Looks like Dr. Drew Pinsky is finally feeling the heat after his character was mercilessly assaulted due to a series of mishaps that have plagued his VH1 sponsored platform – Celebrity Rehab.
His reputation has steadily declined ever since it became public knowledge that five of his former cast mates have passed away.
Among them, Rodney King, Mindy McCready and Jeff Conaway, all of whom sought help under the prying glare of the lenses assigned to the now certified Reality TV genre.
The good doctor is finally realizing that perhaps airing the dirty laundry of the vulnerable and troubled using a platform that doesn’t just breed invasiveness but also delivers truck loads of judgment may not be the ideal way to successfully guide his patients from the dark side.
So of course the only logical thing to do would be to end the madness, which is the reason why VH1 has consented to pulling the plug on Celebrity Rehab, or maybe it’s because there has been an overwhelming level of outrage directed at Pinsky who despite his apparent genuine façade, undoubtedly profited from the misfortunes of the now deceased.
He is no longer willing to play the role of TV martyr, he explains, “To have people questioning my motives and taking aim at me because people get sick and die because they have a life-threatening disease, and I take the blame? Rodney King has a heart attack and I take blame for that? I don’t have plans to do that again. I’m tired of taking all the heat. It’s just ridiculous”.
It is and was a ridiculous concept to have long-suffering celebs wasting away in front of the camera under the tutelage of professional who professed to have their best interest in mind despite the crippling irony of the situation.
All we have to say about this is – Good Riddance!