John Mulaney shares the “intervention” his wife Olivia Munn did for him.
A few years ago, John Mulaney pivoted from home to become part of stand-up specials and professional brands. Suddenly, he divorced his current wife and got Olivia Munn pregnant.
This change, which happened over several months, did not come out of nowhere. The beloved comedian recently rehabbed and clearly envisioned his life.
Addiction recovery is a journey, not an event. As part of this, John Mulaney explained, Olivia Munn held a mini-intervention to help her stay calm.
Olivia Munn gives John Mulaney an intervention when he needs it
On Tuesday, November 12, GQ announced John Mulaney as the publication’s Man of the Year.
For years, the comedian has been open about his struggles with substance abuse and addiction. Recently, his life has changed.
Over the past few years, he’s ended his marriage, entered rehab, and become a father with his new wife Olivia Munn. Now, he’s opening up about his ongoing recovery.
“There was a time when I would tell you that I couldn’t fly, sleep, or perform unless I had Klonopin,” says John Mulaney. Klonopin is the brand name of clonazepam, a benzodiazepine that helps with, among other things, anxiety.
“I would say, ‘It sucks because I don’t always want to take Klonopin and Xanax, but I have to,'” he explained.
In December 2020, John Mulaney checked himself into rehab, but not for prescription anxiety medication. This is for cocaine and alcohol addiction.
One night of drug ‘crazy’ is (almost) waking up
According to the comedian, he had a “crazy” night before rehab. The night he was worried he was going to die from the many drugs he was taking.
“I thought, ‘Okay … I will totally slow down. That’s like Tuesday. And Thursday night, I did it again,” John Mulaney explained.
Most recently, Olivia Munn conducted a “mini” intervention, she characterized it, as part of her recovery. When she was six months pregnant, she started randomly trying drugs.
“It’s like a relief… I’m glad I don’t even have questions on him or anyone else,” John Mulaney later wrote.
“Something about peeing in a cup is like, I’m walking this,” she later explained. “It gives me confidence.”
John Mulaney notes that the intervention of Olivia Munn is only one aspect of his recovery journey, and his relationship. They also admitted that getting together when they were just starting their recovery journey really didn’t help them move forward as a couple.
There’s more to John Mulaney and Olivia Munn’s marriage than intervention and recovery
In May 2021, the world first learned about the romance of John Mulaney and Olivia Munn. They got married in July and have two children, Malcolm and May.
In particular, Mulaney’s decision with his ex-wife Anna Marie Tendler upset many fans. He has been praising childless marriage for years with a standing ovation. While anyone is allowed to change their mind at any time, his sudden pivot to divorce and having children alienates the fans he previously attracted.
John Mulaney invited Dave Chappelle as a surprise opener as well as drove away fans today. The Chappelle controversy became Mulaney by proxy. But even critics like to hear about the success of his sobriety.
