VH1 has pumped the brakes on its hit reality soap Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew because the show is lacking the one essential thing it needs to ensure that it continues to be the gut-wrenching trainwreck reality fans love to loathe: drug-addicted celebs!
For the first time in recent memory, Dr. Drew and the crew can’t find a single drug-addled notable doped-up and depressed enough to bare their souls for VH1’s cameras. Of course, trouble-prone rapper DMX seemed like a viable option — until an Arizona judge threw him back in the slammer on a probation violation. Last month. Heather Locklear, Brooke Mueller, and Lindsay Lohan all snubbed massive paydays that would have required them to spend a few months detoxing at Drew’s Pasadena Recovery Center.
Here’s the Word on the Curb: “Sources close to the production tell TMZ they have struck out left and right trying to find A, B, or even C-list celebs for the show….The show was able to get a tentative commitment from a few D and F-listers, but our sources say the network rejected them..We’re told there was a deadline last Friday to lock down the cast, but since they don’t have ANYONE signed on…the deadline was extended to Wednesday.”
Have they tried Gary Coleman?
Jerry Conway, Jessica Sierra, and Mackenzie Phillips are among the stars who have been featured on Celebrity Rehab since the show’s debut in 2007.