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And yet, after his serious drinking problem deep-sixed his professional relationship with the composer — who then went on to form a far more famous and fruitful collaboration with Hammerstein — Hart was relegated to something like a footnote in his friend’s story.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Laura’s drinking problem The movie finds a much more put-together Laura, a woman who is being gaslit by everyone around her.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
So many women who have gotten famous on Bravo did so by being mean, delusional, or mean and delusional, give or take a drinking problem.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Amerilodge denies the allegations, claiming Starling resigned and had a drinking problem, while Starling maintains she was fired in retaliation for reporting Malik.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
His buddy and pseudo-boss, Paul Souter (Sam Neill), smells bourbon on Kyle’s breath — during his shift — which means, yes, our antihero has a drinking problem.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
And the other was her sister-in-law, who was well brought up and very shy and had a terrible drinking problem and was abused by her husband and was just holding on to life so hard.
—Jennifer Cunningham
h. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
The source material saw Bond with a heavy drinking problem, a 70-cigarette per day average and an occasional amphetamine habit.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 June 2025
What about Ginny & Georgia’s love lives? To start, Ginny’s love interest, Marcus, is spiraling, with his drinking problem worsening rapidly.
—Charley Ross, Glamour, 6 June 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Laura’s drinking problem The movie finds a much more put-together Laura, a woman who is being gaslit by everyone around her.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
So many women who have gotten famous on Bravo did so by being mean, delusional, or mean and delusional, give or take a drinking problem.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Amerilodge denies the allegations, claiming Starling resigned and had a drinking problem, while Starling maintains she was fired in retaliation for reporting Malik.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
His buddy and pseudo-boss, Paul Souter (Sam Neill), smells bourbon on Kyle’s breath — during his shift — which means, yes, our antihero has a drinking problem.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
And the other was her sister-in-law, who was well brought up and very shy and had a terrible drinking problem and was abused by her husband and was just holding on to life so hard.
—Jennifer Cunningham
h. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
The source material saw Bond with a heavy drinking problem, a 70-cigarette per day average and an occasional amphetamine habit.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 June 2025
What about Ginny & Georgia’s love lives? To start, Ginny’s love interest, Marcus, is spiraling, with his drinking problem worsening rapidly.
—Charley Ross, Glamour, 6 June 2025
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“Drinking problem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20problem. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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