LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Spanish-born actor Antonio Banderas says he is proud of his actress wife Melanie Griffith for checking herself into rehab when she realized it was necessary.
People.com quoted Banderas as saying on Wednesday's edition of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" that Griffith has long battled an addiction to drugs and after six years of sobriety felt she needed additional help.