Owen Wilson attempts suicide

[gigolo aunts aren't gentlemen]

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Actor Owen Wilson is in a California hospital being treated for a suspected suicide attempt, according to reports.

Gossip website PerezHilton.com quoted National Enquirer editor-in-chief David Perel: "Owen Wilson has now been transferred from St. John's to another Los Angeles area hospital. His brothers Andrew and Luke are with him.

"Andrew found him after the suicide attempt and called an ambulance. Both of Owen's wrists were slashed superficially and Owen had taken an overdose of pills.

"Owen was found with a nearly empty bottle of pills next to him. He was at his house in Santa Monica."

Another gossip website TMZ.com said it had confirmed that a call to Santa Monica police overnight was for Wilson, who starred in Zoolander and Wedding Crashers.

The department would not reveal the subject of a media release but said the person was taken to hospital for treatment.

[Small Man Big Horse]

Fuck. That's a bit of a shocker, I've always been a fan of his, especially his work with Wes Anderson. There's not much more I can add really, but obviously I hope he's able to sort out whatever's affecting him so much.

[alan nagsworth]

Yeah that is a shocker. And he always looked so happy in his films. (probably should've used that in a tag)

[Canted_Angle]

Shit, he's one of my favourite actors and always seemed like a genuine guy.
I hope he finds some clarity.

[Steve Lampkins]

That's shit, if it's true.

[Regular Chicken]

Genuinely surprising.

[Jim Jarmusch]

Why couldn't it have been Will Farrell.

[boxofslice]

Why couldn't it have been Will Farrell.

personally would have gone for Vince Vaughn if only for the Psycho remake.

[wherearethespoons]

Why couldn't it have been Will Farrell.

Because it still wouldn't have been successful. I will except nothing but complete eradication of Will Farrell.

[boxofslice]

If this is turning in a thread on actors who should end it, i also nominate Rob Schneider.

[Canted_Angle]

Adam Sandler gets my vote, twice.

[wherearethespoons]

We didn't say it has to be a comedy actor did we? Good because I want to nominate Bill Murray.

[Viero_Berlotti]

I nominate Rob Schneider.

[Sam]

Adam Sandler gets my vote, twice.

He's shit in everything except "Punch-drunk Love", in which he is excellent. I'll forgive him all his shit roles for that one decent performance.

[wherearethespoons]

He's shit in everything except "Punch-drunk Love", in which he is excellent. I'll forgive him all his shit roles for that one decent performance.

Yeah, I'd have to agree with that. A top performance in a top film.

[hands cold, liver warm]

Genuinely surprising.

agreed, he appeared so chirpy and happy in all those light hearted comedies he did.

he is a much better character actor than we all first thought, hiding his own misery behind the comedy characters he inhabited

[Canted_Angle]

We didn't say it has to be a comedy actor did we? Good because I want to nominate Bill Murray.

Blasphemer!

[The Plaque Goblin]

Perhaps it was having to be in the company of the likes of Will Farrell, Vince Vaughn, etc. that drove him to it.

[Tetsuo: Ironmonger]

personally would have gone for Vince Vaughn if only for the Psycho remake.

And Dodgeball. Fucking Dodgeball.

So when's Owen Wilson's new film out then? Winky-wink.

(sorry, I usually reserve that for Madonna tragedies)

[wherearethespoons]

Owen Wilson asks to heal in private;

"I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time," Wilson said in a statement released to Reuters.

http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=3c738772-5940-4279-9177-1cd08cfad7ab&k=7744

[Bingo Fury]

What?! But his defining characteristic always seemed to be that he was so happy-go-lucky. Boy, did I misread that guy. This is a genuine shock, and I hope he gets over it, because he's always made me laugh.

[danielreal2k]

The Gush

He was found with a nearly empty bottle of viagra and dehydration of the testicles.

http://www.pugbus.net/artman/publish/70020827_22_owenwilsoncide.shtml



has to be the gush "Wilson in cockwrong hell"

[Ja'moke]

Really shocked by this. Hope he gets well.

[Uncle TechTip]

Honesty: I gave the thread title the once-over at the weekend and thought, "cuh, one of those lesser crazy Beach Boys brothers is at it again". Had no idea it was interchangeable bland American actor.

[samadriel]

'Interchangeable'?  I couldn't confuse him with anyone else.

...Maybe Peter Fonda.

[Chutney]

Owen Wilson asks to heal in private;

Thought the wrist slashes were meant to be superficial.  Like we're all dying to gather round and watch his blood clot and then observe the reinstatement of his damaged skin...

[drberbatov]

man, i'm pretty shocked by this - though You, Me and Dupree was hard enough to watch I imagine making it would have driven anyone to the edge

[wherearethespoons]

Well The Mirror seems to think;

Owen Wilson may have been pushed towards suicide by the sight of his ex-girlfriend gazing adoringly at her new lover, it emerged last night.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/2007/08/28/wilson-suicide-bid-89520-19696366/

[thugler]

Why couldn't it have been Will Farrell.

Anchorman is better than anything Wilson has ever been in.

[Canted_Angle]

Anchorman is better than anything Wilson has ever been in.

So, so not true, have you not seen bottle rocket, Tennanbaums or the life aquatic?....His character in meet the parents is also classic "what would JC do?"