Machine Gun Kelly Reveals He's 1 Year Sober After Time in Rehab as He Thanks 'Extremely Helpful' Megan Fox for Support

Mar. 15, 2025

Machine Gun Kellyis getting candid about his relationship with alcohol — and disclosing that he spent time in a rehab facility last year.During an appearance onBunnie Xo’s podcastDumb Blondeon Monday, Aug. 5, the “Emo Girl” musician, 34,opened up about his struggles with both mental health and alcohol abuse, revealing in the episode that he is “completely sober from everything.““I don’t drink anymore. I haven’t drank since last August,” MGK, born Colson Baker, said. “That was my first time I ever went to rehab.“MGK says he previously abused alcohol, marijuana and pills such as hydrocodone, Percocet and Vyvanse.Machine Gun Kelly during a recording session in Nashville in April.Sara Jaye/GettyLater in the episode, the musician also shared his appreciation for his partnerMegan Fox, 38, whom he said was instrumental to his recovery.“Megan has for sure been extremely helpful in dealing with the kind of psychological withdrawals that come with getting off drugs,” MGK said.“I continue to embrace that this journey is gonna be hard for me, but I accept it and forgive myself, he explained. “I’m also really hard on myself, very self-deprecating. I’m just happy that I’m able to start to be comfortable enough to show people who I am because I kind of depended on my art to do that.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The pair also spoke about MGK’s recent collaboration with Bunnie’s husbandJelly Roll, titled “Lonely Road,” recalling howboth she and Fox appeared in the music videoalongside “KellyRoll,” as they’ve dubbed themselves.According to Bunnie, she recently had challenged the musician to a drinking contest against Jelly, one night after they had wrapped filming on the “Lonely Road” music video — without knowing he was sober.“It just kills me because I just know I would have f—ing drank that man under the table,” MGK joked, to laughs from Bunnie.Jelly Roll and Machine Gun Kelly in ‘Lonely Road’.MGK/Youtube"When we were shooting ‘Lonely Road’ … [Jelly Roll] rented out the bowling alley and the drinks kept coming,” Baker continued. “That was probably the second night in this process that I’ve had where I’ve ever just been looking [at the drinks]. And it was probably just from that place of ego where I was just like, ‘Jelly, I just wanna drink you under the table.'““Then we showed up to set the same time the next day,” he finished the story with a joke. “I saw his condition and I saw mine and I was like, ‘Eh, I made the right choice.'“If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.

Machine Gun Kellyis getting candid about his relationship with alcohol — and disclosing that he spent time in a rehab facility last year.

During an appearance onBunnie Xo’s podcastDumb Blondeon Monday, Aug. 5, the “Emo Girl” musician, 34,opened up about his struggles with both mental health and alcohol abuse, revealing in the episode that he is “completely sober from everything.”

“I don’t drink anymore. I haven’t drank since last August,” MGK, born Colson Baker, said. “That was my first time I ever went to rehab.”

MGK says he previously abused alcohol, marijuana and pills such as hydrocodone, Percocet and Vyvanse.

Machine Gun Kelly during a recording session in Nashville in April.Sara Jaye/Getty

Sara Jaye/Getty

Later in the episode, the musician also shared his appreciation for his partnerMegan Fox, 38, whom he said was instrumental to his recovery.

“Megan has for sure been extremely helpful in dealing with the kind of psychological withdrawals that come with getting off drugs,” MGK said.

“I continue to embrace that this journey is gonna be hard for me, but I accept it and forgive myself, he explained. “I’m also really hard on myself, very self-deprecating. I’m just happy that I’m able to start to be comfortable enough to show people who I am because I kind of depended on my art to do that.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

The pair also spoke about MGK’s recent collaboration with Bunnie’s husbandJelly Roll, titled “Lonely Road,” recalling howboth she and Fox appeared in the music videoalongside “KellyRoll,” as they’ve dubbed themselves.

According to Bunnie, she recently had challenged the musician to a drinking contest against Jelly, one night after they had wrapped filming on the “Lonely Road” music video — without knowing he was sober.

“It just kills me because I just know I would have f—ing drank that man under the table,” MGK joked, to laughs from Bunnie.

Jelly Roll and Machine Gun Kelly in ‘Lonely Road’.MGK/Youtube

MGK/Youtube

“When we were shooting ‘Lonely Road’ … [Jelly Roll] rented out the bowling alley and the drinks kept coming,” Baker continued. “That was probably the second night in this process that I’ve had where I’ve ever just been looking [at the drinks]. And it was probably just from that place of ego where I was just like, ‘Jelly, I just wanna drink you under the table.'”

“Then we showed up to set the same time the next day,” he finished the story with a joke. “I saw his condition and I saw mine and I was like, ‘Eh, I made the right choice.'”

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.

source: people.com