Rehab

'It makes you wonder if the whole rehab experience is nothing more than a nice little public relations exercise to repair what is left of his reputation.

It gives.. [insert any 'troubled' celeb] ..a crutch. Rehab makes it look like he has gone off for treatment so when he returns, no doubt amid great fanfare, we will have to stand and cheer his courage to beat the demons that nearly destroyed him.

I would rather vomit.'

From here.

I find opinion pieces in newspapers kinda trashy, but I think this makes a fair point. The whole rehab thing has become the biggest celebrity cliche of the past ten years. It so often seems to be a ploy to safe face in the public eye, to pass off bad behaviour as an illness.

It also seems like a stalling tactic. Everyone is out for blood, so you go to ground, and become untouchable for a little while. Stringing up someone in rehab is kicking someone while they are down. And then by the time they are out, and have supposedly turned over a new leaf, the public temper has cooled, and people have lost interest a bit.

At that point you get the celeb back in to the public eye, on commercials, talk shows etc, and show what a great bloke they are. Look how much he gives to charity. Look how much he loves his Granny. Aww, and did you see him holding that little puppy? Adorable. Give the guy a break, everyone deserves a second chance.