Jerry O’Connell has revealed he quit smoking after being hypnotised, saying he has not touched a cigarette in 14 years now. INSTAGRAM/MRJERRYOCNEW YORK CITY: Actor Jerry O'Connell has revealed he quit smoking after being hypnotised, saying he has not touched a cigarette in 14 years following an US$800 (about RM3,107) session in 2012. "My wife said, 'I'm not touching you anymore until you quit smoking.'" He explained that a friend who had successfully quit smoking led him to try hypnosis. "I knew a girl who had quit smoking, and I called her up, and I said, 'How did you do it?'

Source: New Strait Times February 23, 2026 10:35 UTC