Hasselhoff blames ear infection for hospital dash

David Hasselhoff has blamed an ear infection for a recent hospital dash. Photo / AP

Former Baywatch actor David Hasselhoff has dispelled rumours he was rushed to hospital after collapsing after an alcohol binge, claiming he was feeling unwell after taking ear infection medication with his anti-alcohol tablets.

David, 57, has been taking Antivert for a severe earache along with anti-alcohol drug Antabuse – which deters alcoholics from drinking.

His attorney Mel Goldsman said: "David was being treated for an inner ear infection and had a bad reaction to his medication over the weekend. He lost his equilibrium and it left him dizzy. This was all a misunderstanding. This was not an alcohol relapse."

It had been reported the actor had collapsed "drunk" at his Californian home and was found by his 17-year-old daughter Hayley.

Paramedics were called and David was taken to a local hospital by ambulance.

He left the medical facility on Sunday night.

The Knight Rider star has publicly battled alcoholism for several years and has been hospitalised for alcohol poisoning five times previously.

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