Celebrities in rehab

Celebrity rehab

Celebrities in rehab. Amy Winehouse is the latest celeb to head to rehab. She's not alone – read about other famous folks who sought treatment, and see what they said about their addictions. Do you have a friend or family member who's dealing with addiction? Find out what you can do to help him or her.

Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse has embarked on a treatment program at the Priory Clinic. She wants to be ready for performances in Europe this summer and decided to seek an assessment.– Amy Winehouse's rep on her return to rehab

Oscar De La Hoya
After doing an honest evaluation of myself, I recognize that there are certain issues that I need to work on. Like everyone, I have my flaws, and I do not want to be one of those people that is afraid to admit and address those flaws. – Oscar De La Hoya

Matthew Perry
I'm making plans to go away for a month to focus on my sobriety and to continue my life in recovery. Please enjoy making fun of me on the World Wide Web. – Matthew Perry

Ted Williams
I think it was too much, too fast. I wanted to take advantage of everything possible before somebody pinches me and says, ‘Ted, wake up — it was just a dream.' It was just so fast. – Ted Williams

Seann William Scott
Seann William Scott has voluntarily admitted himself for proactive treatment to address health and personal issues. He appreciates the support of his many fans at this time. – Julie Jordan and Mike Fleeman, reps for Seann William Scott

Aaron Carter
Aaron, understanding the challenges and hard work it would take to get himself back to the top, requested to take some time before we started to heal some emotional and spiritual issues he was dealing with. – Johnny Wright, Aaron Carter's manager

David Arquette
I have a critic in my mind that's very mean and vicious and sometimes it leads me down the wrong path. Being able to identify that voice in my head and start being more true to myself helps me to go in the right direction. – David Arquette

Richie Sambora
Although he will be absent from upcoming shows for the time being, we very much look forward to his healthy return. In the meantime, we will keep our commitment to our fans and continue our tour. – Statement from Bon Jovi band members

Catherine Zeta-Jones
This is a disorder that affects millions of people and I am one of them. If my revelation of having bipolar II has encouraged one person to seek help, then it is worth it. – Catherine Zeta-Jones

Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato left her tour early … in order to seek medical treatment for emotional and physical issues she has dealt with for some time. – Rep for the actress

Charlie Sheen
I probably took more than anybody could survive...I was bangin' seven-gram rocks and finishing them because that's how I roll, because I have one speed, one gear. – Charlie Sheen

Lindsay Lohan
I tried to mask my problems with alcohol, cocaine and mind-altering substances. Now I'm in a place where I don't need to use anything and I can feel emotions because I choose to. – Lindsay Lohan

El DeBarge
I said, ‘Hey, let me try this.' And it took me 22 years to un-try. – El DeBarge on his history of substance abuse

Britney Spears
There's the honeymoon phase at first. Everything is fabulous: 'Look at the wonderful trips she gets to go on; look at the wonderful people she's meeting,' then there's the ugly side of things that turns, and we weren't ready for that, either. – Lynne Spears on daughter Britney's success

Jonathan Rhys Meyers
I just don't want to be that f****** a******* sitting in the pub and someone turns around and says, 'See him there at the end of the bar. He could have made a f****** fortune, but he went over to Hollywood and he just f****** p****d it up against the wall. – Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Robert Downey Jr.
More than anything I have this sense that I'm a veteran of a war that is difficult to discuss with people who haven't been there. – Robert Downey Jr.

Kelly Osbourne
I don't have any shadow of a doubt that addiction is a disease. It's in your genes. The only people in my family who don't have that gene are my mum and my sister Aimee.– Kelly Osbourne

Miguel Cabrera
Do you know who I am? You don't know anything about my problems. – Detroit Tiger Miguel Cabrera to a cop during his DUI arrest

Courtney Love
I would just like to thank the court for allowing me these 90 days. ... [It] helped me deal with a very gnarly drug problem, which is behind me. – Courtney Love

Tiger Woods
I know I have bitterly disappointed all of you. I have made you question who I am and how I could have done the things I did. I am embarrassed that I have put you in this position. For all that I have done, I am so sorry. – Tiger Woods on the infidelities that torpedoed his marriage

Daniel Baldwin
I'm a straight-up cocaine addict. I don't really drink very much, although I have abused alcohol in the past. And I don't use any other drugs. I don't take pills. I don't do anything. I'm a … diehard coke head. – Daniel Baldwin

Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston is currently in an out-patient rehab program for drug and alcohol treatment. Whitney voluntarily entered the program to support her long-standing recovery process. – Whitney Houston's rep

Mel Gibson
After drinking alcohol on Thursday night, I did a number of things that were very wrong and for which I am ashamed. I drove a car when I should not have, and was stopped by the L.A. County sheriffs. – Mel Gibson

Mackenzie Phillips
Mackenzie deserves great credit for seizing the opportunity she was given to get clean and prove she was worthy of the dismissal of her case. – Blair Berk, her attorney

Tara Reid
Tara Reid has checked herself into Promises Treatment Center. We appreciate your respect to her and her family's privacy at this time. – Jack Ketsoyan, spokesman for Tara Reid

Expensive Celeb Divorces

Expensive Celeb Divorces

he price of fame is most striking in the aftermath of scandal. A damage control campaign—staffed by a legion of lawyers, press representatives and aides—is expensive, but so is losing a high-power job and any hope of professional redemption. In the last five years, sex scandals have ended the careers of at least two governors, six Congressional members and one CEO, while countless others remain in office despite allegations, admissions or lawsuits . After all, the consequences of sex scandals aren’t fungible. Bill Clinton came out of his brush with scandal relatively unscathed, but it’s still unclear whether Tiger Woods’ career will ever return to the pre-Joslyn James glory days.

Tiger Woods

Pre-scandal title: Professional golfer
Scandal broke: November 2009
Estimated lost wages: $50 million

As the number of alleged mistresses climbed, the number of Tiger Woods' corporate endorsement deals fell. The golfer, who is the first athlete to reap $1 billion in lifetime earnings, sees the majority of his eight-figure annual earnings from brands that pay for him to promote their wares. But in the wake of the sex scandal and dissolution of his marriage, Gatorade, AT&T, Accenture, Gillette and Tag Heuer all cut Woods from their payrolls. To add insult to injury, his appearance fees dried up and, thanks to less-than-stellar golf course performances, so did his tournament winnings.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Pre-scandal title:Governor of California
Scandal broke: May 2011
Estimated lost wages: $12 million to $45 million

While rampant speculation has put the cost of his pending divorce from Maria Shriver at $200 million, the Governator is also facing the loss of his Hollywood comeback. Schwarzenegger had inked a deal to star in an upcoming film Cry Macho for a reported $12 million upfront fee. But he'll won't see the lump sum, or the payday from a Terminator sequel  anytime soon thanks to the revelation that he fathered an illegitimate child with a former employee. Also out of the question: an animated series, "The Governator," that was canceled.

Kobe Bryant

Pre-scandal title: Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard
Scandal broke: July 2003
Estimated lost wages: $4 million

In the aftermath of a sex accusation, the basketball star lost the financial blessing of McDonald's and Nutella, and Coca-Cola pulled ads featuring him (though the company said that had been planned pre-scandal). Of course, not all his endorsement contracts were revoked— Nike kept him under contract, but didn't use him for more than two years, despite his $40 million-plus contract. The criminal case against Bryant never went to trial but the civil case was settled out-of-court for a secret sum and a public apology to his accuser. Just a year after the scandal, he signed a $136 million contract with the Lakers. In the 12 months following the rape accusation, he earned $13 million from endorsements according to Forbes magazine.

Ted Haggard

Pre-scandal title: Pastor and President of the National Association of Evangelicals
Scandal broke: November 2006
Estimated lost wages: $500,000

Following allegations he had hired a male escort for years, the Colorado pastor resigned from his perch atop the church he founded and NAE. A severance package with New Life Church was reached, for a reported $138,000 per year, not including benefits, which matched his working salary. But, Haggard lost the six-figure salary from NAE, as well as book royalties from the 11 books he published pre-scandal (book sales fell precipitously after his public downfall). According to an HBO documentary, he now sells insurance. He told GQ magazine earlier this year, "I think that probably, if I were 21 in this society, I would identify myself as a bisexual."

Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Pre-scandal title: Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
Scandal broke: May 2011
Estimated lost wages: $495,000

While the French public servant awaits arraignment, he's mounting quite a costly tab. His apartment, the second one he's occupied since leaving Rikers Island, reportedly costs $50,000 a month and his round-the-clock private security detail costs another $200,000 per month. Not only does the disgraced leader have to bear those outsize costs, but his $420,000 annual salary and $75,000 slush fund for keeping up a lavish lifestyle are history.

Eliot Spitzer

Pre-scandal title: Democratic Governor of New York
Scandal broke: March 2008
Estimated lost wages: $179,000

After his history as Client No. 9 was announced in newspaper headlines, Spitzer swiftly removed himself from office. Of course, the charges lost him a year of wages as governor, but he also faces up to $10,000 in fines over charges of misconduct. The scandal wasn't a total career-killer, though. The former governor joined the faculty of City College of New York in late 2009 and took a host post at CNN in 2010.

