Why hasn't Dr. Drew faced any backlash for his deplorable links and associations?

I mean he still appears from time to time on various talk shows giving his supposed expertise. As a kid in the 90s I had a crush on him and found him to be both handsome and in good shape. I used to watch his Celeb Rehab show but grew skeptical given the several deaths and run-ins with the law cast members had following their time with him.

The other day I checked his twitter and OMFG. While he's not retweeting Trump and all that, he's basically Trump-adjacent. He appears on some Fox "News" shows like "The Five". He has or had Leeanne Tweeden (the now questionable Al Franken accuser) as a co-host on his radio show. He has other deplorable friends too

I saw him retweet a fucking Breitbart article that quoted him the other day.

His newest crusades are endlessly talking about the homeless issue in LA and he has a theory that LA could suffer from the bubonic plague because of rats

yet at the same time he still has a number of mainstream celebrity friends who are not deplorables. It's like they either overlook or don't follow his recent activity.

Why hasn't he been ostracized? Is it just because he's not retweeting Trump's racism?

by Anonymousreply 82April 8, 2020 3:03 AM

and to clarify, I'm not saying homelessness should be overlooked at all. My point is that there's been a right wing narrative in the last few years about trying to paint big liberal cities as hellholes while acting like rural areas are heaven on earth. Dr. Drew seems to be going down this road so I don't think he's sincere when he talks about homelessness in LA

by Anonymousreply 1July 23, 2019 8:47 PM

Hey man, a guys got to make a living.

by Anonymousreply 3July 23, 2019 8:57 PM

I came across his podcast, Op. I was shocked he is a trumper. He was going on yes, lol about the plague. I clicked out of the podcast. He’s creepy. His “brand” is based in exploitation. He exploits those who need care.

by Anonymousreply 4July 23, 2019 8:57 PM

Maybe Adam Corolla rubbed off on him.

by Anonymousreply 5July 23, 2019 9:04 PM

I remember him saying a few years ago that the other big news outlets wouldn't have him on anymore. That's why he's on Fox so much. Well, I guess they also like that he's criticizing a liberal city in a liberal state.

If you listen to what he says about the homeless problem in L.A., he does seem to have a point. He says that it isn't a housing crisis that's the problem, which is what we keep hearing, it's an addiction problem. That gels with my experience living in L.A. A lot of the people who are obviously homeless also seem crazy and on drugs. Yet, all we hear about is how they're homeless because of no housing. If they're addicted and on drugs, how are they going to get a job to keep a roof over their heads.

The rat population is also exploding in L.A. There are diseases that are endemic to the area, including the plague. Once a certain percentage of the rat population gets the plague, it starts spreading rapidly. The rats get it, then the fleas, and then pets and people.

He lays it all out pretty well. And, no, I'm not a Trumper.

by Anonymousreply 6July 23, 2019 9:08 PM

I always found him to be a bottom feeder, so I'm not surprised he's a deplorable. What a cunt.

by Anonymousreply 7July 23, 2019 9:12 PM

Those assholes all make money from Joe Skidmark and Lurleen Diner Waitress believing all the scary shit they say to them.

by Anonymousreply 8July 23, 2019 9:14 PM

and he had Ann Coulter on his radio show last night

by Anonymousreply 10July 23, 2019 9:25 PM

There’s no $ in peace, all the big quick $ is in hate! Blazing firey 🔥HATE!

by Anonymousreply 11July 23, 2019 9:32 PM

[quote]Why hasn't Dr. Drew faced any backlash

Lashing his back wouldn't make anyone hard.

by Anonymousreply 12July 23, 2019 10:25 PM

lmao he was on Laura Ingraham's show last night saying he won't let his kids swim in the ocean in California because of all the homeless people who urinate and defecate in it

and he's saying CA sewer systems are messed up too

continuing the right wing narrative that liberal areas are some third world hell hole

by Anonymousreply 13July 27, 2019 1:58 AM

He wears more makeup than my grandma’s corpse.

by Anonymousreply 14July 27, 2019 2:00 AM

Even on Loveline, where he was the smart, reasonable one, I always found him a little douchey. But I mean, it is what it is. It's not hard to ignore him.

by Anonymousreply 15July 27, 2019 2:02 AM

Who cares he's got nice body. Someone post shirtless photos please.

by Anonymousreply 16July 27, 2019 2:02 AM

I just looked at his Wikipedia page and was surprised to find that he really is a MD. Where there I also saw these two tidbits:

[quote] In an interview on Kevin and Bean, Pinsky has stated he will speak to any media outlet including TMZ and The National Enquirer, but will not speak to the Los Angeles Times, explaining "They distort, and they mislead, and they take things out of context. I really am stunned at how shoddy their journalism is, so I stopped talking to them."

