends and family, but… I also feel.. beautiful,” she concluded. “I’m so excited to live my life the way I deserve to and to the complete fullest. Thank you guys once again.. I’m so thankful for my Lovatics. I love you… And never forget that staying strong is worth it.”

    The last of Demi Lovato’s Instagram post read, “Fortunately looking at the picture of myself in the red dress…I not only feel so grateful for the love and support I’ve had from fans, friends and family, but… I also feel.. beautiful,” she concluded. “I’m so excited to live my life the way I deserve to and to the complete fullest. Thank you guys once again.. I’m so thankful for my Lovatics. I love you… And never forget that staying strong is worth it.”

    Demi Lovato went to hell and back when suffering from her eating disorder. As anyone knows who has experienced it or stood beside someone else who has, it’s a very real medical issue. Kudos to Demi for working hard and finally seeing that all her work and therapy was worth her time and energy. She sets a fine example for others who may be battling bulimia or another type of eating disorder.

  • Elizabeth Vargas And Marc Cohn Divorcing?

    Elizabeth Vargas And Marc Cohn Divorcing?

    Elizabeth Vargas opened up about her struggle with alcohol dependency back in November, and admitted that she had sought treatment in a facility.

    Now, less than a year later, Vargas has announced that she is returning to a rehab facility to undergo treatment once again.

    “While on vacation this weekend, I decided to return to a recovery center,” Vargas said in a statement. “As so many other recovering alcoholics know, overcoming the disease can be a long and incredibly difficult process. I feel I have let myself, my co-workers and most importantly my family down, and for that I am ashamed and sorry.”

    “I am committed to battling and addressing this debilitating disease and want to thank everyone who has offered their unwavering support during this trying time,” she added.

    Vargas has admitted that her struggle with alcohol has taken its toll on her family, including her husband Marc Cohn and her two children Zachary, 11, and Samuel, 8. So far they have stuck beside her, but now it seems that Cohn has decided to call it quits.

    According to a source, the couple, who wed in 2002, have decided to file for divorce. “Marc and Elizabeth are in divorce proceedings,” the source said. “The kids are with him in New York while she seeks treatment.”

    While Cohn may be moving on from his estranged wife, he said he does want her to get better. “On behalf of Elizabeth’s family we are in total support of her recovery and want her to be well,” Cohn told People.

  • Elizabeth Vargas Returns To Rehab

    Elizabeth Vargas Returns To Rehab

    Elizabeth Vargas, the 51-year-old ABC News correspondent and 20/20 co-anchor, has returned to a rehab facility to be treated for alcohol dependency.

    On Sunday, Vargas and the network released a statement regarding her current situation.

    “While on vacation this weekend, I decided to return to a recovery center,” Vargas’ statement read. “As so many other recovering alcoholics know, overcoming the disease can be a long and incredibly difficult process. I feel I have let myself, my co-workers and most importantly my family down, and for that I am ashamed and sorry.”

    “I am committed to battling and addressing this debilitating disease and want to thank everyone who has offered their unwavering support during this trying time,” Vargas added.

    ABC is very supportive of Vargas and released a statement of their own. They explained that they are most concerned with Vargas’ well-being, and they will welcome her back when she feels ready to return. “Nothing is more important than Elizabeth’s health and well-being, and we stand squarely behind her,” a network spokesperson said. “Our thoughts are with Elizabeth and her family, and we look forward to having her back at ABC News when she feels ready to return.”

    Vargas has been working with ABC since 1996, and first opened up about her struggle with alcohol back in January. She revealed that she had received treatment in a rehab facility that fall and admitted that she was an alcoholic. “I am an alcoholic,” she told George Stephanopoulos at the time. “The amount of energy I expended keeping that secret and keeping this problem hidden from view was exhausting. You become so isolated with the secret, so lonely because you can’t tell anyone what’s happening.”

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  • Rumer Willis Gets Gun-Shaped Birthday Cake from Mom Demi Moore

    Rumer Willis is the oldest of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’s three daughters. In fact, Rumer turned 26 on Saturday. Mom Demi Moore got in to the spirit of celebrating her daughter’s birthday by presenting her with a birthday cake–shaped like a gun. The inscription on the firearm read ‘Happy Birthday Rumer,’ while the serving piece was adorned with a hot pink inscription of, ‘Bang Bang!’

    No one should be all too surprised by this. There isn’t much conventional about Demi Moore–especially with regard to her role as a mother. This wasn’t a shot in the dark, however, gifting Rumer Willis with a gun cake. It seems Demi knew her daughter would love the bizarre gesture.

