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"Chris Evans and Gary Lineker are among celebrities who have reportedly helped pay for Paul Gascoigne&amp;#039;s latest stay in rehab. Former England footballer Gascoigne has travelled to the US to receive treatment to battle alcohol addiction.   Piers Morgan and former cricketer Ronnie Irani are also said to have paid for Gascoigne&amp;#039;s treatment, according to The Sun. The stars and friends of Gascoigne reportedly got together to help pay for treatment following his public breakdown at a charity dinner in Northampton last week. A source said: &amp;quot;Chris was deeply moved and decided to organise help straight away. Everyone realised that if nothing was done Paul would be dead in a year.&amp;quot; They are reportedly paying for \u00C2\u00A313,600 first class British Airways flights for Gascoigne, along with a carer and \u00C2\u00A36,000 a week for treatment at the Meadows Rehabilitation Centre in Phoenix, Arizona.   Evans said: &amp;quot;A serious addict can only be helped if they really want to be. It is my understanding that as of approximately ten o&amp;#039;clock Monday morning Paul asked for that help. &amp;quot;Then and only then could a select group of his friends begin to put into operation the latest phase in a long fight to rid him of his demons. It&amp;#039;s his only chance - but at least now he&amp;#039;s going to get that chance.&amp;quot; TalkSPORT presenter Irani said: &amp;quot;I had a chat with [BBC radio DJ] Chris Evans and he just asked how we could help him. &amp;quot;We knew we just had to get him on this flight, out to the priory in Phoenix, we just had to get him on the plane. &amp;quot;I called British Airways and explained the situation, that we had to get him out to Phoenix to get him some help. He needs it, and if not, who knows what&amp;#039;s going to happen?&amp;quot; Piers Morgan tweeted: &amp;quot;Get well soon #Gazza - we&amp;#039;re all behind you. Anyone who knows Paul Gascoigne knows how desperate he is, and has been, to sort himself out.&amp;quot; Paul Gascoigne previously received messages of support from members of the public earlier this week after appearing dishevelled while shopping in Bournemouth, Dorset. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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