[quote] Politically, Pinsky has increasingly spoken of the 'tyranny' of governmental overreach and the need for a “Liberty Party.”[56]

by Anonymousreply 17July 27, 2019 2:08 AM

I agree that he’s turned deplorable as a cash grab, but maybe he actually ended up a convert after listening to their 24 hr a day relentless bullshittery.

Damn Democrats need to learn brainwashing techniques or deprogramming techniques or something. Nobody is safe from the poison of right wing media.

by Anonymousreply 18July 27, 2019 2:11 AM

He played Mary-Kate and Ashley's father in their movie "New York Minute."

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by Anonymousreply 19July 27, 2019 2:31 AM

It was weird to see him on Drunk History.

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by Anonymousreply 20July 27, 2019 2:36 AM

Dr. Drew and Adam are the reason why whenever I meet a female at work with a "little girl voice" I think she was probably sexually abused as a child.

by Anonymousreply 21July 27, 2019 2:38 AM

Backwards his name is Werd.

by Anonymousreply 22July 27, 2019 2:42 AM

He's also described homosexuality as "maladaptive."

by Anonymousreply 23July 27, 2019 2:42 AM

A doctor who decides he’d rather be famous is highly likely to be a narcissistic doinchebag. He acts like a doctor - but it is definitely an act. The Trump thing would not surprise me.

by Anonymousreply 24July 27, 2019 2:50 AM

He seems like a starfucker. Mesmerized by fame. Wants to be famous very badly.

However, I wouldn't blame him for the celebrities who died subsequent to "Celebrity Rehab." Jeff Conaway was such a troubled person and he had that codependent girlfriend.

by Anonymousreply 25July 27, 2019 3:03 AM

Speaking of Dr. Drew, what's Bai Ling up to these days?

by Anonymousreply 26July 27, 2019 3:12 AM

My sister used to date an FBI agent who is friends with Dr Drew and has been on his podcast/radio show. He's also friends with roma downey and mark burnett. My sister dumped him because he was an impotent rageaholic

They are all disgusting people

by Anonymousreply 27July 27, 2019 3:34 AM

He was just a guest on Wendy Williams and he made it clear that he was NOT going to run against Adam Schiff in the next election.

He might be deplorable but he ain’t stupid!

by Anonymousreply 28January 29, 2020 4:28 PM

[quote]He was just a guest on Wendy Williams and he made it clear that he was NOT going to run against Adam Schiff in the next election.

Who the fuck was even looking for him to run in the first place? Go have a seat next to that Sabato douchebag.

by Anonymousreply 29January 29, 2020 4:43 PM

A friend of mine dated an FBI agent for awhile. It wasn't until they went on a two-week vacation to Australia together that she realized he was insane.

by Anonymousreply 30January 29, 2020 4:46 PM

Even before reading this I thought Dr. Drew was a quack and a fraud. The deplorable can have him.

by Anonymousreply 31January 29, 2020 4:47 PM

If California is such a hellhole, can't he live in one of the other 49 states?

by Anonymousreply 32January 29, 2020 4:50 PM

He always pinged for me. Reminds me of guys who deluded themselves that "no one knows".

by Anonymousreply 33January 29, 2020 4:52 PM

Another Jew for Trump. sigh

by Anonymousreply 34January 29, 2020 4:54 PM

He’s been reduced to making Cameo videos.

by Anonymousreply 35January 29, 2020 4:54 PM

He’s part of the Deplorableati.

by Anonymousreply 36January 29, 2020 4:59 PM

Well, in all honesty, as someone who works alot in California Bay Area, it has become kind of a shithole, especially downtown.

by Anonymousreply 37January 29, 2020 5:21 PM

He is an Orange County republican. I once went to book a guest on lovelines with Dr. Drew and he freaked out when he found out the booked guest was an ex-girlfriend of his. He demanded the guest be cancelled so I had to scramble to get another guest for them at the last minute.

by Anonymousreply 38January 29, 2020 5:33 PM

I don’t like him, but I couldn’t have told you exactly why. I never saw any of his shows, I have only ever seen him as a guest on other talk shows, but I just knew I didn’t dig him or his so-called advice.

by Anonymousreply 39January 29, 2020 5:34 PM

R39, same here. I only know him from listening to Howard Stern. He comes off incredibly phony and desperate to be famous more than actually help people.

by Anonymousreply 40January 29, 2020 5:36 PM

I caught on to him years ago, have always thought there was something phony about him and Dr Phil. To me their both in the same boat.

