"I am a recovering alcoholic," Hasselhoff said in a statement issued Thursday. "Despite that I have been going through a painful divorce and I have recently been separated from my children due to my work, I have been successfully dealing with my issue. Unfortunately, one evening I did have a brief relapse, but part of recovery is relapse.
"Because of my honest and positive relationship with my daughters, who were concerned for my well-being, there was a tape made that night to show me what I was like. I have seen the tape. I have learned from it and I am back on my game.
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The tape's existence was reported Thursday by TV's "The Insider," "Entertainment Tonight" and "Extra." The shows said the tape was made about three months ago by Hasselhoff's 16-year-old daughter, Taylor-Ann, in his home in Las Vegas, where the former "Baywatch" star has been appearing in a stage version of "The Producers." Hasselhoff's publicist, Judy Katz, said she could not confirm those details.
On The Early Show Friday, ET anchor Mark Steines said, "Let me underscore that the tape was made about three months ago." Hasselhoff, 54, filed for divorce from Pamela Bach last year after 16 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. Bach, 43, filed her own divorce papers, also citing irreconcilable differences.
In addition to Taylor-Ann, they have a 14-year-old daughter, Hayley. On the tape, a girl's voice is heard saying: "Dad, you need to promise me you're not gonna get alcohol tonight, OK? "If you get alcohol tonight, you're fired from your show tomorrow," the girl continues.
"And a doctor's coming over here in the morning to check your alcohol level, and if there's any alcohol in your system, you're gonna be fired from the show. Tomorrow. You hear me?
No alcohol." "OK," Hasselhoff replies in a slurred voice. The television shows said the tape also includes the girl repeatedly asking Hasselhoff why he continued to "do this" to himself.
"Cause I'm lonely. I have trouble in my life," he replies.
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