DAVID HASSELHOFF - HASSELHOFF HOSPITALISED 12/13 TIMES, CLAIMS EX

HASSELHOFF HOSPITALISED 12/13 TIMES, CLAIMS EX

DAVID HASSELHOFF has been treated in hospital for alcohol poisoning 12 to 13 times, according to his ex-wife PAMELA BACH. Bach's revelations follow the release of a video of the former Baywatch star earlier this month (May07), struggling to eat a hamburger while drunk and hurling expletives at his teenage daughter, who was filming him. She tells American magazine Us Weekly, "He has been to the emergency room at least 12 to 13 times at Cedars-Sinai (Los Angeles hospital) - under aliases - for alcohol poisoning. He's been through three rehabs - in 2001, 2002, and 2004." But Hasselhoff's lawyer Melvin Goldsman denies both claims. The couple were married for 16 years before divorcing in July 2006 because of Hasselhoff's problems with alcohol. Bach adds, "He was my best friend, and I was lucky to marry the love of my life. But over time, the disease eroded the relationship. "(The children) absolutely love their father. They just want him to get better."