Article: Downey Friends Blame Relapse on Finances and Splintering Marriage; IRS Lodged Tax Liens Against Downey in 1990s Totaling More Than $1 Million; Two Producers Suing Robert Jr. and Sr.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ --

People close to Robert Downey Jr. blame his recent relapse on depression brought on by his poor finances and splintering marriage, Newsweek reports as part of its extensive cover package on "Fighting Addiction," in the February 12 issue (on newsstands Monday, February 5). Downey, who is facing trial on drug-possession charges stemming from an alleged three-day coke and valium binge last Thanksgiving Day weekend, has come to symbolize addictive personality itself: charming, wily and self-destructive, write Senior Editor David France and Senior Writer John Horn.

Friend Michael Hoffman, who directed Downey in ...

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