DMX told “Dr. Phil” he still smoked marijuana “every once in a while.” (John Mueller/Wikipedia)
Rapper DMX has gone into an undisclosed rehab center to “focus on his health” after canceling or postponing three concerts in three days.
The 46-year-old voluntarily checked himself into a Southern California clinic Thursday, April 27, urged by his ex-wife, Tashera Simmons, and his manager, Pat Gallo, TMZ reported.
DMX reportedly went to rehab, where he had a stint in 2002, because he thought he was “moving to a dark place.”
“It is important right now that he take some time off to focus on his health so that he can be a better father, friend and entertainer,” Gallo said in a statement to the website. “We are eternally grateful for the outpouring of concern and support that has poured in. We ask that you please keep X in your prayers as he embraces your support.”
DMX, who has struggled with substance abuse problems for years, canceled a concert in Santa Ana Tuesday, with the venue citing a “medical emergency.” He postponed shows in Los Angeles and San Diego in the days after.
At the Saturday, April 22, Ruff Ryders reunion show, concert-goers captured a random rant where X demanded fans not to expect him to be a role model and said some inspirational words.
Sources told TMZ DMX had reportedly been “drinking heavily that night.”
DMX rant #1 pic.twitter.com/O4vcFTb5HC
— David Amaya (@AmayaNYC) April 22, 2017
“I’m always going to be an addict,” DMX told “Dr. Phil” in 2013. “I’m going to be an addict until I die. It doesn’t mean I have to get high.”
He said he was introduced to drugs when a family member gave him marijuana at 8 and at 14 he smoked a blunt that he later learned was laced with cocaine.
“That’s when it started,” he said. “It was something that drew me in, and trapped me, and just had a hold on me for a long time.”