Christopher Lee

Pre-scandal title: U.S. Representative (R-New York)
Scandal broke: February 2011
Estimated lost wages: $174,000

Thanks to a bicep-baring photo Lee posted on Craigslist hoping for a hook-up, the former congressman withdrew from his post. While there were no charges of violent crimes, previous affairs or other transgressions, the publication of his online flirtations were enough to drive the married public servant from the limelight.

Mark Sanford

Pre-scandal title: Republican Governor of South Carolina
Scandal broke: June 2009
Estimated lost wages: around $3,300

The former governor of South Carolina gave a whole new meaning to "hiking the Appalachian Trail" when he tried to cover up a South American love affair by fabricating a camping trip. His wife divorced him and he resigned from the non-paying gig as chair of the Republican Governor Association. The cost of the scandal? Not much. He wrote the state's general fund a personal check for the $3,334 in costs paid for with taxpayer money during a June 2008 trip to Argentina. He didn't resign, but the House Judiciary committee censured him.

Bill Clinton

Pre-scandal title: U.S. President
Scandal broke: January 1998
Estimated lost wages: $0

Of course, the Lewinsky affair cost the former U.S. President dearly. He was impeached and stood trial for perjury and obstruction of justice, not to mention the $850,000 he coughed up to settle a sexual harassment suit from Paula Jones and the $90,686 he was fined for giving false testimony. But, Clinton didn't evacuate office and the scandal forced Republican illicit transgressions to become public.

John Edwards

Pre-scandal title: Democratic candidate for President
Scandal broke: October 2007
Estimated lost wages: $0

The biggest casualty in the Edwards affair may have been his presidential hopes. News of his affair with Rielle Hunter hit the tabloids when Edwards was campaigning full-time, and caused public opinion to sour on the picture-perfect former senator. He eventually withdrew from the presidential contest in May 2008 and said he would not accept the position of vice president even if it was offered. An anonymous source was quoted in Politico this week saying, "John needs money. He needs to work…"

Bad boys of sports

Bad Boys of Sports. They’ve been accused of murder, have done prison time, cheated and, in one case, bit an opponent’s ear. Playing nice? Not these guy.

 Dennis Rodman
Can a bad boy be in the Hall of Fame? Apparently so, but his nicknames give you a sense of what you’re getting with this multi-divorced, wrestling, drunk-driving, convicted batterer and “Celebrity Rehab” star. Oh, and Rodman has a unique flair for fashion, too

 Ty Cobb
Though he set 90 baseball records and is in the baseball Hall of Fame, Ty Cobb was surly and aggressive and was described by one newspaper as being “daring to the point of dementia.

 Mike Tyson
An undisputed heavyweight boxing champ with facial tattoos, Mike Tyson may be best known for his conviction for this crime and his ill-advised boxing move against Evander Holyfield.

 Michael Phelps
Eight medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics and eight more at the 2008 Beijing Games allowed Michael Phelps to twice tie the record for the most successful Olympian ever. That did not stop him from driving drunk and being pictured doing this, which led to the end of a lucrative contract.

 Manny Ramirez
Manny Ramirez hit more than 500 career home runs and was second all-time in grand slams, but a 50-game suspension for this did not help his reputation, nor did blowing off the president, but it’s all just part of this.

 Pete Rose
After the Black Sox scandal of 1919, the cardinal rule for anyone in major league baseball has been “Don’t bet on games.” Pete Rose saw all his career achievements, including the record for most career hits, go down the drain as he was banned from baseball for life.

 Plaxico Burress
NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress shot himself in the leg, was convicted for this and has had temporary restraining orders placed against him, but apparently he’s a model prisoner.

 Michael Vick
Vick did time due to his involvement in an illegal betting sport, had to declare bankruptcy from numerous claims against him, but was named Comeback Player of the Year his first season back in the NFL.

 Jim Leyritz
Best known for his Yankee heroics in the 1996 World Series, Jim Leyritz admitted to using amphetamines, was convicted of this major crime and has been arrested for battery.

 Jose Canseco
When it comes to steroid use in baseball, Canseco literally wrote the book. He was baseball’s first 40-40 man, but besides the steroids, he pleaded guilty to an attempted smuggling charge and has been arrested for this.

 John Daly
One of the most intriguing golfers ever, Daly is known for his long drives, but was in rehab at least three times, has been divorced and has this addiction.

 O.J. Simpson
“The Juice” was an all-star running back and then a successful actor and TV personality. Then he was accused of and acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife and her friend. He’s currently in jail for numerous felonies in connection with this robbery.

 Ron Artest
NBA star and rapper Ron Artest has been arrested for this, has been accused of cruelty to animals and was one of the main characters in a brawl between two NBA teams during which he entered the crowd to look for the spectator who allegedly threw a soft drink at him.

Tiger Woods
He was one of the greatest golfers ever before his wife learned about his now-legendary extramarital activities. Will Woods ever regain his swing?