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Ian Thorpe's manager denies he is in rehab Removed: Ian Thorpe admitted to Sydney hospital
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Ian Thorpe's management company has denied reports the swimmer is in rehab for depression and alcohol abuse. This article has been taken down on 31/01/2014 pending investigation.
News Limited had reported that the Olympian was admitted to a Sydney hospital on Wednesday night after a fall at his home and made the decision to seek treatment for mental health issues.
But a spokesman for Sports and Entertainment Ltd released a short statement on Friday afternoon that said: “The article that appeared in the Daily Telegraph today is incorrect. Ian is not in rehab. Ian was in hospital for an operation on his shoulder and is pleased to let his friends and fans know that he is now out of hospital and on the mend.”
Thorpe, a five-time Olympic gold medallist, has spent a lot of his time living outside Australia since retiring from swimming. He based himself in Los Angeles for a while before moving to Switzerland in 2012 and was a commentator for the BBC in the 2012 Olympics.
Thorpe returned to Australia for Christmas and attended friend Tahyna Tozzi’s wedding while home in his summer break.
He set 13 individual world records and was in teams that set five relay world records over the course of his career, and retired in 2006.