‘It took a village’ to get the Situation into rehab, source says
BY BILL ZWECKER March 21, 2012 7:16PM
“It took a village” to get Mike Sorrentino from the “The Jersey Shore” into rehab.
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Updated: April 23, 2012 11:36AM
Apparently, getting Mike “the Situation” Sorrentino to check himself into rehab was no easy task.
A source close to the Situation’s situation paraphrased the old Hillary Clinton book title, saying “it took a village” of Sorrentino’s friends, fellow “Jersey Shore” castmates and family members to convince the reality show star of the depth of his alcohol addiction problems. “He has been out of control for a long time and has been saying some really bizarre stuff for months,” added the associate. “He thought everyone was out to get him, and he’d say things that made no sense. Really nutso.” As noted by TMZ, the TV personality’s “paranoid” behavior was evident in a number of season five episodes that already have aired on MTV. While the network is supportive of Sorrentino getting help, I’ve learned MTV is very insistent he be in decent shape before he will be allowed to join his fellow “Jersey Shore” castmates for the upcoming season six. A Chanel insider does say Lagerfeld is a Perry fan but apparently a wee bit jealous of her, now that she’s taking up so much of Giabiconi’s time. “[Karl’s] very territorial when it comes to people close to him. ... This is something he had not seen coming.”
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