Prescription medication strikes again. According to The National Enquirer, Burt Reynolds has been in a rehab facility for a few weeks in an attempt to fight his addictions to prescription drugs and alcohol. Burt decided to go to rehab after an August 21st incident at his house in Florida where he was found semi-conscious and covered in blood after falling to the ground next to his pool.
A source said, "The houseman found Burt lying in a pool of blood. He'd fallen and was badly cut. The houseman drove him to the hospital. But this time, Burt was behaving strangely, and doctors were so concerned about his state of mind that they sent him to the county mental health facility in West Palm Beach."
Doctors wouldn't let Burt out of the hospital until he agreed to go into rehab.
The source then said, "He's been increasingly abusing booze and prescription drugs, mainly painkillers. There have been many times recently when he's been completely out of it, and twice in the last few months he's ended up at the ER (emergency room).
"...Burt wasn't happy about it, but he checked in, went through detox and then joined a regular 30-day rehab program." (The picture above is Burt at the rehab facility)
He's very lucky he didn't fall into the pool and drown.
ReplyDelete^^^true. so sad, but he needs to exorcise this demon for good.
ReplyDeleteI've been abusing pain killers and booze ever since I accidentally saw his recent movies!!!
ReplyDeleteBut fortunately....I don't have a pool. So it's all GOOD!
All the crap he's done to his face, I'm sure some of it was a hack job that may have caused some major pain.
ReplyDeletePoor guy.
I'm still not comfortable with photos of people in Rehab though. There's enough stress going through a 28 day program without having to deal with annoying photographers.
This is why everyone needs a 'houseman'.
ReplyDeleteI need a houseman or housemen. I want one of Mariah's guys who hold on to her because her heels are too high and/or she's had too much champagne.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that he's wearing his toupe even in rehab.
ReplyDeleteI hope for the best. Been too many dying celebrities lately.
ReplyDeleteSupposedly he has alot of problems with his jaw, which was accidentally broken by a stunt man during a fight scene for a movie. I think that was back in the 80's or 90's tho.
burt started out doing stunts, which is how he became buddies with hal needham and did all those movies needham directed in the '70s. he's had more than a few broken bones IIRC, so the pain meds wouldn't surprise me in the least.
ReplyDeleteand i think the boozin' just goes with the territory.
its a good thing I'm not famous so i dont have to worry about my prescription pharmaceutical issues
ReplyDelete...who is the "screen legend found covered in blood"?...
ReplyDelete...sorry! just read the whole post through; he is the screen legend! I wouldn't consider him a "screen legend"...
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