Sylvester Stallone’s statuesque ex-wife Brigitte Nielsen has checked into rehab in North Hollywood following a family intervention. New husband Mattia Dessi was among those who begged the Danish model/actress to seek help for alcoholism, according to the National Enquirer.
Nielsen reluctantly checked into the Cri-Help facility on July 9. Insiders tell the publication Nielsen has been fighting a serious alcohol problem for years. She appeared drunk on American reality TV show The Surreal Life in 2005 nonstop, engaging in interracial sex and lesbian tomfoolery. She was an angry trainwreck.
A source says, “It took an ultimatum from her family to get through to Brigitte - either she gets help or she loses her loved ones’ support.”
Nielsen’s manager, Ryan Glasglow, confirms the actress is in rehab, stating “Brigitte’s getting the help she needs and has a positive attitude about her recovery.”
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Comment by E Online on 21 July 2007:
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“I wish her the best of luck,” Nielsen’s pal and manager Steven Tempone told CelebTV.com, which reported that her facility of choice is in North Hollywood. “She has been a dear friend of mine for over 20 years. This was a decision she made on her own, and I love her and I am glad she’s getting help.”
No word on what she’s rehabbing for. Can you go into rehab for desperately trying to hang onto a career that imploded with the Berlin Wall?