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Wasted

Wasted

By: Inception Point Ai
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 Wasted explores the devastating intersection of fame and addiction, revealing how Hollywood enables self-destruction while profiting from the chaos. VV Steele examines celebrity spirals from Lindsay Lohan's DUI era to Charlie Sheen's "winning" meltdown, exposing the industry machine that creates and exploits these crises. Discover how addiction drives crime—from Anne Heche's fatal crash to fraud funding drug habits to domestic violence fueled by substances. Learn about Mel Gibson's career-ending tirade, Tiger Woods' painkiller DUI, and how reality TV monetizes addiction while the internet turns suffering into memes. VV reveals the brutal truth: behind every viral meltdown is a human being and a system profiting from their pain.
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Episodes
  • Get WASTED — From Spotlight to Scandal with Vv Steele!

    Get WASTED — From Spotlight to Scandal with Vv Steele!
    Dec 11 2025
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    1 min
  • WASTED — From Spotlight to Scandal - Toxic Fame - PR Disasters - Meltdowns That Changed Culture

    WASTED — From Spotlight to Scandal - Toxic Fame - PR Disasters - Meltdowns That Changed Culture
    Dec 11 2025
    Episode 3 of Wasted explores toxic fame's most catastrophic PR disasters and legal nightmares. VV Steele dissects Mel Gibson's career-ending 2006 DUI arrest and anti-Semitic tirade revealing prejudice that alcohol unleashed, leading to Hollywood blacklist. Discover Tiger Woods' 2017 painkiller DUI—found unconscious in his car, mugshot becoming memes—exposing sports' opioid reliance and brutal pain culture. Learn how reality TV's meltdown industrial complex exploits addiction for ratings across Teen Mom, Jersey Shore, and Real Housewives franchises. VV examines how the internet turned Charlie Sheen's psychosis and Shia LaBeouf's breakdowns into viral entertainment, asking whether pop culture can ever handle addiction responsibly or just profits from pain.
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    24 mins
  • WASTED — From Spotlight to Scandal - Crimes of the Addicted Mind - When Chaos Turns Criminal

    WASTED — From Spotlight to Scandal - Crimes of the Addicted Mind - When Chaos Turns Criminal
    Dec 11 2025
    Episode 2 of Wasted examines crimes committed under addiction's influence, opening with Anne Heche's fatal 2022 crash while intoxicated on cocaine and fentanyl—destroying Lynne Mishele's home and ending Anne's life. VV Steele explores America's DUI crisis claiming eleven thousand lives yearly, the affluenza teen case exposing wealth's protection from consequences, and how alcohol hijacks the brain's risk assessment. Discover Rita Crundwell's fifty-three-million-dollar embezzlement funding gambling addiction, how opioid habits cost hundreds daily driving theft, Chris Brown's assault of Rihanna involving substances, and Bam Margera's repeated violations. Learn why addiction drives crime while accountability remains essential, examining redemption stories versus repeat cycles.
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    22 mins
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