HOLLYWOOD - With each week yielding yet more drama surrounding the train wrecks that were once the illustrious careers of L. Lohan, C. Sheen and M. Gibson, we got to wondering:
Who's on the cusp -- or, more like precipice -- of a major meltdown of Violent Torpedo of Truth proportions?
Who's the next ticking time bomb just one drink/pill/violent outburst away from total career immolation?
In short, who's looking like the next longterm resident of Charmeliloland?
The following is a list of prospective candidates:
Chris Brown
With a hit CD and new look, it seemed as if the once-touted Michael Jackson heir apparent had finally emerged from the fallout surrounding his 2009 Grammy Eve violent altercation with then girlfriend Rihanna.
That was until his March 22 Good Morning America blow-up following an interview with Robin Roberts that didn't shy away from those past transgressions.
Brown reacted by throwing a tantrum and smashing the window of his dressing room before storming out of the studio. Nice to see those anger management classes did the trick.
Nicolas Cage
After spending the past couple of years addressing his monumental debt to the Internal Revenue Service, Cage seemed to be rounding the corner of his financial woes, shedding the castles and other outsized purchases that helped land him in all that fiscal hot water.
But it was another liquid that played a role during the late hours of April 15 in New Orleans' French Quarter, where cage was arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse battery, disturbing the peace and public intoxication. He's been in The Big Easy shooting a movie called Medallion, but apparently not of the AA recovery variety.
Britney Spears
Hard to believe, but it's been quite a while since those heady, or shall we say, shaved heady, Bonkers Britney days that closed out the last decade.
In the interim, things have continued to be on the up-and-up for Brit, what with her chart-topping CDs (including the current club-oriented smash, Femme Fatale) and a highly rated Glee theme episode.
Even so, Britney always seems to be just one wrong boyfriend away from a relapse, and somehow we don't completely trust that Jason Trawick guy, the Hollywood agent she's been dating for the past couple of years.
Shia LaBeouf
With Transformers: Dark of the Moon expected to be one of the summer's biggest hits, you'd figure LaBeouf would be in a good place, but his penchant for alcohol-fuelled bar fights (as opposed to...?) could indicate a troubling, personal dark side.
His latest dust-up took place earlier this year at a sports bar in the San Fernando Valley, ending with LaBeouf getting punched in the face and the cops putting him and another patron in handcuffs before subsequently releasing both.
Betty White
Hey, we love Betty as much as the next guy, but check out the warning signs:
She's got a non-stop work schedule and, at age 89, you got to figure the lack of naps are taking their toll.
Plus, she publicly dissed poor, defenceless Lindsay and Charlie, and she'd be the first to admit she enjoys getting her drink on, especially where vodka's concerned.
In other words -- a train wreck waiting to happen.
Just sayin'"
Who's on the cusp -- or, more like precipice -- of a major meltdown of Violent Torpedo of Truth proportions?
Who's the next ticking time bomb just one drink/pill/violent outburst away from total career immolation?
In short, who's looking like the next longterm resident of Charmeliloland?
The following is a list of prospective candidates:
Chris Brown
With a hit CD and new look, it seemed as if the once-touted Michael Jackson heir apparent had finally emerged from the fallout surrounding his 2009 Grammy Eve violent altercation with then girlfriend Rihanna.
That was until his March 22 Good Morning America blow-up following an interview with Robin Roberts that didn't shy away from those past transgressions.
Brown reacted by throwing a tantrum and smashing the window of his dressing room before storming out of the studio. Nice to see those anger management classes did the trick.
Nicolas Cage
After spending the past couple of years addressing his monumental debt to the Internal Revenue Service, Cage seemed to be rounding the corner of his financial woes, shedding the castles and other outsized purchases that helped land him in all that fiscal hot water.
But it was another liquid that played a role during the late hours of April 15 in New Orleans' French Quarter, where cage was arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse battery, disturbing the peace and public intoxication. He's been in The Big Easy shooting a movie called Medallion, but apparently not of the AA recovery variety.
Britney Spears
Hard to believe, but it's been quite a while since those heady, or shall we say, shaved heady, Bonkers Britney days that closed out the last decade.
In the interim, things have continued to be on the up-and-up for Brit, what with her chart-topping CDs (including the current club-oriented smash, Femme Fatale) and a highly rated Glee theme episode.
Even so, Britney always seems to be just one wrong boyfriend away from a relapse, and somehow we don't completely trust that Jason Trawick guy, the Hollywood agent she's been dating for the past couple of years.
Shia LaBeouf
With Transformers: Dark of the Moon expected to be one of the summer's biggest hits, you'd figure LaBeouf would be in a good place, but his penchant for alcohol-fuelled bar fights (as opposed to...?) could indicate a troubling, personal dark side.
His latest dust-up took place earlier this year at a sports bar in the San Fernando Valley, ending with LaBeouf getting punched in the face and the cops putting him and another patron in handcuffs before subsequently releasing both.
Betty White
Hey, we love Betty as much as the next guy, but check out the warning signs:
She's got a non-stop work schedule and, at age 89, you got to figure the lack of naps are taking their toll.
Plus, she publicly dissed poor, defenceless Lindsay and Charlie, and she'd be the first to admit she enjoys getting her drink on, especially where vodka's concerned.
In other words -- a train wreck waiting to happen.
Just sayin'"