This weekend, TMZ reported two unfortunate items on Celebrity Rehab alumnae. Season 2’s Tawny Kitean was arrested Saturday for suspicion of driving under the influence, while Season 1’s Jaimee Foxworth recently was granted a restraining order against boyfriend Michael Shaw, who is accused of having dragged her through glass at one point, among things. While this move seems to be a step in the right direction for Jaimee (she told TMZ that she “strongly encourages all women to leave unhealthy relationships before it is too late”), Tawny’s situation isn’t so rosy. I’m no doctor, but having talked to Dr. Drew throughout both Rehab seasons, I do know that rehabilitation is an ongoing process that’s partially characterized by such setbacks. If Tawny indeed drove under the influence (she was released after posting $2,500 bail), here’s hoping it turns out to be just a speed bump on her long road to recovery.

After calling 911 Jeff must choose whether to stay and continue his treatment or leave and face an uncertain future and the episode only gets more intense from there. Watch a sneak peek of Thursday’s new episode.

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Mary Carey might be our favorite Rehabber of either of the two seasons. There’s just something about her inherent combination of vulnerability and brashness that makes her so watchable. The clip above is a deleted scene in which the Rehab alum visits with the new batch and talks about her experiences. It’s not all roses — while she’s effectively done with porn, she isn’t exactly sober either (she rates herself as “60 percent better”). It goes to show that rehab isn’t a cure-all, but in the best-case scenario, it’s the start of an ongoing process. That’s reality for you.

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Dr. Charles Sophy is one of the new additions to the staff of Celebrity Rehab this season, brought on to examine and treat the mental-health of the celebrity patients. He comes on board with a resume to give Drew a run for his money (he maintains a private practice, serves as the Medical Director for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, is a clinical instructor at the University of California, Los Angeles Neuro-Psychiatric Institute and lectures regularly). Below, we talk rehab, controversy and Gary with the man Dr. Drew calls “a blessing to our team.”

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“I don’t think I’m as crazy or as wild as Mary Carey is,” says the woman that many in the world know as…Mary Carey. The clip above, in which the cleaned-up Celebrity Rehabber talks about her porn name (it was inspired by Mariah Carey, didn’t you know?) and the confusion that came as a result of it, is an extended extra from Dr. Drew’s Celebrity Addiction Special, which premieres Tuesday, July 1 at 10/9c on VH1. Joining Drew on the special are the likes of Nile Rogers and Mary’s former co-Rehabber, Seth Binzer. On her persona, Mary goes on to reveal, “It’s very confusing, the whole…” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.

From Lily Allen to Naomi Campbell, there’s been a rash of public bouts of drunkenness this summer. But if you watch all 10 video clips above, you’ll discover that nobody gets drunk like a celebreality celebrity.

Recent comments Dr. Drew’s made about Tom Cruise and Scientology have landed him in hot water with one of Tom’s people. In the upcoming issue of Playboy, the Celebrity Rehab guru says:

“A lot of people in the public eye who behave strangely have mental illness we can learn from, and much of it is based on childhood trauma, without a doubt. Take a guy like Tom Cruise. Why would somebody be drawn into a cultish kind of environment like Scientology? To me, that’s a function of a very deep emptiness and suggests serious neglect in childhood - maybe some abuse, but mostly neglect.”

It’s definitely more bold than Dr. Drew’s usual media commentary, which tends to be more practical than speculative. That said, the response of Tom’s lawyer, Bert Fields, puts Drew’s liberty taking to shame:

“This unqualified television performer who is obviously just looking for notoriety is so grotesquely unprofessional as to pretend to diagnose Tom and others without ever meeting them. He seems to be spewing the absurdity that all Scientologists are mentally ill. The last time we heard garbage like this was from Joseph Goebbels.”

So Drew calls Scientology a cult (which, come on, it is!) and he gets called a Nazi? Yeah, that’s fair. Way to help your case and ensure that people will take you seriously, Bert. [New York Post]

Update: Via his rep, Dr. Drew responds: “Dr. Drew meant no harm to Mr. Cruise and apologizes if his comments were hurtful.”

Porn star-turned-gubernatorial candidate-turned-Celebrity Rehabber Mary Carey is once again running for public office — come Nov. 4, she’ll be on the ballot for the California State Assembly in District 43 (as Mary “Carey” Cook). In a statement, Mary revealed exactly what she means to accomplish with this move:

“I have always loved politics and know that the State Assembly would be a better position to begin my career in politics. I want to energize people into caring about local politics again – much like we’ve seen in the national primaries. But unlike one of the presidential primary contenders, I’m actually a politician you’d want to get screwed by!”

Kinda hard to argue with her logic, isn’t it?

With Maxim releasing its Hot 100 list, we thought the time was right to round up our hottest, sexiest, VH1 stars for our own list. We’re counting down 30 of Vh1’s hottest stars to ever grace our TV screens, and dropped our 15 favorite sexy ladies list last week. Today we present to you the finest male specimens VH1 has to offer. Can you guess which hunk nailed it at number one? Hop below the jump to peep our list, complete with a slew of sexy pics and an interview with our #1 pick. Drop your thoughts in the comments section below!

15. Flavor Flav - Flavor of Love
Sure he may not be conventionally sexy, but what other guy has successful made groups of women fall all over him (and in love with him) three different times? Flavor Flavvvvvvvvvvvvv!

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After a few months of rumors and buzz, we can confirm that a second season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew is on its way to VH1 and should arrive…soon. Once we can confirm details (cast, etc.), we will. Watch this space!

“I was reminded again how incredibly brave and open those guys were. They just throw themselves into stuff,” Dr. Drew told me a few days after the taping Celebrity Rehab reunion late last month. Not that I needed reminding. I hung around backstage that day from early afternoon through the five-hour (!) finale shoot, and witnessed a group of people to whom sharing themselves comes as easy as breathing. Just try to get them to hold back!

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