How I Learned to Own My Sobriety
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THE RECOVERY CLEANISSUE LIVING HOW FACING HIS ADDICTION HELPED ROB LOWE BECOME THE PERSON BY CYNTHIA HE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE LITTLETON 02.04.2021 VARIETY ● 3 FEATURES P.30 53 P.30 Lifelong Commitment Rob Lowe shares why he chose to By get sober 30 years ago and Cynthia how being honest with himself Littleton keeps him on the right path P.38 Spotlight on Sobriety The Osbournes talk about By Ozzy’s and Jack’s struggles Marc with substance abuse Malkin and how they overcame them P.42 Road to Recovery Music personality Matt Pinfield on addressing his relapse; how families deal with addiction and more Rob Lowe decided to confront his substance abuse problems more than 30 years ago after a conversation with his mom. P.30 Styling: Annie Psaltiras /The Wall Group; Grooming: Georgie Eisdell/The Wall Group; (Cover and this page) and this page) (Cover Group; Wall Georgie Eisdell/The Grooming: Group; Wall /The Styling: Annie Psaltiras by Sheryl Lowe LOWE Jewelry: Mr. Leight; Garrett Sunglasses: Vintage; Sweater and pants: Mothfood Cover photograph by Dewey Nicks 4 ● CONTENTS 02.04.2021 P.56 Directors weigh in on their col- FOCUS leagues’ work on awards hopefuls P.63 Writers from different genres share thoughts about this season’s scribes BIZ + BUZZ P.13 25 P.13 As entertainment giants close the books on 2020, corporate leaders note it was a transformative year P.16 Is it time for Fox News to stop calling itself a news channel? P.19 HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant” turns a recovery journey into a mystery P.22 Awards Circuit examines the Golden Globes nominations P.56 P.25 A lot of the usual big-name advertis- ers are sitting out the Super Bowl Don Cheadle reflects on George C. 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