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Heather Locklear in Rehab for Anxiety, Depression

Mandi Illuzzi — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:55:59 -0400

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Heather Locklear has entered rehab for psychological treatment, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.

"Heather has been dealing with anxiety and depression. She requested an in-depth evaluation of her medication and entered into a medical facility for proper diagnosis and treatment," the rep said in a statement. "This is a confidential medical matter and no further statement will be released."

In March, TMZ.com reported that a pal called 911, fearing Locklear, 46, was suicidal.

The actress — who recently filmed the Lifetime movie Flirting with 40 — has a daughter, Ava, 10, with ex husband Richie Sambora. (He began dating her ex-friend Denise Richards after splitting with Locklear. He was arrested for DUI in March.)

Locklear is currently dating her former Melrose Place costar Jack Wagner.

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Denise Richards Dishes on Her Exes

Mandi Illuzzi — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:42:33 -0400

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"I have a weakness for guys that have dark hair and are passionate in bed," she says in a preview of her show

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John Stamos, Charlie Sheen, Richie Sambora – "They're all bad boys," Denise Richards says of her exes in a preview of her upcoming reality show (Watch above).

"I admit I have a weakness for guys that have dark hair and are passionate in bed, what is wrong with that?" she asks her sister Michelle and a friend as they look at the actress' entry on a celebrity dating site.

"Half of this isn't true!" Richards exclaims while reading the list of men she's been linked to, including Scott Baio and Patrick Muldoon.

"John [Stamos]... didn't want to be with a woman who had children so that's like out the door," she dishes. "We had a good time though!"

Richards' reality show debuts on E! on Memorial Day and will feature her daughters – Sam, 3, and Lola, 2 – from her marriage to Sheen.

"If I have my kids on the my show, I'm exploiting them," the actress said in the June issue of Redbook. "If I don't, people will think I'm not a hands on mom - That's why it's very important to me that girls of a part of it."

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Richie Sambora Plea Bargains DUI

Mandi Illuzzi — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:26:29 -0400

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He will be placed on three years of "informal probation"

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Hours after Richie Sambora was charged with two misdemeanor counts of DUI, the Bon Jovi guitarist has plea bargained the case.

He plead no contest to a charge of driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher, TMZ.com reports. (Sambora's blood alcohol level at the time of his arrest was reportedly .13.)

Another charge of driving under the influence was dropped, according to TMZ.

Sambora will pay around $1,600, including a $390 fine and penalties, TMZ reports.

The 48-year-old, who entered rehab – reportedly for alcoholism – last June, will be placed on three years "informal probation" and will be required to attend an alcohol education course, TMZ says.

Sambora avoided a charge of child endangerment, stemming from his March 25 arrest in Laguna Beach, California.

Sambora spent a night in jail after he was pulled over. Ava, his 10-year-old daughter with ex Heather Locklear, was in the car.

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Richie Sambora Charged With DUI

Henry Seltzer — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:24:19 -0400

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The Bon Jovi guitarist avoided child endangerment charges

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Richie Sambora has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of DUI, Usmagazine.com has confirmed.

The Bon Jovi guitarist, 48, avoided a charge of child endangerment, stemming from his March 25 arrest in Laguna Beach, California.

"We felt that in order to file additional counts — in this case, child endangerment — we would have needed additional aggravating circumstances," Farrah Emami, a spokesperson for the Orange County District Attorney's Office, tells Us. "The evidence did not support that."

Sambora spent a night in jail after he was pulled over. Ava, his 10-year-old daughter with ex Heather Locklear, was in the car.

The DUI counts are driving with a .08 or higher, and driving under the influence.

Sambora reportedly had a blood alcohol level of .13 and could face six months in jail.

TMZ.com first reported the news.

Last week, the Laguna Beach Police Department requested a charge of child endangerment.

Sambora is scheduled to appear in court on May 7. He entered rehab, reportedly for alcoholism, last June.

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Child Endangerment Charge Requested Against Richie Sambora

Mandi Illuzzi — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:50:57 -0400

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A misdemeanor for DUI is also being sought for his March arrest

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The Laguna Beach Police Department has requested two misdemeanor counts against Richie Sambora – one for driving under the influence and one for child endangerment, Jason Kravetz of the department tells Usmagazine.com

Sambora was arrested on March 25 for driving under the influence in the affluent California town. Ava, his 10-year-old daughter with ex Heather Locklear, was in the car. The Bon Jovi guitarist spent the night in jail.

The request from the Laguna Beach Police Department is not final.

"All that [this] means is the police department has requested these charges against him and it was sent over to the district attorney's office," Kravetz tells Us. "It does not mean that he is officially charged, the DA has the final decision on that."

