Colin Farrell treated for dependency on meds
Actor cites exhaustion and prescription he took for back injury
![]() John Cogill / AP Irish actor Colin Farrell is set to star in Terrence Malick's "The New World." |
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updated 5:51 p.m. ET Dec. 12, 2005
LOS ANGELES - Colin Farrell is being treated for exhaustion and dependency on prescription medication, his publicist said.
The medication was prescribed to the Irish actor after a back injury, publicist Danica Smith said in a written statement Monday.
The statement said Farrell had checked himself into a treatment center, which wasn’t identified.
“No other comments (are) to be made at this time,” the statement said.
Farrell, 29, stars in the upcoming adventure-drama “The New World.” His screen credits also include roles in last year’s “Alexander” and the 2002 thriller “Phone Booth.”
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