Shocking: Columbus Short Reveals ‘Scandal’ Exit Was Due To His Cocaine Addiction

Columbus Short is coming clean about becoming clean.

In a sensational new interview with Access Hollywood, the actor – who was dismissed from his role as Harrison in ABC smash ‘Scandal’ earlier this year – revealed that his axing from the show was due to a previously undisclosed addition to cocaine.

Details below…

Speaking on the turmoil that defined the period, Short said:

“I’ll be candid: I was struggling with drugs. I had a lot on my plate, and you know, I was using unhealthy ways to kind of self-medicate and deal with a lot of heavy duty stuff in my life… I was doing cocaine and drinking a lot, and trying to balance a 16-hour work schedule a day, and a family, and I just lost myself back then.”

He added:

“And if we’re going to be fully transparent, they {Shonda Rhimes and Scandal cast} protected me and they held me down. And that was one of the real reasons – they just wanted me to get my stuff together. Sometimes the bottom has to be dropped out for you to really get it. So I moved to Atlanta. I’ve been living there for the last five months, five-and-a-half months, and it’s just been great. It’s been life-changing.”

Watch the full interview below…

It goes without saying that Short’s year has been all sorts of a mucky mess. We wish him the best moving forward.