    When sharing an Instagram photo of her unusual birthday cake, Rumer Willis captioned it with a message to her mom.

    ‘Best birthday cake ever. Thank you mama for making this day do special,’ she wrote.

    Rumer posted a thank you message and photo–also via Instagram–that thanked everyone who played a part in her reaching her 26th birthday.

    ‘Today I am another year older and hopefully a little wiser but who knows. I want to say thank you to everyone who helped me get here. To the people who make me laugh, cry, smile and make me want to pull my hair out. Who have held me up when I was sad. Who go on crazy adventures with me and let me cry about silly things. Who watch bad tv with me late at night. To the people who have broken my heart and helped me grow and the people that put me back together again. I thank you all because I would not be the woman I am today without all of you. I can’t wait to see what adventures await me,’ she wrote.

    Given the bizarre goings-on in the Moore-Willis family (much more so on Demi Moore’s side of the blended family than on Bruce Willis’s) it’s likely that Rumer Willis will go on lots of rather unconventional adventures in the coming years. The family is presently dealing with Tallulah Willis–youngest of Bruce and Demi’s daughters–going to rehab for drug and alcohol issues.

    It’s obvious that neither Demi Moore nor Rumer Willis are the types to appreciate a lovely white frosted cake with flowers, but what’s your take on the hand gun birthday cake? Does that strike you as being a little bit over the top?

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  • Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Reportedly Check Daughter Into Rehab

    Tallulah Willis, the youngest of three daughters of actor Bruce Willis and actress Demi Moore, has reportedly been sent to rehab.

    Tallulah, 20, has struggled with drug abuse for years and, at times, was very public about it. This is no surprise considering that her own mother has made frequent visits to The Meadows in Wickenburg, Arizona, the same treatment center in which Tallulah is now residing.

    “When Demi was hospitalized,” a classmate said. “Tallulah didn’t show up to school for days because she was too embarrassed. She was very open about Demi’s issues and would sort of imply, ‘Of course I have issues too, look at my mom.’”

    But after her older sister, Scout, witnessed Tallulah snorting cocaine at a party, Bruce got involved.

    “Tallulah was pretty much given an ultimatum,” an insider said. “Her parents were about to take away everything from her.”

    Unfortunately Demi, her mother, isn’t as strict about her daughter’s condition.

    “Demi’s take is that Tallulah is still very young and trying to find herself,” a source said.

    But Demi’s own hospitalization and rehab really took a toll on Tallulah, especially in 2012 after the Indecent Proposal actress broke an eight-year marriage to actor Ashton Kutcher and took to drug use and exhibiting bizarre public behavior.

    In addition to her own personal drug abuse, Tallulah also suffers from body dysmorphic disorder, a mental illness in which the person believes that their own appearance is unusually defective.

    “I’m diagnosed with body dysmorphia with reading those stupid f**cking tabloids when I was like 13 and feeling like I was ugly, like always,” Tallulah said. “I believed the strangers more than the people who loved me because why would the people who love me be honest? That made me start to dress showing off my boobs and my butt and those things that I was getting attention for. It was like denim short shorts, and push up bras so they were sticking to my neck.”

    Tallulah went on to say, “I was trapped in this body. I started starving myself and losing a bunch of weight and I got down to like 95 pounds. When I lost my curves and when my boobs shriveled up into like nothing and I had no shape, it put me in even more of a cage.”

    According to reports, the fashion blogger has been at The Meadows since July after posting a cryptic photo to Twitter.

    No word as to when Tallulah will be released.

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  • Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’s Daughter in Rehab?

    Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’s Daughter in Rehab?

    Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’s youngest daughter, Tallulah Willis, is reportedly doing a stint in rehab for cocaine and alcohol issues. The 20-year-old was supposedly issued an ultimatum by her parents that prompted her to agree to go.

    “Tallulah was pretty much given an ultimatum,” a source says. “Her parents were about to take away everything from her.”

    A fashion blogger, Tallulah was probably the most affected of the three sisters by Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’s divorce back in 2000. She was also exceedingly pained by Demi Moore’s own rehab stint in 2012 following her split from Ashton Kutcher.

    A rather cryptic tweet posted by Tallulah on July 23rd indicated she was likely on her way to rehab.

    “When Demi was hospitalized, Tallulah didn’t show up to school for days because she was too embarrassed,” a former classmate told the media. “She was very open about Demi’s issues and would sort of imply, ‘Of course I have issues too, look at my mom.’”

