New video of a drunk David Hasselhoff surfaces

[teforde23]

Looks like the Alec Baldwin tape has started a trend! A video of The Hoff looking and acting mighty drunk has been leaked to "The Insider." The video was shot by his 17-year-old daughter 3 months ago. She begs him, "dad look what this is doing to you. You have to stop drinking alcohol, promise me you won't drink anymore. They're going to come tomorrow and test you and you're going to lose your job."

A inside source told "The Insider", "David told his daughters that if he ever fell off the wagon, they should tape him so that he'll know what kind of condition he's in and learn something from it."

The Hoff also issued this statement: "I am a recovering alcoholic. Despite that, I have been going through a painful divorce and I have recently been separated from my children due to my work. I have been successfully dealing with my issue. Unfortunately, I did have a brief relapse, but part of recovery is relapse. Because of my honest and positive relationship with my children, who were concerned for my well-being, there was a tape made when I had a relapse to show me what I was like. I have seen the tape. I have learned from it, and I am back on my game. I thank God for the love and concern from my children."

The "job" she's talking about is a role in the Las Vegas production of The Producers.

The Hoff is Drunk | Dlisted

[darksithbunny]

I like the Hoff. I kinda feel bad for him.

[doriangray]

it's always sad when the kid is the parent

[princesspink]

I feel bad for him too. I would feel bad for anyone with an addiction problem. He is no different just coz he is a celeb.

[nycgirl]

reminds me of my mother when I was growing up (she was an alcoholic).....she's been sober for four years though

Hope he gets better......I feel for him-and his daughters. On the plus side, seeing your parents like this can make you never want to drink. I personally don't drink alcohol at all, and don't have any desire to whatsoever. In fact, I hate alcohol- the taste, the smell, the way it makes people act, the way you feel the next day. I just don't see the appeal.....

[Sassiness]

^^ I was like that for ages too. Quite interesting going through uni, living in a frat house and being very sober! The good thing I found was that there was peer pressure to drink, and drink heavily, but once I explained that no, I literally do only have a few because I spent way too long having my life fucked up by my alcoholic father, people would instantly stop pushing me to drink - really respected me for saying no.

I drink, I like good wine, a fine mug of beer... but I've never been so drunk I've passed out, and nor have I really had any inclination to do so. Having the world spin when you get into bed was bad enough!

[buttmunch]

NY Post ran an item on it today:

May 4, 2007 -- DAVID Hasselhoff stars in a new video that shows him roaring drunk and rolling around shirtless as he tries to eat a hamburger off the floor. The 54-year-old "Baywatch" star, who went into rehab for booze a few years back, was videotaped by his daughter Taylor, 16, who is heard pleading with him: "Dad, you have to promise me you're not going to get alcohol tonight, OK? . . . You hear me? No alcohol!" The video popped up yesterday on various Web sites - and had Hasselhoff quickly pointing the finger at his ex-wife, Pamela Bach. "I am a recovering alcoholic . . . Unfortunately, I did have a brief relapse, but part of recovery is relapse," said Hasselhoff, who has his kids tape him when he boozes so he can study his behavior. "I have seen the tape. I have learned from it, and I am back on my game . . . The tape made by my children was never meant to become public but was obviously released by my estranged wife, who has her own agenda." A spokesman for Bach's lawyer, Debra Opri, told us: "That seems kind of ridiculous."http://www.nypost.com/seven/05042007/gossip/pagesix/david_hasselhoffs_boozy_tape_pagesix_.htm

Don't hassle the Hoff, people! I king of like him as well, although I can't figure out why.

[AgentOrange]

Even drunk, he's still a better dad than Alec Baldwin.

[sluce]

This is another case where the kids do not seem to a fit mother or father. Isn't it funny that this tapes was somehow made public right after Mrs. Hoff hired Debra Opri to represent her. Debra is so happy to be getting more publicity after Larry Birkhead dropped her camera whoring, money grubbing legal ways.

[ediebrooks]

I don't have anything against Hoff. Seeing the video just made me pity him. But poor kid, being put in such an awkward position.

[Novice]

I like hifor admitting that he's human. Hevalso makes a point about the tape being 3 mths old but only released now & how this co-insides with Opri...

Hasselhoff Gives His Story
5/4/2007 6:19PM by TMZ Staff
David Hasselhoff has issued the following statement to TMZ in the wake of the leaked videotape that showed him visibly intoxicated.

"More than a year ago, I made a difficult decision, for the sake of our children and myself, to file for divorce. To this day, my ex-wife has engaged in conduct designed to punish me by repeatedly publishing false statements to the press. Despite her fabricated claims, I have, from the outset of this painful divorce, consistently taken the high road by not responding to the myriad of false allegations made against me by her out of consideration for our children. I recognize that public discussion of the issues which exist between us is not something which is in the best interests of our daughters.


"Our daughters are outraged by the falsity of their mother's claims ..." But recent events have made it impossible for me to continue to remain silent. My ex-wife, and her latest attorney (who seems to share a thirst for publicity) recently suggested that I had not only been physically abusive to her, but that I was also physically abusive towards our two daughters, as well. This latest claim is not only utterly false, but it is also obscene. Our daughters are outraged by the falsity of their mother's claims and urged me to allow them to go to the press to challenge these claims. I discouraged our daughters from doing so, but I agreed that I would finally come forward and challenge these absurd claims made by their mother.

