The screen star credits family, friends, and co-workers to have helped him deal with his recent rehab stint for alcohol abuse.
- Mar 26, 2015
AceShowbiz - Fresh from completing his rehab stint for alcohol abuse, Jon Hamm opened up to Australia's TV WEEK about the process he had to deal with. "Life throws a lot at you sometimes and you have to deal with it as much as you can," he admitted. "That's why you have family and friends and co-workers to help you with that."
Jon, furthermore, told the magazine, "I've been very fortunate that throughout the most recent 24 hour period, I've had a lot of family and friends support me. I guess that's all I will say about that." The 44-year-old actor was then asked to address the mounting debate that suggested his recent rehab stint as the personal price many actors have to pay for playing dark characters for long periods of time, taking the late James Gandolfini as an example.
To that, Jon responded, "Obviously there can be a lot of discussion about how much of this is related to that and honestly I don't have much to say about that either." He went on explaining, "I've said in varying ways that acting can be a difficult endeavour, certainly not as difficult as the recent example I used of being a baby heart surgeon. But, it does present its own challenges and so does life."
"I understand it constitutes news these days," so Jon told TV WEEK. "But it's between me and my family and not something for public consumption," he concluded.
Jon Hamm checked himself into Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut in February this year to seek help for alcohol abuse. Prior to doing the interview with TV WEEK, his representative publicly confirmed, "With the support of his longtime partner Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm recently completed treatment for his struggle with alcohol addiction. They have asked for privacy and sensitivity going forward."
