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Kit Harington Enters Rehab

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has entered a rehab facility in Connecticut and has been there for about a month. Per Entertainment Weekly, the rehab center Harington is in is described as a…

Kit Harington Enters Rehab

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 03: Kit Harington attends “Game Of Thrones” Season 8 Premiere on April 03, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has entered a rehab facility in Connecticut and has been there for about a month.

Per Entertainment Weekly, the rehab center Harington is in is described as a "luxury rehab for stress and alcohol use.”

A rep for Harington issued the following statement: “Kit has decided to utilize this break in his schedule as an opportunity to spend some time at a wellness retreat to work on some personal issues.”

New of Harington seeking treatment was first reported by The New York Post who wrote that the end of GoT "really hit him hard" and "He realized ‘this is it — this is the end’, it was something they had all worked so hard on for so many years. He had a moment of, what next?"

Harington's wife, fellow GoT actor Rose Leslie, has been "extremely supportive" regarding his treatment.

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