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Calvin Klein in Rehab
Calvin Klein, the fashion king famous for designer duds, provocative underwear ads and for squeezing a teenage Brooke Shields into his "nothing comes between me and my Calvins" jeans, is seeking treatment for a substance-abuse problem.
The rehab announcement comes two weeks after the bizarre, highly publicized incident at New York's Madison Square Garden when Klein cozied up to Knicks hoopster Latrell Sprewell as he was about to in-bound the ball. The attempt to apparently engage the Knicks basketball star in some type of sideline chat briefly interrupted play as Klein was escorted back to his seat by security guards.
"For many years, I've been able to successfully address my substance-abuse issues, which for anyone is a lifelong process, through strict adherence to counseling and regular attendance at meetings," stated 60-year-old Klein. "However, when I recently stopped attending meetings regularly, I suffered a setback. Fortunately, I was lucky with the help of others to recognize the problem." (Giant-screen replays probably helped, along with Sprewell's comment that Klein was "trying to say something, but he was just mumbling.")
Klein was previously treated, in 1988, at the Hazelden Institute in Minnesota, a drug and alcohol rehab clinic that has hosted many a celeb in need of sobriety, including Friends star Matthew Perry and The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin.
A spokesperson for Klein declined to elaborate on details of his current treatment or say where it would take place. Klein's statement only said, "I'm again getting the treatment I need to resume a healthy and productive lifestyle."
But an unnamed source, described as a fashion insider and close friend of the designer, chirped to the New York Post: "Clearly he's fallen off the wagon, which people sometimes do." The source also stated he was sure the cause was booze not pills and called the Knicks' game incident "almost divine intervention...long-term, may be the best thing that ever happened to him."
Klein has stated that he would continue his "ongoing work at Calvin Klein, Inc.," though, according to the New York Times, it is unclear exactly what his role has been since the company was acquired last December by the shirt firm Phillips-Van Heusen for $400 million in cash, plus $30 million in stock and up to $300 million in royalties tied to revenues for the next 15 years.
On Saturday, the business section of the paper speculated on what impact Klein's behavior would have on the company. A representative for Bloomingdale's, where Klein makes personal appearances at his in-store boutique, felt it could do "damage on all levels, from underwear to ready-to-wear," but other business analysts said there would be little long-term damage. Bruce J. Klatsky, chief executive of Phillips-Van Heusen, issued a statement, which read, "I have greatly enjoyed working with Calvin and professionally have benefited enormously from his counsel and strategic insight."
Sprewell, meanwhile, says he's willing to forgive the incident, adding, "Any type of clothing line, I'm definitely open to, so if Mr. Klein wants to do some business, it can be done."
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