Elizabeth Vargas not only returned to rehab this past week, she and her husband Marc Cohn have decided to get a divorce as well. The 20/20 anchor and Good Morning America news reporter is seeking treatment for alcohol addiction. It was Marc Cohn who urged Vargas to go to rehab the first time around.
“You have a problem. You’re an alcoholic,” the ‘Walking in Memphis’ songwriter told his wife.
“It made me really angry, really angry. But he was right,” Elizabeth Vargas said following her first stint in a rehab facility.
Elizabeth Vargas issued a statement last weekend about her decision to return to rehab.
“While on vacation this weekend, I decided to return to a recovery center. As so many other recovering alcoholics know, overcoming the disease can be a long and incredibly difficult process. I feel I have let myself, my co-workers and most importantly my family down, and for that I am ashamed and sorry,” she said. “I am committed to battling and addressing this debilitating disease and want to thank everyone who has offered their unwavering support during this trying time.”
ABC News anchor Elizabeth Vargas is back in rehab for her battle with alcohol addiction http://t.co/20E334PRp6 pic.twitter.com/2QWyx8V4JP
— Brandon Bartlett (@Brandon14News) August 18, 2014
Elizabeth Vargas and Marc Cohn married on July 20, 2002 after dating for three years. They have two children. Zachary is eleven and Samuel is eight. Marc Cohn released a statement addressing the couple’s decision to divorce and the support he has pledged to her regardless of their marital status.
“On behalf of Elizabeth’s family,” Cohn said. ”we are in total support of her recovery and want her to be well.”
Hopefully Marc Cohn’s support of Elizabeth Vargas will make her time away as well as their divorce a bit easier for their two boys. When life hands kids a double whammy like these kids have just received, they need all the love and support they can get.