Overview
- He told TMZ he relapsed on opioids while filming Love Island: Beyond the Villa in Los Angeles.
- According to Shepard, producers were unaware because he tried to avoid being on camera during the relapse.
- He says he suffered a seizure on his first night at a detox center and was sent to the emergency room.
- Shepard reports he is recovering with support from his father and his girlfriend and plans to fund a scholarship to help others seek treatment.
- He has previously discussed an 18-hour ibogaine treatment at age 22 to get off opioids and says he has lost friends to addiction.