Saturday 5 November 2022 06:04 PM Wes Bentley says Robert Downey Jr.'s openness about drug addiction helped him ... trends now
Wes Bentley credits Robert Downey Jr.'s openness about his drug addiction with helping the Yellowstone actor get clean and sober himself.
Wes, 44, who stars as the villainous Jamie Dutton in the popular neo-Western, opened up to Page Six about his efforts to kick his life-threatening addiction while at the season five Yellowstone premiere in New York City on Thursday.
'I was in the deepest throes of my addiction and in the worst place and at death's door, I guess, or at risk of it, and I saw him be so bold and brave and open and it saved me,' he explained.
Clean and sober: Wes Bentley credits Robert Downey, Jr's openness about his drug addiction with helping the Yellowstone actor get clean and sober himself, according to Page Six
Robert, 57, was arrested several times on drug charges and sentenced to time behind bars as he combatted his addiction.
In a 1999 court appearance, the Iron Man actor described his disease to a judge, saying, 'It's like I have a shotgun in my mouth, and I've got my finger on the trigger, and I like the taste of the gun metal.'
The Marvel hero has been clean since 2003 and Wes, who has been sober since 2009 and said he wanted to follow Robert's example. 'So I thought if I do that too, I can maybe pass that on to somebody else.'
Villain: Wes, 44, stars as the villainous Jamie Dutton on Yellowstone
