Looks like that briefcase full of cocaine “hernia” won’t prevent Charlie Sheen from returning to work on Two and a Half Men next week. So, why is he getting his 400th media pass while Lindsay Lohan’s ruined her career forever?
In recent years no stars (with the possible exception of the oddly lovable Celebrity Rehab cast members) have had their problems with addiction more publicized than Charlie and Lindsay. However, the way these stars are treated by the media and the public is vastly different, mainly due to the double standard for female celebrities. Lindsay has recently completed court-ordered rehab and seems to be staying sober, but she’s still invariable referred to as “the troubled starlet” in tabloid reports. Most articles imply that it’s only a matter of time before she’s spotted with a bottle in her hand or caught passed out in someone’s car again.
Meanwhile, Charlie’s well-known drug problem appears to be growing worse. That is, unless you believe his rep’s ludicrous medical explanations for his behavior, including the hernia story and the claim that he trashed a room at New York’s Plaza Hotel in October due to “an adverse allergic reaction to some medication.” Most stories about Charlie include the euphemism “he loves to party!” And who doesn’t? It’s every man’s dream to have a boozy orgy in the Hugh Hefner Sky Villa in Las Vegas, right? He’s just a lovable bad bad boy, not some entitled starlet who does coke!
The scorn for Lindsay is particularly strange because compared to Charlie, she’s only hurting herself. Let’s review some of Lindsay’s biggest tabloid scandals: Two DUI arrests, four stays in rehab, missing numerous court hearings, going to jail for failing a drug test, battling bulimia, battling her father, and breaking up with her girlfriend. As for Charlie, he’s been in and out of rehab for years, he “accidentally” shot fiancee Kelly Preston in the arm, he was named as a frequent visitor to brothels owned by Heidi Fleiss, he’s dated numerous porn stars, he ODed on cocaine, allegedly shoved Denise Richards and verbally abused her during their marriage, and was arrested for domestic violence against Brooke Mueller, but avoided jail time due to a plea deal. Lindsay has never been married and has no children. Charlie has been married three times and has five kids, four of whom are under the age of 10.
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