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Jonathan Rhys Meyers hospitalized after suicide attempt, report says

Jonathan Rhys Meyers attends the BAFTA Soho House Grey Goose after party on Feb. 21, 2010, in London. Getty

(CBS) Updated 3:21 p.m. EDT

Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers was reportedly taken to a London hospital on Tuesday night in what is being reported as a possible suicide attempt.

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According to the U.K.'s The Sun, "The Tudors" star was found slumped on the floor of his home, reportedly after swallowing pills, by paramedics answering an emergency call.

After Meyers refused treatment, the report says, paramedics called the police and he was taken to a hospital.

The actor had no comment after being discharged the following morning, The Sun reports.

"It was not a suicide attempt. He did relapse and was hospitalized briefly for that, but was released," a source told The Hollywood Reporter.

A Scotland Yard spokesperson told People magazine, "We can confirm we were called by the London Ambulance Service to an address in NW8 to report to a man refusing treatment. Police attended, and the man was taken by ambulance to a central London hospital. That was the end of our involvement."

Meyers has battled alcohol addiction over the years. He entered rehab for the fourth time back in May.

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