METRO Friday, September 11, 2009 D Ill stand by Mel during rehab stint E motional Antonio Banderas has revealed he is standing by wife Melanie Griffith after admitting she is in rehab for an addiction to painkillers. The movie hunk told how he is proud of Griffith for seeking help and rubbished reports he has threatened to divorce her. Banderas told US chat show host Ellen DeGeneres the couple are going through a crisis but vowed to continue to support his wife of 15 years. He said: I would not talk about this with everybody, but I will talk to you about this. It was said actually in some magazines that I gave an ultimatum to my wife, that I presented the matter of divorce because she had been involved in addictions... Melanie has been addicted for many years and we came out and said it. It was okay, we were never embarrassed about this situation. But what happened actually, she was clean and sober for six years. She had a crash skiing in Aspen a year-and-a-half ago. She went through three operations on her knee, so she had to obligated use narcotics. In March she came to me and she said, Im feeling a little bit weak in my determination for this, so I just thought to go to rehabilitation by myself. The whole entire family is supporting her and I am supporting her. Banderas added: I just say to families, Dont get embarrassed, just confront this problem head on. Dont hide from that, because there is a beautiful gift at the end of this tunnel and that is the person you love back. An ad starring Pamela Anderson for animal rights group Peta has been banned for being too sexy. Set to be screened in New York airports during the citys Fashion Week, Pammy played a security guard who strips fur and leather clothing off people, with the message that cruelty doesnt fly. Madonna under fire for nepotism Madonnas appointment of the younger sister of Malawis vice president to run her new girls school has been criticised in the country where she adopted two children. Anjimile Mtila-Oponyo was appointed to run the school to be built near the capital Lilongwe. But a Malawian activist said, while Dr Oponyo is qualified, her appointment is suspicious. A former boyfriend of Charlotte Church has been sentenced to 12 years jail after a police raid at a house in east London uncovered heroin with a street value of nearly 12million. Kyle Johnson, a 24-year- old barber who broke up with the singer in 2005, pleaded guilty to intent to supply Class A drugs. Mickey Rourke felt a little peckish after a night out in a London nightclub so he tucked into a rose he bought from a street vendor. Instead of offering the flower to his mystery young blonde companion, the 55-year- old Wrestler star bit off the head before spitting the petals at the paparazzi Churchs ex jailed The stars you love to love... the stars you love to hate Loyal: Griffith and Banderas index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html