The actor, who has struggled with substance abuse and been sober since 2020, recalls having no problem “holding these medications in my hand” because “the obsession was gone”
John Mulaney wasn’t tempted by wife Olivia Munn’s cancer-related painkillers amid his sobriety journey.
The comic, 42, talked about caring for Munn, 44, after she was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer in both breasts – which required multiple surgeries including a double mastectomy – on Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson’s SiriusXM podcast, Where Everybody Knows Your Name.
“I brought her a tray with apple juice, something she wanted to eat that her mom had made in the kitchen, and then it had Oxycontin and some sort of nerve medication and a Xanax, which they also gave just for rest and recovery,” the Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney star told Danson of a particular instance in Munn’s recovery.
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“It never crossed my mind that I was holding these medications in my hand. The obsession of it was gone. I thought, ‘Oh, I’m so far beyond that, and I can be a good butler with the best client.’ “
Mulaney has been vocal about getting sober from cocaine and alcohol in 2005. In 2020, he checked into rehab after a relapse, remaining sober since.
“People stay the same in so many ways — and I’m still the same person I was when I was like, five, in so many ways — but I will admit, it’s a huge change. Just a huge way of looking at everything. I’m shocked I did it. I’m shocked I was able to do it.”