Mel Gibson is not the only old fogie in rehab these days!
The new issue of The National Enquirer reports that funnyman Robin Williams has checked himself into famed treatment facility Hazelden.
The actor checked himself into rehab "in a desperate bid to beat a three-year battle with booze that's threatening to destroy his marriage," reports the pub.
Williams allegedly drank enough to give Gibson a run for his money in the lush department. Wonder what Robin would say when he's ****faced drunk? "I hate juice!" "The Oscar-winning actor's drinking was so out of control that he suffered repeated blackouts, sources say, and after he was photographed hugging a waitress in a bar on May 22, his wife Marcia slapped him with an ultimatum: Get help or I'm leaving," says the Enquirer.
Williams reportedly entered a 30-day program at the Hazelden Springbrook drug and alcohol rehab facility in Newberg, Ore., on July 11. While there, he received counseling, participated in Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, attended religious services and even celebrated his 55th birthday.
Williams was on a supervised shopping trip in Newberg with three other patients when his latest movie The Night Listener opened on August 4.
"When some people asked why he was in town, he told them he was working," said an eyewitness. And that's not a lie. Working towards sobriety is a good thing, y'all!
Williams has battled booze and drug problems in the past, but he'd been sober for 20 years.
According to The Enquirer, he fell off the wagon three years ago while filming The Big White in Skagway, Alas.
"One night I opened the mini-bar in my hotel room and took out a bottle of Jack Daniel's. I thought I could handle just one drink. The next thing I knew I drank all the liquor out of the mini-bar," he told a pal.
Williams usually drank when he was alone at home, reports the pub. After
a binge, he'd sneak the empty bottles out of the house and toss them into neighbors' trash cans.
His wife Marcia - mother of their two teenaged children - eventually discovered his boozing and begged him to get help.
And so he did.
Lay off the sauce Mork!
On another note ... I think I'd be totally distracted from rehab if I had Robin Williams in the same centar as I am ... I'd totally fake it just to hear him blab 24/7!!!
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I didn't even know Robin drank. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't remember him making any notable movies in the past couple of years-- maybe that's one of the things that led him to drink.
I wish he'd get back to making funny movies like The Bird Cage
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^I know that Robin has said on past tv appearances that he's had different substance abuse issues through the years (I don't know he ever specified it as alcohol)...but from the way he's talked in recent yrs it seemed like he'd been getting his life back on track. Of course, he may have more personal issues than we know.
I wish him well...very funny man. Deserves happiness.
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Poor guy I hope he gets better and stops the whole drinking thing, since he seems like a pretty friendly guy, plus he is a great actor.
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Poor guy I hope he gets better and stops the whole drinking thing, since he seems like a pretty friendly guy, plus he is a great actor.
He really does seem like such a nice guy. I know he was really close to Christopher Reeves and still remains good to his child. "Mrs. Doubtfire" still cracks me up.
Oh my god. I was reading through this whole thread thinking it was 'Robie Williams' and wondering, what the hell Oscar did he win? Then tried to remember what role he played in Mrs. Doubtfire! hahahaha
I'm so glad he's getting help. He seems like a genuine man, and very funny, so I hope he'll get away from his problems with rehab. He deserves the best.
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