Owen Wilson attempted suicide...

[KAIA]

At 12:10 p.m. on August 26, 2007, Owen Wilson was rushed to St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California, by ambulance. Initial reports cited the reason as dehydration, however it has been reported that he was discovered with superficial wounds to his wrists and a near-empty bottle of pills in the bathroom of his Santa Monica home,[16] by his older brother Andrew[17]. Authorities have not released any information to substantiate those reports[18]. Andrew called 911 at 11:59 a.m.[19] Wilson was later transferred to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, where his condition was described as serious, but later upgraded to good condition.[20][21][22][23][24] On August 27, 2007, Wilson issued a statement: "I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time."[25] Early reports indicate that this may have been a suicide attempt.

This is so sad, I love this guy, and I hope he gets better....

 

[banjobama]

What kind of pills were in the bottle?

 

[xsnowwhite]

that sad! i love owen wilson hes been one of my favorite actors for so long.

 

[aziajs]

It's really sad. It's odd too because he always seemed so happy go lucky. I guess that goes to show that you can't believe what you see. You never know what is really going on with someone.

 

[tsukiyomi]

I can imagine that the celebrity life is stressful but I'm sad that it went that far for him. I hope he gets better and doesn't do that again!!

 

[purplkaret]

man, i felt so bad

especially since he always portrays this super happy guy. i read that it is cuz of the breakup w/ kate hudson .. poor guy

 

[MxAxC-_ATTACK]

my favorite character he played , Is Hansel,. From zoolander.

 

[Another Janice!]

As an actor, I can't stand him...lol. Or any of the actors in that little "rat pack" for that matter.

But boo hoo ya big baby. Life happens. Suck it up and move on. If there is nothing I hate more than someone crying suicide for attention, it's someone making a half assed attempt at suicide for attention.

If you really want to kill your self, there are sure fire ways to go about doing it.

Don't mean to offend anyone, but there is my .02

 

[tsukiyomi]

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Originally Posted by Another Janice! As an actor, I can't stand him...lol. Or any of the actors in that little "rat pack" for that matter. But boo hoo ya big baby. Life happens. Suck it up and move on. If there is nothing I hate more than someone crying suicide for attention, it's someone making a half assed attempt at suicide for attention. If you really want to kill your self, there are sure fire ways to go about doing it. Don't mean to offend anyone, but there is my .02

Wow.....

 

[dollypink]

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Originally Posted by Another Janice! As an actor, I can't stand him...lol. Or any of the actors in that little "rat pack" for that matter. But boo hoo ya big baby. Life happens. Suck it up and move on. If there is nothing I hate more than someone crying suicide for attention, it's someone making a half assed attempt at suicide for attention. If you really want to kill your self, there are sure fire ways to go about doing it. Don't mean to offend anyone, but there is my .02

that is actually massively offensive, to people who have suffered from clinical depression or who know someone who has.

 

[Cdjax]

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Originally Posted by Another Janice! As an actor, I can't stand him...lol. Or any of the actors in that little "rat pack" for that matter. But boo hoo ya big baby. Life happens. Suck it up and move on. If there is nothing I hate more than someone crying suicide for attention, it's someone making a half assed attempt at suicide for attention. If you really want to kill your self, there are sure fire ways to go about doing it. Don't mean to offend anyone, but there is my .02

Wow.....
I dont really know what to say to that, except that, yeah, you probably did offend a lot of people.

 

[Beauty Mark]

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Originally Posted by Another Janice! As an actor, I can't stand him...lol. Or any of the actors in that little "rat pack" for that matter. But boo hoo ya big baby. Life happens. Suck it up and move on. If there is nothing I hate more than someone crying suicide for attention, it's someone making a half assed attempt at suicide for attention. If you really want to kill your self, there are sure fire ways to go about doing it. Don't mean to offend anyone, but there is my .02

You know, it's fine you don't like him or that group. However, suicide attempts are very serious. Of course, there are sure ways to kill yourself, but when you're that depressed, you probably aren't thinking that method 1 is better than method 2. It's not like "Whah, I had a crummy day." It's much deeper than that, and I'd say the fact no one saw it coming is a big indicator something was truly wrong in his life.

I've attempted suicide, and guess what? I'm fucking glad I didn't realize a gun was better, because I'd be dead now. I don't need to go into why I was that depressed, but I was and for you to judge someone that harshly- there are no words for it, except I hope you never have someone in your life who's so depressed that they contemplate/attempt suicide.

