David Hasselhoff was rushed to the hospital after an alleged drinking binge. But his reps are saying his off-balance behavior was merely caused by a clash of medications he was taking.
Actor and singer David Hasselhoff was rushed to the hospital on Sunday amid rumors than he was suffering from alcohol poisoning. But, his reps insist that a medication mix-up, not an excess of booze, was the reason paramedics were called into action.
Early rumors had abounded that Hasselhoff needed a doctor’s care after a session of heavy drinking at home. But Hasselhoff representatives told Entertainment Tonight that he became ill when his ear infection medication, Antivert, and his medication to keep him from drinking, Antabuse, didn’t agree with one another. The combination reportedly affected the actor’s equilibrium and made him feel ill.
Although the true cause of the Hoff’s off-balance behavior is still in question, the incident echoes the 2007 controversy where daughter Hayley Hasselhoff videotaped her dad while drunk and sprawled on the floor, eating a Wendy’s hamburger. She later launched the footage online as a way to shame him into curbing his drinking.
Hasselhoff’s struggle with the bottle has been public knowledge for some time, and may be linked to his decision to have eyelid surgery. In 2008, the America’s Got Talent judge reportedly underwent a procedure to remove something from his eye. But, industry insiders speculated whether the Hoff was really seeing a plastic surgeon to correct a sagging appearance around his eyelids – an operation known as a blepharoplasty. During the surgery, the doctor removes sagging skin and extra fat from the lower and upper eyelids, thus reversing signs of aging.
Since alcohol abuse is known to cause a puffy look around the eyes, the actor may have chosen cosmetic surgery to dodge the ravages of time — and evidence of hangovers. But, the rumors were never confirmed, and it’s possibly that Hasselhoff had surgery for purely medical reasons.
Although the Baywatch legend never discussed the details of his procedure, he was seen with a bandage on one eye for a few days after visiting the doc. But, unless his daughter has it on tape, fans will have to speculate about the real reason he went under the knife.
