WOOD CHECKS INTO REHAB FOR THE EIGHTH TIME - REPORT
ROLLING STONES star RONNIE WOOD has checked himself into a rehabilitation= centre in London in a bid to kick his alcohol problems, according to rep= orts.
It will be the 62-year-old rocker’s eighth stint in rehab, Britain’s Da= ily Mail newspaper reports.
Wood last sought professional treatment for his boozing in July 2008, s= hortly after he walked out on his wife of 23 years, Jo, to be with his th= en-lover, young Russian waitress Ekaterina Ivanova.
His latest rehab stint comes a month after he was cautioned by British = police following a violent altercation with now-ex Ivanova.
The troubled star was arrested in December (09) after allegedly choking= his 21-year-old lover during a heated 30-minute argument outside a resta= urant in Surrey, England.
The subsequent split from Ivanova reportedly sent Wood over the edge - = and back to rehab.
A source tells the Mail, "Ronnie has been in a bad state of mind since = his split with Katia. They were in a terrible relationship, but since the= ir break-up he has not been himself. He has been lonely and drinking… J= o and the entire family are just happy that he is seeking help again." The tabloid report suggests Wood’s bandmate Sir Mick Jagger had also ad= vised the guitarist to get help with his drinking.
A close pal tells the publication, "Mick has always been helpful and su= pportive of Ronnie when he gets in trouble and falls off the wagon (start= s drinking).
"The news (that) Ronnie’s decided to go into rehab is really pleasing f= or Mick. He has always urged him to get help when he’s had his problems -= and this case was no different. Mick’s just delighted he’s taken heed an= d is trying to get himself straight." A representative for the Rolling Stones had yet to respond to requests = for a comment as WENN went to press.
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