Ben in rehab, says dad

Ben in rehab, says dad : "'Finally, I would like to add that I have learned that rehabilitation is a complex and arduous process that requires continual review and is best dealt with in private. 'The ill-informed comments and the harassment by the media and others will not assist his rehabilitation.'"

I think we do need to remember Ben does have a Dad, and family and friends and that is something the media does need to be mindful of because a lot of people are being pushed to the edge for no good reason as far as normal people can see. This is Ben's father and he sounds pretty strained, frustrated and at wits' end. He is a Dad trying to come to grips with the reality of his parenthood. That is his son Ben. To a lot of people Ben Cousins is a footballer whom they have all watched. He is someone we all know. I don't know why they said he was missing. Media hype to draw attention to Ben? While we think of him as Ben and while Ben's Dad is getting stressed out by it all, maybe they didn't mean to be hurtful. Maybe they were trying to lighten it up and it went wrong at this end. That's the problem. You do not understand sometimes that you are doing a lot of harm. We do have some good ties with LA. I think we just need to remember people can only take so much.