By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
Is Lil Scrappy’s rehab check in a publicity stunt? Just a couple of days after spending the Memorial Day weekend popping bottles with Shay Johnson (yeah, you read that right), “Love and Hip Hop Atlanta” star Lil Scrappy has checked himself into rehab. The rapper was pretty much forced to go the rehab route after he violated his probation by failing his most recent urine test, and in order to avoid more jail time, he stroke a deal that required him to overcome his “weed addiction.” Interestingly enough, he raised eyebrows because he decided to hold a press conference yesterday in Atlanta, so many are wondering if he’s being a little overdramatic about the situation. Of course there is also talk that the trip to rehab is nothing more than a publicity stunt. Regardless, Scrappy decided to set the record straight to Atlanta reporters Wednesday, and it’s been confirmed that he checked into rehab Wednesday afternoon. Lil Scrappy will be at the rehab center for reportedly 30 days. He tells reporters prior to check in, via My Fox Atlanta:
“I’m not just trying to cure the feeling for right now. It could put me in longer-term trouble in my life. There’s no good in it. The only good I get out of it is the feeling for the time being. After that, it’s trouble right after that.
“I don’t blame the judicial system for me being in my situation. I’ve put all fingers on myself. I have a will power that God blessed me with, but I wasn’t able to use it because of my addiction.”
He also claimed his check in to rehab isn’t a publicity stunt:
“I don’t feel good about this. This ain’t– this ain’t the best thing for me to be sitting up here telling people I’m going to rehab. That’s not something I had in store in my brain for my life.”
A press conference? Really Scrappy?
*side eye* lol
I have a feeling Scrappy will be smoking weed again in no time once all this is over. lol
LOL at him having a full fledge press conference.
I wish him the best of luck if he’s really trying to stop smoking. It’s not easy to do.
Whatever Scrappy!!!!
*blank stare* Did he really need to do a press conference?
Ummm, okay Scrappy.