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  • Morgan Spurlock Reveals He's Sober

    Morgan Spurlock Reveals He's Sober

    Spurlock says he’s trying to make amends to the people he hurt in the past.

    Morgan Spurlock directed the famed documentary Super Size Me, which took on the fast food industry. Then several years ago, he came forward about his past sexual misconduct when the #MeToo movement exploded.

    After being out of the public eye for several years, Spurlock has now resurfaced with his next movie, a sequel to Super Size Me, and the announcement that he is now sober.

    As People reports, Spurlock is trying to make amends to the people he hurt in the past. Spurlock says he’s been sober for over 600 days and as he explains, “It’s been a lot of me looking at the choices I’ve made over my life and it’s been a lot of bad and poor behavioral choices. It was really important for me to own up to that and admit that I could do better and be a better person.”

    Making Amends

    Now that he’s sober, Spurlock says, “It has been amazing, and I feel better than I ever have. I’m just continuing to focus on my family and friends, and making amends to everyone I need to. I think my behavior automatically has shifted… I just reached a moment where I realized I had to change my life, I realized things had to be different and everything just kind of came to a head in that moment. And good and bad all around it, at the end of the day it was exactly what needed to happen for me.”

    Spurlock got sober after making his #MeToo Twitter confession entitled, “I Am Part of the Problem.”

    He wrote about being accused of rape in college, as well as settling an allegation of sexual harassment from a former assistant. “And then there’s the infidelity. I have been unfaithful to every wife and girlfriend I have ever had… I hurt them and I hate it. But it didn’t make me stop.”

    “I’ve Talked Enough In My Life… I’m Finally Ready To Listen”

    Spurlock said he suffered sexual abuse when he was a teenager, and added, “I’ve consistently been drinking since the age of 13… I haven’t been sober for more than a week in 30 years… [It] only served to fill the emotional hole in me and the daily depression I coped with.” 

    At the end of his confession, he concluded, “I’ve talked enough in my life… I’m finally ready to listen.”

    View the original article at thefix.com

  • John Mulaney Opens Up About Past Addiction: "I Drank For Attention"

    John Mulaney Opens Up About Past Addiction: "I Drank For Attention"

    The Emmy-winning comedian was a blackout drinker but got sober early in his career.

    Celebrated comedian John Mulaney recently opened up to Esquire about how he got sober at a young age and never looked back.

    Like many comedians, Mulaney has battled substance use disorder and even used the disease as material for his routines. Mulaney first started drinking when he was 13, and as he explained to the men’s mag, “I drank for attention. I was really outgoing, then at 12, I wasn’t. I didn’t know how to act. And then I was drinking, and I was hilarious again.” 

    Booze, Cocaine & Vicodin

    Following the pattern of many when they first become addicted, his drinking then transitioned into the use of other substances. Unlike a lot of teens, Mulaney wasn’t a fan of smoking pot, but he liked to mix cocaine and prescription drugs together.

    “I wasn’t a good athlete, so maybe it was some young male thing of ‘This is the physical feat I can do. Three Vicodin and a tequila and I’m still standing. Who’s the athlete now?’”

    Mulaney suffered from blackouts, and at one point he remembers drinking perfume. Then he went through a big bender when he was 23 and the experience served as a major turning point in his young life.

    “I was like, ‘You’re fucking out of control. I said to myself, I don’t like this guy anymore. I’m not rooting for him.’” 

    Helping Pete Davidson

    When Mulaney quit alcohol and cocaine, he didn’t join a 12-step group. He says he quit cold turkey, and is sober to this day. After cleaning up his act, he’s also been trying to help troubled SNL star Pete Davidson. He explained to Davidson, “You can have a life in comedy that is not insane – a sober, domestic life.” 

    Earlier this year, Mulaney appeared on SNL with Davidson, where they joked about mental health during the “Weekend Update” segment of the show. In the segment, Mulaney confirmed that he and Davidson spent time together, “but a lot of the time it looks like I’m Pete’s lawyer.” 

    To which, Davidson retorted, “And after observing John’s life I publicly threatened suicide. I know I shouldn’t make that joke, but it’s funny.” 

    View the original article at thefix.com