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Question by PS3 Slim: “Golden Voice” Guy Heading Downhill Already?
He’s been famous for less than two weeks, but the homeless guy with the “golden voice” appears to be slipping already.

Ted Williams reportedly got into an argument with his daughter on Monday night at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa, which became so heated that police were called to the scene.

“It was minor. Both parties were angry but there were no signs of visible abuse,” Officer Catherine Massey told The Associated Press. “They were brought in, calmed down, talked to and released.”

TMZ is reporting that the argument was over money.

Williams is in Los Angeles this week to appear in a two-part episode of “Dr. Phil.” In the second episode, which taped over the weekend and airs Wednesday, he is reunited with his ex-wife and five of his nine daughters, whom he reportedly walked out on 20 years ago.

Williams, 53, trained to be a radio announcer, but succumbed to drugs and alcohol in the 1990s. He has served time in prison for theft and forgery and has been cited with numerous misdemeanors, including drug abuse, according to AP.

But a Web video of Williams standing on the side of the road claiming to have a “God-given voice” seemed to change his fate. Overnight, the video went viral, with corporations and the public agreeing that Williams deserved a second chance.

Since then, he has done a TV commercial for Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, recorded voiceover promos for cable news and was offered an announcing job with the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team.

But the cynics out there predicted that it will be tough for the recovering addict to deal with insta-fame — and Williams himself admitted they might be right.

“I wanted a nerve pill yesterday, to be honest with you,” he told CBS on Friday.

What do you think? Are Williams’ 15 minutes up?

So what is your opinion on this?

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Answer by Mike
well you cant really expect anything else from a man who is homeless for years and then is suddenly famous

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Chris Brown out of rehab, into custody
Print; Email. Tweet. Chris Brown Grammys 2013. Reuters. LOS ANGELES (CNN) -. Singer Chris Brown has been booted from court-ordered drug rehab and taken into custody by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies, a sheriff's spokesman confirmed Friday. Read more on WKBT La Crosse

Chris Brown arrested at Malibu rehab facility
In November, the singer was ordered to a 90-day live-in anger-management treatment program, where he would have to complete three eight-hour days of community service each week and undergo periodic drug tests. Prosecutors in February asked a judge … Read more on Los Angeles Times

Louisiana DAs seek to stymie bipartisan efforts to ease marijuana restrictions
That drug is Marinol, the only FDA-approved synthetic cannabinoid (like a man-made, engineered drug meant to mimic the effects of marijuana), which helps spur appetites repressed due to AIDS or cancer treatment. Badon, Honore and Mills hope to correct … Read more on The Times-Picayune

Go ahead for Prom drug rehab centre
Former seafront holiday flats are to be converted into a rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addicts despite objections from people living nearby. Blackpool Council's planning committee has approved the use of the former Gables holiday … Read more on Blackpool Gazette

Chris Brown Kicked Out of Rehab, Then Arrested
LOS ANGELES (CNN) — Singer Chris Brown has been booted from court-ordered drug rehab and taken into custody by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies, a sheriff's spokesman confirmed Friday. Details were not immediately available about why Brown, 24 … Read more on fox8.com

DSHS Chief: Legislature to blame for lack of drug treatment funding
The top human services official in the state, Sec. of DSHS, Kevin Quigley, authored a string of emails Thursday to defend his agency and put the blame squarely on the legislature for failing to adequately fund outpatient and detox drug treatment for … Read more on KING5.com

Erika Wigstrom Murder Charge: Louisiana Mother Poisoned Son Who Had
Becnel said the child also had been poisoned with alcohol in October 2012 while hospitalized in Jefferson Parish for treatment of a heart defect. Becnel says the child's father, Cesar Ruiz, confessed in that instance, but that Wigstrom has now … Read more on Huffington Post

Toddler Found With 48 Packets Of Heroin At New Jersey Day Care
A day care facility in Los Angeles, Calif., shut down in 2013 shortly after a toddler tested positive for marijuana after leaving the premises. Her parents said she was acting strangely when they picked her up; they believed the child ingested the drug … Read more on Huffington Post

Question by cool.panamania: How did that lady die in the airport ?
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Answer by Huntress
I just heard on the news that she was strangled when she tried to get out of her handcuffs. I don’t know if it was an accident or not.

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Local news is safe: Turnbull
… in a major decision yesterday. Wasted: The SMH reports the government has paid nearly a million dollars to cover its sudden axing of Australia's peak drug and alcohol body, documents reveal. … Nepotism denied: The Canberra Times reports federal … Read more on The Australian

Destined to Stereotype? How the Mind's Gift for Grouping Gets Us Into Trouble
Among the research is the examination of implicit associations regarding mental health, including self-esteem, anxiety, alcohol use, eating disorders, depression and more. Visitors to the Project Implicit site can even gauge their own hidden biases … Read more on Huffington Post

Lawmakers urge alcohol curbs on minors
Abuse of alcohol can have severe consequences for individuals and society as a whole, said Romana Jordan, a Slovenian MEP from the centre-right European People's Party (EPP), who co-authored the resolution. "Alcohol abuse has a number of societal … Read more on EurActiv

Kesha moves to Los Angeles after rehab
… has moved to Los Angeles following her stint in rehab. The 'Timber' hitmaker finished her treatment for an eating disorder at the Timberline Knolls centre earlier this week, and has now decided to make a fresh start by moving from Tennessee to … Read more on Castanet.net

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Los Angeles Drug Rehab Center Launches Cutting-Edge Treatment
Says Birnbaum in closing, “This latest enhancement is something that remains unseen within the scope of residential substance abuse treatment. We're as excited to be working with Dr. Fleming as we are to be further improving the lives of our current … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Effective treatment for drug abuse builds better communities
Tony Lloyd was speaking ahead of a regional conference organised by DrugScope, the UK's leading charity that provides support to professionals who work in drug and alcohol treatment. Mr Lloyd will be on a panel of experts at the conference, which takes … Read more on Rochdale Online

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