Antonio Banderas says wife Melanie Griffith’s rehab sparked by use of painkillers
Antonio Banderas says his wife Melanie Griffith’s rehab stint was sparked by her use of painkillers after a skiing accident.
The hunky Mask of Zorro star said rumours that the actress’s problems came after he gave her an ultimatum or threatened to divorce her are completely false.
He insisted he’s proud of his wife of 15 years – who has been sober for six years.
“It was said actually in some magazine that I said that I gave an ultimatum to my wife,” he said.
“That I present the matter of divorce because she has been involved in addictions…
“Melanie has been addicted for many years and we always came out. We said it out loud.
“It was okay, we were never embarrassed but she was clean and sober for six years.”
Six years of clean living was marred when Griffith, 52, suffered a skiing accident in Aspen, Colorado, 18 months ago.
Three operations to her knee required her to use narcotics – and come face-to-face with her demons again. She was “obligated” to use the drugs, said Banderas, and she “got nervous”.
“In March, she came to me and said, ‘I’m feeling a little bit weak in my determination for this… so I just thought to go to rehabilitation by myself’.
“So the whole entire family is supporting her and I am supporting her and at this particular time more than ever. I’m very proud of her.
“We have been following some type of therapy with other families.
“There are a number of invisible heroes working in AA all around the world.”
Source: Splash News
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