Richie Sambora Returns to Rehab

31. Private room in Rehab? I thought part of the whole rehab thing was having to "bunk" with another user, so you both could converse and learn to give and take in a tight setting and part of each others recovery was having that experience. Kind of like the real world, where one has to be aware of their behaviours impact on others.

I hope the Paps follow this guy relentlessly upon his "release" so he doesnt get away with any trying to BS the public on getting clean and sober. Enquiring Minds want to know if this guy really lives up to it or not. If he isnt out clubbing, than the Paps will soon tire of his boring life and than we'll know if he's been honest or not. Enough of his malarky with wine women and song.

Posted at 12:10PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Get a roomate

32. Dateline should do an investigative report on these "re-hab" clinics
that charge thousands of dollars and it doesn't freaking work.
Hey Stone Phillips, where are you? Check these scam artists out.
Somebody is getting very, very rich and for not helping anyone.

Posted at 12:25PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Prnzez

33. #27 -- I guess you have probably also commented on "Nicole's baby bump" - you people that get off on seeing others fail are completely selfish and basically nonsensical. Sambora is a rock star - do you think he gives a damn what a nobody like YOU believes of his honesty, or more importantly, his sobriety?

Hopefully, he's there for himself, no one else - most pointedly, not there to appease idiots like you. Good luck on "catching" him jeopardizing his sobriety. You're a sad case.

Good luck, Richie.

Posted at 12:28PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Chris in FW

34. Um, didn't Richie start a relationship with Denise Richards while he was still married and living with Heather Locklear? I thought that's why Heather kicked him to the curb. Come on, Richie, you're almost 50 years old, it's time to act like a grown up and not a partying sex-addicted rock star! I sincerely hope he gets his act and his life together and stops the drinking and womanizing. He has a very impressionable daughter who's watching him and how he lives his life.

Posted at 12:31PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Tammy

35. Wow look at that another aging white rock star getting help for his problem and not going to prison for guns, drugs, murder, sexual assault. Oh thats right he isn't a rapper lol

Posted at 1:19PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by judy

36. #27: Evidently you've never been in a high-quality treatment center. They keep you so busy that the few waking moments in your own room are a huge helpful benefit. Sometimes one needs old fashioned peace & quiet.

In Cirque there's a reading lamp in your room but no TV except in common areas where it is limited.

Posted at 1:37PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Radical Free Agent

37. Your 48 years old and you now want to get you life together. Grow up and become a man.

Posted at 2:22PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by CelebCrusher

38. So sorry #31 Radical Free Agent ( is that a cancer cell or Green Tea?) to not have led the privlidged life you evidently have. Would love to know the success and post recovery staying sober rates between these "high quality" comfort stations that double as Rehab Centers and of those Public Centers us mere mortals usually go to.

Pampering should not be part of Recovery as once one leaves there is little pampering in the real world. Maybe thats Richies problem, too many around him trying to make it easy for the Pampered Star to get drunk, stoned, laid, and made to be a goof and he not having the will or want to do otherwise.

Hope he Gets it this go around.

Posted at 2:28PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by New Rules

39. I lost respect for him after the "best friend of wife bang"

Posted at 2:39PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by coco

40. To Judy@1:19PM - We 'got' your anti-white dig the first time @ 10:09AM. Upset that no one called you on it and started another comment race war, troll? Go pick a fight with your family instead as no one rational is biting, except for this flyswat. To 12:10PM, get a roomate, what are you, the Sambora behavioural police? You seriously need a life.

Richie is being pro-active regarding his alcohol problem. Good for him. I might over use something too for a bit if my spouse of that many years dumped me in the manner Heather did. It's not that she did, but the manner in which she did that led me to think perhaps his course of action was determined from the inside of that marriage. I like Heather, but it always takes two to tango. Best wishes to Richie in staying strong and in trying to make sense and peace with the way things are in this world. Thank you to Sambora also for his Guitar Wizardry. It's appreciated by many. Oh, and I've always thought that mic'ed mouth wow-wow thing he inserts in 'It's My Life' is a bit of old school genius, aka the simple but classic cowbell in the Stone's 'Honky Tonk Woman.'

Posted at 2:42PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by He'sAware.

41. Just a comment. Heather Snotlear did not tell her husband she was filing for divorce. He found out on a radio interview in Washington, DC. He even had plans for Valentine's Day with her. He was suprised. But why Denise Richards?? Richie come to my house and I will help you. A fellow Woodbridge, NJ girl will help you out.

Posted at 2:55PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by jetsgrl

42. Who are you the Richie Fan Club President? Cow bells, Wow Wows, you simpleton. Seriously Get Laid.

Quit making excuses for a Drunk because he got a Divorce. It happens all the time, this guy has been Stoned and Drunk for decades and you, as well as Bon Jovi, knew it. Some friend Mr America Jovi is---watching his "friend" be in a downward spiral while the checks rolled in.

Blaming Heather or any other spouse or person doesnt cut it. This drunk made his own decisions a long time ago on how he learned to handle stress or handle joy---by getting wasted.

We all wish him luck but lets be honest about his disease by not making excuses for him to continue in its ways when he returns.

Posted at 3:01PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Not a Fan Anylonger

43. WOW as a recovering alcoholic I can spot my peers on here by their pissy attitudes.

Chill out. Homeboy's BEST THINKING got him back into help.

Good for him.

Whatever.

Check yourselves.

Peace out.

Posted at 3:12PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by What is wrong with you?

44. I hope that richie gets the help that he needs, I love him so much and bon Jovi. i hope when he come out he be better and contune to rock with Bon Jovi. Love you Richie!

Posted at 3:21PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by kk

45. I'm sending well wishes and prayers out to Richie. He's gone through a rough couple of years, and deserves to get well. Losing his marriage, his dad, and another relationship in one year is enough to make anyone drink. I'm not justifying his relationship with Denise, but he's been through more than anyone deserves to go through.

Here's hoping he gets the help he needs, and is able to move forward with his life. He deserves the best.

Good luck, Rich! Take the time to get well. The band and your fans will be there for you "Always".

Posted at 3:37PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by jovi fan