Snake & Fizz: Rock Star Diaries

Steven Tyler's Rehab Excuse

Remember when Steven Tyler went to rehab a few weeks ago? Here's why:

NEW YORK (AP) -- Steven Tyler sought the "safe environment" of rehab last month to recover from more than just surgery — the Aerosmith frontman now says was fighting a dependency on pain and sleep medication.

"To have your feet done, to have your leg done, you have to be on narcotics," Tyler told The Associated Press on Friday. "You have to be on sleep aids at night. I don't know about Joe (Perry) but I was off and running and I didn't like the me that was me."

Tyler released a statement in late May saying he checked into a rehab facility in search of a "safe environment" to recover from several foot surgeries and physical therapy. Tyler said the procedures were to correct longtime foot injuries resulting from his physical performances as the singer for the blues-rock band.

"This was a month ago, so I just put the brakes on and checked into detox and just pulled the plug on all of it," he told the AP on Friday night at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, where he and bandmates were promoting "Guitar Hero 3: Aerosmith Edition."

Sure, that's usually our excuse, too. Oh, and kids...don't do drugs.

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Country Boy Can Kick Ass

(Tim McGraw's hot wife.)

Apparently, country music star and husband of the impossibly hot Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, can mix it up with the best of them.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — If Tim McGraw isn't looking for trouble, it must've been looking for him. Fan video shot Tuesday in Auburn, Wash., shows the country singer helping eject an unruly fan.

McGraw shouts "Get rid of this guy," summons security and helps arriving crew members haul him onstage. When the heavyset fan moves toward McGraw, the singer threatens him with a cocked fist as he's hauled away.

The band's performance of "Indian Outlaw" never stopped. And as if on cue, McGraw steps to the mic and picks up with the line "I ain't lookin' for trouble ... ."

A statement from McGraw's representative says he witnessed the man rush up and attack a female, and he intervened when security couldn't respond quickly enough.

In the guy's defense, we heard the whore had it coming. Regardless, here's the video of the lame incident:

Boy George Gets Stripped...of His Visa

(Sure, deny his entry into the country, but dumping tar on his head is going too far.)

What's Miss Boy George doing today? Our guess is sitting around in his best lingerie and crying his heavily mascara-ed eyes out.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Do they really want to hurt him? That's the question Boy George's managers are asking U.S. authorities now that the 47-year-old singer has been denied a visa to enter the country.

The Culture Club frontman, whose real name is George O'Dowd, had planned a U.S. tour this summer, including a free concert at the New York City Department of Sanitation's Family Day in August. He worked for the department in 2006 while performing court-ordered community service in a drug case.

His managers said in a statement Monday that O'Dowd has been denied a visa because he's awaiting trial in London.

In the spirit of the subject, here is our top ten favorite Boy George tunes:

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Tumble for that, Bitch.

David Archuleta Gets Record Deal; Still Gay

David Archuleta, the pint-sized man-loving singer from this past season of "American Idol", has signed a record deal:

The 17-year-old "Idol" runner-up has signed a deal with 19 Recordings/Jive Records, according to a Tuesday post on the Web site of the label managed by "Idol" creator Simon Fuller.

David Cook, 25, a former bartender from Blue Springs, Mo., won the "American Idol" title when the sixth season of Fox's top-rated singing competition wrapped up May 21. The title comes with a recording contract.

Word is Archuleta will be remaking "Swallow" by Blindside.

Sample lyrics:

Taste and swallow, swallow down
swallow down, swallow down
swallow down, swallow down
Taste and swallow, swallow down
swallow down, swallow down
swallow down, swallow down
Taste and swallow, swallow down
swallow down, swallow it down

Sweet song.

Ludacris and Tommy Lee are Soooooo Green

Snake and Fizz believe in a green planet. Just last week we bathed in vodka instead of water and brushed our teeth with MGD. Just doing our part, like Tommy Lee and Ludacris.

Maybe we should leave the comedy to the big boys next time, fellas.

Ozzy Didn't Topple

The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, won some cash from a British paper. Here's the scoop:

LONDON (AP) Ozzy Osbourne has accepted undisclosed libel damages and an apology over a newspaper claim that he was ill at the Brit Awards.

The 59-year-old rocker sued over a story in the Daily Star that alleged he had toppled over twice just before the televised ceremony and that he was moved around the awards in an electric buggy.

Osbourne's lawyer, John Kelly, told a court in London on Thursday that none of the allegations were put to Osbourne or his representatives before they were published.

Express Newspapers' lawyer Kate Wilson said the publisher now accepts that the allegations were untrue.

It may be untrue, but we think an electric buggy would be bitchin'.

How To Manage Your Money, by Ed McMahon

Looking to hold onto your home? Who better than multi-millionaire Ed McMahon to tell you how?

The former "Star Search" host was $644,000 behind on payments on $4.8 million in mortgage loans when a unit of Countrywide Financial Corp. filed a default notice Feb. 28 with the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office, The Wall Street Journal first reported late Tuesday.

McMahon, 85, has been a pitchman for the American Family Publishers' sweepstakes.

However, he has been unable to work as a pitchman for various products since he broke his neck 18 months ago, said his spokesman, Howard Bragman.

"There are plenty of people affected by the weak economy, bad housing market or bad health," Bragman said.

McMahon has been in "very fruitful discussions" with the lender to resolve the situation, Bragman said. But it's unclear whether McMahon and his wife, Pamela, will remain in the home.

A telephone message left for Countrywide early Wednesday was not immediately returned.

The six-bedroom, five-bath house is in a hilltop gated community overlooking Mulholland Drive called The Summit and is listed for sale at $6.25 million. It has been on the market two years, according to real estate agent Alex Davis, who has the listing.

Snake and Fizz aren't real estate agents, but "on the market for two years"? Perhaps a new agent would be in order...

Monday's Quick Celeb Dish

Tatum O'Neal...a friend of crack.

In the news today...

Tatum O'Neal buys some rock in Manhattan. She should've just bought weed and used the extra cash on a face lift.

Kelsey Grammer has a heart attack. We doubt if it was all those years of drug and alcohol abuse.

Sex and the City made $56 million over the weekend. Sure, we'd shag three of the four dames, but that still doesn't make it a good movie.

MTV Movie Awards: Hot Chicks and Weed

Pussy...cat Dolls.

The MTV Movie Awards went down last night in Hollywood. For a full recap and to watch the show, go here. We can basically give you a quick rundown.

The Pussycat Dolls are hot. Seth Rogen and James Franco smoked a J on stage. Megan Fox is smoking hot. Tom Cruise has white teeth. Rainn Wilson is white and pasty. Wayne and Garth showed up.

And the afterparty rocked!