Kevin Zegers defends wife's decision to videotape daughters calling him an alcoholic... as he fights the 'stigma of addiction'
He's starred in some of television's most popular shows, such as The Walking Dead and Dirty John.
But on Thursday Kevin Zegers took to Instagram to explain an issue related to his alcoholism.
The eight-years-sober Canadian actor posted a lengthy statement which addressed his and his wife Jaime's previous decision to record their daughters calling him an alcoholic.
Serious: On Thursday actor Kevin Zegers took to Instagram to explain an issue related to his alcoholism
In that video, posted on Wednesday, Kevin's fraternal twin daughters Zoe Madison and Blake Everleigh appear to respond to their mother, who prompts each to call their father an alcoholic.
She then asks them where their father is currently, and they both respond, with some prompting, an 'Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.'
The post, which garnered over 65,000 views, was captioned 'Learning 'em young. #aameeting'
It seems some followers were perturbed by the video, which motivated Kevin to post a lengthy statement defending the clip on Thursday.
Tough stuff: In that video, posted on Wednesday, Kevin's fraternal twin daughters Zoe Madison (left) and Blake Everleigh appear to respond to their mother, who prompts each to call their father an alcoholic
More details: It seems some followers were perturbed by the video, which motivated Kevin to post a lengthy statement defending the clip on Thursday
The core of the response explained why being open with his daughters about his whereabouts was important.
'When I'm not home for bedtime, my girls often insist on knowing where I am. Instead of lying to them, or projecting an archaic stigma, we choose to tell them the truth. 'Daddy's at a meeting,' the 34-year-old revealed.
'Our hope is that we teach our girls some empathy and understanding about addiction.'
Working actor! He's starred in some of television's most popular shows, such as The Walking Dead and Dirty John (pictured)
He went on to describe how he hopes his clean living lifestyle may provide inspiration for others.
'I've chosen to live a clean and sober life that involves much more than just not drinking. I choose to share this because too many people, like some commenting below, want to shame people with addiction and mental healthy issues back into the shadows.'
Kevin and wife Jaime welcomed their daughters back in August 2015.
Cute couple! Kevin and wife Jaime welcomed their daughters back in August 2015 (couple pictured together in 2013)
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