Demi Moore bravely came forward about her struggles with addiction while being honored at the 29th Annual Awards Luncheon hosted by Peggy Albrecht Friendly House — a facility dedicated to helping women struggling with drugs and alcohol. “Early in my career,” said Demi, “I was spiraling down a path of real self-destruction, and no matter what successes I had, I just never felt good enough.” The star added that that she had only been saved from that “self-destructive path” after it had brought her to “a real crisis point.” But while The National ENQUIRER was there when Demi first battled addiction, other insiders had also come forward during the star’s other struggles in the past decade…
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Demi’s concerned mother
Virginia Guynes caused a family rift when she first blew the lid off her daughter’s hushed-up coke nightmare that unfolded when the former “trailer park kid” was only 22.
The future demanding diva had just nabbed a plum role in the 1985 drama “St. Elmo’s Fire,” and joined in the party-animal antics of “Brat Pack” co-stars
Emilio Estevez,
Judd Nelson and
Rob Lowe.
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“Demi was working on the movie,” recalled Virginia, “and just disappeared. On the third day, I got a call she’d been taken into South Bay Hospital in Redondo Beach.” Docs told Demi's horrified mother that her daughter had suffered “convulsions because of cocaine” and had been minutes away from losing her life. Furious movie bigwigs demanded the raven-haired hottie straighten up or get fired — which, said Virginia, “would have ruined her career and her life.”
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Fortunately, the terrifying convulsions briefly scared Demi straight. The actress and her mom, who was also battling substance abuse demons, checked into rehab together to get clean. Demi would manage to stay straight through her rise in Hollywood — but her self-destructive demons resurfaced yet again
when Demi was devastated by cheating hubby
Ashton Kutcher.
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The “G.I. Jane” star was rushed to a hospital semi-conscious after reportedly starving herself to 100 pounds, while popping pills and abusing recreational drugs. Her reps claimed that Demi had been treated for “exhaustion,” but sources later revealed Demi was inhaling the party-drug nitrous oxide through “whip-its.” She entered rehab soon after.
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“Luckily,” spilled a source,“Demi survived the ordeal — although there were more fears for the star in May 2016 after she nearly collapsed in London at the Vogue 100 Gala dinner.
Insiders are now finding reassurance in Demi's brave speech at the Friendly House event, with Demi telling reporters: “I think the root of what really fulfills us in life is being of service.”
Demi’s concerned mother
Virginia Guynes caused a family rift when she first blew the lid off her daughter’s hushed-up coke nightmare that unfolded when the former “trailer park kid” was only 22.
The future demanding diva had just nabbed a plum role in the 1985 drama “St. Elmo’s Fire,” and joined in the party-animal antics of “Brat Pack” co-stars
Emilio Estevez,
Judd Nelson and
Rob Lowe.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“Demi was working on the movie,” recalled Virginia, “and just disappeared. On the third day, I got a call she’d been taken into South Bay Hospital in Redondo Beach.” Docs told Demi's horrified mother that her daughter had suffered “convulsions because of cocaine” and had been minutes away from losing her life. Furious movie bigwigs demanded the raven-haired hottie straighten up or get fired — which, said Virginia, “would have ruined her career and her life.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Fortunately, the terrifying convulsions briefly scared Demi straight. The actress and her mom, who was also battling substance abuse demons, checked into rehab together to get clean. Demi would manage to stay straight through her rise in Hollywood — but her self-destructive demons resurfaced yet again
when Demi was devastated by cheating hubby
Ashton Kutcher.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The “G.I. Jane” star was rushed to a hospital semi-conscious after reportedly starving herself to 100 pounds, while popping pills and abusing recreational drugs. Her reps claimed that Demi had been treated for “exhaustion,” but sources later revealed Demi was inhaling the party-drug nitrous oxide through “whip-its.” She entered rehab soon after.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“Luckily,” spilled a source,“Demi survived the ordeal — although there were more fears for the star in May 2016 after she nearly collapsed in London at the Vogue 100 Gala dinner.
Insiders are now finding reassurance in Demi's brave speech at the Friendly House event, with Demi telling reporters: “I think the root of what really fulfills us in life is being of service.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
