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Grey's Anatomy Star Eric Dane in Rehab for Prescription Pills

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Still recovering from a bruising sex tape with Rebecca Gayheart, TV's "McSteamy" announces that he's addicted to painkillers he was taking for a sports injury. MORE  

Now Two Years Sober, '80s Pop Icon Boy George Invites Amy Winehouse to Join Him at AA

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Boy George, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Bono, Marianne Faithfull, George Michael, Ozzy Osbourne, Amy Winehouse—how do you sign up for that meeting? MORE  

Roger Ebert’s “Jackass” Tweet Draws Criticism

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Roger Ebert’s tweet did not sit well with friends and family of Ryan Dunn, who died Monday in a car crash. MORE  

Ex-CSI Star in Trouble Again

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Gary Dourdan, formerly of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, arrested for drugs after car crash. MORE  

Sugar Ray Pulls No Punches in New Autobiography

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"I was 25... in a state of limbo—I resorted to a band aid which was cocaine and alcohol.” MORE  

Book 'Em, Danno: Rick Springfield Busted for DUI

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Australian pop star recently pulled over and popped for DUI on the eve of his guest appearance on Hawaii Five-O, but wins mug shot contest over Nick Nolte. MORE  

New Brew for the Royal Wedding Features Something Extra

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Brew Dog hopes to make the happy couple even happier. MORE  

Afroman Gets Burned

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Marijuana minstrel Afroman evidently forgot to show up for the concert—his own. Stoner move! MORE  

Top Gun's Kelly McGillis Stars at New Jersey Rehab

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A few decades after taming Tom Cruise, the once-wild actress tamed down her own act, landed a job at a recovery house, and is set to release a new movie this weekend. MORE  

Ziggy Marley to debut "Marijuana Man" Comic Strip on 4/20

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Faster than a speeding bullet? Not this comic superhero. MORE  

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