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What Took VH1 So Long To Do A Reality Show About Celebrity Sex Addicts?

Posted by Jake Kalish

 

Dammit. We'll totally watch, and hate ourselves for doing so...

This comes after the great success of Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew  - a show that at least everybody could pretend was about learning how to deal with the scourge of drug addiction. But while drug addicts are all around, to the point where drug addiction affects us all, directly or indirectly, how many of us really know a sex addict? Isn't that really a matter of sex being readily available? We certainly know a great number of horny people who can't get laid, and many folks who love sex, and have a lot of it with their partners. We know people who cheat, and make excuses for doing so. We know a bunch of folks who hit the singles scene hard, and get lucky with some regularity. But this "sex addict" stuff - doing it all the time with everybody until you can't do it no more and have to take yourself someplace - this seems to be a problem exclusively for the Duchovnys of the world. Which means we can't claim any real utility or importance to a show about celebrity sex addiction. We'll only be watching for the vicarious, naughty thrill. Oh, and watch we will. We even thought of a couple cast members, taking into account that Duchovny, Billy Bob Thornton, and Charlie Sheen will certainly not be participating. But Tom Sizemore and Eric Benet , they could be on the show - if Benet admits he has a problem. Dude cheated on Halle Berry and wrecked their marriage, checked himself into rehab for sex addiction, and now says he isn't a sex addict after all - he just made some "stupid-ass mistakes." See, we'd love to hear that cat try to explain himself. 

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