HBO Boss Takes Leave of Absence to Battle Alcoholism
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007
HOLLYWOOD - HBO boss Chris Albrecht is taking a leave of absence from his position at the network, following his arrest on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend over the weekend.
The network chairman and CEO was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning outside the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas after watching the fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Albrecht was released by cops, but it has been announced he will be temporarily stepping down to regain control of his alcoholism "pending resolution of the police incident," an HBO statement reveals.
In a separate statement, Albrecht reveals he has been a "sober member" of Alcoholics Anonymous for 13 years: "Two years ago, I decided that I could handle drinking again. Clearly, I was wrong. Given that truth, I have committed myself to sobriety. I intend to take a temporary leave of absence from HBO effective today, in order to go back to working with AA."
He adds, "(I am) deeply sorry for what occurred in Las Vegas this weekend and for any embarrassment it caused my family, the company I love, and myself," and calls his arrest a "wake-up call to me of a weakness I thought I had overcome long ago."
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