Celebrity Sobriety

Celebrity Sobriety

Actress Explains Why a Recovering Alcoholic Was the Role She ‘Was Born to Play’

VIDEO – GIVE HER THE OSCAR – Jan. 21, 2024 - Saoirse Ronan’s role in “The Outrun” has earned her some of the strongest reviews of her career for her performance as a student who returns to the Scottish Isles to pur... Read More...

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Brad Pitt’s Girlfriend Helping Him Commit to Sobriety

VIDEO – A MODEL SPONSOR – Jan. 26, 2024 - Ines de Ramon is proving to be a calming positive influence for Hollywood star Brad Pitt. Pitt has reportedly given up drinking and is committed to sobriety. The couple also... Read More...

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Indio Downey Vulnerably Explores Addiction and Newfound Sobriety

AUDIO – LIKE FATHER LIKE SON LIKE SON – Jan. 24, 2024 - Indio Downey is an alternative-rock/grunge-punk-lover’s dream. He blends flavors of Nirvana and early Green Day with his own unique, vulnerable sound to creat... Read More...

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Braun’s New Life As a Recovering Alcoholic

LIFE ON THE ICE – Jan. 25, 2024 - As is the case with many alcoholics, Braun’s slide into addiction was gradual. First a beer in the evening, then two or three — at some point another at dinner during the week... Read More...

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3 DOORS DOWN Singer Brad Arnold Celebrates Eight Years of Sobriety

8 YEARS! NOT 8 BALLS – Jan. 19, 2024 - Brad Arnold celebrated the eighth anniversary of his getting sober on January 19. The 45-year-old musician posted a photo of his AA sobriety medallion, which has the word... Read More...

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Disney Star Adam Hicks Pressured to Keep His Addiction ‘Secret’

BAD IDEA? – Jan. 16, 2023 - He struggled for years with substance abuse. He later had a string of headline-making arrests, and was incarcerated for four years. Now six years sober, Hicks is proud to say his addiction... Read More...

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Jamie Lee Curtis – Best Lesson She Learned In Recovery on TV

VIDEO – PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE STOP – Jan. 16, 2023 - “I’m sober for a long time, long time — almost 25 years. And the best thing I learned last year in recovery was people aren’t pleased when you stop people-pl... Read More...

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Hugh Hefner ‘Was so addicted to painkillers and Viagra’ – Friends Feared He Would Die From an Overdose

FEELING NO PAIN – Jan. 19, 2024 - A new memoir from his widow Crystal Harris, 37, whom he married in 2012, has revealed that many of Hefner’s family members were concerned about him years earlier. Hef be... Read More...

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‘My Sobriety – That’s My Legacy’ says Dustin Rhodes

WRESTLED WITH HIS DEMONS – Jan. 17, 2024 - “My sobriety, that’s my legacy,” said Rhodes. “And I understand it’s OK to have bad days. There will be better ones. Life has been an incredible teacher. I’ve learned a lot,... Read More...

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How Ultrarunner Allie Bailey Beat Alcoholism … One Step At a Time

LIKE THE WIND – Jan. 19, 2024 - Alcohol addiction and depression stalked Allie Bailey daily. Running was part of the many steps to a better life, recounted in her memoir There is No Wall. This no-holds-barred extrac... Read More...

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I Was About to Drink Again – Elton John Saved Me!

GOODBYE HANGOVER BRICK ROAD – Jan. 15, 2024 - I wasn’t having a panic attack. I was simply having a conversation with the man who inspired me to turn my life around: Elton John. We were at his annual Aids Foun... Read More...

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Super Model Got Hooked On Cocaine and Two Eggs a Week

VIDEO – CARRYING THE MESSAGE – Jan. 16, 2024 - Beverly Johnson says she got hooked on drugs in the 1970s after living on a diet of cocaine, a bowl of rice and two eggs a week in an attempt to become stick-thin. The... Read More...

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A Music Critic’s Picks – Great Songs About Not Drinking

VIDEO – WATCH THEM HERE – Jan. 11, 2024 - Even as someone actively working a 12 step program, Frere-Jones says his first instinct was to reject the idea of good songs about not drinking. “Music sort of makes me dru... Read More...

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Chris Kirk: “My PGA Tour Career Would Be Over Without My Sobriety.”

OUT OF THE ROUGH – Jan. 8, 2024 - Nine months on from his victory at the Honda Classic, the 38-year-old has had to wait far less time for a win this time around. Last year’s triumph in Florida had marked Kirk’... Read More...

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“I Was Drinking Too Often” – Mike McDaniel, During His Time with Atlanta Falcons

CONFESSIONAL – Jan. 12, 2024 - For McDaniel, the peak moment was confessing to his wife, Katie about the alcohol addiction. “Telling really undercut all of her investment into me, and was leaving our family... Read More...

