Back to rehab: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, pictured here in West Hollywood with girlfriend Reena Hammer on May 9, is set to check into a treatment facilityThe Tudors star Jonathan Rhys Meyers has agreed to seek treatment for his alcohol addiction, his spokesperson confirmed today.
The Irish actor, 32, is set to check into a rehab facility on his return to London from the U.S.
It comes just days after he allegedly screamed abuse at airport staff when they banned him from getting on a plane because he was drunk
Long battle with alcoholism: The actor was pictured drinking a can of cider early in the morning in 2007He was said to be guzzling vodkas at 7am in the VIP lounge at New York's JFK Airport where he was due to get on a flight to Los Angeles last week.
United Airlines staff barred him from boarding, which resulted in the actor launching a foul-mouthed tirade, according to reports.
The incident is believed to have been the final straw for his girlfriend, heiress Reena Hammer, who is said to have told him: 'Check into rehab or I'm dumping you.'
The 24-year-old, who is the creative director of Urban Retreat, the beauty company founded by her father, George, has been dating Rhys Meyers since 2004.
A source told The Sun: 'She has told him to get serious counselling for his drink and anger problems or else she will be taking a hike - out of his life.'
It's the third trip to rehab for Rhys Meyers, who first sought help in April 2007.
He has a long-history of battling alcohol addiction and has been arrested twice at airports in drink-related incidents.
He was arrested at Dublin Airport and arrested for being drunk and in breach of the peace in November 2007. The charges were subsequently dropped.
Rhys Meyers was also detained by police in June 2009 at the Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris after allegedly assaulting an bar staff employee while drunk.
Villain: He plays the notoriously volatile King Henry VIII in the popular television series The Tudorssource: dailymail
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