Mackenzie Phillips -- Student Becomes the Master

Mackenzie Phillips"Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" -- the show that exploits celebrities who are battling addiction -- is now exploiting a celebrity who has already battled addiction.

We've learned Mackenzie Phillips -- who entered rehab for the 10th time in September 2008 -- will appear on the third season of the show as a "sober coach." Phillips was busted for cocaine in August 2008, but had the majority of the charges against her dropped -- and the final charge will be dropped when she completes a drug diversion program. By all indications, Mackenzie has done a complete 180 and says the arrest saved her life.

The role of "sober coach" on the show was previously played by Gary Busey -- and we know how that turned out.

And we know the other new cast of characters. Let's just say Mackenzie has her work cut out for her.




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1. But she has failed at rehab 10 times. Why wouldn't you get somebody who has suceeded, or better yet, never started taking drugs to help these people figure out how to live their lives? Phillips has been sober a total of around 6 months in the last 20 years. I'm glad she found a job, but is she really the right person for it?

Posted at 1:15PM on May 27th 2009 by spindoc

2. These are celebrities? Half these people I've never heard of! Who are they?

Posted at 1:17PM on May 27th 2009 by Bobby

3. People like her (Robert Downey Jr., Redmond Tatum and Griffin O'Neal, for example) have my sympathy, because their fathers did drugs with them as children. Good luck to her.

Posted at 1:23PM on May 27th 2009 by Rachel

4. mackenzie consistenetly has the best bud in town.

Posted at 1:25PM on May 27th 2009 by artie help

5. Oh my lord I can't wait! Some I don't know either, WTH is Mike Star and there was another chick I didn't recognize. But we have Rodman (oh lord help them all), Joey from Real World (aww love him, but what a temper a drunk has), MM from the country world. I just want to tell VH1 to get ready with the insert the words thingy for when Dennis talks, cuz he MUMBLES when he talks so please, be ready to decode for us all.

Posted at 1:23PM on May 27th 2009 by Terri

6. The show that exploits celebs? Well, I guess TMZ would know a little something about that subject.

Posted at 1:26PM on May 27th 2009 by Bex

7. I agree..who the f*ck are those ppl and why are they considered celebreties?

Posted at 1:26PM on May 27th 2009 by Stewie

8. GROW UP YOU F*** UP

Posted at 1:27PM on May 27th 2009 by WHAT THE F**K IS YOUR PROBLEM

9. 5. mackenzie consistenetly has the best bud in town.

Posted at 1:25PM on May 27th 2009 by artie help

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True, but her blow is whack, all cut up and chit.

Posted at 1:33PM on May 27th 2009 by Michelle Phillips

10. Anything to stay in the spotlight I guess. She probably gets paid pretty good. And she probably actually does have alot to offer. After all, she torpedoed her own thriving career because of drug problems that she battled for 20 years.

Posted at 1:36PM on May 27th 2009 by Joseph

11. I think the term celebrity is the most tossed around noun in the English language nowadays!

Posted at 1:37PM on May 27th 2009 by Andrea

12. Her ham sandwiches aren't all that, either.

Posted at 1:40PM on May 27th 2009 by Mama Cass Elliott

13. 10. I think the term celebrity is the most tossed around noun in the English language nowadays!

Posted at 1:37PM on May 27th 2009 by Andrea
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Andrea, you're right...except for the word Supermodel. I mean If Janice dickenson, who never even made the cover of a big selling American Magazine can call herself a "Supermodel" then you KNOW that the word is meaningless.

Posted at 1:42PM on May 27th 2009 by spindoc

14. Why on earth would anyone care about these meth heads? Don't we have enough problems in society? We don't need to bring ourselves down in mind and spirit by watching these trainwrecks on TV, continuing to waste their lives. What do we get from it? Some reality TV is OK but watching idiots who had a lot going for them spiral out of control is not good TV. Dr. Drew, you've turned into an opportunist douchebag. Dump this show down the drain and take "Intervention" with you. Drugs are a choice, nothing more. And they're not my choice.

Posted at 1:50PM on May 27th 2009 by Whatever

15. She starred in that sitcom (One Day at a Time) with Valerie Bertinelli in the early 80's. Great show.

Posted at 1:51PM on May 27th 2009 by One Day At a Time

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