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Michaele Salahi Axed After 'Crashing' Celeb Rehab

She's not an addict, say program producers

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 9, 2011 3:19 AM CST

(Newser) – Sorry, Michaele, your stunts won't wash with Dr. Drew. Notorious White House gate crasher Michaele Salahi has been bounced from a stint on Celebrity Rehab for not having an addiction. Salahi announced early this week she would join the next reality crew as she struggles to deal with the fallout from faking her way into a White House state dinner two years ago. But program spokesmen noted in a statement yesterday that the show's treatment regimen is "intended for individuals with serious substance abuse and addiction issues." While Salahi's representatives insisted she qualified, "professional assessments found that she did not meet such criteria," the statement added. "Guess addiction to fame doesn't count," chortles the Washington Post. Click to read what husband Tareq says Dr. Drew was supposed to help Michaele with...

Crash couple, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, arrive uninvited to a State Dinner at the White House in 2009.
Crash couple, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, arrive uninvited to a State Dinner at the White House in 2009.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)
Michaele Salahi appears last year on 'FOX & Friends.'
Michaele Salahi appears last year on 'FOX & Friends.'   (Getty Images)
Michaele Salahi walks out after refusing to testify to the House Homeland Security Committee  probing security breaches last year in Washington, DC. She pleaded the Fifth.
Michaele Salahi walks out after refusing to testify to the House Homeland Security Committee probing security breaches last year in Washington, DC. She pleaded the Fifth.   (Getty Images)
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COMMENTS
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Reader3041
Mar 9, 2011 9:56 AM CST
HUH? She's addicted to her mirror and lime-light.
HMunster
Mar 9, 2011 8:30 AM CST
Dr. Drew: "I want you to go out there and drink until your liver explodes and snort coke until your heart blows up THEN come back here. Better yet, go hang out with Charlie Sheen for a weekend..."
nudist
Mar 9, 2011 6:02 AM CST
yawn.
 

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