Ian Thorpe detained, sent to rehab

The swimming champion Ian Thorpe was detained earlier today by police by police near his parents’ house in Sydney.

Police got a call from a house in Panania in Sydney’s southwest early this morning at around 3:15 am which said a ‘disoriented’ man was spotted to try to break into a van. Later revealed that man was the five-time Olympic gold medallist who was thinking he was sitting in his friend’s car. He was later taken to hospital for a medical help and sent to rehab center.

“He is in rehab for depression,” his manager James Erskine confirm to AAP.
Earlier SEL, the management company has denied reports that he is battling with “crippling depression” and alcohol abuse.

“Ian is not in rehab,” a SEL representative said on Friday.

“Ian was in hospital for an operation on his shoulder and is pleased to let his friends and fans know that he is now out of hospital and on the mend,” he added.

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