Drew Gallagher, a friend of Weiss, has been helping the former actor get back on his feet. And they’re certainly making progress — Weiss has been sober for over 230 days.
“There’s not a blameless Shaun Weiss here, he is definitely to blame for a lot of stupid s— he does,” Gallagher told People earlier this year. “But if you were to spend any time with him, you would have a drastically more compassionate understanding of what he was about.”
Gallagher said that his buddy needs medical and psychiatric attention. “He’s sick, he’s mentally ill. He’s just sick and everybody gives up on him.”
Gallagher started a GoFundMe to raise money to help Weiss after his arrest. Since its launch in January, the campaign has raised over $16,000.
One of the main things Weiss needed was dental treatment, as meth abuse had destroyed his teeth. But after hearing about his situation, LA-based Dr. Gabe Rosenthal offered his services free of charge.
Dental implants can cost up to $4000 per tooth although that's the high range so $80k for dental is not unreasonable. Of course they could've gotten a pair of low end dentures for less than $5k like they give low-income people made out of plastic, but those only are good for 5-7 years and the dentist got a ton of good PR out of the deal.
Dental implants can cost up to $4000 per tooth although that's the high range so $80k for dental is not unreasonable. Of course they could've gotten a pair of low end dentures for less than $5k like they give low-income people made out of plastic, but those only are good for 5-7 years and the dentist got a ton of good PR out of the deal.