By: Mary Smith
07/25/2010 09:00 AM ET
Eric Roberts Celebrity Rehab rumors has been confirmed. Eric Roberts has signed on to film the next reality series of Celebrity Rehab. Eric is the brother of Julia Roberts, who will join rehab show that’s dedicated to helping celebrity drug addiction.
Celebrity Rehab has started filming this week. The reality show already has Leif Garrett, Jeremy London, and Janice Dickinson. “It’s not for anything serious. He’s not hooked on prescription meds or hard drugs or anything like that, ” Chuck Jones, Eric’s publicist, said in a statement.
Roberts is participating in the show not to overcome any serious drug problems. However, most celebrities are in that same frame of mind when they first join the show. After a week or so, they realize that maybe they do have a problem.
For example, Dennis Rodman was on the reality show last season. He was forced to enter rehab by a court order. Rodman claimed he did not have a problem with alcohol, but Dr. Drew made him confront the problem that keeps landing him in trouble. As for Eric Roberts, he has been battling drug addiction since 1987, when he was arrested with cocaine and marijuana.