It was not the speech Joe Biden wanted to give. At least, not this year, under these circumstances. But if anyone knows how quickly fortunes can change, it’s this president – whose personal and professional life has been scarred by tragedy and adversity. Speaking to a packed arena in Chicago on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, Mr Biden offered a full-throated defence of his presidency – touching on many of the themes that he campaigned on in 2020 and again this year before abandoning his re-election bid in mid-July, a few weeks after a catastrophic debate performance. "Like many of you, I gave my heart and soul to this nation,” he said, towards the end of a nearly hour-long address punctuated by raucous shouts of "Thank you, Joe". Mr Biden had walked out onto the stage after being introduced by his daughter Ashley and wife, Jill, who told the audience she "saw him dig deep into his soul" when he decided to exit the presidential race. Unl
John Stamos claims that if his therapist hadn't assisted him in getting sober, he "probably wouldn't be here
John Stamos believes his therapist helped save his life. “I probably wouldn’t be here [without him],” the “Full House” star, who plays a family counselor in Hulu’s “UnPrisoned,” told Page Six exclusively at the Season 2 premiere on Tuesday. Stamos shared that he’s been seeing Phil Stutz — the subject of a 2022 Netflix documentary by Jonah Hill — for “close to 20 years.” “He was big into helping me get sober,” the “General Hospital” alum further said. Stamos opened up about his battle with alcohol and June 2015 DUI arrest in his 2023 memoir, “If You Would Have Told Me.” One month after his arrest, he entered a substance abuse program. “When I went to Stutz one of the first times, he said, ‘You know if you weren’t so f–king stupid you’d realize how good you have it,’ and I was like, ‘You’re right,'” he said with a laugh. Stamos, who recently signed on as the chief innovation officer at streaming service Zeam , became such a fan of therapy that he introduced his late “Full Hou