Ronnie Wood enters rehab
2008-07-17 10:47
London - Rolling Stones guitarist
Ronnie Wood has entered rehab for a drinking problem, his
spokesperson said on Wednesday.
"Following Ronnie's continued battle with alcohol he has
entered a period of rehab," Wood's spokesperson said in London.
"His close family and friends say he is seeking help and look
forward to his recovery."
The announcement followed a series of British newspaper
reports that Wood, 61, had been spending time at his Irish
retreat with a young Russian cocktail waitress.
They added that the relationship had threatened his
23-year-old marriage to wife Jo.
Wood, who has had a history of substance abuse, told Reuters
in an interview last year that his wife and Rolling Stones
singer Mick Jagger had persuaded him to enter rehab before the
band's 2002 tour.
Before then, it was fellow guitarist Keith Richards who
tried to help him sober up, he said, sometimes drawing a knife
or wielding a pistol in the process.