Read This: Mimi O'Donnell's devastating memoir of her relationship with Philip Seymour Hoffman
It’s been roughly four years since we lost actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, the beloved actor who rose to prominence as a player in the oeuvre of filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson before winning an Oscar for his 2005 portrayal of Truman Capote. In a moving new essay for Vogue, his partner, the director and producer Mimi O’Donnell, reflects on the highs and lows of their relationship, with the early part of the essay reveling in the joys of their early courtship and the familial bond they developed with their three children. Hoffman’s addictions, which he initially conquered in his early 20s, didn’t resurface until much later, and it’s here that O’Donnell exposes the harsh, ugly realities of how his struggles began impacting their household. Though he went to rehab on multiple occasions, sobriety never stuck and the pair made the decision for Hoffman to get an apartment of his own nearby.
She writes: