Cesar Millan -- who became a TV star by utilizing his "dog whispering" skills -- has revealed that he reached such a low point in 2010 that he tried to commit suicide.
The 43-year-old reality star opens up about the the overdose that left him unconscious and hospitalized in a new documentary, Cesar Millan: The Real Story," which airs November 25 on Nat Geo Wild.
While promoting the documentary, Millan explained to the Associated Press that 2010 was a very rough year. In February of that year, he lost his beloved 16-year-old pit bull Daddy, whom he often used to help troubled dogs become more calm and submissive. In June 2010, Millan's wife of 16 years, Ilusion Millan, filed for divorce.
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"I felt defeated, a big sense of guilt and failure... I was at the lowest level I had ever been emotionally and psychologically," Millan wrote in June on his official website, without...
The 43-year-old reality star opens up about the the overdose that left him unconscious and hospitalized in a new documentary, Cesar Millan: The Real Story," which airs November 25 on Nat Geo Wild.
While promoting the documentary, Millan explained to the Associated Press that 2010 was a very rough year. In February of that year, he lost his beloved 16-year-old pit bull Daddy, whom he often used to help troubled dogs become more calm and submissive. In June 2010, Millan's wife of 16 years, Ilusion Millan, filed for divorce.
Video: Dog Whisperer Takes On Kelsey's Troubled Pups
"I felt defeated, a big sense of guilt and failure... I was at the lowest level I had ever been emotionally and psychologically," Millan wrote in June on his official website, without...
- 11/16/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
It seemed Cesar Millan had been on top of the world, but then it all came crashing down. In 2010, the trainer and television personality known as the Dog Whisperer was working with celebrity clients, had a hit show and was becoming an international advocate for bully breeds. Millan, 43, was dealt his first loss when Daddy, the 16-year-old pit bull who had been Millan's best example of a "calm, submissive" dog, died in February. Then, in June of that year, Millan learned that his wife of 16 years, Ilusion Millan, had filed for divorce. "I was at the lowest level I had ever been emotionally and psychologically,...
- 11/15/2012
- PEOPLE.com
Cesar Millan has been sued by a former employee who claims that he was fired for seeking treatment for alcoholism. In documents obtained by TMZ, former Executive Director of the Cesar and Ilusion Millan Foundation Sean Hawkins alleged that he was assured that his job was secure upon taking a one-month leave of absence in June 2010 to attend an alcohol rehab clinic. According (more)...
- 11/12/2010
- by By Jennifer Still
- Digital Spy
Dog Whisperer star Cesar Millan has been hit with a lawsuit from a former employee who alleges he was sacked after taking time off to battle alcoholism.
Sean Hawkins, the former executive director of the Cesar and Ilusion Millan Foundation, took a leave of absence in June to seek help for his personal problems.
According to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, Hawkins was promised his job would be safe - but when he returned to work sober, he was allegedly stripped of his title and eventually fired.
Hawkins is suing the reality TV star for unspecified damages, reports TMZ.com.
Sean Hawkins, the former executive director of the Cesar and Ilusion Millan Foundation, took a leave of absence in June to seek help for his personal problems.
According to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, Hawkins was promised his job would be safe - but when he returned to work sober, he was allegedly stripped of his title and eventually fired.
Hawkins is suing the reality TV star for unspecified damages, reports TMZ.com.
- 11/11/2010
- WENN
" Dog Whisperer " Cesar Millan is not an alcoholic's best friend -- not even close ... according to allegations in a new lawsuit obtained by TMZ. The former Executive Director of the Cesar and Ilusion Millan Foundation claims he took a leave of absence to seek treatment for alcoholism in June, returned to work the next month clean and sober ... only to be stripped of his title and ultimately fired. Sean Hawkins claims in his lawsuit filed today in L.
- 11/11/2010
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It's over for Dog Whisperer host Cesar Millan and his wife, Ilusion. "We are sad to announce that after 16 years of marriage we have decided to file for divorce," reads a statement on posted Cesar's Web site Friday. "The decision was made after much consideration and time. We remain caring friends, and are fully committed to the co-parenting of our two boys."Ilusion Millan filed for divorce at Los Angeles court Friday, citing irreconcilable differences, legal documents show. She is seeking primary physical custody of the kids with visitation for Cesar, 40, as well as spousal support. Millan is the longtime...
- 6/4/2010
- by Ken Lee
- PEOPLE.com
National Geographic Channel has annnounced that "Dog Whisperer" star Cesar Millan.s beloved pit bull, Daddy, has an Emergency Animal Rescue Fund established in the wake of his passign at age 16. Daddy suffered from cancer and had undergone chemotherapy. Millan.s inseparable partner and beloved pet died peacefully surrounded by family at the age of 16. In honor of Daddy.s legacy, an Emergency Animal Rescue Fund has been established by the Cesar and Ilusion Millan Foundation. Daddy, often referred to as America.s pit bull ambassador because of his gentle disposition and intelligence, lived with the Millans from the age of four months. He stood as a champion for calm-submissive pit bulls everywhere, and was instrumental in helping...
- 2/23/2010
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
There's nothing weird about this photo at all. Nope. Nothing weird about eating a cake replica of yourself, or about acting like Scooby Doo is real, and there's definitely no strange dissonance between cake Scooby's canine physicality and guy-in-a-suit Scooby's human one, nor does the angle of the photo make it look like real Cesar has two right hands. This is just a nice normal photo of normal stuff. Weirdness -- or non-weirdness! -- aside, Cartoon Network donated $10,000 (plus 40,000 Snausage Scooby Snacks) to the Cesar and Ilusion Millan Foundation, which supports "the rescue, rehabilitation, and placement of abused and abandoned dogs." So I guess happy 40th birthday to both of you! PopWatchers, in attempting to track down Scooby's actual birthday from within the Scooby lore -- the press release cites the show's premiere as Scooby's birthday, which...is not the same, Omg Nerd -- I discovered a few amazing tidbits of trivia.
- 9/9/2009
- by Margaret Lyons
- EW.com - PopWatch
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