Sizemore's Rehab Rerun

Thu., Feb. 9, 2006 6:45 PM PST by Josh Grossberg

Saving Private Ryan was nothing compared to saving Tom Sizemore.

For what seems like the umpteenth time, a Los Angeles judge sent the Saving Private Ryan star to a residential rehab facility after the sobriety-challenged actor was found to have violated his probation.

Culminating a weeklong hearing, Sizemore admitted to falling off the wagon and using drugs again, according to Superior Court public information officer Allan Parachini. The actor was in turn ordered to report to a 90-day treatment facility by Mar. 23. Unlike previous attempts to get clean, Sizemore will not be permitted to leave the center, even for work.

His probation was extended for another three years and he must submit to drug testing each week for the duration of the term.

Sizemore left the courthouse in tears.

Over the last few days, prosecutors said Sizemore had flunked a drug test on Jan. 23 and was booted from his last rehab center for arguing with another patient.

While Deputy District Attorney Sean Carney has made repeated requests to lock up Sizemore, Superior Court Judge T.K. Herman instead gave the 44-year-old actor a chance to kick his nasty drug habit.

This is the second time Sizemore has violated the terms of his probation in a 2003 methamphetamine-possession case.

Last July, Sizemore copped to faking a drug test using a Whizzator, a prosthetic penis that concealed a clean supply of urine, as well as failing to submit to drug testing on eight previous occasions.

At that time, Sizemore's probation was rescinded and he was ordered back into rehab. The probation was reinstated in October, with Judge Paula Mabrey praising the oft-arrested actor for the "remarkable improvement" he made in the live-in drug treatment facility.

Mabrey had previously warned Sizemore the violations could land him up to 16 months in jail. Herman was assigned the Hollywood tough guy's case after Mabrey was transferred to another courthouse.

Once he clears up his drug mess, Sizemore could still face slammer time. He is appealing his 2003 conviction of domestic violence for allegedly striking former girlfriend and ex-Hollywood hooker queen Heidi Fleiss.

Should his conviction stand, the Natural Born Killers' cop could face a 17-month stint in prison and four more months in rehab.

Hoping to capitalize on his current woes, Sizemore has been shopping a reality show called Super Sizemore that purportedly focuses on his legal problems, battles with substance abuse, and attempts to get his life back to raise his infant twin sons. So far, there haven't been any takers.