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Robert succumbed to the pitfalls of fame early on in his career. At a young age, the actor reportedly began doing drugs with his father, admitting later there “was always a lot of pot and coke around”.

The nasty habit – which led to the first of multiple arrests, for possession of heroin, cocaine and an unloaded handgun in 1996 – would haunt him for years.

“It’s like I have a shotgun in my mouth and I’ve got my finger on the trigger, and I like the taste of the gunmetal,” Robert told a judge of his addictive behaviour in 1999, before being sentenced to 36 months in prison.

It wasn’t until after his divorce from Deborah Falconer (she reportedly left him and took their son, Indio, with her) and his marriage to now-wife Susan that his life changed for the better.

“Susan gave him tough love,” a source says of Robert, 55, who spent time in rehab on his road to recovery. “And he actually listened.”

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