    Both Demi Moore and Bruce Willis are said to have made frequent visits to The Meadows treatment center in Wickenburg, Arizona, where Tallulah has reportedly been for a few weeks now. Sources say Bruce is far more stern about her recovery than Demi is.

    “If Bruce suspected that Tallulah had any kind of substance abuse problem, he would have demanded for her to get help,” a source close to Demi Moore said. “Demi’s take is that Tallulah is still very young and trying to find herself.”

    That’s the attitude that found Demi in trouble herself just a couple of short years ago. At the time, daughter Rumer Willis was even partying with her easy-going mom.

    When Tallulah Willis was just thirteen she was diagnosed with body dysmorphia. Hopefully that is being addressed while she is in rehab, too, as old issues like that can reappear when drugs and alcohol are added to the mix.

    It probably isn’t a huge surprise that one of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’s daughters is said to be suffering from an alcohol and substance abuse problem. While their dad has gone on to live a respectable life–both personally and professionally–Demi married a much younger man–Ashton Kutcher–and then fell apart when he cheated on her with a woman closer to his own age. She took to drinking and was reportedly using drugs, and exhibiting some extremely bizarre behavior. Ashton is now engaged to Mila Kunis, and is expecting a baby in the very near future.

    Hopefully Tallulah Willis stays in rehab as long as her caregivers and doctors deem necessary, and it would probably be best if Bruce Willis oversees her day-to-day activities for a while once she is released.

    Do you think Demi Moore has what it takes to keep a responsible watch over Tallulah when she leaves rehab? Or is Demi still fighting too many demons of her own?

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  • Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres Receive Guidance from Jennifer Aniston

    Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres have reportedly been leaning on pal Jennifer Aniston for help with their marital woes. It seems Aniston is helping provide some guidance for the couple ever since Jen reached out to Portia following her recent stint in rehab.

    “After Portia got out of rehab, Jen reached out to her and they’ve been in close touch ever since. The joke among Jen’s friends is that she should charge a fee for her counseling. They call her “Mama Jen” because she’s a nurturer and caretaker to everyone,” a source explains.

    Portia and Jen have long been good friends, and Jen and Ellen are friends, too.

    “Jennifer has listened for hours as Portia poured out her heart over the issues she and Ellen are grappling with, including fighting over whether to have a baby and how to deal with Ellen’s jealousy,” the source continued.

    Sometimes a good friend can help a couple realize exactly how important they are to one another. Jennifer Aniston is known for being a caring person–one who puts aside her celebrity persona for those she calls her friends.

    Of course one has to take a lot of what is said about Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres with a grain of salt. A book that will soon be released by celebrity journalist Randy Jernigan is reportedly filled with lies. Ellen and Portia are fairly quiet people when it comes to their relationship and their home life. It’s hard to tell these days what is fact versus what might be fiction.

    The Jennifer Aniston story definitely doesn’t sound out of character for the actress, however, so she has likely been helping out both Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres. Hopefully with both of them leaning on Jen for added support they will work out whatever problems have troubled them recently.

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  • Scott Disick: No Booze Until Kourtney Kardashian Gives Birth?

    Scott Disick has apparently sworn off booze until after baby mama Kourtney Kardashian gives birth to the couple’s third child in December. Boy, does that give Kourtney something to look forward to. Not only will she be a mom of three with a new baby at home, but her hubby will be out drinking while she mans the fort–yet again. This sounds like history repeating itself–don’t you think?

    “He stopped drinking cold turkey — and promised he won’t drink again until after Kourtney gives birth,” a source said. “Scott knew he had hit rock bottom.”

    Scott Disick’s ‘rock bottom’ was a hospitalization in June for alcohol poisoning.

    “[Kourtney] told him that was the last straw,” the source added.

    The first video clip above, however, strongly indicates that Scott isn’t living up to his most recent promise. Has Kourtney Kardashian’s straw now broken in two?

    Scott Disick apparently used the excuse of his parents’ deaths for drinking himself into oblivion. And of course losing ones’ parents in the span of a year would traumatize anyone. Turning to booze isn’t the way to deal with it, though–especially when one has a wife and two (almost three) children.

    Perhaps a better way for the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star to deal with his drinking problem is to first admit he has one and then take to the proper steps toward recovery. No one says that’s an easy process, but it’s the only one that will save him and save his relationship with his wife and children. For years people have wondered why Kourtney Kardashian continues to take him back after days of drinking and cheating. It’s likely the day will come that she simply won’t.

