On tonight's episode of Gone Too Far, you met Breezy, an alcoholic with a tendency to get violent when she drinks. With the help of DJ AM, Breezy got help at a treatment center in California. Check out how she's doing two months later...
On what's happening in her life now: I drank a couple weeks after leaving treatment. An old drinking buddy came to visit, and we ended up having a couple of beers. I didn't even get drunk -- I felt too guilty. I've slipped four times since I've been back. That's pretty bad, but I don't actively plan to go out and drink. Not at all.
On her temper: I didn't get violent when I drank those times, but one of the nights I had way too much. I ended up going outside [to the parking lot] and getting into my friend's car to go to sleep.
On needing a support group: I have my girlfriend and my best friend, but they're not alcoholics. They expect me not to [drink], but I wouldn't call that support. They don't want me to drink, but they don't really sit down and talk to me reasonably about it. My girlfriend will just freak out.
I want to go to [meetings]. I plan on going, but right now I don't have my own transportation. That makes it hard. I live with my grandparents. My grandma's pretty busy and my grandpa's like 70-something. My girlfriend doesn't have a car either, and my best friend does college and all this other stuff. It sucks that I don't get to go. Read more...
When a serious subject like drug addiction is tackled by a TV production crew, it's not just the people on camera who become affected by what unfolds. Below, check out Gone Too Far Producer Amy Bonezzi's notes on what it was like to film Breezy's story...
I was greatly affected by Breezy's story. Unlike some of the heroin and pill addicts we’ve worked with for Gone Too Far, she didn't drink constantly throughout the day. There were many times when she was sober. The problem was that when she did drink, which was often, she had no limits and would drink until she was completely out of control -- fighting or blacking out.
Seeing Breezy drink, although it was upsetting, wasn’t nearly as bad as seeing her become violent. When she was drinking, I not only worried about her safety, but the safety of everyone around her.
The night we shot the scene where Breezy got into a fight was particularly scary. We were in the middle of the woods in Texas with only the light from our cameras. The fight got so violent that our crew had to stop shooting because we needed to get out of the situation. Read more...
We've never considered Johnny's 'sense of humor' his best asset, but according to Evan and Kenny, their notoriously hotheaded friend's always been a total prankster. Guess it's just too bad his latest target didn't get the joke. (Derrick's such a lame-o! Who wouldn't think it was lol-hilarious to be tarred and feathered for The Ruins cameras?)
Sorry, D. This is one embarrassing moment your newborn child will one day come across on YouTube (and subsequently get mocked and pounded for during recess.) Might as well get used to reliving the moment and reading various "bok-bok-boks" on interactive video players like this one:
Bonus: After the jump, hear why Johnny's (only?) friends think he's harmless, then check out all of our Ruins Replay exclusives for more interviews with the cast! Read more...
As evidenced by tonight's episode of The Ruins, KellyAnne's a lot more fun to be around when her "change"-demanding, challenge-throwing maybe-boyfriend isn't hanging around. What, you didn't notice KA's happy face, calm demeanor and sharp wit? (Just kiddin' about the last one.) Well, Johanna, Kenny, Evan and Ibis were totally taken aback by the formerly needy Wes-magnet's chilled 'tude and ability to adapt in Casa de Ruins once the grinch was sent packing. Check it out:
OK, aside from taking on the perhaps unnecessary job of being Whitney's "mouthpiece," we're thinking Roxy Olin just upped her coolness quotient by a gazillion. After weeks of speculation about the newest City cast member, last night we finally got a true blue dose of what this L.A. implant is all about ... and we absolutely LURVVVVED it. Popping her head through the car's moon roof? Just what that snoozefest long ride needed. Piping up about sleeping arrangements at the Hamptons house? Someone had to ask! Crotch tattoo? You go, woman.
Plus, we now know for certain that Roxy's got Whitney's back. Maybe she overstepped her bounds a bit during pool time with those sketchy bros, but hey, it was obvs coming from a good place. And Fred "But...But...But" Fackelmayer really had it coming.
+ Are you diggin' Roxy's true colors just as much as we are? Sound off in the comments section about whether you're into the new girl's wild ways.
Apologies in advance for the call out, Sam, cuz we actually like ya lots and know you're a good friend to Whitney. But here's the thing: we recently (as in, 15 minutes ago) discovered the extreme awesomeness of Roxy 'Crotch Tat' Olin -- and we just can't possibly imagine why you're not feelin' it, too?!
Sure, you and Roxy have totally different personalities -- you're polite and reserved, she's mad innappropes and a lil' lippy -- but wouldn't it be exciting to have a friend who could stand up to your parents when they expect you go to some Upper East Side fundraiser over a friend's b-day dinner, or simply introduce you to that cute guy at the party who you're WAY too scared to approach?
