I’ve been following the really sad story of Tom Sizemore for about a year now. Guardian Unlimited gives us the latest twist in this saga:
Sizemore failed seven drug tests, admitted methamphetamine use twice and failed to show up for further testing while on probation for a 2003 domestic violence conviction involving his ex-girlfriend, former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss, a prosecutor has said. Sizemore sobbed, gestured and begged for another chance as he delivered a rambling speech before being handed the first sentence Thursday by Superior Court Judge Antonio Barreto Jr.
He pleaded with the judge for leniency, saying he had broken his parents’ hearts and felt like a 12-year-old child. Sizemore also said he was “engaged in a struggle right now to regain the better part of who I am. … I never thought I had this disease. I assure your honor that I’m not acting now. I’m not acting, I’m begging, I’m beseeching you. I can’t imagine my future without performing.”
Outside court, he gave a high five and directed an obscene gesture at the press.
I don’t feel anything about this story other than really sad. This guy has some serious problems and needs to get his crap together. It’s obvious he’s not going to do that outside of jail. I hope he can get back on his feet after all this and get back in front of the camera where he belongs… but saddly I actually don’t think he’ll be alive 5 years from now. How tragic this whole mess is.
