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Mackenzie Phillips -- Student Becomes the Master

Posted May 27th 2009 1:10PM by TMZ Staff

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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31. It's not so much she can't make a ham sandwich, it's her ham SALAD that needs some help, sweet pickles? SWEET PICKLES? OMG WHO USES SWEET PICKLES!

Posted at 4:44PM on May 27th 2009 by Cleveland-West_Side

32. did you just say the show that exploits celebrities,THIS IS TMZ IM ON RIGHT?you guys get a boner every time someone thats on a reality show has a drink in public

Posted at 5:57PM on May 27th 2009 by sonnychiba aka c3ny

33. Just read about this over on Navtones. They have an interesting view on how the new season might go.

Gary Busey and Phillips have miniature horse children that then become celebrity GPS voices. Sounds like a good watch to me!

Posted at 6:50PM on May 27th 2009 by High Dog

34. People really need to start taking responsibility for the shows they are watching as they run on supply and demand. Dr. Drew and his shows are NOT meant to help those in the program, its mere existence violates the several anonymity rules that govern recovery groups, which are in place for a reason. If a "has-been" all of a sudden is getting attention for acting out and their addiction, of course it is going to fuel it, not to mention the camera crews and how their presence affects these individuals who thus don't act like themselves or focus on treatment because they want to act out and get more fame. Fame and rehab don't mix, Dr. Drew knows this better than anyone having studied addiction and celebrity and fame extensively. The whole precise is completely unethical and damaging to those involved, who are just focused on having some semblance of a career again and aren't aware of just how badly the experiment will fail. Dr. Drew is a fame whore and give his knowledge of all of this, I have zero respect for him whatsoever.

Posted at 10:18PM on May 27th 2009 by Zoe

35. I would bang her

Posted at 5:37AM on May 28th 2009 by killa\\\'bro

36. I would hit that

Posted at 10:20PM on May 27th 2009 by killa\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'bro

37. These people are pathetic losers! Dr. Drew needs to get a life and start minding his Las Encinas clinic where people keep dying and getting hurt. Las Encinas is known for it's rate of relapse. Sobriety is about finding god and oneself quietly. These "celebrities" have caused a lot of young people to be addicted who are struggling to find a way to recovery through REAL role models. Being reminded of their destructive path by watching these train-wreck idiots make even bigger fools of themselves is disgusting! Dr. Drew is a greedy merchant of death and he needs to be stopped with this show.

Posted at 11:50PM on May 27th 2009 by Sober 10 years

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