He revealed how the pair were able to resume treatment following her emotionally turbulent 2016 divorce.
“He just said, ‘I can’t do this anymore,'” Barrymore said.
“It was really about my drinking.
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I said, ‘I get it.
I’ve never respected you more.
You see I’m not getting better.
And I hope, one day, that I can earn your trust back.'”
Michels elaborated in his statement, noting that he was able to reconvene with Barrymore after she stopped drinking.
“She did the right thing for herself, and we were able to resume our treatment together.”
She had even entered rehab as a teenager following her rise to stardom as a child.
“I have absolute faith in her.
