Editing Shifty Shellshock (section)

==Personal life==
Binzer was born in Los Angeles on August 23, 1974; his father, Rollin Binzer, worked as an artist and documentary film director, and his mother, Leslie Brooks, worked as a model and script proofreader.<ref name = NYT>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/arts/music/shifty-shellshock-dead-crazy-town.html|title = Seth Binzer, Crazy Town's Lead Singer, 'Shifty Shellshock,' Dies at 49|last1 = Ruberg|first1 = Sara|last2 = Sanders|first2 = Hank|date = June 25, 2024|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited|accessdate = June 25, 2024|archive-date = June 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625202213/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/arts/music/shifty-shellshock-dead-crazy-town.html|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="LAmag-Obit">{{cite web |last1=Motwane |first1=Alea |title=Shifty Shellshock, Crazy Town Lead Singer, Dead at 49 |url=https://lamag.com/obituary/shifty-shellshock-crazy-towns-lead-singer-dead-at-49 |website=[[Los Angeles (magazine)|Los Angeles]] |access-date=June 29, 2024 |language=en |date=June 25, 2024 |quote=Born on Aug. 23, 1974, Binzer was raised in Southern California by his parents Leslie Brooks and Rollin Binzer. ... By the age of 12, he started writing rhymes and rap songs, marking the beginning of his musical journey.}}</ref> He grew up primarily in Los Angeles with the exception of a brief period in [[Marblehead, Massachusetts]].<ref name = NYT/> He began writing rhymes and rap songs by the age of 12.<ref name="LAmag-Obit" />

In a 2001 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Binzer admitted to spending three months in the [[California Institution for Men]] following an attempted [[burglary]], to selling and using [[recreational drugs]] over a period of several years, as well as to struggling with [[drug addiction]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Keeps |first1=David |title=U are now Entering Crazy Town |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/u-are-now-entering-crazy-town-46206/ |date=August 2, 2001 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=March 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190317120704/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/u-are-now-entering-crazy-town-46206/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Binzer married Melissa Clark in 2002. They had a son named Halo. In 2011, Clark filed for divorce, citing [[irreconcilable differences]]. Binzer dated Tracy Shelor<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/crazy-town-singer-shifty-shellshock-141328443.html |title=Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock who sang 'Butterfly' dies aged 49 |last=Mouriquand |first=David |date=June 26, 2024 |work=[[Yahoo! News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625170051/https://ca.news.yahoo.com/crazy-town-singer-shifty-shellshock-141328443.html |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> in 2008. They had a son named Gage.<ref name = NYT/>