Roxy's got gusto! Sure, she's bound to embarrass the living hell out of you from time to time, but ya kinda/maybe could stand a little loosening up anyway, no? Plus, Whitney's only been getting closer with her roomie lately, which means you might as well get used to seeing her around. Wouldn't it feel better if three wasn't such a crowd? Just a thought. And not that's it any of our business...
We're not discounting the fact that girls can get highly competitive when it comes to playing Who Does He Like More?, and fights are bound to break out when two outspoken enemies are (or have been) romantically entangled with the same guy -- but why all this fuss over some dude who's got a masters degree in head games?
Sure, he's hot. Er, really hot these days. But Justin Bobby's most boyfriendly acts in Hills history have been spitting a non-engagement ring into Audrina's palm and breaking into Kristin's house to make his macaroni special. We love a badboy and all, but not when it turns his girlfriends into sparring truck drivers.
Then again, JB has been speaking in polysyllabic words these days and trying a teensy bit harder to man up/show up despite his well-scrutinized batting average. So what's your opinion? Is Justin worth fighting for? Take the poll!
Throughout this season of Styl'D, the junior assistants will be watching each episode and blogging about their reactions. Below, check out Brett's first post...
My whole life, I've always wanted something more than what was right in front of me. Right now, I'm sitting at a cafe in Beverly Hills, drinking a cup of coffee I can't afford. I am surrounded by the smell of amazing food and pricey men's cologne, as well as the clicking of overpriced heals. If I was sitting with a laptop at a coffee shop at home in Kansas, people would be looking at me like I was nuts. Not here though. In this city, I'm just another face in the crowd, another one of L.A.’s finest who strolls around with no one really knowing who "me" is. Not knowing the dump I live in, what kind of car I drive or how much money is in my bank account... (Well, I guess I just completely f!?ked myself on that one, didn't I? Ha!
So now you all know that I live in a dump, drive an old Jetta and have NO money in my bank account -- but I could not be happier (besides the fact that my phone keeps ringing with UNKNOWN numbers, which for the people that don't know ... that means BILL COLLECTOR). I've been working for the one and only MARGARET MALDONADO AGENCY as a Jr. Assistant! So many people would kill for this job.
It's so crazy watching myself on television, seeing the mistakes that I made and things that, if I had a second chance, I would totally do over. I mean, maybe I'm crazy, but I do not necessarily regret taking the job with Asher Book. People make mistakes in life, and really, everything happens for a reason. I took this job with Asher for a reason. At least I messed up the first day on the job rather than the last, right? Read more...
Throughout this season of Styl'D, the junior assistants will be watching each episode and blogging about their reactions. Below, check out Gary's first post...
So, a quick disclaimer … I’m a little scatterbrained, as you can see from the first episode. Let's just say there's a constant and consistent flow of things going on in my head. (Right now, I’m seriously thinking about how I need to hang the art in my kitchen). You can expect a lot of this in my blogging, so stick close, grab a diet soda of your choice and get ready for the nitty-gritty!
PASSION: Live it, love it, be it. There is one thing for all of us that makes us feel most alive, that makes us thrive -- it’s that one thing that when you're living it, you are at your happiest. My passion is styling. I've been styling from the time I was five years old, from putting outfits together for my mom straight out of her closet to dressing my girlfriends for high school social activities. Let’s be serious, what wouldn’t I love about what I do? By creating new, innovative and chic ways to wear clothes, I'm fully able to express my current state of mind. I only have one rule, and it's simple: KIP KIS -- "Keep it pretty, and keep it simple."
Throughout this season of Styl'D, the junior assistants will be watching each episode and blogging about their reactions. Below, check out Janna's first post...
Growing up in a small town, I watched as my friends enjoyed parties in their parents' garages or got drunk at the local Irish Pub where I used to work. My friends all seemed happy, but I just felt like I didn't belong. From the time I was a young girl, I dreamed of having a career in fashion, but dreams in the fashion industry don't come true in small towns like Temecula. So I moved to L.A. -- one of the most exciting and scariest moments of my entire life -- and enrolled in FIDM.
Everyone comes to L.A. for a reason, and my reason was to work in the fashion industry. Being chosen for the Junior Assistant Program with the Margaret Maldonado Agency was beyond surreal. To say it was my dream to work with a top agency is an understatement. Still, working with a top stylist was sometimes a nerve-racking experience: constantly questioning every decision I made, not having the confidence to fight for what I believed in ... not always having a voice. It was also difficult to be thrown in with three other people who I didn't know and wasn't sure I could trust.
Watching myself in the first episode, I have a few regrets. I wish I'd handled the situation with Brett better. I so admired Brett for taking a risk and making things happen, but at the same time, I got nervous thinking I could get in trouble and have this whole opportunity blow up in my face.
That said, I know that I'm destined to be in the fashion industry and I hope through the mistakes that I've made (and will probably continue to make) that my style and voice will be heard.
