The Eternal Sunshine of the Inebriated Mind Goes Dark

There was, of course, no way to foresee this, but apparently drugs, alcohol, and Spider-Man money do not a good mix make.

Kirsten Dunst has checked herself into Cirque Lodge in Utah, Star has learned exclusively.
Spider-Man’s Mary Jane made the decision to follow in the footsteps of Cirque patients such as Lindsay Lohan and Richie Sambora — after a week of wild parties at last month’s Sundance Film Festival. Fellow actress Eva Mendes is also in the mountaintop facility right now. Mary-Kate Olsen was treated at Cirque for food issues.
“She desperately needed help,” a source in Utah tells Star. “She seemed to be intoxicated when she checked in because she was acting really erratic. She was extremely emotional, constantly breaking down in tears.
“She not in a good place right now, but thankfully, she’s getting the help she needs.”
Kirsten, 25, has long had a reputation for partying, with bloggers giving her the unfortunate nickname of Kirsten Drunkst.

If only there had been some previous example of this sort of thing in the press, some cautionary tale of another partying actress who had lost her way, this whole tragedy could have been avoided. I guess we’ll never know.

Or care. Because the ugly truth of it is, now that the Spider-Man trilogy is over, Kirsten Dunst is just not hot enough to sell newspapers. Any handful of goofball fanboys aside, Kirsten never commanded the nation’s collective libido the way that, say, Britney or Lindsey did, or fascinated us with her wealth and/or ties to Paris Hilton. Which might be a good thing, now that she’s in rehab.

But it won’t be when she’s out.