Drug Possession: Ted ‘Golden-Voice’ Williams Quits Rehab Against Medical Advice

Ted Williams, the formerly homeless man who became an overnight sensation with his “golden voice,” has reportedly left a rehab facility after less than two weeks of treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. On Monday, 53-year-old Williams checked himself out of the Origins Recovery Center in Texas against medical advice and headed to the airport, according to websites TMZ and E! Online. Just 12 days before his departure, Williams had voluntarily entered rehab after taping television segments with Dr. Phil. During the tapings, Williams reunited with his family members, who alleged that he had been drinking daily despite his claims of sobriety. Williams and Dr. Phil later had a lengthy one-on-one conversation about his addictions. Before he agreed to enter the medical facility, he and one of his daughters were also detained by police after an alleged family quarrel at a Hollywood hotel. The pair weren’t arrested and no charges were filed. Both were released shortly afterward. Williams’ meteoric rise to fame came after a reporter captured the homeless man’s voice on a video and posted the clip online. Millions of views later, Williams was featured on TODAY and job offers started pouring in. He received offers to do announcing work from the Cleveland Cavaliers, a radio station in Hawaii, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese and dozens more. He also taped a commercial that aired on msnbc cable television. Before this unexpected turn of events, Williams had been living on the streets in …
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