Tragically, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse was found dead in her apartment in Camden, London on Saturday, July 23rd, 2011. The troubled musician has battled substance abuse and alcoholism for many years, and although toxicology reports are still pending, an overdose is the suspected cause of her untimely death. She has now joined the list of [...]

A video was released today that captures Miley Cyrus smoking what appears at first glance to be marijuana. Apparently the young singer/starlet/actress is actually smoking a substance called salvia, which is said to have hallucinogenic effects when inhaled. Although the natural herb, salvia, is still legal in many states, including California, many of its effects [...]

At a hearing on July 6th, 2010, Lindsay Lohan’s judge ordered her to complete 90 days in jail after violating probation for her 2007 DUI charge by not attending the required alcohol education classes.  Lohan’s jail sentence was ordered to begin by no later than July 20th, 2010.   Lohan has also been mandated to [...]

Former professional football player and all-star linebacker Lawrence Taylor has been arrested under accusations of third-degree rape, and soliciting a 16 year old prostitute. Taylor was apprehended in his hotel room at approximately 4:00AM on Thursday, May 6th, 2010. Taylor has been taken into custody after the police were informed that the girl had been [...]

Amy Winehouse is back in the news again after being videotaped on January 24 in her London home smoking what appears to be a crack pipe and the footage being leaked on the internet. Just minutes after hitting the pipe, she commented to the camera that she had just taken about 6 pills of the [...]

Billy Mays, known well as the hyperactive pitchman of products such as OxiClean, Orange GLo, Mighty Putty, as well as dozens of other products, was found dead on the morning of June 28, 2009 by his wife in his Tampa, FL home. Billy had been suffering from heart disease for several years prior to his [...]

Famous Hollywood actor and American Icon Burt Reynolds was admitted to the Hanley Center in Florida last month after a traumatic fall at his home in Hobe Sound. He was found by the house assistant lying in a pool of his own blood and was quickly transported to the hospital in West Palm Beach. Reynolds [...]

Lindsay Lohan is back in the news yet again with her widely publicized antics involving drugs and alcohol and all around irresponsible behavior. Concerns over Lohan’s drug and alcohol use are well documented and friends and family are beginning to voice concern over the young starlets behavior. After being sentenced to several years of probation [...]

Charlie Sheen, the actor equally known for his star roll in CBS’ Two and a Half Men, as his exploits as a playboy and call-girl afficionado, has been the focus of controversy for many years. In 1998, Sheen had already been busted with credit card forgery, as well as been named in the Heidi Fleiss [...]

Heath Ledger was found dead on the afternoon of January 22, 2009, in his Manhattan apartment, and the media vultures are swooping overhead over another fallen Hollywood figure. The coroners report states that the actor died of acute intoxication by the combined effects of six prescription medications, and has been ruled an accidental overdose. Specifically, [...]