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CBS2.comHBO chief executive Chris Albrecht said he was taking a leave of absence to regain control of his alcoholism following a weekend assault arrest in Las Vegas.
Bill Nelson, HBO chief operating officer, will take over Albrecht's duties "pending resolution of the police incident," the company said.
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On Sunday in Las Vegas, the HBO chairman and chief executive was arrested for investigation of assaulting his girlfriend outside the MGM Grand casino. The arrest came just hours after Saturday's Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather Jr. boxing match aired on pay-per-view by HBO.
Officers assigned to the match reported seeing Albrecht fighting with a woman identified only as his girlfriend in the MGM Grand's valet parking lot shortly after 3 a.m., a Las Vegas police spokesman said.
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