Wasted

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Episode 3 of Wasted explores toxic fame's most catastrophic PR disasters and legal nightmares. VV Steele dissects Mel Gibson's career-ending 2006 DUI arrest and anti-Semitic tirade revealing prejudice that alcohol unleashed, leading to Hollywood blacklist. Discover Tiger Woods' 2017 painkiller DUI—found unconscious in his car, mugshot becoming memes—exposing sports' opioid reliance and brutal pain culture. Learn how reality TV's meltdown industrial complex exploits addiction for ratings across Teen Mom, Jersey Shore, and Real Housewives franchises. VV examines how the internet turned Charlie Sheen's psychosis and Shia LaBeouf's breakdowns into viral entertainment, asking whether pop culture can ever handle addiction responsibly or just profits from pain.Click here to browse handpicked Amazon finds inspired by this podcast series!https://amzn.to/42YoQGIThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Episode 2 of Wasted examines crimes committed under addiction's influence, opening with Anne Heche's fatal 2022 crash while intoxicated on cocaine and fentanyl—destroying Lynne Mishele's home and ending Anne's life. VV Steele explores America's DUI crisis claiming eleven thousand lives yearly, the affluenza teen case exposing wealth's protection from consequences, and how alcohol hijacks the brain's risk assessment. Discover Rita Crundwell's fifty-three-million-dollar embezzlement funding gambling addiction, how opioid habits cost hundreds daily driving theft, Chris Brown's assault of Rihanna involving substances, and Bam Margera's repeated violations. Learn why addiction drives crime while accountability remains essential, examining redemption stories versus repeat cycles.Click here to browse handpicked Amazon finds inspired by this podcast series!https://amzn.to/42YoQGIThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Episode 1 of Wasted exposes Hollywood's addiction pipeline, revealing how early fame creates chemical dependency through cases like Demi Lovato, Aaron Carter, and Britney Spears' 2007 crisis. VV Steele dissects Lindsay Lohan's DUI era—two arrests in two months, cocaine possession, SCRAM bracelet violations, and studio insurance policies that nearly blacklisted her—examining how addiction intersected with Hollywood misogyny and paparazzi culture. Discover how Charlie Sheen's "WINNING" media tour became pop culture canon while he spiraled, why Britney's umbrella incident was mental health crisis turned entertainment, and how Amanda Bynes' breakdown played out as spectacle. Learn how studios push "keep performing at all costs" while rehab cycles become PR strategy.Click here to browse handpicked Amazon finds inspired by this podcast series!https://amzn.to/42YoQGIThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI