VH1 and Celebrity Rehab Speak Out About Jessica Sierra

When I saw the startling before and after pictures featured on our Web site of former American Idol contestant and Tampa native Jessica Sierra -- obviously still deep in the throes of her addictions -- a single thought popped in my mind.

Where the hell is Dr. Drew?

VH1 eventually revealed the singer's participation in Dr. Drew Pinsky's series, Celebrity Rehab, when she received probation for her first drunken arrest last year. Most of us Pinsky fans figured the tender-talking doctor would help our former Idol through her issues and put her on the path to sobriety.

But that she's fallen so hard -- we're still trying to nail down whether Pinsky said she was the  participant most likely to succeed -- I was interested in knowing: Where is the former Loveline co-host when Jessica needs him most?

After a couple of us Times reporters made calls to VH1 and Pinsky's personal publicist, the answer came in a statement released minutes ago by the cable channel: "Production wrapped in August on VH1's upcoming series 'Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.' As viewers will learn from Dr. Drew Pinsky throughout the course of the series, maintaining sobriety is a day-to-day struggle as with most addicts and rehabilitation is an ongoing process. VH1 continues to support Jessica in her recovery and wishes her the best during this difficult time."

Bet this doesn't interfere with the Jan. 10 debut of Celebrity Rehab.

Comments

what a sad representative of the pro-troops crowd. perhaps if she wasn't marketed as a sexual object, this wouldn't have happened.

and dr. drew. real people with dr. before their name should rise up and run him out of town.

[Tante Emma]

Aha! A bowl of my homemade chicken soup will set her back on the road to fame, fortune and recovery.

[Debra]

Very sad she lost her mother!! May God love and protect all the sad and broken souls. Hopefully,she and all the other addicts will make it!!!

[mary smith]

this is a ride you have to daily/hourly make a decision to turn down and physically turn around. For it is always there to snare you in, each time different and worse then the last. Till it takes all of you, and you are no more, just as the ones that left you.

[Kacey]

No one actually knows Dr. Drew and no one knows Jessica. It's sad that people judge so quickly. In Dr. Drew's defense, he has a career, a family and his own life which he sacrifices constantly for others. He can't go out there and re-save every person that fails rehab. I belive Dr. Drew is genuine in wanting to help drug addicts, however the fact is, most addicts relapse.

[Tina Jones]

I really did enjoy the show but i did notice that Dr. Pinsky really wasnt around all that much! His helpers did alot o the dirty work like taking away the phones and looking like the bad guys. When he did talk to them he always had a smirk on his face and did not seem to take it as seriously as he should have.