My ex-wife's actions are nothing more than a transparent attempt to garner attention from the media and to hurt me. Her claims that I ever physically abused her or our children are ludicrous. It is inexcusable that my ex-wife has perpetuated these false claims against me, without consideration for the toll her actions have taken on the girls. However, it is clear that she will resort to any means to obtain the attention of the media in order to satisfy her own perverse need for publicity, regardless of its impact on our daughters or me.

The lack of veracity of her claims have, and will continue to be borne out in the marital litigation. Unfortunately, our children have been subjected to physical and emotional abuse on numerous occasions, but it has been at the hands of their own mother, which abuse has been documented by the Court appointed experts in our marital proceedings.


"... my ex-wife has refused to deal with her own issues ..." While I acknowledge that I am a recovering alcoholic who must deal with my own issue on a daily basis, my ex-wife has refused to deal with her own issues, which include having tested positive for alcohol and illegal substances in response to court ordered testing. Although she has publicly denied having tested positive, proof of her drug use is part of the Court record.

I truly hope that my ex-wife will get the help that she so desperately needs for her own sake and for the sake of our children, and that in the future she will refrain from perpetuating falsehoods and selfishly compromising the well-being of our children so that they can move forward with their lives, with their privacy respected. I look forward to the day that our marital litigation is behind me, so that our children and I can move forward with our lives in peace."

UPDATE: Debra Opri just issued the following statement on behalf of her client Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff:

"Although Mr. Hasselhoff has publicly admitted the truthfulness and authenticity of a video showing him severely intoxicated in the presence of his minor daughter while she was in his custody, his private conduct behind the scenes continues to be deplorable in that he refuses to accept responsibility for his actions by transferring blame to his ex-wife. This is the behavior of a man in denial who arrogantly spins his explanations to the media in an attempt to save face. The spinning is over.

"While his continuing abuse of alcohol violates court orders, more importantly it is harming their children's lives in what has become an all out 'hate fest' by Mr. Hasselhoff against his ex-wife."
tmz.com

[doriangray]

i feel bad for him too. he seems very sad. i used to get drunk like this when i was younger and now i can't imagine why. hope he pulls it together.

[rsauten]

I wish people would understand how harmful it is to use the children as a pawn in divorce.
Fight your own battles...

[Seapharris7]

Well this one certainly hits home for me @ the moment.

I'm going through a divorce right now too, and I would often get so drunk that I would pass out (23 years old). I would tell myself it was ok because my 3 year old was already asleep when I would start drinking, and I still managed to make it to work every day. But since the seperation, I have given up hard liquor & smoking pot - something I never dabbled in prior to being married - and I never realized HOW EASY it was. Now I have no idea why I didnt do this sooner, other then I was afraid - afraid I would realize my marriage wasnt want I wanted sooner or my husband wasnt who I thought he was.
And I have also realized other people suggest MANY things to get me through this difficult time - and usually it involves drinking or doing drugs. I politly decline, say I tried that - it didnt help me at all & my eyes are much more clear & bright without that haze. But I can see how Hoff would fall into that - esspecially if you used to use it as a coping mechanism. Divorce is going to be painful - and I just think society (possibly including friends & family) excuse that behavoir because it's in our nature to NOT want to feel pain. But it's gonna come - whether you deal with it NOW or wait years from now to sober up & then deal. But pain is usually a very good teacher. Hopefully the Hoff will realize that there are many people, not only his children, but US - that are looking at him and the best thing he can do is deal with his pain and be a good example of how to clean up & be an adult.

[Novice]

Originally Posted by Seapharris7

Well this one certainly hits home for me @ the moment.

I'm going through a divorce right now too, and I would often get so drunk that I would pass out (23 years old). I would tell myself it was ok because my 3 year old was already asleep when I would start drinking, and I still managed to make it to work every day. But since the seperation, I have given up hard liquor & smoking pot - something I never dabbled in prior to being married - and I never realized HOW EASY it was. Now I have no idea why I didnt do this sooner, other then I was afraid - afraid I would realize my marriage wasnt want I wanted sooner or my husband wasnt who I thought he was.
And I have also realized other people suggest MANY things to get me through this difficult time - and usually it involves drinking or doing drugs. I politely decline, say I tried that - it didn't help me at all & my eyes are much more clear & bright without that haze. But I can see how Hoff would fall into that - especially if you used to use it as a coping mechanism. Divorce is going to be painful - and I just think society (possibly including friends & family) excuse that behavoir because it's in our nature to NOT want to feel pain. But it's gonna come - whether you deal with it NOW or wait years from now to sober up & then deal. But pain is usually a very good teacher. Hopefully the Hoff will realize that there are many people, not only his children, but US - that are looking at him and the best thing he can do is deal with his pain and be a good example of how to clean up & be an adult.

Seapharris, I'm another "I'll manage without" person, I found that it only masked the pain but that it was still there to be dealt with upon sobriaty. Its not easy to cope or deal with somethings, but when you are on the other side of them (having dealt with them), you will feel a strong, more functioning human being!

I feel sorry for Hoff too, as in addition to the divorce, he may have other issues that have been unresolved over many years & is wasting himself by being wasted! I hope that he continues to get help, he's already admitting to being alcoholic & therefore appears to be taking steps.