Hands Off My Hoff! ; an Internet Video Shows David Hasselhoff Half-Naked and Hopelessly Drunk. But Here, One of His Close Friends Says This Crazy, Hilariously Accident-Prone Show-Off Is Every Bit As Lovable As He's Absurd ...

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THE SHOCKING video images of a drunk, incoherent, semi-naked David Hasselhoff struggling to eat a cheeseburger have provoked mirth, scorn and pity around the world since they were aired last week. But for me, they were just profoundly sad. Not least because they were taken by his own teenage daughters, and almost certainly leaked to the media by his warring estranged wife, Pamela.

I've become a good friend of The Hoff in the past year, as we are both judges on the hit TV show America's Got Talent. And in the time I've known him, I've discovered a lot more about the real man behind the public image.

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Hands Off My Hoff! ; an Internet Video Shows David Hasselhoff Half-Naked and Hopelessly Drunk. But Here, One of His Close Friends Says This Crazy, Hilariously Accident-Prone Show-Off Is Every Bit As Lovable As He's Absurd ...

Yes, he's a crazy, unpredictable, egotistical, self-confessed alcoholic. But he's also a warm, passionate, smart and often hilarious guy battling on a daily basis to deal with the ravages of fame and fortune in a country where celebrity status is fast becoming a hideous curse.

Hasselhoff is one of the most wellknown stars in the world. Someone whose surname is instantly recognisable in more than 140 countries, thanks to the stupendous global success of his shows Baywatch and Knight Rider.

The Guinness Book Of World Records confirms that Baywatch was the most-watched series in TV history, with 1....

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