Thursday, September 17, 2009

30 Days Can Fix Anything in Hollywood

Carpet cranium icon Burt Reynolds has been discharged from a drug rehabilitation centre following treatment for his addiction to painkillers and rug cleaner.

The faded 73-year-old actor was admitted to the Hanley Center in Florida last month after a nasty fall from stardom and at his waterfront mansion in Hobe Sound led him to realize he'd become "a prisoner of prescription pain pills and Reslove carpet cleaner".

According to the fake magazine National Enquirer, the "Stroker Ace" star agreed to undergo a mustache trimming and a 30-day rehab programme after doctors raised fears for his mental health in the aftermath of the accident and his role as Boss Hogg in the "Dukes of Hazzard" movie.

The actor has previously confessed to a reliance on face work and sleeping aid Halcion after turning to the drug to ease the terrible pain he felt from living with Loni Anderson and temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) in the 1980s.

Reynolds' manager, Erik Kritzer, confirmed the rehab stint, insisting the star relapsed after watching "Cop and 1/2" and undergoing painful surgery on his back and "checked himself into rehab in order to regain control of his life."

Kritzer also revealed Reynolds has now left the facility, but no further details were given. Dear friend, Charles Nelson Reilly, could not be reached for comment because he is dead.

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