Griffith treated for addiction

Melanie Griffith will miss Catherine Zeta-Jones's wedding

Actress Melanie Griffith is being treated for an addiction to prescription drugs in a Los Angeles clinic.

The 43-year-old has announced that she is being treated at the Daniel Freeman Hospital after suffering problems with medication prescribed for a neck injury.

In a statement released through her publicist, Griffith said: "I appreciate everyone's concern and I am sure that you will respect my and my family's privacy."

A hospital spokeswoman would not comment on Griffith's treatment, but said patients generally go through a 12-step recovery programme.

According to The Sun newspaper, the actress was admitted to the clinic last week under the name of Hollywood legend Tallulah Bankhead.

It says she is expected to stay there for at least a month, and will miss the wedding of her friend Catherine Zeta-Jones to Michael Douglas this weekend.

Griffith, who is the daughter of actress Tippi Hedren, was treated for drink and drug problems during the late 1980s.

Griffith battled drink and drug addiction in the 1980s

The New York born actress has appeared in more than 50 films, and was nominated for an Oscar for her performance as an ambitious scretary in the 1988 film Working Girl.

Her other films include Body Double, Something Wild, Bonfire Of The Vanities and Mulholland Falls.

She has been married four times - twice to Miami Vice star Don Johnson - and has three children.

She met current husband - Spanish actor Antonio Banderas - in 1995 when working with him on the film Two Much.