    Do you see rehab or alcohol counseling in Scott Disick’s future or do you see a cycle of continuing abuse–both of himself and his marriage–with his drinking?

    If Scott Disick promised he wouldn’t drink until Kourtney Kardashian has her baby, it seems he’s broken that promise already. That’s a telltale sign of an alcoholic. Maybe Kourtney should refuse to let him back or even near their kids until he proves himself–with several month’s worth of sobriety.

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  • Robin Williams in Rehab, Didn’t Relapse

    Robin Williams in Rehab, Didn’t Relapse

    Robin Williams checked himself into a rehab facility last week, however the actor didn’t suffer a relapse. He entered what is called a ‘renewal’ facility in order to work on many of the common issues addicts face.

    The 62-year-old is reportedly at Hazelden’s Dan Anderson Renewal Center in Minnesota–a facility said to focus “on common issues faced in recovery—spiritual fitness, emotional balance, healthy relationships, grief, meditation, and more…and [provides] a safe environment to map out personal paths to a more joyful, deeply satisfying recovery.”

    A source claims Robin Williams planned this time at the facility and that it wasn’t a last-minute decision to check in. The same source says a visit to this renewal center isn’t much different from attending a yoga retreat. He will stay for one to two weeks as a means of ‘recharging.’

    Apparently this center provides outings or daily time off for its patients, because word all over the small town where this facility is located is that Robin Williams showed up at their Dairy Queen. Some believe that’s how the media learned he was a patient there.

    “After working back-to-back projects, Robin is simply taking the opportunity to fine-tune and focus on his continued commitment, of which he remains extremely proud,” Williams’s rep said in a statement to the press.

    Robin Williams has been sober for eight years and takes his sobriety very seriously. The Crazy Ones star suffered from cocaine and alcohol abuse after 20 years of sobriety and checked himself into a rehab facility for addiction care back in 2006.

    “After 20 years of sobriety, Robin Williams found himself drinking again and has decided to take proactive measures to deal with this for his own well-being and the well-being of his family,” his publicist at that time said in a statement.

    When Williams came out of rehab following his 2006 stay he spoke with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America. The actor told her that at first he thought he could handle his addiction, however found that not to be the case.

    “That’s the bottom line,” he said during that interview. “You really think you can, then you realize, I need help, and that’s the word…It’s hard admitting it, then once you’ve done that, it’s real easy.”

    Kudos to Robin Williams for checking himself in for this time of renewal. Perhaps this will make the difference between relapsing and continuing steadily on a road to recovery. As anyone familiar with addiction knows–there is no cure. However people can live long successful lives abstaining from the demons–whether they be drugs, alcohol, or even sex–that prohibit them from living happy, productive, and fulfilling lives.

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  • Amy Van Dyken Stays Positive After ATV Accident

    On June 6, former gold medal-winning Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken’s life changed forever following an ATV wreck in which she severed her spinal chord. While doctors were able to perform surgery to save Amy’s life, she was left paralyzed below the waist, with no feeling at all in her legs or toes. Despite the huge setback for such a successful athlete, Amy’s spirits have not dampened – in large part due to the outlet of social media.

    Before Amy had fully recovered and awoke from her surgery, her husband and former NFL kicker Tom Rouen placed her cell phone in her hands, knowing how important sharing her life through social media had become to Amy. Unbeknownst to Tom at the time, that small gesture may have made a world of difference in Amy’s route to recovery.

    ”She sends stuff out there and gets so much positive energy and positive feedback that I really think it helps her a whole lot. It’s also been good to be able to have a distraction with everything that’s going on,” stated Rouen.

    Simply hours after her initial surgery following the accident, Van Dyken was posting to her Instagram account, sharing a picture of her family and her dislike of hospitals with the rest of the world:

    Of course, Amy is not only benefitting through the catharsis of revealing her own thoughts and emotions to her fans. Van Dyken has been on the receiving end of many kind words and gestures, pieces of daily communication that Van Dyken no longer takes for granted: ”It’s blowing me away. It truly is. I’ve gotten a lot of messages sending me thoughts, prayers, positive vibes. I feel them. It’s helping me and I just want to say thank you to everyone.”

    So far, all the hard work and well-wishes have paid off, as Van Dyken heard perhaps her best news in quite some time on Tuesday:

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  • Selena Gomez: Cops Called to Her Home for Party Noise

    Selena Gomez may be returning to her old ways. First she appears to have reconciled with Justin Bieber and now the cops have visited her home. A call was made to the police department in Hidden Hills, California at about 10:30 Tuesday night with a complaint about noise stemming from a party at the Come & Get It singer’s residence. Sources say those at her home were cooperative about turning down the music and noise levels and that no further complaints were made.

