Ted Williams Relapses Before Rehab

In just two weeks, Ted Williams went from living in a tent on the side of a road, to internet stardom, to having all of his dreams come true, and now... to rehab. The formerly homeless man with the golden voice has battled numerous addictions in his life, and once he was in the spotlight, he revisited all of his vices. Dr. Phil encouraged him to go to rehab, and he's currently at Origins Recovery Center in South Padre Island, Texas.


Dr. Phil caught up with Williams at Origins, via phone, and says Williams admitted he turned back to drugs and alcohol just days before he checked in. When asked if he got drunk before rehab, he told the talk show host: "I wasn't staggering around in the hallways or anything or behaving badly. I was a little tipsy, a celebratory tipsy. I know that doesn't make sense but you're probably waiting for me to say, 'Yes, Dr. Phil, I got drunk.' I was very composed." He also admitted to smoking pot, and when asked if he did any other drugs, he simply said, "Yes sir."

WHO is paying for the rehab? Where does he get the money for the drugs and booze? Where did he get it while he was homeless, I question whether he was ever really homeless and this whole scenario wasn't somehow scammed up. Wife, ten or so kids, girlfriend, something smells, other than his "living in a tent by the side of the road" odor. If you do "live in a tent" by the side of the road, which side is best, coming or going traffic? Let's just say it is a tragic story, went from eating lobster and prime rib to rehab food, just gotta be awful.

Still sounds FISHY to me..............

I still think something is FISHY here, the Mom the Ex-wife, NINE CHILDREN, I still think the
whole think was CONTRIVED ..... Something is rotten in Denmark ..... as the old saying goes ....

LOS ANGELES -- Ted Williams, the Ohio homeless man whose smooth radio voice made him an Internet sensation, had to do some quick talking to Los Angeles police.

  Officers were called when Williams and his daughter got into a heated argument Monday night at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa, Officer Catherine Massey said.
  "I don't know how loud they were" but the argument at about 9 p.m. led to a disturbance report, Massey said Tuesday.
  "It was minor. Both parties were angry but there were no signs of visible abuse," Massey said. "They were brought in, calmed down, talked to and released."
  She said she did not know the nature of the argument. Williams and his daughter were held at the Hollywood police station for less than an hour and they were not arrested, Massey said.
  She declined to name Williams' daughter, but a statement from "Entertainment Tonight" identified her as Jemay Williams and said the two would discuss the incident in a Tuesday night show.
  It was not known whether the two returned to the hotel after the incident.
  "Due to guest privacy laws, we don't share details of our guests or their stays," said Dan Shaughnessy, director of sales and marketing for the Renaissance.
  Williams' manager, Al Battle, declined to comment about or provide details of the incident but said a statement would be issued soon.
  "Once we get all the facts, it'll be out there for everybody to have," he said in a brief phone interview with The Associated Press.
  Williams flew into town to tape an appearance on TV's "Dr. Phil" show and "Entertainment Tonight."
  "Entertainment Tonight" covered his meeting with voice over actors at a Screen Actors Guild Foundation sound studio who offered to help Williams become a guild member voice over artist, according to a show statement.
  The two-part "Dr. Phil" episode was taped over the weekend to air Tuesday and Wednesday. On the Wednesday segment, Williams meets with his ex-wife, Patricia, and five of his nine children, according to a statement from the show.
  "In this emotional reunion, Williams talks openly with his family about the man he is today, the influences that threaten his sobriety and what his children can expect from him in the future. His children respond in a very raw and candid manner," the statement said.
  "Everyone is pulling for Ted, but his 15 minutes are going to be over and then he'll be left to manage a life filled with temptation," host Phil McGraw said. "We're going to try and help him prepare for that because it would be a real tragedy if he did not make the most of this extraordinary second chance."
  Williams, 53, trained to be a radio announcer but found his life derailed by drugs and alcohol in the 1990s. He has served time in prison for theft and forgery and has been cited with numerous misdemeanors, including drug abuse.
  Williams became famous almost overnight after The Columbus Dispatch newspaper posted a web video of him last week. Viewers were enthralled to hear a deep, honeyed professional voice coming from the shabbily dressed man.
  Since then, he has done a TV commercial for Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, appeared on various news shows, recorded voice over promos for cable news and was offered an announcing job with the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team.
  Although he says he has been clean for more than two years, the recovering addict has acknowledged that it has been challenging dealing with sudden fame.
  "I wanted a nerve pill yesterday, to be honest with you," he told CBS on Friday.
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NEW YORK — An Ohio man with a "golden voice" who went from homeless to a household name in a matter of days reunited with his mother on Thursday afternoon.

  After a Columbus Dispatch photographer shot a video of Ted Williams panhandling along a north side street, job offers have been pouring in for the former DJ.
  Williams said drugs and alcohol derailed his life. Williams, who spent time in prison, said he has been sober for two years and is ready to work
  "I love it but then at the same time I'm (thinking) so, 'Oh God, what am I supposed to do with this new found fame?'" Williams said.
  While in New York, Williams saw his 90-year-old mother, Julia Williams, for the first time in two decades.
  He has not seen her in 20 years and said he hoped for this moment for a long time.
  "The biggest prayer that I've ever had is I wanted my mom to live long enough for her to see me have a second chance," Williams said.
  During an interview with the "CBS Early Show" Julia Williams said she was surprised to hear it was her son that everyone was talking about.
  "Someone was talking about the man with the golden voice (and I said), 'Who is that?' Julia Williams said. "That's your son. I'm so proud I want him to do well."
  The clip that was filmed by Columbus Dispatch videographer Doral Chenoweth III first appeared on the Dispatch Web site on Monday.
  It showed Williams standing near the ramp from Hudson Street and Interstate 71, demonstrating his voice. A sign he held read, "I'm an ex-radio announcer who has fallen on hard times."
  10TV and ONN has asked Williams to provide narration for promotional spots during the station's "One Day to End Homelessness" telethon on Jan. 31, according to Frank Willson, the station's director of operations.
  Williams has been offered dozens of jobs, including offers from NFL Films, MTV and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He has not accepted any offers yet and said he is still shocked by his new-found fame.
  I am a bit skeptical about this whole story, why have we heard nothing of his past, nothing from old co-workers, where has he been, I just have a lot of questions. If it sounds too good to be true, perhaps it is. I questions the whole thing, sorry about that, time will tell. Perhaps it is true, just questioning how it all came about. I have heard nothing about where he had been living, or how, where he worked before, all the details, nothing yet. jbd