I love Oprah, but Dr Phil was a big mistake on her part. After he put Dina Lohan on TV in the condition she was in, I saw right there that all he cared about was $ and getting ratings. I thought that was fucked up. He could have canned that episode, but decided not to.

Dr Drew and Dr Phil are both fame obsessed trash in my opinion.

by Anonymousreply 41January 29, 2020 5:47 PM

Apparently Dr. Phil's wife is now selling some skincare line. Have you seen her? When does she use her creams considering she's too busy at the plastic surgeon?

by Anonymousreply 42January 29, 2020 5:53 PM

I don't know why she needs to sell a skin care product. She has plenty of money via her husband. She seems to be a lady who lunches type, from what I've heard of her.

All of these people are fame and money obsessed trash.

by Anonymousreply 43January 29, 2020 5:56 PM

gossip filled and juicy discussion of his previous scam "celebrity rehab"

by Anonymousreply 44January 29, 2020 6:04 PM

Celebrity Rehab was the epitome of a guilty pleasure, and one I enjoyed, but yeah...he’s easy on the eyes but otherwise repulsive.

by Anonymousreply 46January 29, 2020 6:33 PM

R21 I've heard that theory a lot but I think it's a bit overblown. More often than not the "little girl " voice is just an affectation to attract men not a sign of abuse . I've heard it from many straight women, including highly educated ones.

by Anonymousreply 47January 29, 2020 9:11 PM

He's just another fucking media whore, I feel bad for people who take him as some sort of soul salve.

by Anonymousreply 48January 29, 2020 10:29 PM

Highly educated people can be victims of abuse, too.

by Anonymousreply 49January 29, 2020 10:41 PM

can't believe this asshole has the nerve to criticize Adam Schiff who's a fucking American hero.

by Anonymousreply 50January 29, 2020 11:47 PM

On Wendy Williams today he called what Adam Schiff is right now political theater. My respect for him just went down several notches.

by Anonymousreply 51January 29, 2020 11:52 PM

He gave me a physical in the 80s at a rehab I was checking in to. Seemed to want to help "set the stage" for recovery; wanted to challenge me to be willing "to walk through the door" when it felt like I was going to die. Nice young Dr. Not my last rehab.

by Anonymousreply 52January 29, 2020 11:54 PM

Dr. Drew...garbage and you watch Wendy Williams! Ha ha ha! TRASH TV!

by Anonymousreply 53January 29, 2020 11:56 PM

Another fake reality show "doctor", just like the fake reality show "businessman" the dummies elected President.

Deplorable trash, not at all surprising that he would hang out with Roma Downey and Mark Burnett.

by Anonymousreply 54January 30, 2020 12:02 AM

He's actually a real doctor. He's an internist and an addicton medicine specialist. He had, or has , a private practice. I respect for him for his credentials and because he generally has very good advice.

His politics on the other hand.

by Anonymousreply 55January 30, 2020 12:15 AM

He's had a sleazebucket reputation for a while now.

I would be surprised if he wasn't a deplorable.

by Anonymousreply 56January 30, 2020 2:03 AM

R55 And Suzanne Sommers has cured breast cancer with her pussy juices.

Just because someone has a degree doesn't mean shit. Wise up and look at their record, especially when it's public like "Dr" Drew

by Anonymousreply 57January 30, 2020 6:04 AM

[quote]Politically, Pinsky has increasingly spoken of the 'tyranny' of governmental overreach and the need for a “Liberty Party.”[57]

It's funny how these assholes only say this shit when a Dem is president, but they're silent when an actual wannabe dictator wipes his ass with the constitution

by Anonymousreply 58January 30, 2020 6:12 AM

Dr. Dew's irrelevancy has protected him.

He's always been an egotist and asshole. His "opera" singing and his homophobia are why WE hated him 20 years ago.

