Hunter Biden opens up about battling addiction, emotional family intervention and making amends

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Published 2021-04-05

Less than 100 days into President Biden's first term, his son Hunter is opening up to Anthony Mason about his revealing new memoir, "Beautiful Things." He discusses his decades-long battle with alcohol and drug addiction, an intervention staged by his family, and why making amends to his late brother Beau was the hardest part of getting sober.

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All Comments (21)

@JoeyJoJoJr0 3 years ago

Oh are we allowed to talk about Hunter's problems now? I remember them hiding these stories just a few months ago
@TTime685 3 years ago

They can't hide it anymore lol.. And of course they're painting him as the victim.. How surprising
@karyherndon4266 3 years ago

My older brother suffered from alcoholism. And was a full time smoker. I have helped him for years. Then I lost him. You never forget. You honor the wonderful life together. I do.
@chodkowski01 3 years ago

Hunter has been so drugged out that he doesn’t remember his laptop but he remembers enough to write a book.
@alkohallick2901 3 years ago

Imagine if this was Donald Trump Jr.
@rasalghul3963 3 years ago

Yeah keep deleting those comments YouTube. We know what hunter is
@David-ei1fs 3 years ago

He does not "keep making bad decisions". He makes destructive CHOICES, knowing full well the consequences. Big difference.
@bytsky2506 3 years ago

They attacked Baron for weeks because of his Lego capitol.
@paulmcclainiii788 3 years ago

CBS, where journalism dies
@churnstyle 3 years ago

He's a walking dumpster fire. Stop giving him any credibility.
@masonhaggerty186 3 years ago

He's not in jail because daddy is a big time politician 😂
@Erik-rc7iy 3 years ago

Hardball interview, kinda like Bidens first “press conference”
@Windhover551 3 years ago

Evil Rich kid Cleared up just like that
@pk7ghalm23 3 years ago

Imagine if one of Trumps kids was wildin out like this Cracky. We all know the press would cover it way differently!
@KaiserBlade 3 years ago

Hunter doesn't remember he has a two year old daughter in Arkansas. Joe's granddaughter that decent Joe won't acknowledge either.
@peacefulmindjoyousheartrvj4842 3 years ago

Geez. I had childhood ptsd and I never behaved that way. Then my brother killed himself. It was then I realized I needed to heal. Took me time but I healed. He’s using excuses to get away with his behavior.
@salbro5985 3 years ago

"The Smartest Guy My Dad Knows: The Hunter Biden Story" And damn, look at that dislike ratio for the son of "the most popular president of all time"...
@scottfalcon3481 3 years ago

“Most people who’ve gone what I’ve gone through are either dead or in jail.” Yeah, you should be in jail. Your father saved and robbed you of that consequence.
@polarbear6064 3 years ago

Thanks to Dr. Jill's emotional support: "Si se pwodway!"
@margaretbaker811 3 years ago

As a person whos father killed himself when I was a little over a year old, who was raised with 2 drug and alcoholic addicted abusive brothers by our adopted mother in a house hold of rage, hatred, and sibling abuse..... I never turned to addiction.