Orange County DA spokeswoman Farrah Emami tells Us, "The Laguna Beach Police Department has submitted a case to us for review and at this time we're reviewing that case to determine which charges, if any are appropriate."

Sambora, 48, is scheduled to appear in court on May 7. He entered rehab, reportedly for alcoholism, last June.

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Richie Sambora's Daughter Ava in Car at Time of DUI

Lindsay Powers — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:45:29 -0400

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Another juvenile and a female passenger were also in the vehicle, police tell <b>Us</b>

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Richie Sambora's 10-year-old daughter Ava was in the car at the time of his DUI arrest Tuesday night, a law enforcement official tells Usmagazine.com.

Police would not confirm Ava's identity, as the incident is still under investigation.

Sambora's rep would not comment when contacted by Us.

"There were three females in the car, two of them were juveniles," Laguna Beach Sgt. Jason Kravetz tells Us.

Kravetz says Sambora, 48, was stopped at around 10:52 p.m. Tuesday for swerving on the road in Laguna Beach, California. His breath smelled of alcohol, Kravetz says.

Kravetz says Sambora conducted "a series of sobriety tests" at the side of the Pacific Coast Highway. "The officer formed the opinion that Mr. Sambora had been operating his vehicle under the influence of alcohol," Kravetz says.

Kravetz says the results of Sambora's blood tests will be revealed in about a week.

The Bon Jovi guitarist was released from jail at 4 a.m.

He will appear in court May 7.

TMZ.com first reported the news of his arrest.

Sambora — who split with Denise Richards last year — entered rehab, reportedly for alcoholism, last June. His divorce from Heather Locklear, Ava's mother, was finalized in April 2007.

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Sambora Leaves Treatment Center

Megan Lynn — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:28:14 -0400

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After checking into a treatment facility last week, Bon Jovi rocker Richie Sambora is out and on the mend.

A rep for Sambora, 47, says: "Richie Sambora has completed a program at the UCLA Medical Center. He is doing well and continues to receive outside support."

When he entered the facility, a source told Usmagazine.com: "The whole band is supporting him...he will be out and better to go back to work."

And work begins in earnest for Sambora on June 19, when Bon Jovi's new album Lost Highway is released.

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Richie Sambora Seeks Treatment

Megan Lynn — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:20:05 -0400

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Bon Jovi rocker Richie Sambora is the latest celeb to go for help. A rep for the band tells Usmagazine.com: "Richie Sambora has entered an undisclosed treatment facility in Los Angeles. He asks that you respect he and his family's privacy at this time."

A source tells Us that Richie is being treated for alcohol, not drugs. "It is not a typical 30-day rehab. This is just a treatment center to get his problem under control." The source confirms that he is not in Promises, where Lindsay Lohan is currently receiving counseling.

The Us source also claims that despite reports to the contrary, Richie was not drunk at the band's taping of Unplugged on June 5. "They had to do a few songs over, which is typical in any taping, but he was not wasted and that report is completely overblown."

The 47-year-old guitarist "is going through a hard time right now," our source says. "His dad dying was not easy." Additionally, Sambora's divorce from Heather Locklear became final in April, and he split from girlfriend Denise Richards in March. "It was a really tough year."

But fear not, Jovi fans. Sambora will be out in time for the band's album release on June 19. Our source says, "The whole band is supporting him with this. He will be out and better to go back to work."

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How Richie Reacted to Heather's New Romance

Noelle Hancock — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:18:27 -0400

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Eight years after Jack Wagner and Heather Locklear, 45, first steamed up the screen on Melrose Place, the couple came full circle on May 28 when they were seen kissing and hugging during a walk on the beach in Malibu, California.

But while Melrose fans are cheering the real life reunion of this iconic onscreen couple, Locklear's ex-husband, Richie Sambora, 47, is decidedly less enthusiastic. The two wed in December 1994, just months after the actress and Wagner ignited on the show.

"Richie was always suspicious that Heather and Jack's love scenes were a bit too passionate," says a source close to the Bon Jovi guitarist. "Now that they're dating, his paranoia seems confirmed."

However, multiple set sources insist that the pair were platonic -- after all, Wagner was married at the time to his General Hospital sweetheart, Kristina Malandro (The onetime costars divorced in 2006).

Antonio Sabato Jr., who worked with the pair on Melrose Place (and acted with Wagner, 47, on General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful as well) tells Us that the couple of six months work because they have a history of friendship. "They're able to trust each other and not have to deal with the bull that goes into meeting new people," Sabato says.

Or, as Melrose Place writer and director Charles Pratt Jr. tells Us: "They're both good-looking and charming. It would be hard for me to figure out what they WOULDN'T see in each other.

How did Heather and Jack reconnect after nearly a decade? Will they last? For more details on their hot, new romance, check out the new issue of Us Weekly.

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