Drugs

Keith Richards gets higher on stage without drugs

Music Gossip

20 Oct 2011

Keith Richards says performing with The Rolling Stones gets him higher than any drugs. The legendary guitarist can't fully explain the energy being up on stage with his band produces, but claims it is better than taking mind altering substances…

Outkast's Big Boi avoids jail

Music Gossip

14 Oct 2011

Outkast rapper Big Boi has avoided jail time for drugs charges. The 'Shutterbugg' hitmaker was arrested in Miami this August on charges of possession of ecstasy, MDMA and marijuana residue, but yesterday (13.10.11) reached a plea deal with a…

Neil Patrick Harris recalls acid experience

Celebrity Gossip

13 Aug 2011

Neil Patrick Harris "danced with a frog devil" when he took acid. The 'Smurfs' star admits he took the hallucinogenic drug "once" but would avoid taking it again because he did not enjoy the experience. He said: "I've had my fair share of fun. I…

OutKast's Big Boi arrested on drug charges

Music Gossip

8 Aug 2011

OutKast star Big Boi has been charged with drug possession. The rapper - whose real name is Antwan Pattod - was arrested in Miami yesterday (07.08.11) after allegedly being found with ecstasy pills, MDMA, and sexual performance-enhancing substance…

Fiz Stape to be attacked in jail

TV Gossip

6 Jul 2011

Coronation Street's Fiz Stape is to be attacked in jail. The former factory worker - who is wrongly put inside for the three murders, which were committed by her husband John Stape - is set on by a fellow inmate after Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) reports…

Pete Doherty released from jail

Music Gossip

6 Jul 2011

Pete Doherty has been released from prison. The troubled Babyshambles rocker was sentenced to six months jail on May 20 for possession of cocaine, and though he was not expected to serve his full sentence, his release still comes a month earlier than…

Billie Piper recalls naughty school days

TV Gossip

24 Jun 2011

Billie Piper was accused of drug dealing when she was eight. The 28-year-old British actress admits she was quite a rebel when she was at school and would often get in trouble with teachers, especially when she started handing out vitamin tablets to…

Patsy Palmer admits to arriving at 'Enders high on drugs

TV Gossip

20 Apr 2011

'EastEnders' star Patsy Palmer used to turn up on set "high on booze and drugs". The 38-year-old actress - who is currently on maternity leave from the BBC One soap - admitted when she first started playing Bianca Jackson in 1993 she would sometimes…

Kerry Katona hopes show proves she's a good mum

TV Gossip

29 Mar 2011

Kerry Katona hopes her new TV show will prove she is a good mum and has put her drug use behind her. The blonde star has been filmed for the last few months for her new reality series 'Kerry Katona - The Next Chapter' and she is confident viewers…

Black Eyed Peas embarrassment over Taboo

Music Gossip

14 Mar 2011

The Black Eyed Peas used to be "embarrassed" by member Taboo. The band - made up of will.i.am, Fergie, apl.d.ap and Taboo - used to have trouble controlling the 35-year-old rapper, leading to his decision to sober up because he was a "f**king…

Charlie Sheen blames jealousy for problems

Celebrity Gossip

28 Feb 2011

Charlie Sheen says his "only fault was living a life you're all jealous of". The actor - whose TV show 'Two and a Half Men' has had all production cancelled because of his recent behaviour including being hospitalised last month following a 36-hour…

Liam Gallagher says fan snorted his dandruff

Celebrity Gossip

22 Jan 2011

Liam Gallagher has revealed a fan once snorted his dandruff after mistaking it for cocaine. The former Oasis rocker - who has been open about his drug use in the past - says a the unnamed man saw a flake from his scalp after he performed at the…

The View can't work sober

Music Gossip

22 Jan 2011

The View claim they need drugs to finish their songs. The 'Same Jeans' hitmakers recorded the majority of their forthcoming third album 'Bread and Circuses' while sober, but frontman Kyle Falconer insists the group needed inspiration from illegal…

Shifty - High times

16 Apr 2009

‘I said God damn, God damn the pusher man.’ From Easy Rider’s doomed wild hogs to Denzel Washington’s Harlem kingpin in American Gangster, I’ve enjoyed every moment I’ve spent with cinema’s dealers and peddlers. I’ve laughed my socks off with Cheech and…

Blur drummer admits cocaine addiction

28 Aug 2007

Dave Rowntree has admitted that he was addicted to cocaine during Blur’s Britpop glory days. The drummer said in an interview that he had become hooked on the drug while the four-piece were at the height of their powers. He revealed: ‘I didn’t start…

What’s Your Poison?

23 Aug 2007

An addiction to crystal meth devours the personalities of the young couple in William Chadwick’s play What’s Your Poison? The piece explores the couple’s reliance on someone, or something else, to get through life. While the abuse of drugs is no new…

Transformation

16 Aug 2007

Transformation is a compelling tale of one woman’s extraordinary life. An actor, dancer and environmental campaigner explains what she calls the transformation cycle, beginning in chaos and progressing full circle to order. Using her physicality and…