Ashley Hamilton Hospitalised Following Apparent Overdose
Actor and singer Ashley Hamilton, the former husband of the late actress Shannen Doherty, was reportedly hospitalised last Thursday after an apparent overdose. The 51-year-old son of actor George Hamilton and model Alana Stewart is said to be in the process of recovery and is currently in stable condition at a medical facility.
Health Emergency at Los Angeles Airbnb
Insiders have claimed that Hamilton was discovered last week while suffering a health emergency linked to an unidentified substance at an Airbnb property in the Los Angeles area. This incident was first reported by the celebrity news outlet TMZ. Hamilton has been remarkably open about his long-standing struggles with addiction, previously stating that he had accumulated 'half a dozen arrests' and attended '32 rehabilitation programmes' by the time he was just 22 years old.
Brief Marriage to Shannen Doherty
Hamilton and Shannen Doherty exchanged vows in 1993 after a whirlwind romance of only two weeks. He was 19 years old at the time, while Doherty was 22. Their relationship, however, imploded after just five months. In a poignant revelation on her podcast Let's Be Clear in January 2024, months before her death from cancer at age 53, Doherty described it as a 'really horrible marriage'. She explained that her fear of Hamilton leaving to purchase drugs sometimes made her late for work on the set of Beverly Hills, 90210, where she was a major star.
Complex Personal History and Family Background
Alongside having famous parents, Hamilton was also briefly the stepson of rock legend Rod Stewart, who was married to his mother Alana from 1979 to 1984. His substance use issues reportedly began in his teenage years, coinciding with battles with anorexia and bulimia, which he said he 'used the drugs and alcohol to control'. After his split from Doherty in 1994, he entered another short-lived marriage to Playboy model Angie Everhart. He also has a nine-year-old daughter with his ex-girlfriend Renee Karelian.
Recent Legal Issues and Serious Health Diagnosis
In a troubling incident in August 2024, Hamilton was arrested and accused of brandishing a pocket knife at a Beverly Hills hotel staffer who asked him to leave the property after finding him asleep on a lobby sofa. More gravely, last year Hamilton revealed he is suffering from a rare mucosal HPV-related cancer. In a recent, deeply personal interview released just three weeks ago on the Soft White Underbelly channel, he discussed this ongoing battle alongside a death doula. He had previously shared that he had sent his 'paperwork' to a Swiss clinic that offers 'assisted suicide'.
A Lifetime of Struggle and Familial Support
In a December interview, Hamilton catalogued a harrowing history by age 22, including 'two failed marriages, two failed careers, 32 rehabs, five overdoses, three flatlines, two comas, left side of my body paralyzed, brain surgery, spleen surgery, staph infection in the heart, gangrene of the arms, shootouts from drug deals gone bad and half a dozen arrests'. A decade ago, on the family reality show Stewarts & Hamiltons, his father George Hamilton broke down in tears, telling his son, 'I am very proud of you. There are about four times that we almost lost you in your life.' Ashley himself reflected in a confessional, 'I went through a hard time with drugs and alcohol, it was so stupid. I blew everything but I have a second chance and I am going to give it everything I have got.'
The Daily Mail has contacted a representative for Ashley Hamilton seeking comment on his current hospitalisation and condition.
