Between passing up Playboy, and fessing up to her cocaine use, it looks like Tara Conner got a lot out of her time at the Caron Foundation.
Way to go, girl!
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Between passing up Playboy, and fessing up to her cocaine use, it looks like Tara Conner got a lot out of her time at the Caron Foundation.
Way to go, girl!
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The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Mike Tyson has entered Wonderland, the same rehab facility where Lindsay Lohan sought treatment for alcoholism. The Chronicle writes:
The 40-year-old reportedly checked himself into the Wonderland Center in the Hollywood Hills this past weekend.
Tyson was arrested last year in Arizona on suspicion of drunk driving and felony drug possession after he nearly crashed into a police vehicle shortly after leaving a nightclub.
He admitted to an officer at the time of his arrest that he was a drug addict and had a problem.
According to sources, Tyson has already started attending outpatient "meetings" around Los Angeles, which is allowed during his treatment at the facility.
Last April, the former heavyweight champ checked into the posh Meadows rehab clinic in Arizona, but lasted just five days at the strict treatment center.
Maybe we now know why Lindsay has been playing hooky from Wonderland so much!
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PerezHilton.com has created some fabulous t-shirts. The site says:
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TMZ reports that now that Lindsay Lohan is in residence, Wonderland isn't wonderful for the other people seeking treatment for their addictions. Some residents have even left the rehab facility.
TMZ spoke with a recent ex-resident of the Wonderland house where Lohan has been, er ... staying, and said that making an early exit was due entirely to the distraction created by Lindsay. Our source went on to say that once TMZ broke the story of Lindsay's special treatment, Wonderland began treating all of the residents with more leniency, allowing all kinds of special treatment for everyone.
"Wonderland has become a joke," according to our source. A very expensive joke. "While I'm trying to save my life, she's (L.L.) trying to save her face."
Reps from Wonderland had no comment.
And are we surprised that Wonderland had no comment? What could they possibly say????
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The UK game show, Celebrity Big Brother, was the center of an international controversy when Shila Shetty, a Bollywood star, was bullied by other BB contestants like Jade Goody. The apparent racism depicted on the show overshadowed talks between the Indian and British governments, and the fallout was serious.
Now, one of the bullies has entered rehab to address stress and depression. The Sun reports:
SHAMED Jade Goody was last night in rehab suffering stress and depression — tipped over the edge by her boyfriend’s public mickey-taking.
The race-row bully collapsed at home on Sunday hours before Shilpa Shetty won Celebrity Big Brother.
A pal said the last straw came as housemates re-enacted her infamous row with the Bollywood star over an Oxo cube.
Jade was gutted as boyfriend Jack Tweed, 19, played her in the task to win a dinner — and mimicked her screeching voice.
She sobbed: “It’s enough that Big Brother bosses have ruined my life — but now they’re making fun out of me.”
A source said: “Jade has struggled since leaving the house a week ago and learning that she has become the most hated figure in Britain.
“She’s a real mess. She’s been up and down — one minute she seemed to rally, the next minute she was falling apart.
“But watching the housemates replay her rant at Shilpa sent her over the edge.
“She collapsed with stress and her GP said, ‘I have to refer you to the Priory’. She was driven there immediately.
“She’s clearly suffering on the verge of a nervous breakdown. She’s very depressed.”
The mum of two was admitted on Sunday. She is now being monitored by doctors before they decide on treatment.
She may even have watched Shilpa’s Sunday night victory in the Channel 4 reality show on the TV in her room.
Jack yesterday visited Jade at the clinic, which has treated a host of stars for drink, drugs and depression.
Celeb BB viewers saw the incident on Saturday that sparked Jade’s collapse.
The finalists were given a “movie task” to win a fancy dinner. So they re-enacted the Oxo cube row — with Jack in a frock and wig repeating Jade’s rant at Shilpa word for word.
Fellow bully Danielle Lloyd, 23, played Cleo Rocos, 44, who was evicted the day before.
During the real-life bust-up, Jade had shrieked at the Bollywood princess: “You need elocution lessons.
“You need a day in the slums. F***ing go in your community and go to all those people who look up to you. You f***ing fake.”
But Jade — who found fame in BB3 — said after being evicted and confronted with her shame: “I hold my hands up, my behaviour was nasty.”
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KATE MOSS and junkie lover PETE DOHERTY went to a drug rehab unit together yesterday to battle their demons side by side.
