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By Ben Todd<\/a><\/p>\n

Last updated at 9:41 PM on 30th June 2011<\/p>\n

Troubled actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers was rushed to hospital by ambulance after a suspected suicide attempt.<\/p>\n

Meyers – who played Henry VIII in raunchy BBC series The Tudors – is believed to have taken pills at his \u00a33million home in Maida Vale, west London on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n

The handsome actor – who has been battling a long-standing drink problem – was found slumped on the floor by paramedics. They were forced to call police after he initially refused treatment at the scene.<\/p>\n

The Irish actor was then taken to hospital.<\/p>\n

\"Rising<\/p>\n

Rising star: Jonathan Rhys Meyers at the Irish Film and Television Awards in Dublin in February 2010<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A source said: \u2018It was the opinion of those present that he tried to take his life.\u2019<\/p>\n

Meyers, 33, was then discharged in the early hours of Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

A female neighbour of the star said: \u2018I saw the ambulance arriving and was worried to death.<\/p>\n

\u2018Jonathan is a lovely guy. You see him all the time in the street. He says hello and is very pleasant. I hope he is fine.\u2019<\/p>\n

Meyers is regarded as one of the rising stars of the acting world.<\/p>\n

However, the actor – who owns homes in Los Angeles and Monaco as well as London and his native Dublin – has long battled a drink problem which worsened following the death of his beloved mother in 2007.<\/p>\n

\"Critically-acclaimed:<\/p>\n

Critically-acclaimed: Rhys Meyers as King Henry VIII in The Tudors<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Last month, Rhys Meyers checked into a five-star rehabilitation centre in South Africa. It was his fifth stint in rehab.<\/p>\n

The actor has been dating heiress Reena Hammer – whose father owns the Urban Retreat spa in Harrods department store – for seven years.<\/p>\n

However, there have been rumours their relationship has recently been under threat.<\/p>\n

Meyers has starred in films including Alexander, Velvet Goldmine and Bend It Like Beckham. He won a Golden Globe for his role as Elvis in a US TV series.<\/p>\n

He is also a pin-up, and has worked as a model for Hugo Boss and Versace.<\/p>\n

\"Troubled:<\/p>\n

Troubled: Rhys Meyers pictured drinking in a London street at 10am four years ago<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In the past, he has spoken of his alcohol problem, admitting: \u2018When I do drink I’m like Bambi. I’m all over the place like a 16-year-old kid.\u2019<\/p>\n

Scotland Yard today confirmed: \u2018Officers were called by London Ambulance Service to a residential address following reports of man refusing treatment.<\/p>\n

‘Police and London Ambulance Service were in attendance and a 33-year old man was taken to a central London hospital for treatment.\u2019<\/p>\n

Rhys Meyers has also been arrested twice at airports in drink-related incidents in the past.<\/p>\n

He was arrested at Dublin Airport and arrested for being drunk and in breach of the peace in November 2007. The charges were subsequently dropped.<\/p>\n

He was also detained by police in June 2009 at the Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris after allegedly assaulting an bar staff employee while drunk.<\/p>\n

Last night, a spokesman for Rhys Meyers was unavailable for comment.<\/p>\n

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