Selena Gomez: Drinking Heavily Following Kidney Transplant?

Earlier today, we reported on the news that Selena Gomez has checked into rehab following what’s been described as an emotional breakdown.

One insider state that Gomez is seeking treatment in a facility “on the east coast” in order to cope with her anxiety “over her repeated physical health issues.”

Those issues include lupus and other ailments, which culminated in Gomez undergoing a kidney transplant last year.

Now, Radar Online is reporting that the singer’s loved ones are attributing her latest struggles to her “refusal to live a sober life.”

The site reports that Selena’s mother, Mandy Teefey, has openly stated her desire to stage an intervention after revealing that she believes Gomez’s drinking is endangering her life.

“Doctors have all told her she needs to stop,” one source claims.

“Her family says she needs to stay sober, or she could die.”

Gomez has not opened up about the allegations of hard partying, and it’ll likely be quite some time before she speaks on her decision to seek further treatment.

She has, however, admitted that she continues to enjoy the occasional drink despite past health issues.

“As far as my personal life, someone sees me having a glass of wine? I could give two sh-ts,” the singer said in a recent interview with Elle.

“I’m not trying to hide. That’s my life.” 

Though Gomez has been described as “stubborn” with regard to her life choices, sources say she was deeply disturbed by friend Demi Lovato’s recent overdose.

One insider revealed that upon hearing the news, Gomez was not only concerned with her friend but filled with anxiety that she might suffer a similar fate.

“Selena is freaking out about this,” the source said at the time.

“She feels like it could have been her.”

Whatever the cause of her latest upheaval, we hope Selena is able to find the help that she needs.

Our thoughts go out to Gomez and her loved ones during this immensely difficult time.

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A-Rod Heavily Booed By Patriots Fans at J Lo"s Post-Super Bowl Concert

Oh no, J Lo … WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! Here’s Jennifer Lopez trying to cheer up a sad bunch of Patriots fans after the Super Bowl by bringing out her ex-Yankee BF, Alex Rodriguez, on stage … and it went exactly how you’d think it…

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Johnny Depp Posts Drunk Instagram Video, Remains Heavily Accessorized

These days, when he’s not busy altering ill-advised tattoo tributes to former flames, Johnny Depp can be seen playing guitar for the Alice Cooper-fronted supergroup the Hollywood Vampires.

And from the looks of this promotional video uploaded to Instagram today, Depp is having no trouble fitting into the rockstar lifestyle:

Johnny Depp: Drunk on Instagram

Now, obviously Depp’s not as sloshed as when he slurred his way through a speech at the Hollywood Film Awards last year.

He’s got more of a “probably should’ve filmed this two or three beverages ago” tipsy thing going on here.

Perhaps it’s all the news about his divorce from Amber Heard or his well-publicized struggles with booze, but we feel like we can smell the liquor emanating from our screens when we hit play here.

We’re starting to think “Where’s the rum?” has ceased to be just a cute Captain Jack catchphrase and is now Depp’s standard reply when someone says “good morning.”

Fortunately, Johnny hasn’t let his love of the sauce interfere with his true passion…

Yes, we’re talking about his accessories.

Maybe Depp is taking recent comments about his appearance to heart and covering himself with as much fabric as he can at all times.

Or maybe he just feels personally responsible for keeping our nation’s scarf and costume jewelry suppliers in business.

Either way he looks like someone stole a mannequin from Hot Topic, brought it to life and got it drunk.

We’re not saying the guy isn’t entitled to few dozen drinks or necklaces, but you’d think with all the recent controversy surrounding his fondness for inebriants, he’d make an effort to be a bit more alert when recording a video that’s likely to be seen by millions.

Hey, we guess even the biggest A-listers aren’t above the occasional drunk social media mistake.

Celebrities – they’re just like us … but with more bracelets.

Michael Cavallari: Dangerously Paranoid, Drinking Heavily in Days Before Death

Last week, police found the body of Michael Cavallari – the brother of reality star Kristin Cavallari – in a remote desert in Utah.

Cavallari had been reported missing almost two weeks prior, and family and friends began to fear the worst after investigators found his car abandoned by the side of a highway with the motor still running.

According to a coroner’s report obtained by TMZ, Cavallari died from exposure to the elements. (Temperatures in the that part of Utah dipped into the teens several times in the days after the 30-year-old left his car.)

But while the cause of death has been determined, many questions remain about the series of events that led up to Cavallari’s disappearance.

Just before he fled Los Angeles, Cavallari was arrested for allegedly threatening a woman with a gun.

Now, his friends and neighbors tell Radar Online that Cavallari’s troubling behavior didn’t end there.

“I remember a few times we’d see him ranting in the back yard, shouting that the CIA was coming to get him,” says a man who lived near Michael in the housing complex owned by Cavallari’s father.

“He seemed paranoid, completely out of it.”

Another tenant remembers Cavallari’s seemingly constant drinking and hair-trigger temper:

“Michael would come over early in the morning, around 7am, and ask me if I wanted to drink a beer with him, which was a little odd,” the man says. “When I refused he’d get mad.”

Sadly, those who were closest to Cavallari confirm that he struggled with drugs and alcohol throughout his short life.

He briefly moved to Las Vegas to try to escape his demons in 2014, but returned to Southern California earlier this year.

Sources say Cavallari was kicked out of the rental property owned by his father just days before his disappearance.

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