Editing David Hasselhoff (section)

=== Alcoholism ===
On May 3, 2007, a viral video surfaced online of Hasselhoff appearing to be severely [[alcohol intoxication|drunk]] inside his home. His daughter, Taylor Ann, who filmed the video, can be heard interrogating him and asking him to stop abusing alcohol. She also warns her father he could be jeopardizing his spot on the Las Vegas production of ''[[The Producers (musical)|The Producers]]'' he starred in at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3139874|title="Drunk Tape Bad for Hasselhoff, but Is It Worse for His Daughter?" on ABC|publisher=Abcnews.go.com|date=May 4, 2007|access-date=May 22, 2011}}</ref> In the wake of the [[Internet leak|leaked]] clip, Hasselhoff issued a statement saying it was recorded by Taylor Ann so that he could see how he behaved while intoxicated and the footage was deliberately released.<ref>[http://www.inthenews.co.uk/printerfriendly.aspx?itemid=445970 "Hasselhoff 'too drunk' to board plane"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515162819/http://www.inthenews.co.uk/printerfriendly.aspx?itemid=445970 |date=May 15, 2009 }}, inthenews.co.uk, July 27, 2006.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/27/AR2006072700691_pf.html|title=Publicist: Hasselhoff Was Sick, Not Drunk|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=July 27, 2006|access-date=June 19, 2015}}</ref> As a result of the video, Hasselhoff's visitation rights with his two daughters were suspended on May 7, 2007, for two weeks until the video's authenticity and distributor were determined.<ref>[[Associated Press|AP]], [https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-05-03-hasselhoff-tape_N.htm "Hasselhoff's visitation rights suspended"], ''[[USA Today]]'', May 3, 2007; retrieved June 30, 2007.</ref> In May 2009, Hasselhoff's attorney, Mel Goldsman, described Hasselhoff as "a recovering alcoholic".<ref>{{cite web| url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Television/story?id=7501875&page=1|title=David Hasselhoff's Fall From A-List to Addiction| work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | first= Luchina|last=Fisher| date=May 5, 2009|access-date=May 3, 2016| archive-date= May 3, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160503171152/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Television/story?id=7501875&page=1| url-status=live}}</ref>