Downey blames movie for addiction

Former troubled actor Robert Downey Jr blames his role in 1980s cult film 'Less Than Zero' for fuelling his drug addiction.

Tue, 29 Apr, 2008 - 09:24

Former troubled actor Robert Downey Jr blames his role in 1980s cult film 'Less Than Zero' for fuelling his drug addiction.

The 43-year-old insists he only took drugs recreationally before he was cast as a cocaine addict in the 1987 film based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis.

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