O’neal Sentenced To Year In Rehab

October 7th, 2009 OZZY OSBOURNE underestimated how tough rehabilitation centres are - he mistakenly believed he would be allowed to carry on drinking during his treatment. The Black Sabbath frontman battled alcoholism and drug problems in the 1980s and was forced into a number of recovery centres by his wife Sharon.

September 29th, 2009 PULP FICTION screenwriter ROGER AVARY has been sentenced to a year behind bars after causing the death of a man in a car crash last year (08). The Oscar winner pleaded guilty in August (09) to vehicular manslaughter and drink-driving, and was sentenced in a Ventura, California court on Tuesday (29Sep09).

September 25th, 2009 REDMOND O'NEAL moved from a California prison cell into a drug rehab facility on Thursday (24Sep09) to continue his battle against addiction. The 24-year-old son of actor Ryan O'Neal and the late Farrah Fawcett will spend a year undergoing intensive treatment at the Impact Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center in Pasadena, California, in a final bid to kick his drug habit once and for all.

September 24th, 2009 Rapper LIL BOOSIE has been sentenced to two years behind bars after pleading guilty to gun and drug possession charges. The Wipe Me Down hitmaker, real name Torrence Hatch, was arrested late last year (08) after police found a gun, marijuana and a cigar laced with another drug on his person during a traffic stop.

September 16th, 2009 THE STROKES rocker ALBERT HAMMOND JR. has checked into rehab, according to U.S.

September 16th, 2009 Hollywood icon BURT REYNOLDS has been discharged from a drug rehabilitation centre following treatment for his addiction to painkillers. The 73-year-old actor was admitted to the Hanley Center in Florida last month (Aug09) after a nasty fall at his waterfront mansion in Hobe Sound led him to realise he'd become "a prisoner of prescription pain pills".

September 14th, 2009 WHITNEY HOUSTON took her daughter BOBBI KRISTINA to rehab with her as she attempted to kick her cocaine habit - so she could fully explain what had gone wrong in her mother's life. The singer spent 30 days at Atlanta, Georgia's Hope For Women facility which allowed her to live with her teenage daughter, and she admits the time the pair spent there was invaluable because it gave the star the chance to be honest with her child about her addiction.

September 9th, 2009 The man charged with burgling U.S. actress KELLY MONACO's apartment in Las Vegas has been sentenced to 12 to 30 months behind bars.

September 7th, 2009 Imprisoned rapper MAX B's ex-lover has been handed a 15-year sentence for her part in the murder of a hotel guest during a botched robbery. The Harlem hip-hop star, real name Charly Wingate, was charged with felony murder along with his accomplice, Kelvin Leerdam, for shooting and killing David Taylor in September, 2006.

September 2nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - A furious Angelina Jolie has reportedly warned Brad Pitt to check into rehab, if he wants their relationship to continue. The 'Tomb Raider' star recently discovered that Pitt, with whom she raises six children, had secretly shared hashish with Quentin Tarantino.

August 28th, 2009 FARRAH FAWCETT and RYAN O'NEAL's troubled son REDMOND O'NEAL will not appear in a reality TV show, according to U.S. reports The struggling drug addict was slated to star in a series documenting his ongoing battle to beat his demons.

August 25th, 2009 Actress MELANIE GRIFFITH has checked into rehab in Utah for undisclosed issues. The 52-year-old actress is seeking treatment at the Cirque Lodge, where actresses Kirsten Dunst and Lindsay Lohan have both spent time in recent years.

August 25th, 2009 Griffith returns to rehab for 'routine' visitNEW YORK — Melanie Griffith's publicist says the actress has returned to a rehab facility to "reinforce her commitment to stay healthy." Spokeswoman Robin Baum says the 52-year-old Griffith checked in as "part of a routine plan." Griffith went to rehab in 1988 to fight addictions to alcohol and cocaine. She went again in 2000 for treatment for an addiction to painkillers.

August 25th, 2009 Melanie Griffith has checked into the Cirque lodge, which has seen the likes of actresses Kirsten Dunst and Lindsay Lohan, seeking treatment. She is there to reinforce her commitment to stay healthy.

August 11th, 2009 FARRAH FAWCETT's troubled son REDMOND O'NEAL is working hard to keep a promise to his late mother to quit drugs for good - he's planning to enrol in a substance abuse programme as soon as he's released from prison. The 24-year-old son of Fawcett and actor Ryan O'Neal is serving time at a California detention centre, where he is undergoing intense treatment to kick his drug habit.