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LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) -- Ted Williams, the golden-voiced homeless man-turned-celeb, is on his way to rehab.
During a taping of the Dr. Phil Show Wednesday in Los Angeles, Ted Williams -- with his family's support -- said he has decided to enter a private rehabilitation treatment facility for his alcohol and drug dependency, a show spokeswoman says.
Williams came to the conclusion following a lengthy one-on-one conversation with Dr. Phil, which will air Thursday.
"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."
According to the show, the decision was made due in part to Williams' strange behavior over the past several days, which culminated in a physical altercation with one of his daughters at a Hollywood hotel.
Williams was detained shortly after 9 p.m. Monday night along with his daughter after the two got into a heated argument at the Renaissance Hotel, LAPD Hollywood division officials said.
The two were brought down to the station for questioning and were released less than an hour later, according to officer Catherine Massey.
No arrests were made.
Massey called the incident a minor disturbance.
On Tuesday night, Williams told "Entertainment Tonight" that it all stemmed from a family gathering that got out of control.
"I wanted to bring it to a close by just saying 'shut the hell up and let me talk to your mother.' When that was said out of my mouth my daughter exploded, just erupted into this jump up in my face type of thing, fists started flying, none of which were mine, none of which were mine, but it could have escalated to the point where it could have gotten really ugly. So in the process of doing that, I got scratched on my face," he told ET.
His daughter, Janey Williams, told ET she was angry because her father had resumed drinking.
Williams is a recovering alcoholic and drug addict who says he has been clean for more than two years.
Williams denied to ET that he had been drinking. He has recently admitted that his sudden fame has been challenging.
Williams received several job offers after his surprising radio voice, featured in a YouTube video, thrust him into the national spotlight.
He has been making television appearances ever since, which is what brought him to Los Angeles.
Williams, 53, trained to be a radio announcer but admits he fell on hard times because of his drug and alcohol use in the 1990s. He has served time in prison for theft and forgery and has been cited with numerous misdemeanors, including drug abuse.
Since becoming a national star, Williams has done a Kraft Macaroni & Cheese TV commercial, recorded voiceover promos for cable news and was offered an announcing job with the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team.
During a taping of the Dr. Phil Show Wednesday in Los Angeles, Ted Williams -- with his family's support -- said he has decided to enter a private rehabilitation treatment facility for his alcohol and drug dependency, a show spokeswoman says.
Williams came to the conclusion following a lengthy one-on-one conversation with Dr. Phil, which will air Thursday.
"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."
According to the show, the decision was made due in part to Williams' strange behavior over the past several days, which culminated in a physical altercation with one of his daughters at a Hollywood hotel.
Williams was detained shortly after 9 p.m. Monday night along with his daughter after the two got into a heated argument at the Renaissance Hotel, LAPD Hollywood division officials said.
The two were brought down to the station for questioning and were released less than an hour later, according to officer Catherine Massey.
No arrests were made.
Massey called the incident a minor disturbance.
On Tuesday night, Williams told "Entertainment Tonight" that it all stemmed from a family gathering that got out of control.
"I wanted to bring it to a close by just saying 'shut the hell up and let me talk to your mother.' When that was said out of my mouth my daughter exploded, just erupted into this jump up in my face type of thing, fists started flying, none of which were mine, none of which were mine, but it could have escalated to the point where it could have gotten really ugly. So in the process of doing that, I got scratched on my face," he told ET.
His daughter, Janey Williams, told ET she was angry because her father had resumed drinking.
Williams is a recovering alcoholic and drug addict who says he has been clean for more than two years.
Williams denied to ET that he had been drinking. He has recently admitted that his sudden fame has been challenging.
Williams received several job offers after his surprising radio voice, featured in a YouTube video, thrust him into the national spotlight.
He has been making television appearances ever since, which is what brought him to Los Angeles.
Williams, 53, trained to be a radio announcer but admits he fell on hard times because of his drug and alcohol use in the 1990s. He has served time in prison for theft and forgery and has been cited with numerous misdemeanors, including drug abuse.
Since becoming a national star, Williams has done a Kraft Macaroni & Cheese TV commercial, recorded voiceover promos for cable news and was offered an announcing job with the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team.
