David Hasselhoff released from hospital

‘David had a brief relapse,’ says his publicist about his short stay

	David Hasselhoff has been released from a local hospital after being treated for alcoholism, his publicist said.
Jane Kalinowsky / AP file

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updated 10:30 p.m. ET Oct. 10, 2007

LOS ANGELES - David Hasselhoff was released from a hospital Wednesday after being treated for alcoholism, his publicist said.

“David had a brief relapse and immediately recognized the importance of addressing it with the assistance of his doctors,” Judy Katz said in a statement.

The 55-year-old actor had gone to the hospital Tuesday, she said.

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A judge in June ordered Hasselhoff not to drink alcohol as part of a custody dispute between the actor and his ex-wife, Pamela Bach, over their two teenage daughters.

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A video made by his daughters that aired on syndicated entertainment programs showed Hasselhoff, wearing only blue jeans, lying on a floor and clumsily eating a hamburger while one daughter scolds him about his drinking.