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Ted Williams Rehab
Golden Voice just pulled “A Lohan…..” Ted Williams’ radio voice helped make him the biggest viral star to hit the web since Antoine Dodson spazzed out on those nasty “Bed Intruders,” but instant infamy have made coping with old vices even more of a challenge for the admitted drug addict and alcoholic. That’s why he’s […]
Golden Voice just pulled “A Lohan…..” Ted Williams’ radio voice helped make him the biggest viral star to hit the web since Antoine Dodson spazzed out on those nasty “Bed Intruders,” but instant infamy have made coping with old vices even more of a challenge for the admitted drug addict and alcoholic.
That’s why he’s checking into rehab.
The velvet-voiced albeit yuck-mouthed homeless man (Seriously this dude’s teeth and gums could be the poster children for Wiz Khalifa’s “Black & Yellow!”) has agreed to enter an unidentified private rehabilitation treatment facility for treatment of his dependency on drugs and alcohol, producers with The Dr. Phil Show said Wednesday. Williams made the decision, with the support of his former wife and their five daughters, after receiving one-on-one counseling with the TV doc.
The rehab announcement comes just days after Ted and one of the adult daughters he abandoned 20 years ago got into a verbal spat that turned into a fist fight at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood. Though no arrests were made, cops did briefly detain both Dad & Daughter.
Ted’s daughter claims the former radio announcer — who has been courted for voiceover work by dozens of Fortune 500 companies ever since a clip of him “Talking for Food” went viral earlier this month — has been regularly getting drunk since his unlikely rise to fame. Turns out, she was telling the truth/ Although Williams has publicly claimed that he’s been sober for more than two years, he admitted to Dr. Phil that that was a lie. In fact, he’s been drinking daily.
“If Ted is ever going to get better, he’s got to be honest with himself and admit he’s addicted to drugs and alcohol,” says Dr. Phil. “I’ve told him it’s not going to be easy and it’s going to take a lot of hard work. It might be a long journey for him, but this is a big step in the right direction.”