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Mindy McCready’s death is 5th in ‘Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew’ history, Richard Marx compares Drew to Dr. Kevorkian

“Right Here Waiting” singer Richard Marx took a swipe at Dr. Drew Pinsky following the death of Mindy McCready, who died Sunday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.

“Such a drag to hear about Mindy McCready. Her poor children,” Marx tweeted Sunday. “I think ‘Dr’ Drew Pinsky should change his name to Kevorkian. Same results.”

McCready was cast on the third season of Dr. Drew’s reality show due to her problems with pills and alcohol. As BuzzFeed noted, McCready is the fifth “Celebrity Rehab” cast member to die in two years.

McCready is the third person to die from her season of nine cast members. Mike Starr of Alice in Chains died in 2011 of an overdose, and former “Real World” cast member Joey Kovar died last August from opiate intoxication.

From other seasons, Jeff Conaway and Rodney King also have died. There have been a total of 43 people that have been cast in the show’s history.

Jacob “Jack” Kevorkian, commonly known as “Dr. Death,” was an American pathologist and euthanasia activist. He was a controversial figure for his willingness to facilitate the death of terminally ill patients.

Marx clarified this morning, “I went too far with the Kevorkian crack. It is, however, my opinion that what Dr. D does is exploitation and his TV track record is not good”

Pinsky released a full statement following the country star’s death.

“I am deeply saddened by this awful news. My heart goes out to Mindy’s family and children. She is a lovely woman who will be missed by many. Although I have not treated her for few years, I had reached out to her recently upon hearing about the apparent suicide of her boyfriend and father of her younger children. She was devastated. Although she was fearful of stigma and ridicule she agreed with me that she needed to make her health and safety a priority. Unfortunately it seems that Mindy did not sustain her treatment.

Mental health issues can be life threatening and need to be treated with the same intensity and resources as any other dangerous potentially life threatening medical condition. Treatment is effective. If someone you know is suffering please be sure he or she gets help and maintains treatment.”