Now he's a dangerous lunatic.

And still irrelevant.

by Anonymousreply 59January 30, 2020 6:14 AM

Just wondering why the previous thread on Dr. Drew was mysteriously closed after only 232 posts? Mm.m.... Reading that thread it's shocking to realize how many of the people he exploited are dead or still using.

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by Anonymousreply 60January 30, 2020 3:52 PM

R60 after this site was updated a couple years ago, threads from before 2015 were automatically closed.

by Anonymousreply 61January 30, 2020 6:47 PM

*inactive threads from before 2015

by Anonymousreply 62January 30, 2020 6:48 PM

He used to live in Pasadena and worked at Las Escinas Hospital, which had a substance abuse program. That is probably where the other poster was treated by him.

by Anonymousreply 63January 30, 2020 11:19 PM

Las Encinas, where I stayed in the same little cottage where W.C. Fields died.

by Anonymousreply 64January 30, 2020 11:53 PM

As much as I do believe he’s a piece of work only looking for the limelight, working with addicts for so many years must take a toll. I can’t be a bystander in a room with a hardcore obvious addict for more than an hour before I get pissed off or anxious. Drew has had to listen to them spout the same excuses day in day out for decades and has seen the same tragic story play out before him a million times. If he’s jaded now, all that probably has a lot to do with it.

by Anonymousreply 65January 31, 2020 12:11 AM

You all should ashamed of how you're talking about Nancy's father.

by Anonymousreply 66January 31, 2020 12:10 PM

Great dish on link posted by r45. I had no idea Dr. Drew was a retrograde political menance on top of everything else.

Celebrity Rehab should do a "reunion" and show the effect this explotation show had on its "cast"

by Anonymousreply 67February 8, 2020 4:43 PM

YES!!!!! OMG it's FINALLY HAPPENING!

Dr. Drew is trending on twitter and getting DRAGGED to hell for his irresponsible and inaccurate statements on coronavirus!

will it finally put the nail in his coffin? who knows as there are some still some mainstream hollywood outlets that feature him. I hope this works though

here's the compilation

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by Anonymousreply 68April 4, 2020 6:32 PM

[quote]Maybe Adam Corolla rubbed off on him.

There must have been some very weird LSD in the KROQ water cooler.

by Anonymousreply 69April 4, 2020 6:56 PM

Talking heads are all whores.

by Anonymousreply 70April 4, 2020 6:59 PM

Ben Carson is considered a brilliant neurosurgeon. Steve Bannon is brilliant despite what anyone thinks of him.

People are capable of being intelligent along with disgustingly wrong and pure scum.

by Anonymousreply 72April 4, 2020 7:05 PM

If he's such a brilliant doctor maybe he should go volunteer his services for the Corona victims instead of being an online rightwing troll

by Anonymousreply 73April 4, 2020 7:10 PM

Dr. Drew pops up in this Fox video a couple of times =

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by Anonymousreply 75April 4, 2020 7:59 PM

He hasn’t faced backlash because nobody listens to him. Who gives a shit what Drs. Phil, Drew and Oz have to say about anything?

If he hates California so much why doesn’t he move to Arizona or Texas? They’d be happy to have him I’m sure.

What is it with Pasadena and rich deplorables. They all seem to congregate there.

by Anonymousreply 76April 4, 2020 8:22 PM

He keeps trying to remove this compilation video of his remarks about covid-19 by claiming copyright. It would be a shame if people keep uploading it and sharing.

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by Anonymousreply 77April 5, 2020 12:49 PM

Lol, wrong one Here's it is. -R77

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by Anonymousreply 78April 5, 2020 12:52 PM

So rather than own up to the fact that he essentially called this a "hoax" in that he claimed the media was hyping it, he just wants everyone to pretend he never said what he did a month ago and really took this seriously the whole time. How very...Republican.

God, what a fucking douchebag.

by Anonymousreply 80April 5, 2020 3:05 PM

How is Jimmy Kimmel still friends with Adam Corolla? Yuck.

by Anonymousreply 81April 8, 2020 1:15 AM

He not only needs to be cancelled from the “airwaves”, he needs to lose his medical license.

Then he needs to come down with C19 and suffer and be afraid for his life, before he recovers so that he may publicly EAT CROW.

by Anonymousreply 82April 8, 2020 3:03 AM

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