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Us Exclusive: David Hasselhoff's Ex Says He Was Hospitalized 13 Times for Alcohol Poisoning
Wednesday May 16, 2007
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Wednesday May 16, 2007
Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images
Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff was alone in her bedroom watching a TV news show when she first saw the now-infamous video footage - shot by her eldest daughter, Taylor-Ann - of her ex-husband, David Hasselhoff, 54, on the floor, shirtless and eating a hamburger.
Having been married to the recovering alcoholic for 16 years (they divorced in July of 2006), the tape only added fuel to the couple's already explosive custody battle.
In the new issue of Us Weekly, the 42-year-old actress reveals how she and her daughters, Hayley, 14, and Taylor-Ann, 17, have secretly coped with his alcoholism.
What did you feel when you saw the tape?
"So many emotions. I'm thinking of protecting my family, and who released this? And I'm thinking that Taylor-Ann is so calm, because she's been raised around it. And I thought, How come I didn't know he was drunk?"
When was the first time you saw him drunk?
"The first time I saw David wasted was our second date at his house. I thought, Wow, he drank a little bit too much and too fast. He was my best friend, and I was lucky to marry the love of my life. But over time, the disease eroded the relationship."
Do they still want to see their father?
"Absolutely. They absolutely love their father. They just want him to get better. He's been through three rehabs - in 2001, 2002, and 2004. He has been to the emergency room at least 12 to 13 times at Cedars-Sinai - under aliases - for alcohol poisoning. ["Not true," Melvin Goldsman, Hasselhoff's attorney tells Us of both claims.] His disease is very extreme."
So what does Pamela want from David? And what is next in their bitter custody battle? For more details on the Hasselhoffs' drama, check out the latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands this week.
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Posted by Noelle Hancock at 7:00 am ET
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8:01 PM
Anonymous Says:
3:49 PM
kc Says:
susan she is not his mom she is/was his wife. im with you joe. i was married to an alcoholic for 13 yrs and it never gets better and when you have kids you dont want them to think its normal. ps my x is an even bigger drunk now.
3:01 PM
LHenri Says:
Ah, yes, something for me to look forward to(sic).
Somehow, reading DH's autobiography, which I just bought, just became a lot more fun to read.
Geez, DH's ex-wife has got to be kidding with her absolute bullsh--.
12:23 PM
Anonymous Says:
un.......usually alcoholics don't get alcohol poisoning. unless they like, chug a couple of bottles of whiskey or something. or that absenth stuff. it's a drink that isn't even aloud in the US and it makes you hallucinate. a friend of mine had some in australia and said it was good, but weird. anyhow........this chic needs to quit blabbing about her and her ex(?) husband's personal life. alcoholism isn't a laughing matter, and shouldn't be talked about so freely when it is affecting your marriage and your husbands ability to see his daughters. plus, this chic doesn't seem like she's all that sober in the above pic. anyhow.
12:12 PM
Anonymous Says:
Hey, I just want to say, think the majority of people really like you David. I know my kids do in the spongebob movie and I have always been a fan. People have problems and issues, it doesnt make them bad human beings, it only makes them human. Hopefully, he finds the happiness he needs, to stop. Sounds like he needs a good woman in his life to help.
11:49 AM
Heather Says:
What is it with celebrities? They complain and moan that the tabloids don't give them their privacy, but when it comes time to divorce, one, if not both of them, run right over with some damaging, PRIVATE, information regarding the other. Earth to Pam...some things should remain PRIVATE!
Oh, and one more thing, while I am not a big fan of GH, although Knight Rider was awesome, I feel bad for him. If in fact he does have an alcohol problem, HE needs to address it and bad-mouthing and slinging his dirty laundry through the mud is only going to make matters worse..for him and his daughters!
10:38 AM
joe's world Says:
i was married to a drunk for 18 yrs ,it won't get any better.. cut your losses and move on.
10:18 AM
SUSAN Says:
STOP AIRING OUT YOUR DIRTY LAUNDRY. FORGIVE AND GO BACK TO HIM PAMELA..HE NEEDS YOU
10:13 AM
Anonymous Says:
I agree. She needs to stop bad mouthing him. I'm not a fan of his really, but they have a daughter and this is very tacky. Grow up Pam and protect your daughter from this gossip instead of spreading it.
10:12 AM
Anonymous Says:
Knight Rider rocks!
10:00 AM
LHenri Says:
Pamela Bach is so wrong to continue her sickening and unethical publicity stunt tour overpromoting her bad relationship, and I wish she'd stop her bulls--- before she permanently ruins her own credibility in
divorce court. Forget it; she already did.
I wish she would take a chill pill and move on with her life instead od dwelling in the muck and mire of things past, but she's doing that to unethically get full custody of her kids with D. Hasselhoff, which is pathetic.
Her utmost negativity doesn't help matters much, and she should concentrate on dealing with her own problems instead of always dissing DH in public, too.
Who the crap does she think she is? paris hilton?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
She already lost all credibility with me when she hired Larry Birkhead's sleazy lawyer, Debra Opri, and she'll lose custody of her kids a lot more easily, too.
I hope US magazine gives DH himself equal time to tell it like it is.
Earth to Pamela Bach: get over yourself, dudette!
I also hope US magazine doesn't do any more P.Bach interviews; one's too much already!
9:15 AM
Anonymous Says:
I too noticed how calm the daughter was as she videotaped her father on the floor drunk. It is obvious she is used to this behavior. How sad. I bet she would trade all their money for a healthy father. It really shows money can't buy true happiness.
