Melanie Griffith (52) is back in rehab once again with her rep, Robin Baum, saying:

"She is there to reinforce her commitment to stay healthy. This is part of a routine plan that was designed between her and her doctors years ago."

According to Star magazine sources, husband Antonio Banderas demanded she get help:

"The reason Melanie checked in was her husband was demanding that she get clean and sober. He told her that if she didn’t get the help she needed it would be the end of their marriage."

"Melanie’s struggling right now, but Antonio has been checking in on her as much as he is allowed, making sure she gets back on her feet. Without Antonio in her life, I honestly believe Melanie would be dead."

People don’t make trips to rehab as if it’s a yearly check up.

Griffith was in a facility in Minnesota in 1988 to battle alcoholism and cocaine addiction after shooting her Oscar-nominated role in Working Girl, and sought treatment in 2000 at Daniel Freeman Hospital in Marina Del Rey, California, for an addiction to painkillers, which she started abusing after suffering a neck injury.

Chronic (constant) pain can make a person desperate for relief.

We hope Griffith is able to beat back her addictions once again. Her body is taking a beating on the aging front.

Star Magazine reports that Antonio Banderas was spotted in Mexico City with another woman during the whirlwind Shrek tour.

A lurker told Star, “AT 2am, They came out of the restaurant together. She had her arm through his, and they looked like a couple. When they realized they had been spotted, they separated and Antonio pretended she was a fan.”

Busted?

It’s hard to imagine Banderas would even consider seeking the company of a lovely woman not his wife, considering how well Melanie Griffith is holding up.

What, with the surgeries and addictions, and all.

Melanie Griffith (49) went on a shopping trip in Malibu, California on Wednesday, and chose to wear shorts. I finally see what Antonio Banderas loves about his wife, loose skin. I know her beauty secret, it’s cigarettes.

Word is that Melanie is self conscious about her wrinkles, and wind flapping loose skin. There is a simple solution. Sophia Loren proves the point I’m about to make. A breast lift takes everyone’s eyes off your flaws, and draws attention to your ample bosom (breasts). With some double Ds Melanie could walk around with snakes on her head, and no one would even notice.

…looks more like very heavy make-up rather than a face-lift.