[ScreamingFist]

"Since Rush hasn't been charged with anything what are you talking about?"

To my knowledge, Rush took the Enquirer allegations of doctor shopping serious enough to check into 6 weeks of rehab and hire a high power defense team. I don't think he would have taken these steps if there was nothing to the Enquirer article.
I'm speaking only of doctor shopping, all the rest of the crap the prosecutors are tossing around are probably bogus, in not illegal.

[TigersEye]

You didn't say allegation you said 'charges.' What was I supposed to think?

I don't think the Enquirer article had much to do with it. More likely the SAO investigation is what prompted him to hire a lawyer. Wouldn't you?