‘Grey’s’ star seeks help for sleeping disorder

Publicist says Justin Chambers voluntarily checked into hospital

Gary He / AP file	Justin Chambers, from "Grey's Anatomy, voluntarily checked himself into UCLA Medical Center on Jan. 28 his publicist said.

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updated 1:26 p.m. ET Feb. 4, 2008

LOS ANGELES - Justin Chambers, who plays Dr. Alex Karev on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” has gotten real medical help.

Chambers, 37, voluntarily checked himself into UCLA Medical Center “to get help with a pre-existing sleeping disorder,” his publicist, Danica Smith, said.

He entered the center Monday and checked out Wednesday. Other details weren’t provided.

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Chambers “asks that the press respect his privacy and that of his family,” according to a statement issued Friday.