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“You don’t have to be tortured to make interesting art”

MUSIC MATTERS – Jan. 12, 2023 - Katie Crutchfield, 35, credits the shift to maturity, sobriety and success – although, she makes clear, they are all linked ... Katie is referring to the boundaries she’s develo... Read More...

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Zeke Talks Ankle Bracelets, Sobriety, and Surfing

VIDEO – MAKING WAVES – Jan. 11, 2024 - He’s also been to jail and to rehab, and won a national title wearing a court mandated ankle bracelet after not surfing for almost two years. Today, Zeke’s still sober and surfi... Read More...

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Charlie Sheen’s Rollercoaster Year of Sobriety, Single Fatherhood and Return to TV

VIDEO – JUST MAN ENOUGH – Jan. 10, 2024 - He’s completely transformed his personal life by getting sober, putting a bigger focus on parenting, and keeping a strong bond with his father and brother, Martin Sheen and E... Read More...

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Frankie Grande Says Sobriety ‘Repaired Relationships with Ariana and My Family’

SISTERLY LOVE – Jan. 5, 2024 - “It was a rock bottom moment. It was after the Manchester bombing and I realized that I could not show up to help my family,” he explained, referring to the suicide bombing that l... Read More...

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‘If I Did Not Get Sober, I Wouldn’t Be Here Anymore’

YOU’RE NOT THE ONLY ONE – Jan. 2, 2024 - The Summer House star shares how he turned his life around after a scary rock-bottom moment. I had lukewarm Milwaukee Best Light, and I remember being so sick from a co... Read More...

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Lucy Hale Marks Two Years of Sobriety

AIN’T NO LIE – Jan. 2, 2023 - In a heartfelt post celebrating two years of sobriety, the Pretty Little Liars alum reflected on how the decision to quit drinking has changed her life. “This continues to be th... Read More...

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Suzanne Shaw Gets 4 Years Sober and Shares ‘embarrassing’ Throwback Videos

VIDEO – LOOKING BACK oh my – Jan. 5, 2024 - Suzanne put together a montage video to mark the milestone, including clips of herself that she called ‘embarrassing’ when she did drink, telling fans how it was ‘time to... Read More...

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Matthew Perry’s Death Underscores Significance of Buprenorphine

OPINION PIECE – Dec. 31, 2023 - I think is just as important to point out is what was NOT found in Perry’s system: opioids such as heroin, oxycodone and the highly potent, synthetic fentanyl ... While the exac... Read More...

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JUDAS PRIEST’s ROB HALFORD Celebrates 38 Years

AUDIO – QUITTING WORKS – Jan. 6, 2024 - Each one of you make this sober birthday happen. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is uncharted. Today is all that matters. Prayer, self-inventory, amending, holding out your hand ... Read More...

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Robert Downey Jr.’s Real-Life Story

ARTISTS ARE SO PECULIAR – Jan. 3, 2024 - The role that made critics sit up and take notice of Robert Downey Jr. came in director Marek Kanievska’s “Less Than Zero,” the 1987 adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel ... Read More...

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Danny Trejo Recalls Being ‘Dead Drunk’ Before Getting Sober 55 Years Ago

VIDEO – WALKING THE WALK – Jan. 5, 2024 - ‘Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth’ actor Danny Trejo got sober in 1968 after finding God. We asked the “Machete” actor how he managed to remain sober for more than five decades... Read More...

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Joe Don Rooney on Early Sobriety, Denies Rumors He’s Transitioning

WHAT STEP IS THAT? – Jan, 3, 2024 - Months after finalizing his divorce, Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney is entering 2024 with a new perspective. The country musician, 48, shared a lengthy note to X (fo... Read More...

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Jelly Roll: His Drug Addiction, ‘Complicated’ Relationship With Alcohol

BIG JOKE? – Dec. 14, 2023 - Jelly Roll talked candidly in a new interview with People magazine, discussing his struggle with drugs and alcohol. He said, “I had to learn that you could drink alcohol without doi... Read More...

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Lamb of God’s Mark Morton Marks 5 Years Sober

IF HE CAN, YOU CAN – Dec. 27, 2023 - Morton wrote, “Today, after years of alcoholism & drug addiction, I celebrate 5 years clean & sober.” “If you’re reading this & struggling with addiction, please kn... Read More...

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Pooja Bhatt Filled With ‘Gratitude, Humility, Grace’ As She Celebrates 7 Years Of Sobriety

HUMILITY MATTERS – Dec. 23, 2023 - Pooja added the hashtags ‘sobriety rocks’, ‘sober life’, ‘sober living’, ‘one step at a time’, ‘one day at a time’, ‘own your story’, ‘share your journey’, ‘end the stigma’, ... Read More...

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