Binzer began a relationship with British model [[Jasmine Lennard]] in 2010. On March 27, 2011, police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance between the pair. Binzer was arrested for [[outstanding warrant]]s and released later that day. In a video interview with [[TMZ.com]], Binzer stated the disturbance was simply a [[noise complaint]], and that the outstanding warrant was for counter-assaulting a security guard who was using unnecessary force when trying to throw him out of a club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/27/shifty-shellshock-arrested-dui-crazy-town-celebrity-rehab-seth-binzer/ |title=Shifty Shellshock Arrested on Outstanding Warrants |date=March 7, 2011 |work=[[TMZ.com|TMZ]] |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-date=May 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528175359/http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/27/shifty-shellshock-arrested-dui-crazy-town-celebrity-rehab-seth-binzer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lennard and Binzer announced their engagement in 2012. Binzer was arrested in February 2012 for battery and cocaine possession, and sentenced to three years' probation; his relationship with Lennard ended shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://noisecreep.com/shifty-shellshock-sentenced/ |title=Crazy Town's Shifty Shellshock Sentenced to Three Years Probation for Cocaine Possession |first=Amy |last=Sciarretto |date=August 1, 2012 |work=[[Noise Creep]] |access-date=October 3, 2015 |archive-date=October 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004022030/http://noisecreep.com/shifty-shellshock-sentenced/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Binzer and Lennard had a son named Phoenix.<ref name = NYT/> In 2013, Lennard asked a California court for exclusive custody of their son, claiming Binzer smoked [[Crack cocaine|crack]] in front of him and once left a [[crack pipe]] in his room.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baby's Mama asks for full custody |url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/11/21/shifty-shellshock-crazytown-smoke-crack-in-kids-rooom/ |work=[[TMZ]] |date=November 23, 2013 |access-date=January 7, 2017 |archive-date=February 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216221107/http://www.tmz.com/2013/11/21/shifty-shellshock-crazytown-smoke-crack-in-kids-rooom/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2022, Binzer was dating actress [[Soleil Moon Frye]] when he was arrested for [[DUI]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Soleil Moon Frye's Boyfriend Shifty Shellshock Arrested For DUI|author=OK! Staff|magazine=OK! News|date=July 6, 2022|url=https://okmagazine.com/p/soleil-moon-frye-boyfriend-shifty-shellshock-arrested-dui/|access-date=February 15, 2024|archive-date=January 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105212313/https://okmagazine.com/p/soleil-moon-frye-boyfriend-shifty-shellshock-arrested-dui/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Addiction problems and reality shows===
Following his struggle with substance abuse, Binzer was one of nine celebrities featured in the first season of [[VH1]]'s ''[[Celebrity Rehab]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/celeb-rehab-what-are-they-doing-now-22941/ |title=Dr. Drew's Celeb Rehabbers -– How Clean Are They Now? |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=December 1, 2010 |work=[[TheWrap]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619200404/https://www.thewrap.com/celeb-rehab-what-are-they-doing-now-22941/ |archive-date=June 19, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Binzer graduated from treatment with the other cast members in the summer of 2007. His sobriety was short-lived and subsequently he appeared briefly towards the end of ''[[Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew#Season 2|Celebrity Rehab 2]]'', where [[Drew Pinsky|Dr. Drew]] and Binzer's [[12 step#Sponsorship|sponsor]] retrieved him from his hotel room where he had been using drugs and brought him to the Pasadena Recovery Center.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/seth-binzer-shifty-shellshock-crazy-town-butterfly-singer-dead-dies-obit/ |title=Seth Binzer, Crazy Town Frontman and 'Butterfly' Singer Who Went by Shifty Shellshock, Dies at 49 |last=Dickey |first=Josh |date=June 25, 2024 |work=[[TheWrap]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625130541/https://www.thewrap.com/seth-binzer-shifty-shellshock-crazy-town-butterfly-singer-dead-dies-obit/ |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Binzer also appeared on a follow-up show titled ''[[Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House]]''. In July 2008, while shooting scenes for the show, Binzer walked out on production and into a heavy relapse after feeling insulted at a club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tmz.com/2008/07/28/shifty-shellshock-falls-off-sober-living-wagon/ |title=Shifty Shellshock Falls Off "Sober Living" Wagon |date=July 28, 2008 |work=[[TMZ.com|TMZ]] |access-date=June 11, 2010}}</ref> William Smith, an employee of Dr. Drew, eventually sought out Binzer at a motel and brought him back to the rehab facility. An embarrassed Binzer pledged to Smith and Dr. Drew that the binge he embarked on was his last. On the show's final episode, Binzer is shown in the preliminary stages of being signed to a record producer for a new song, and resolves to stay sober.<ref>{{cite AV media |people= |date=March 12, 2009 |title=Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House: Season one, episode eight |type=Television episode |location=United States |publisher=[[Irwin Entertainment, Inc.]] }}</ref> On the August 30, 2009, episode of ''[[Loveline]]'', Dr. Drew gave an emotional [[eulogy]] to his good friend and Binzer's former bandmate [[DJ AM]], who had died two days previously from an accidental [[drug overdose]] shortly after breaking 11 years of sobriety. During the tribute, Dr. Drew mentioned that Binzer's problems with addiction continued after ''Sober House 1'', eventually leading Binzer to take part in ''Sober House 2''. When filming for ''Sober House 2'' began, Dr. Drew got a "distress call" from Binzer and the two met, with Binzer revealing to Drew that his thirst for drugs was still very much active, and that he needed more help. Dr. Drew reluctantly allowed him to take part in the show and firmly stated that it would be the last time Drew gave him treatment. Dr. Drew voiced his hope that Goldstein's death would inspire Binzer to remain sober.<ref>{{cite AV media |people= |date=March 18, 2010 |title=Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House: Season two, episode two |type=Television episode |location=United States |publisher=[[Irwin Entertainment, Inc.]] }}</ref>

===Health problems and death===
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On March 29, 2012, Binzer was admitted to a hospital after losing consciousness. He awakened from the [[coma]] and was later released from the hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inquisitr.com/291905/crazy-town-singer-shifty-shellshock-apologizes-for-drug-addiction-arrest/ |title=Crazy Town Singer Shifty Shellshock Apologizes For Drug Addiction, Arrest |date=August 3, 2012 |work=inquisitr.com |access-date=November 26, 2012 |archive-date=February 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226143249/http://www.inquisitr.com/291905/crazy-town-singer-shifty-shellshock-apologizes-for-drug-addiction-arrest/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On June 24, 2024, Binzer died at his home in Los Angeles from an accidental overdose of [[cocaine]], [[fentanyl]], and [[methamphetamine]]; he was 49.<ref name=medexam>{{cite web |url=https://me.lacounty.gov/case-detail/?caseNumber=2024-10084 |title=Seth Binzer |work=County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner |access-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625133422/https://me.lacounty.gov/case-detail/?caseNumber=2024-10084 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://people.com/crazy-town-frontman-shifty-shellshock-cause-death-fentanyl-cocaine-methamphetamine-8669160|title = Crazy Town Frontman Shifty Shellshock Cause of Death Revealed 3 Months After He Died at 49|last1 = Chinman|first1 = Luke|last2 = Clam|first2 = Flarna|work = [[People (magazine)|People]]|date = September 24, 2024|accessdate = September 24, 2024}}</ref>