Celebrity Justice
Plumber to Promises: You Drained My Wallet

Posted Oct 29th 2007 1:45PM by TMZ Staff

A Malibu man claims Promises Residential Treatment Center was filled with false promises.
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In a lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Craig Macintosh, a Los Angeles plumber, claims that last Father's Day, he checked into Promises for substance abuse.

The facility, which has catered to stars like Ben Affleck, Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears, was not nearly as accommodating to Macintosh, at least according to the suit. Macintosh alleges he was "rapidly detoxing and desperate for help," when he was left with "no doctor, no meds and no food." Macintosh claims when the doctor finally saw him, he "didn't seem to know how to work the blood pressure machine."

Macintosh says he bailed after only a few hours, and Promises refused to return his $34,000, but offered him a credit. He's suing for negligence, fraud and emotional distress.

A Promises rep said they hadn't even seen the suit, so he couldn't comment.

To hear Macintosh's entertaining account of what went down, tune in tonight to TMZ TV. Check your local listings.

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1. F the famous!!!!!!!!!!!!!! first!

Posted at 2:00PM on Oct 29th 2007 by cum stains

2. poor Ben got his dope with no problem!

Posted at 2:02PM on Oct 29th 2007 by koo koo

3. Shouldn't this place be investigated by now? I mean, more than CNN, by actual gov't authorities?

Posted at 2:03PM on Oct 29th 2007 by Fire Drew Carey he's ruined TPIR

4. WOOT!!! Third (3rd). Keegan MacIntosh is left-handed.

Posted at 2:03PM on Oct 29th 2007 by jacobroloff@hotmail.com

5. Well their lives are full of s**t, so their plumbing probably is to.

I say......Charge away.

Posted at 2:03PM on Oct 29th 2007 by TheMonkeyZone

6. Hey, I just flew in from Miami, boy are my arms tired!!!!!!!!

Posted at 2:10PM on Oct 29th 2007 by MIKE HOCKHERTZ

7. Them that has, gets.
He'd have been treated first class if they'd had a plumbing problem.
Sounds like a nightmare.

Posted at 2:12PM on Oct 29th 2007 by Plumber Lawsuit Leaked

8. Being a plumber he should have pulled the "stuff the toilets with a whole roll of toilet paper" trick before he walked out. Promises (as in we promise to make you miserable while raping you for 34 grand). Good luck trying to recoup your losses DrainoMan.

Posted at 2:15PM on Oct 29th 2007 by celebs_suck

9. Figures ,we all know how great that place was for Lindz and Twitney ...look I'd of left too CNA's and ME's know how to use BP machines soooo if the "Dr." dont have a clue it's obvious they dont treat much .Hope he gets a windfall in punitive damages ...:)

Posted at 2:22PM on Oct 29th 2007 by team ...ahhh whatever ...

10. This doesn't surprise me at all. I'm sure the plumber paid just as much money (if not more) for treatment as the "stars" do but due to his middle class status his problems aren't as important as the high profile clients. However how does a plumber have 34K to spend on rehab? Most druggies I know are broke- they've spent their life to pay for drugs thus entering a cycle where they want to get help but are unable to pay for "Treatment Centers" so they go back out on the street to buy a hit to feel better- it's easier & cheaper than rehab.

Posted at 2:24PM on Oct 29th 2007 by a

11. lol I meant MA's as in medical assistants ...

Posted at 2:24PM on Oct 29th 2007 by team ...ahhh whatever ...

12. 1) Why are these TMZ comments so ridiculous most of the time?

2) After reading the court docs---If this is true, (and demanding a jury trial from the beginning usually means there are true claims) this is insane and these people should be hurt where it is going to hurt them the most---reputation and wallet.

Posted at 2:31PM on Oct 29th 2007 by NS

13. a:

Perhaps he did have the money, or a family member paid for him to go to rehab, he may be a fabulous plumber--Im not sure what difference it makes where the money came from.

You are stereotyping drug addicts. Not all of them are broke out on the street un-showered, eating out of dumpster users. There are many who appear to be like any person without an addiction---they are a functioning addict.

Posted at 2:35PM on Oct 29th 2007 by NS

14. tough luck, crackhead, read your contract. you bailed, you don't get your money back.
next time try sucking on some man meat instead of a glass pipe.
besides, i'd have cured you for 10 grand in 10 days.

Posted at 2:36PM on Oct 29th 2007 by L.A. Douchenozzle, Esq.

15. I'm confused about something: the plumber is complaining about no food, Dr, etc... but he was only there for a few hours? That isn't enough time to detox.

Posted at 2:38PM on Oct 29th 2007 by Rocky

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