 

[CantAffordMAC]

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Originally Posted by Beauty Mark You know, it's fine you don't like him or that group. However, suicide attempts are very serious. Of course, there are sure ways to kill yourself, but when you're that depressed, you probably aren't thinking that method 1 is better than method 2. It's not like "Whah, I had a crummy day." It's much deeper than that, and I'd say the fact no one saw it coming is a big indicator something was truly wrong in his life. I've attempted suicide, and guess what? I'm fucking glad I didn't realize a gun was better, because I'd be dead now. I don't need to go into why I was that depressed, but I was and for you to judge someone that harshly- there are no words for it, except I hope you never have someone in your life who's so depressed that they contemplate/attempt suicide.

Agreed. (I would thank you, but the button is missing)

Theres some things that you could keep to yourself. And the fact that you read this topic about an actor you can't stand, and felt the need to add negativity kinda seems like you're the one crying for attention.

This is a sad situation. I hope he gets better...he's a great and funny actor to me.

 

[MxAxC-_ATTACK]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and when you have a community as large as this one you HAVE to expect it. Things can't be peaches and Cream all the time.

 

[xsnowwhite]

that sucks that he wont be in the new movie with ben stiller! They are so hilarious together. hope he gets the help he needs.

 

[Beauty Mark]

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Originally Posted by MxAxC-_ATTACK Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and when you have a community as large as this one you HAVE to expect it. Things can't be peaches and Cream all the time.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but have some respect, for goodness' sake. Considering the number of people on these boards who have suffered from many issues, making light of them, particularly something like suicide, is really immature and distasteful. It's not like Owen Wilson kept a blog on MySpace talking about absurd things in his life.

I don't even know where to begin with what's wrong with having such a disdainful attitude towards suicide attempts.

 

[flowerhead]

I heard it was drugs.
Another_Janice, you should really have more compassion, poor guy. To try to harm yourself whether it was a real attempt at death or not, there is something seriously wrong with you as it goes against basic human instinct.

 

[Another Janice!]

I do have compassion...and absolutely did not mean to offend anyone.

When I was 14ish...I tried slitting my wrists...over something freaking stupid like a boy or something else as ridiculous. Wasn't like I was suffering from something serious. It was purely for attention. I wanted my friends to tell the boy "oh...she is so upset by you two breaking up she didn't want to live" or something ignorant along those lines. A totally childish, selfish way of thinking and it is most totally one of the stupidest things I did as a kid.

I'm not talking about people with serious depression problems that have a constant struggle with wanting to live. That is serious and scary to see people you love fight that fight. I have watched...and I have lost a couple. These people were tormented for years. Sought treatment for years.

IMO...from what we know...the Owen Wilson story is a cry for attention. That's all I was trying to say, based on my life experiences.

 

[Aevalin]

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Originally Posted by Another Janice! I do have compassion...and absolutely did not mean to offend anyone. When I was 14ish...I tried slitting my wrists...over something freaking stupid like a boy or something else as ridiculous. Wasn't like I was suffering from something serious. It was purely for attention. I wanted my friends to tell the boy "oh...she is so upset by you two breaking up she didn't want to live" or something ignorant along those lines. A totally childish, selfish way of thinking and it is most totally one of the stupidest things I did as a kid.

With all do respect you were 14. He's an adult. I suspect his reasons run a bit deeper that an attention grab. Actors generally avoid things that could destroy their careers.

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Originally Posted by Another Janice! I'm not talking about people with serious depression problems that have a constant struggle with wanting to live. That is serious and scary to see people you love fight that fight. I have watched...and I have lost a couple. These people were tormented for years. Sought treatment for years. IMO...from what we know...the Owen Wilson story is a cry for attention. That's all I was trying to say, based on my life experiences.

Yes. Based on your life experiences. But you know nothing of his. We don't know if he suffers from mental illness. We don't know if something catastrophic happened in his life. We only know what the media has published. And honestly, what really happened is pretty much none of our business. I wish the guy well, I hope that whatever has caused this gets worked out.

 

[Another Janice!]

Superficial wounds and not overdosing pills says to me that it was meant to be an attention getter that got blown out of proportion as only the media can do. Maybe I am wrong. I am glad that he is alive and well though. I don't want anyone to die...esp by suicide. If he needs help, I hope he gets it.

Funny thing is there were rumors of him addicted to heroin and cocaine before this "attempt". I heard barely a word about that. Only because I happened upon an article about it. Abusing drugs can lead to nothing but bad things, including death. I wonder why it is that as a society, using drugs barely gets attention, but a suicide attempt makes everyone gasp. I honestly don't have any ideas on why, I just thought I'd throw that out there.

I will respectfully disagree with actors avoiding things that will destroy their careers.

Russell Crowe, Mel Gibson, Jack Nicholson and Michael Richards all come to mind for recent memory. Were all those actors acting like adults during those outbursts? Those are just actors....not the laundry list of celebrities in general who I can think of that have had one sort of stunt or another.