O’neal’s Rehab Hindered By Fawcett’s Death

November 18th, 2009 Scottish singing sensation SUSAN BOYLE's post-breakdown stint in rehab earlier this year (09) was "a necessity", according to the talent show star. Boyle checked herself into the Priory Hospital in London a day after she finished second on Britain's Got Talent in May (09) - because she was exhausted after suffering from insomnia.

November 11th, 2009 British pop star ROBBIE WILLIAMS has shattered the myth that celebrities are pampered in rehab - branding addiction treatment centres "horrendous" and full of "nutters". The Angels hitmaker has endured several stints in rehab, most recently when he was admitted to a facility in Arizona in 2007 to help deal with his prescription drug habit.

October 10th, 2009 LONDON - Actor Ryan O'Neal's son Griffin has accused his dad on cheating on late partner Farrah Fawcett, and breaking her arm in a rage. Griffin insists that O'Neal only stood by his on/off girlfriend as she battled cancer to make sure she didn't leave him out of her will.

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.

October 1st, 2009 Late actress FARRAH FAWCETT's son REDMOND O'NEAL has opened up about his ongoing drug treatment - insisting he is doing "very well" in his bid to kick his addictions since his mother's death. O'Neal moved from a California prison cell into a drug rehab facility last Thursday (24Sep09) to continue his battle against addiction.

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 REDMOND O'NEAL's lawyers are fighting to have the troubled star transferred from prison to a residential rehab centre, according to U.S. reports. The 24-year-old son of Farrah Fawcett and actor Ryan O'Neal is serving time at a California detention centre, stemming from an April (09) arrest for drug possession.

August 28th, 2009 A late night out for basketball star-turned-TV personality SHAQUILLE O'NEAL landed him in trouble with Los Angeles police on Thursday (27Aug09) - he was ticketed for stopping his car in front of a nightclub. The iconic athlete, who is also a reserve cop, was caught in the early hours of the morning after officers saw him intentionally stopping his car in the middle of a busy road in Hollywood.

August 27th, 2009 FARRAH FAWCETT and RYAN O'NEAL's troubled son REDMOND O'NEAL finally has something to smile about as he serves time behind bars for drug offences - he's landed his own TV show. Redmond will turn his struggles with drug addiction into a new reality show, and has signed a new deal, brokered for him by his dad, according to In Touch magazine.

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 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.

July 21st, 2009 Ryan O'Neal opens up about Fawcett's final hoursNEW YORK — Ryan O'Neal says even as Farrah Fawcett lay dying, she clung to life. O'Neal tells NBC's "Today" show that doctors said Fawcett had a couple of hours left, but she held on for a couple of days.

July 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actor Ryan O'Neal and his son Redmond broke down in tears when the final letters of late actress Farrah Fawcett were read out during her funeral service on June 30. The 'Charlie's Angels' star had written two letters before her death, and a friend of hers read out the letter that had been written to O'Neal, detailing the ups and downs of their on/off 30-year relationship.

June 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Farrah Fawcett's former Charlie's Angels co-stars Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith are remembering the actress after she lost her battle to cancer last night (June 25). Fawcett, who rose to fame as sporty undercover detective Jill Munroe in the 1970s series, passed away at the age of 62 at Saint John's Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., after a two-and-a-half year battle with cancer.