Betty Ford Center’s Rules Rock Jerry Lee Lewis, So He Rolls
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Singer Jerry Lee Lewis walked out of the Betty Ford drug rehabilitation center after only a week of treatment because he hates to get up early and doesn’t like chores, his manager said today.
“You can’t deal with him like you do any other person,” J. W. Whitten said.
Lewis, 51, was admitted to the center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., last week for what was supposed to have been four to six weeks of treatment for addiction to painkillers. But Whitten said he left Wednesday in good shape and “ready to rock ‘n’ roll.”
“He walked out,” Whitten said. “His days start at about 4 in the afternoon. Their (the center’s) days start at 6 in the morning.”
Lewis also did not like doing the chores that are a part of the facility’s rehabilitation program, Whitten said.
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