    Selena’s recent reconciliation with the As Long As You Love Me singer reportedly has those close to her quite concerned. She and the 20-year-old weren’t a great mix. She was constantly stressed over what he was doing in her absence since he proved unfaithful. She also never liked his partying and his association with several members of the rap community.

    “Justin and Selena are definitely full-on back together at the moment,” a source recently reported. “They spent all day riding together on a Can-Am Spyder on Sunset Blvd. … Justin drove while Selena sat on the back holding on to [him].He was incredibly sweet with her and they looked super happy and in love.”

    Selena Gomez spent some time in rehab following her last break up with Justin Bieber. She even cancelled part of her concert tour. She supposedly received counseling for emotional exhaustion at the facility and wasn’t treated for an addiction as some reports incorrectly stated.

    Hopefully Selena’s recent loud party isn’t indicative of Justin Bieber taking over and bringing his rowdy friends to her home. Perhaps she simply had company and the music became a bit too loud.

    What’s your take on Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber’s reconciliation? Do you think it has the potential to spell bad news for Selena?

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  • Catherine Zeta-Jones: Michael Douglas Says He Took Her for Granted

    Catherine Zeta-Jones and husband Michael Douglas are back together again following a split that took place last August. The Wall Street actor admits he took his wife for granted in the years prior to their split. He says he learned from his mistakes, however, and has re-evaluated his relationship with Zeta-Jones.

    “When you are younger you care what other people think. And you take the person closest to you for granted. You waste a lot of energy on strangers to make a good impression. When you’re older you focus that energy on the people closest to you, on your family. And you’re courteous,” Michael Douglas said in a recent interview.

    Catherine Zeta-Jones and Douglas have two children together–son Dylan is 13 and daughter Carys is 11. Douglas has children from a previous marriage as well.

    Zeta-Jones made headlines several months prior to the couple’s split for her diagnosis of bipolar disorder. She spent some time in a rehab facility following her diagnosis which was largely overplayed by the media.

    Michael Douglas suffered from cancer a while back but is said to have a clean bill of health these days. The 69-year-old actor claims he is more comfortable in his own skin today more so than ever before.

    Hopefully Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas have salvaged their almost 14-year marriage. When a couple has two children and nearly 14 years invested in one another and in their family it’s sometimes good to take a step back before immediately filing for divorce when things go wrong. Perhaps with Douglas’s admission of having taken his wife for granted the two can begin anew with a better feeling about their relationship. No one wants to feel taken for granted. It’s as if they don’t matter. If Michael Douglas has truly learned his lesson it will show in the way he treats his wife. These two have been through way too much together to simply throw in that proverbial towel. Zeta-Jones and Douglas maintained from the start of their separation that they would work things out. It seems as though they’ve managed to do just that.

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  • Selena Gomez Sizzles in New Bikini Shot

    Selena Gomez has had an interesting few months. The on-again off-again girlfriend of Justin Bieber has been to rehab and dealt with her (is he hers?) guy’s legal issues. She even had a fight with BFF Taylor Swift. Now she’s showing her fans she’s back and in exceptional form, too.

    The former Wizards of Waverly Place star and ‘Come & Get It’ singer has a bikini-ready body and she’s not afraid to show it off, either. In fact she shared a photo of herself in an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow (but not polka dotted) bikini in a recent Instagram photo.

    “Taking my power back.. can’t wait to show you where I’ve been. I love y’all. Ps, I still obsess over pickles,” Gomez captioned the super sexy shot.

    You can see for yourself out how incredible the Spring Breakers star is looking these days.

    The day after Selena Gomez posted her beautiful bikini body on Instagram she took to the social media site yet again, this time to post some inspiration from Bishop T.D. Jakes, featuring a quotation from the famous pastor.

    “You can’t be who you’re going to be and who you used to be at the same time.”

    It certainly sounds like Selena has been doing lots of serious thinking about her life and her future, and probably some about her past as well. She has clearly been working on herself both physically and emotionally.

    Do you think these changes in Selena Gomez will result in no more Justin Bieber in her life? It’s likely that his antics in the past year or so have seriously brought Selena down and she has required some intervention as part of her efforts to pick herself back up again.

    Don’t you think Selena Gomez looks fabulous? Are you excited to learn about more changes (they could be behind her comment about ‘where she’s been…’) she has made recently in her life?

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