DAVID HASSELHOFF - HASSELHOFF BATTLES BOOZING REPORTS

HASSELHOFF BATTLES BOOZING REPORTS

DAVID HASSELHOFF's publicist is playing down reports the former BAYWATCH star is still battling his boozing problems following a US tabloid report claiming the actor and singer checked out of a secret rehab facility after just three days. Hasselhoff, who has been candid about his alcohol abuse issues in recent years, checked himself into Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in a bid to beat his drinking problems once and for all, according to the National Enquirer. The publication claims the actor signed out after just three days on 12 October (06). But Hasselhoff's spokeswoman JUDY KATZ insists his short hospital came after her client fell ill while taking pain medication prescribed to him as he attempts to repair a slashed wrist following a much-publicised shaving accident in London. Katz is adamant that Hasselhoff isn't boozing again and insists the reports are ridiculous because Cedars-Sinai Medical Center "doesn't have a detox unit," but insiders aren't convinced. One tells the Enquirer, "David's a mess. He's been drinking steadily for months. I think David is in a constant state of denial... He's got a problem."