DrBecause of his past struggles with addiction, Robert Downey Jr. He has a soft spot for his fellow theatrical players going through similar fall. beg for Hollywood to forgive Mel Gibson At his lowest point during the award ceremony and paid for it recently Armi Hammer Rehabilitation. Well, looks like RDJ did it again with the actor Wes Bentley. “American Beauty” The star was heavily addicted to heroin between 2002 and 2009. In fact, he publicly agreed that he only worked as an actor during that time period only to buy drugs.
today, Bentley He lives a successful career in acting and is currently starring in the hit series Yelowstone. Bentley has been clean and discreet since 2009 but this would not have been possible without the temporary help of Robert Downey Jr. During his past as an addict, Downey Jr was arrested for several drug related crimes and his trial was well publicized in the media at the time. The ‘Iron ManThe star has been clean and sober since 2003, and his career has taken him to become one of Hollywood’s most successful actors.
Bentley tells the story of how Robert Rooney Jr helped him
Bentley spoke to Sixth page During the Season 5 premiere of ‘Yellowstone’: “I was in the deepest pain of my addiction and in the worst place and at death’s door, I believe, or in danger, and seeing him so bold and brave and open he saved me. So I thought if I did that too, I might transfer That to someone else. I didn’t have the money before. So there were a lot of things I wasn’t ready for. I also knew an actor that I wasn’t really ready to do good roles even in my thirties and forties. So I didn’t really want that to happen. That’s too early. I tried to handle it and stick with it, but it wasn’t ready.”
But Bentley He also had assistance from another unidentified person in 2009, right after his arrest and plea of guilt for heroin possession. He said, “I met a man who was attentive and did not know that I was suffering. He just talked about the beautiful life he is living now, and how he looks out the window at the trees, and I missed it. And I think I want it again. And so it happened. So I just went to the meetings And the 12-step meetings helped me a lot. I already had faith in God, so this kind of help – the most powerful thing. I feel lucky that I got a second chance.”
Downey Jr He didn’t have to approach Bentley to offer his help, he just had to be himself and openly discuss his past problems with addiction. In this case, RDJ Wes didn’t take it as his project but managed to get someone off the addiction.
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