Another one goes to Rehab

Is this like the "in" thing to do these days? When did life go from having an "IT" bag to being at an "IT" rehab facility? The latest to fall to his vices is Jesse Metcalfe, who's days of being the hunk on Wisteria Lane came to a crashing halt a couple years ago, and then did some movie that probably should have just gone straight to DVD because nobody saw it, has checked himself into rehab at an undisclosed facility. You may or may not know that Mr. Metcalfe was thrown out of and refused admittance to some hotel somewhere after he tore up a hotel room.

From his rep (and what it should actually read): "On Monday, March 19, Jesse Metcalfe entered a rehab facility to deal with alcohol issues. He realized he had a problem (not getting a steady paycheck) and was anxious to deal with it (make some headlines because he hasn't done that in like two years) immediately. The actor, best known as the hunky gardener on the ABC show 'Desperate Housewives' and the star of the film 'John Tucker Must Die,'(straight to DVD) hopes that the media will allow him the privacy (find out where he is staying and get plenty of money shots) to deal properly with his treatment."

First off, I LOVE how they have to remind everyone who Jesse Metcalfe is. Second, call me jaded or cynical or something else altogether, but I think it is all a bunch of BULLSHIT and I also think the best way for a celebrity to be allowed to "deal properly" is by not telling the world about what they are doing. The fact that his rep had to let the world know about him going to rehab and that he wants privacy makes me question whether or not he is actually in rehab. The Hollywood PR machine is clearly as big a mess as the stars it promotes. We have not heard ANYTHING about Jesse in FOREVER...because...well, nobody gives a rat's ass about him anymore, and then BAM! he goes to rehab. I mean...really. Now EVERY razzi and reporter will be hunting his ass down and I am going to have to endure Mary Hart's frowny dinosaur face while she talks about his hardships and blah blah blah on ET for the next two weeks. Then they will have to do a followup with Mark Steines, because there isn't much left for him to do now that Anna Nicole's mess is FINALLY winding down. Rehab my ass, sounds like a not so clever, already been done to death publicity scheme...take a verse from Amy Winehouse..."they tried to make me go to rehab, I said no no no", because sometimes life is SO much better with booze, lots and lots of booze. PS - are those titties about a B cup?

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