s longtime struggle with alcoholism has apparently been a family affair.
A months-old videotape surfaced Thursday showing the former Baywatch star intoxicated and incoherent. The clip was shot by the elder of Hasselhoff and ex-wife Pamela Bach s two children, and its release has turned the actor into a mean, lean, damage-control machine.
On Friday, Hasselhoff called his ex out for making false accusations, including claims that he beat on her and their daughters, saying her conduct is designed to punish him. He also reiterated that Bach has tested positive for drugs in the past and that he hopes she s getting the help she so desperately needs.
Recent events have made it impossible for me to continue to remain silent, he said in a lengthy statement.
This latest claim is not only utterly false, but it is also obscene. Our daughters are outraged by the falsity of their mother s claims and urged me to allow them to go to the press to challenge [them]..
.Her claims that I every physically abused her or our children are ludicrous..
.I look forward to the day that our marital litigation is behind me, so that our children and I can move forward with our lives in peace.
Hasselhoff s battle with substance abuse is well-documented in print, but until yesterday hasn t been quite so apparent, image-wise.
I am a recovering alcoholic. Despite [the fact] that I have been going through a painful divorce and..
.have recently been separated from my children due to my work, I have been successfully dealing with my issue, Hasselhoff had said Thursday after the tape showing him drunk was aired by Extra, Entertainment Tonight and The Insider.
Unfortunately, I did have a brief relapse, but part of recovery is relapse.
Because of my honest and positive relationship with my children, who were concerned for my well-being, there was a tape made when I had a relapse to show me what I was like. I have seen the tape. I have learned from it, and I am back on my game.
I hope that someone else will learn from the tape, as I have. I thank God for the love and concern from my children.
In an exclusive interview with E!
News anchor , Hasselhoff said that, contrary to earlier reports, he did not ask to be recorded and suggested the video was leaked, -esque, to damage his relationship with his kids.
Hasselhoff also told Seacrest that he has had it with lawyers and his next step was hiring an exorcist.
All I want to do is entertain, Hasselhoff added.
It is 16-year-old Taylor Ann Hasselhoff who can be heard on camera begging her father, who s shirtless and sitting on the floor in his Las Vegas residence, to quit boozing.
Dad, look what this is doing to you, the teenager says. You have to stop drinking alcohol, promise me you won t drink anymore.
The doctor is coming over here in the morning to check your alcohol level. If you have any alcohol in your system, you are going to be fired from the show. Hasselhoff has been starring as flamboyant director Roger De Bris in the Vegas version of The Producers.
Has anyone else noticed that Hasselhoff's wife has the same attorney, Debra Opri, whom Larry Birkhead fired for being too media-hungry? And that this months-old video sneaked out to the public just a few days after that voicemail message did so much damage to Alec Baldwin in HIS nasty custody battle? Both these guys have plenty of problems, but their ex-wives hardly seem like they have the best interests of their children in mind.
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