She could have left me 'into the world': Samuel L Jackson credits wife for overcoming drug addiction

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Samuel L. Jackson has credited his wife with helping him overcome his drug addiction. The 73-year-old actor has been married to Broadway actress LaTanya Richardson Jackson, 72, for 41 years and they have a daughter Zoe, together. Samuel has revealed that early on in their relationship he had been found 'passed out' as a result of drug-taking and LaTanya organised...

The 73-year-old actor has been married to Broadway actress LaTanya Richardson Jackson, 72, for 41 years and they have a daughter Zoe, together.

He said: "The day that they found me passed out on the floor in the house or whatever I had been out of the bachelor party or something but she was doing a Mike Nichols play, when she called down and got me put into that rehab place. Speaking about his addiction was affecting him, he added: "I had basically moved into the basement of our brownstone.

LaTanya admitted that she 'felt like' leaving him during the incident, but felt as if it was her religious duty to stay and help.In a joint interview with this week's edition of PEOPLE, she said: "I would have done that. I felt like doing that. But I come from a very God-fearing family. So I couldn't do that. Because I felt as though God has spoken to me and said, 'Now, you can't leave this young man like this.

 

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