AlanRickman1946 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 After growing up in the spotlight, the Harry Potter alum, 35, admitted in the book — released on Oct. 18 — that throughout his mid-to-late 20s, he started "drinking to escape" and spending a lot of time at dive bars "craving normality" while living in Los Angeles. "I went from being not particularly interested to regularly having a few pints a day before the sun had even gone down, and a shot of whiskey to go with each of them," he wrote. "The alcohol, though, wasn't the problem. It was the symptom. The problem was deeper," Felton said, later learning that his mental health was struggling. Felton revealed that the situation became so bad that his manager, then-girlfriend, and agents eventually staged an intervention, demanding he get help as they were concerned about his drinking and behavior. He recalled a message from his lawyer that "hit the hardest" and made him more willing to get help. "My lawyer, whom I'd barely ever met face to face, spoke with quiet honesty," Felton wrote. "'Tom,' he said, 'I don't know you very well, but you seem like a nice guy. All I want to tell you is that this is the seventeenth intervention I've been to in my career. Eleven of them are now dead. Don't be the twelfth.'" Following his intervention, Felton went to a rehab facility in Malibu, which he fled less than 24 hours after checking in. He later went to a second rehab facility but revealed that he got kicked out after being found in a girl's room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Volcanoes Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, AlanRickman1946 said: he got kicked out after being found in a girl's room. yuck, he's so sleazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanRickman1946 Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, Young Volcanoes said: yuck, he's so sleazy That part was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keter Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 35? He looked 35 15 years ago… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Ranger Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Draco Malfoy is a fictional character, Tom Felton however is a real person so maybe the thread title should be changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebrand Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Interesting 3 hours ago, AlanRickman1946 said: "My lawyer, whom I'd barely ever met face to face, spoke with quiet honesty," Felton wrote. "'Tom,' he said, 'I don't know you very well, but you seem like a nice guy. All I want to tell you is that this is the seventeenth intervention I've been to in my career. Eleven of them are now dead. Don't be the twelfth.'" Following his intervention, Felton went to a rehab facility in Malibu, which he fled less than 24 hours after checking in. He later went to a second rehab facility but revealed that he got kicked out after being found in a girl's room. These two paragraphs together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOMBAYAH Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 This is so… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideOrDie Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 where is the rest of the story? the last bit is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vasymollo Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 ew, is this the guy emma watson called her soulmate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanRickman1946 Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, RideOrDie said: where is the rest of the story? the last bit is That's the entire article Edit: oh wait no there is some more after the pics https://people.com/health/tom-felton-harry-potter-rehab-alcohol-mental-health/ Edited October 19, 2022 by AlanRickman1946 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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