It depends on the context/intent, though. It's fine to make an off-colour but funny joke - as others have said, having a sense of humour is one of the best ways of coping with something painful. However, it's not cool to tastelessly trivialise a serious problem. IMHO, the reporter did the latter with the "Alcoholics Unanimous" remark.
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^^^Unfortunately, the abuse of rehab as an excuse or as an escape from getting in trouble over doing or saying anything stupid has made it a joke. It's become 'the thing to do' whenever you get in trouble and it has become a ploy for leniency or emotional blackmail which is sad for people who really do need it (which she may indeed have). The unanimous part is funny to me because it 's so true of that industry of freaks and fuckups.
People will make jokes about anything, deal with it. Sometimes we need to laugh at ourselves to deal with stuff. I realize not everyone finds stuff like that funny, but complaining about it won't make it go away, just ignore it and move on.
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