Overview

• On The Patrick Labyorteaux Show this week, Todd Bridges revisited how Eddie Murphy had enlisted Rick James for a drug intervention in the early 1980s.
• Bridges said James deemed his drug supply excessive and took half of the stash to keep him from self-harm, leaving him bewildered by the tactic.
• He revealed that Murphy and others believed James only used marijuana and were unaware of his deeper substance struggles at the time.
• Bridges surpassed 32 years of sobriety earlier this year and has credited a pivotal moment in rehab for his sustained recovery.
• The renewed account draws attention to the unpredictability of celebrity-led interventions and the complexities of addiction management.