As you might expect, RDJ is supportive of son Indio’s legal troubles- read what he has to say and why we say again that he’s a class act 100%!
“Indio Downey pleaded guilty to drug charges on Friday in Los Angeles, but the 21-year-old had a very strong support during what was no doubt a difficult morning. Robert Downey Jr. — who has been sober for over 10 years after a long, public battle with substance abuse — sat behind his son in the courtroom.
Following his guilty plea to felony cocaine possession stemming from his June arrest, Indio was sentenced to 90 days in a drug-treatment program, 70 of which he has already completed. After noting the rehab facility sent the court a positive progress report, the judge stated that if Indio stays clean and sober for 18 months and finishes his program, his conviction will be dismissed.
“Now, you’re in a little unique situation. I think that you’re going to be able to beat this and you’ll be successful, I certainly hope, because I know in life people always look up to superheroes. You’ve heard of that before?” Judge Keith Schwartz asked Indio. “Well, I think you might have contact or insight as to one superhero that’s Iron Man. So I think if you have contact with that person that can give you insight and wisdom to help you make sure you do this well. OK?”
“I appreciate this opportunity and I intend to make the most of it,” Indio Downey told the judge.
Although the elder Downey did not speak in court, according to witnesses, he listened intently “and nodded his head when Schwartz urged the actor’s son to be careful about choosing friends.”
The 49-year-old Iron Man star opened up about Indio in the October issue of Vanity Fair, whom he had with ex-wife Deborah Falconer.
“He’s his mother’s son and my son, and he’s come up the chasm much quicker than we did,” Downey Jr. shared. “But that’s typical in the Information Age; things get accelerated. Pick a dysfunction, and it’s a family problem.”
RDJ also reflected on his own addiction issues, which landed him in prison.
“Job one is get out of that cave,” he declared. “A lot of people do get out but don’t change. So the thing is to get out and recognize the significance of that aggressive denial of your fate, come through the crucible forged into a stronger metal. Or whatever. But I don’t even know if that was my experience. It’s funny: Five years ago, I would’ve made it sound like I’m conscious of my own participation in seizing the similarities. But so many things have become less certain. I swear to God. I am not my story.”
Downey Jr. has been supportive of Indio since his arrest.
“Unfortunately there’s a genetic component to addiction and Indio has likely inherited it,” the actor said in a statement at the time. “Also, there is a lot of family support and understanding, and we’re all determined to rally behind him and help him become the man he’s capable of being. We’re grateful to the Sheriff’s department for their intervention, and believe Indio can be another recovery success story instead of a cautionary tale.”
Sounds like he is certainly on that path.”
Good on him, Robert Downey Jr. is certainly one hell of a guy!!
Source: Yahoo
