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KJ Apa revealed Cole Sprouse punched him in a strip club after learning he was using drugs again<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Apa described the moment as a \u201cwake-up punch\u201d and credited it with helping him confront his drug use<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
The Riverdale<\/em> star has since gotten sober, which he attributes to becoming a father to his son Sasha<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n KJ Apa<\/a> says his Riverdale<\/em><\/a> co-star Cole Sprouse<\/a> once punched him in the face in a strip club after learning he was using drugs.<\/p>\n In a recent appearance on the Wildmen<\/em><\/a> podcast, hosted by Brendan Columbus and Cole\u2019s twin brother Dylan Sprouse<\/a>, the 29-year-old actor shared that he and Cole \u201calmost got into a fight.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe punched me in the face!\u201d Apa shared.<\/p>\n RiverdaleCredit: Jack Rowand\/The CW<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cHe hit me because we were in a strip club and, at this time, I was doing a lot of drugs and a lot of my close friends were worried about me,\u201d Apa explained. \u201cAnd he had learned that I was doing drugs again.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking of the moment, Apa added, \u201cIt was a love punch.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt was kind of a wake-up punch,\u201d Dylan then interjected.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah. No, it was a wake-up punch,\u201d Apa said.<\/p>\n Apa has previously credited his sobriety with becoming a father<\/a>, saying in another recent interview, with Andy Cohen on Sirius XM<\/a>, that having a child \u201cforced me to get sober.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of things that I realized I had to button up, I buttoned up, and I realized that there\u2019s no other way for me to do it,\u201d Apa, who shares 4-year-old Sasha with ex-girlfriend Clara Berry, added.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n Riverdale<\/em>, a CW series that premiered in 2017, was a breakout role for the New Zealand native and centered on the Archie comics universe, starring Sprouse as Jughead, Lili Reinhart<\/a> as Betty, Camila Mendes<\/a> as Veronica, and Charles Melton<\/a> as Reggie. Apa starred as Archie.<\/p>\n