Crack Addicts Shouldn’t be Heroes

Stop kissing Josh Hamilton’s ass. He doesn’t deserve all the praise and he certainly doesn’t deserve to be called a hero or a role model or a good influence. He was a complete f**k up, but because he’s can still play baseball better than almost anyone else alive we should praise him? No.

Yes, he was addicted to cocaine and crack for years. Yes, the fact that he seems to have made a full recovery is impressive (overcoming any addiction that overwhelms a person like that is impressive), but he’s not a great guy because of it. He should be working his way back to being an OK guy. Half a season of good baseball doesn’t clear him of all the bad sh*t he did before. Read More »

100 Celebrities Busted For Drugs

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Celebrities do a lot of drugs. With a ton of cash, and a job that doesn’t really require that much brain power, it’s no surprise the high profile people are, well, extra high…So it should come as no surprise that they are also getting busted, a lot.

Luckily for you, the good people at Pop Crunch have put together the most extensive list of substance-using suckers this side of “Behind the Music,” in “Busted! 100 Celebrities Arrested for Drug Possession.”

 Check out PopCrunch.com’s “Busted! 100 Celebrities Arrested for Drug Possession” here!

Josh Hamilton’s Journey From Crack Addict to Triple Crown Threat

johsn hamiltonIn 1999 John Hamilton was the first pick of the Major League Baseball draft. The “Golden Boy” as he was dubbed, was a “5-Tool” power hitting outfielder with a rocket arm that consistently registered 96 MPH on the radar gun. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Hamilton 1st that year and gave the promising high school senior a 3.96 million dollar signing bonus.

Flash forward to 2005. Hamilton has been out of baseball for 3 years and hit rock bottom. He acquired a nasty drug habit that completely drained his bank account to the point where, “the check he made out to a crack dealer bounced and he had to ask his father-in-law to go and give the dealer $2,000 cash.” His 6′4” 230lb frame diminished to a skinny 180 lbs. and became covered with over 25 regrettable tattoos.

Now it’s 2008 and Josh Hamilton is back from the dead sitting at the top of the MLB All-Star ballot and is a legit threat to baseball’s Triple Crown, leading the American League in batting average, home runs and RBIs.

Hamilton’s compelling journey is the type of story from which Hollywood movies are made and it’s chronicled in this week’s Sports Illustrated, a must read for any sports fan.

Read Sports Illustrated’s cover story - The Super Natural: After drugs and alcohol nearly destroyed his career before it got started, a repentant Josh Hamilton has miraculously restored the skills that now make him a Triple threat.

Celebrity News Round-up: Kurt Kobain’s Ashes, Speidiweb and Tatum O’Neal Crack Bust

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This weekend, reports surfaced that Kurt Cobain’s ashes were stolen from life-coach Courtney Love’s mansion, along with jewelry and other possessions. Love is said to be in a “suicidal” condition after finding her ex-boyfriend and Nirvana front-man’s ashes missing, which she kept stored in a furry, pink bear purse.

This comes after $72 million was stolen from Cobain’s estate in an act of massive identity theft and fraud. ““It was fraud after fraud,” said Love of the incident. “But nobody believed me until now.” Maybe nobody believed her because she’s completely comatose on drugs. And maybe, just maybe, that’s why the ashes are now gone? Maybe not. But I’d say that’d be a good place to start looking. [Daily Swarm]

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Heidi and Spencer Launch A Social Network

Celebrity couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, of MTV fame, have announced the launch of their new social networking Site, Speidiweb. While Speidiweb, named after a combination of the couple’s first names, is expected to mimic the style and functionality of Myspace and Facebook, the Site is expected to do well with MTV viewers, since the pair will probably mention it on-air a thousand times a day.

In addition to user profiles, Speidiweb offers blogs by the couple, Speidiweb merchandise (yeah, that’s going to do well) and tons of paparazzi pics, from the same photo agency that took their “candid” beach shots last week. [ProfilesBlog]

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Actress Tatum O’Neal Busted At Crack House

You’d think, by now, that everyone knows that crack is whack. But you’d be wrong. Last night, Academy Award-Winning actress and author Tatum O’Neal was busted by the NYPD on criminal drug possession charges for buying crack cocaine on the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan.

O’Neal is the youngest actress to ever win an Oscar, which she received in 1974 for her role in Paper Moon. After her divorce from tennis star John McEnroe, custody of their children were taken away from her because of a heroin addiction. Apparently, that was one of the better decisions our courts have made… [TMZ.com]

Amy Winehouse Smoked Crack Out of Her Grammy

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Amy Winehouse turned her Grammy into a makeshift crack pipe on Monday afternoon and was caught smoking out the prestigious music award.*

The artist’s depiction shows what it may have looked like if this incident was caught on camera.

I think things have gone far enough, Ms. Winehouse.

We get it, you are on crack… congratulations. We all know the Grammys are a joke, but to do this is a little much. I have seen some pretty resilient druggies in my day doing whatever it takes to get that high. Sharing needles, selling off their children for a hit - but smoking crack out of a Grammy Award? Come on! Get some standards, woman.

I can’t wait to see an Oscar winner take the trophy, find a plump vein and enjoy the sweet, tender caress of Lady H. (If Tilda Swinton wins, this may actually happen.)

*This satire is brought to you by COED. Don’t sue us or take us too seriously.

Celebrity Rehab: VH1’s Latest Trash TV Show

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VH1, purveyors of poor taste, will add yet another reality show to their already-overstuffed repertoire in January, titled Celebrity Rehab. The show will feature drugged-up celebs fighting with addiction while playing up their troubles for the camera.

I know, I know - it all sounds a bit redundant, doesn’t it?

Entertainment is indeed in the eye of the beholder, but don’t front, snooty critics: watching former Grease star Jeff Conaway snort the drug of denial and that rapping dude from Crazy Town smoke crack - yes, crack - is pretty damn entertaining.

The cast of Celebrity Rehab will also reportedly star fallen angels Mary Carey, Chyna, Jessica Sierra, Daniel Baldwin and Brigitte Nielsen. What an ensemble!

I’m crossing my fingers for Pete Doherty to make a cameo.

Nothing says modesty better than rich, celebrity has-beens snorting and puffing themselves into oblivion, taping it for the world to see just to receive help and feel a sense of accomplishment.

The Daily Shocker: Halloween, Crack, Hugh Hefner and Axe-Wielding Moms

The Daily Shocker

• Zombies’ Halloween a Box-Office Killer (Hollywood Reporter)

• What Hugh Hefners’ Sex Life Teaches us About Investing (TalkGold)

• Boy, 7, Finds Nearly $9,000 Worth of Crack in Pocket (Fox News)

• Treason! 8 Celebrities You Won’t Believe Aren’t American (Cracked)

• Axe-wielding Mother Invades School Playground (The Local)

• Racism at Penn State (Collegian)