EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay's Former Drug Counselor Says 'It's Disgusting' Rehab Worker Paid $10K To Talk About Patient

Dec. 22 2010, Published 8:20 a.m. ET
One of Lindsay Lohan's former drug counselors has told Breaking Celebrity News "it's disgusting" that $10,000 "would break somebody's privacy" in the wake of the cash-for-comment scandal.
"I find it appalling that a staff member at a treatment center like Betty Ford would break confidentiality so easily, said Dr. Howard Samuels, a recovering cocaine and heroin addict who now operates one of Los Angeles' top rehab facilities.
"First of all she should have been fired, and she was fired for breach of confidentiality and that's absolutely the right move."
As Breaking Celebrity News revealed, Dawn Holland, who worked as a chemical technician at the sober house where Lohan was living, was fired after accepting a payment from TMZ, the entertainment news website, to speak about a violent clash with the