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  • David Cassidy Back In Rehab Following DUI

    David Cassidy Back In Rehab Following DUI

    It’s back to rehab for former teen idol David Cassidy.

    The singer/actor pleaded no contest to his latest DUI charge in court on Monday. He was then ordered to enter alcohol rehab for a period of three months and to participate in a nine-month alcohol education program.

    Cassidy was also sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay fines.

    In January Cassidy was arrested by a California Highway Patrol officer after he blew a .19 into the Breathalyzer, a number twice the legal limit.

    The officer had pulled the 63-year-old over after he was observed making an illegal turn at a red light near the Los Angeles International Airport.

    This would be his second arrest for a DUI in half a year.

    Fans and onlookers were left to wonder what had happened to Cassidy, who seemed to be finally climbing over the massive slump in his career that many child stars and teen idols experience when they “grow out” of being adored by members of the public.

    Jo-Ann Geffen, manager for David Cassidy, said that his relapse into alcohol abuse was brought on by a great deal of stress he is experiencing at present.

    Geffen told CNN that Cassidy had been questioned over a dispute involving profits from the “Partridge Family” television show. Cassidy claims that there is money owed to him from merchandising, videos, etc. that he was never paid.

    Geffen said that Cassidy had “just completed a stint in rehab and was doing very well in sobriety.”

    It was the stress of trying to get monies owed to him by Sony Pictures Television that is alleged to have triggered his alcoholism. Cassidy filed a suit against the company in 2011.

    He was in Los Angeles primarily to “attend depositions by Sony Pictures Television.”

    Said Geffen, “After attending his and his manager’s depositions, it appears as if the pressure led to a brief relapse.”

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  • David Cassidy Sentenced To More Rehab

    David Cassidy Sentenced To More Rehab

    David Cassidy has been ordered to enter alcohol rehab for three months. Cassidy went to court in Los Angeles on Monday for a drunken driving charge. He pleaded no contest to the charges. The judge also ordered that he serve five years’ probation, pay several fines and take part in a nine-month alcohol education program.

    Cassidy was arrested near Los Angeles International Airport early in 2014. The officer noticed that Cassidy made an illegal turn at a red light and pulled him over. The officer reported that he smelled a strong scent of alcohol coming from the vehicle and Cassidy himself and administered a breathalyzer test.

    Cassidy blew a .19 on the test, twice the legal limit for driving in the state of California. Cassidy was arrested. It was his second DUI arrest in six months and his third in the last three years. Earlier this month, one of his other previous DUI charges was reduced from a felony to misdemeanor by a judge in New York.

    Shortly after Cassidy’s arrest, his manager offered a statement explaining the situation.

    “David just completed a stint in rehab and was doing very well in sobriety,” manager Jo-Ann Geffen said.

    “He was in Los Angeles to attend depositions by Sony Pictures Television, respondents in a lawsuit filed by Cassidy in 2011 over what he claims are monies long due him from ‘Partridge Family’ merchandise, home video, etc.,” she said. “After attending his and his manager’s depositions, it appears as if the pressure led to a brief relapse.”

    Cassidy’s attorney claims that Cassidy will stay in rehab for a longer period of time than what has been ordered by the judge. According to him, Cassidy is focused on sobriety and overcoming his alcohol addiction. He plans to use rehab to better himself and avoid further arrests.

    Do you think rehab will help him this time?

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