| Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Docudrama |
| Developed by | Genco Entertainment[1] |
| Narrated by | Austin Keyes (First season only) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | truTV |
| Original airing | November 10, 2008 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel is a reality television docudrama broadcast on the TruTV cable network. It focuses on the staff (bartenders, cocktail waitresses, security, etc.) of the Rehab pool party hosted at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The show is rated TV-14.[2]
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Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel chronicles the staff of the rehab party as they attempt to keep the often wild partygoers under control while trying to do their jobs well and avoid their bosses' anger.[3]
Rehab is one of many shows truTV airs that have been accused of being staged or scripted.
In September 2010 the owner of the Hard Rock brand filed a lawsuit against the company which acquired the rights to the name of the hotel, Morgans Hotel Group, stating that the show has damaged the company name by associating it with "drunken debauchery, acts of vandalism, sexual harassment, (and) violence." Despite the lawsuit, truTV ran the third season and continues to do so.[5] Morgans Hotel Group argued that "This show and the lively behavior it portrays have already been on the air for two years... it has brought enormous popularity to the Hard Rock brand.[6]
In 2010, undercover police officers investigated security guards and VIP hosts who were allegedly selling drugs to guests and allowing (at least on one occasion) an undercover officer to smoke marijuana in a public restroom after bribing a security guard.[7] These stings occurred at the now-closed Body English and Vanity nightclubs (which, in addition to Rehab, were managed by Matthew Minichino) also on the Hard Rock Hotel property and featured on the show. Hard Rock Hotel has reportedly fired all employees listed in the complaint, and agreed to pay a $650,000 fine. In December 2010, truTV cancelled Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel.[8]