{"id":152259,"date":"2022-12-08T23:54:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T23:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/robert-downey-sr-got-candid-about-introducing-his-son-to-drugs-as-a-kid\/"},"modified":"2022-12-08T23:54:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T23:54:05","slug":"robert-downey-sr-got-candid-about-introducing-his-son-to-drugs-as-a-kid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/robert-downey-sr-got-candid-about-introducing-his-son-to-drugs-as-a-kid\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Downey Sr. Got Candid About Introducing His Son To Drugs As A Kid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It seems like Robert Downey Jr.<\/span> and his father, the late avant-garde filmmaker Robert Downey Sr.<\/span>were able to work through some things before the latter’s death<\/span> in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the new Netflix<\/span> documentary \u201cSr.,\u201d which focuses on the father and son’s close but complicated relationship, the two speak openly about their substance abuse problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Downey Sr. admits in the documentary that he was addicted to cocaine for 15 years. Downey Jr. famously struggled for a long time<\/span> with substance abuse, which <\/span>almost ruined his acting career. Downey Sr. introduced his son to marijuana<\/span> at age 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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