The supermodel and the shambolic rocker checked secretly into the discreet Capio Nightingale Hospital just half a mile from her home in North West London.
They met staff who cleared a 12-place unit at an annexe behind the main hospital building off busy Marylebone Road.
The pair were recognised by passers-by as they arrived but registered for treatment using false names.
Kate, who has previously been in rehab after being caught snorting cocaine, has told pals she is determined to support the troubled BABYSHAMBLES frontman.
She is said to be battling to help Doherty come off drugs.
A source said: “They arrived together and will be supporting each other.”
Kate is discussing her relationship feelings while Pete has a much harder fight on his hands to sort himself out.
The source added: “They looked very much a couple as they came in and she is clearly worried about him.”
The private Capio Nightingale Hospital was chosen by the pair because it is close to Kate’s home and specialises in discreet care.
Its website boasts: “We offer a full range of treatments to out-patients, day-patients and in-patients in a discreet setting.
“All patients benefit from the attention of a well qualified, experienced multi-disciplinary team working with them in a patient-focused way in order to expedite recovery.”
The hospital is renowned for helping addiction recovery from drug dependency and has a specialist unit for women.
Psychiatrists on site help addicts deal with mental problems associated with long-term drug abuse.
Multi-millionaire Kate was caught on camera in September 2005 as she crushed and racked up 20 lines of cocaine for herself, Doherty and his bandmates.
Police launched an investigation in which she was quizzed at length but she was never prosecuted.
Doherty, 27, has been battling serious drug addiction for years and was understood to be receiving in-patient treatment at the Capio.
Kate, 33. left the hospital yesterday but was expected back to join Doherty in therapy sessions.
Yesterday one of Kate’s assistants was seen delivering to the hospital what appeared to be groceries and computer gear.
The odd couple have weathered a stormy on-off relationship for more than two years, with Kate constantly struggling to contain Doherty’s wild behaviour.
She ordered him home from a romantic trip to Thailand last Christmas after he was accused of sparking a drug-fuelled row with a taxi driver.
Several stints in both British and US rehab clinics have so-far failed to curb Doherty’s craving for hard drugs.
Pals have warned him — and Kate — that he will kill himself with an overdose if the downward spiral continues.
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Todays' NY Post has an item on Tara Conner:
MISS USA Tara Conner is out of rehab, but Donald Trump and the Miss Universe Organization are keeping a tight leash on her. Friends say the beauty queen has moved from her Trump Tower pad to a bigger apartment farther uptown, which she now shares with a chaperone. "She is not allowed to go to clubs anymore," dished the spy, "and she has a lot of new rules for going out." A spokesperson for Miss USA said, "Plans to move to a bigger apartment with a chaperone have been in the works for months, and Tara is free to go wherever she wants."
Sounds like extra supervision by a "sober buddy" to me. All that time spent at the Caron Foundation did some good, which is good for Trump, and great for Tara.
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In today's New York Post, gossip columnist Liz Smith weighs in on Isaiah Washington's homophobic remarks:
MY PET quote of last week was a gos sip columnist asking this: "Who knew rehab could cure homophobia?" (This related to the absurd story about actor Isaiah Washington going into treatment after insulting "Grey's Anatomy" castmate T.R. Knight.)
Isaiah would have done just as well going to see Miss Manners, who would caution him about being politically correct. (I doubt seriously if rehab could change his mind-set, but proper etiquette might!)
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A little New York dish in today's Post about Wonderland, the posh rehab facility where Lindsay Lohan is seeking treatment:
IT'S hard to believe Lindsay Lohan has a connection to the late Howard Samuels, a leading New York state political figure who ran unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor against Malcolm Wilson in 1966, lost the Democratic nomination for governor in 1970 and 1974, and was the city's first OTB chief. But she does. Lohan is doing rehab at Wonderland, which is run by Samuels' son, Dr. Howard C. Samuels, who also created Promises Malibu. The son dramatically turned his life around after a pot bust in Greenwich Village in the '70s, as well as an addiction to heroin and coke.
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Conner will appear Thursday on NBC's "Today" show, her only live interview. She is expected to detail her stay in rehab, discuss a possible appearance in Playboy, and give her take on the feud between Trump and "The View" co-host Rosie O'Donnell.
Question: Was the teddy bear part of her recovery at the Caron Foundation?
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