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Trendwatch: rehab is still hot, so long as you're not there for substance abuse. Hot on the heels of Eva Mendes checking in for role research and Kirsten Dunst going away for depression, we finally get wind of the reasons Steven Tyler headed to 'hab. From TMZ (again):

Rocker Steven Tyler just issued a statement to TMZ about his recent stint in rehab. He claims his "trademark athletic performances" injured his feet, requiring surgery and causing him a bunch of pain. Guess it was hard on the knees!

Tyler tells TMZ "The doctors told me the pain in my feet could be corrected but it would require a few surgeries over time. The 'foot repair' pain was intense, greater than I'd anticipated. The months of rehabilitative care and the painful strain of physical therapy were traumatic. I really needed a safe environment to recuperate where I could shut off my phone and get back on my feet. Make no mistake, AEROSMITH has no plans to stop rocking. There's a new album to record, then another tour."

A dude notorious for drug ingestion checking into rehab for a hurty foot. Dunno, dudes. We're not buying it. Now scarf burn, on the other hand . . . that would be a different story.

None of today's stories were particularly sexy (except for the Clay Aiken one, which was positively erotic) so here's Adriana Lima in Elle mag.

And here's our third story on the biggest stars of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Aerosmith's rubbery, bescarved frontman, Steven Tyler, is in rehab. Again. Our gossip NA sponsor, Female First, writes:

Steven Tyler has checked into rehab.

The Aerosmith frontman - who claims to have been sober for 20 years since cleaning up his act in rehab in the mid-80s - is being treated at Las Encinas Hospital's drug rehabilitation clinic in Pasadena, California, for "substance abuse".

Steven, 60, previously credited his film star daughter Liv, 30, and his Aerosmith bandmates for helping him recover from his previous alcohol and drug addictions.

He previously said: "Four rehabilitation centres for drug abuse later, I've been able to take a long, hard look at my behaviour."

He is currently dating Erin Brady - who has a penchant for the rock 'n' roll lifestyle and was once thrown out of a casino hotel for brawling.

The clinic at Las Encinas Hospital has been made famous by hit TV show 'Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew'.

We did a little sleuthing around to try to find out what substance, specifically, Mr. Tyler was having problems with. We questioned friends, family, and crew, we used bugs and hidden cameras, and we staked out the rehab facility. But actually, the one thing that truly tipped us off and unlocked the secrets of Steven Tyler's addiction was his own lyrics. Specifically, the lyrics for the haunting dirge "Pink". Allow us, if you will, to share these disturbing couplets with you. Prepare to enter the mind of a tortured poet.

Pink – it’s my new obsession. Pink – it’s not even a quession.

Pink as the bing on your cherry. Pink – ‘cause you are so very

‘Cause pink is the new kinda lingo. Pink, like a deco umbrella: (Yeah)

I want to be your lover. I – I wanna wrap you in rubber. As pink as the sheets that we lay on ‘Cause pink is my favorite Crayon.

Yeah, pink when I turn out the light! Ah, yeah, pink – it’s like red, but not quite.

Only a high person would sing such evil.

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• Aerosmith's Steven Tyler is about to undergo surgery for an "undisclosed medical condition". Lip reduction? Eyeliner tattoos? Scarfectomy?