Owen Wilson - Attempted Suicide?

[Dan G]

TMZ has confirmed that Owen Wilson was taken to the hospital Sunday in Los Angeles.

Santa Monica Police issued the following statement to TMZ: "On Sunday Aug. 26. 2007 at 12:10 pm officers from the Santa Monica Police Department responded to a medical assistance call from the Santa Monica Fire Department at the 900 block of 23rd Street. The person was transported to a local hospital where they are being treated."

TMZ has learned the 911 call came in at 11:59 a.m. to the L.A. Fire Department.

Citing medical privacy laws, they would not release any additional information, nor would they comment on why he was transported.

A call to Owen's rep was not immediately returned.

http://www.tmz.com/2007/08/26/owen-wilson-hospitalized/

[TheMojoPin]

Hey, that's just how the Butterscotch Stallion rides...HARD.

[Fallon]

I was gonna goof on him until I read his IMDB, didn't realize how many movies he's in that I enjoyed.

[Ay Kay Forty2]

If that is true, I hope it wasn't done like his brother, Luke,in the Royal Tenabaums.

[PapaBear]

I don't get the suicide thing. It could be one of a million things.

[thepaulo]

Yeah...I'm thinking if anyone was gonna kill themselves it would be Luke Wilson.....

[Dan G]

Other news sites are reporting that he had slit his wrists and taken a lot of pills.

[cupcakelove]

I don't get the suicide thing. It could be one of a million things.

Yeah, I don't know where you got the suicide stuff, the article just says he went to the hospital.

[Marc with a c]

it appears as though more men then i thought read tmz

[IamFogHat]

If that is true, I hope it wasn't done like his brother, Luke,in the Royal Tenabaums.

Two things came to my mind before reading the article, one was what you said, the second was that in every movie he writes/cowrites he seems to portray his character as a hiddenly dark and drug addled person, and I've always thought it was possibly a reflection of real life, so I hate to say this, but I'm not surprised. Hope he gets well, hope his family is doing all right.

[Dan G]

it appears as though more men then i thought read tmz

I've never read TMZ, but when I saw the many links to choose from Google's news page, I clicked the one that was most recognizable.

Others were newspapers in Arizona and Alaska.

[mikeyboy]

Two things came to my mind before reading the article, one was what you said, the second was that in every movie he writes/cowrites he seems to portray his character as a hiddenly dark and drug addled person, and I've always thought it was possibly a reflection of real life, so I hate to say this, but I'm not surprised. Hope he gets well, hope his family is doing all right.

Examples please. The only one that comes to mind like that for me is Royal Tenenbaums.

[cupcakelove]

Examples please. The only one that comes to mind like that for me is Royal Tenenbaums.

Zoolander

[TheMojoPin]

Examples please. The only one that comes to mind like that for me is Royal Tenenbaums.

Yeah, even in the other Wes Anderson films he's been in he's typically the blindly optimisitc and sweet one...even in RT, just a little more drag-addled and porn-loving.

[thepaulo]

It might have something to do with him doing too many Ben Stiller movies

[IamFogHat]

Examples please. The only one that comes to mind like that for me is Royal Tenenbaums.

Off the top of my head, Zoolander. Tenenmaums is the best example though. But I'm fairly sure there are others, particularly indie non comedies.

[Ay Kay Forty2]

I hope he wasn't listening to Needle in the Hay by Elliot Smith. I remember when I first say the Royal Tenebaums that it was a really cool sounding song. And I'd download it and listen to it a bunch of times and then realize that the song was played while a guy was slitting his wrists.

I wonder if that happens when you discover music from a movie and get kinda into it and then forget where it came from and then watch the movie again. Oh wait, so that's the song that Marsellus Wallace got ass-fucked to. that's far from fuckin' alright.

[mikeyboy]

Zoolander

He didn't have any writing credit on Zoolander.

[TheMojoPin]

I hope he wasn't listening to Needle in the Hay by Elliot Smith. I remember when I first say the Royal Tenebaums that it was a really cool sounding song. And I'd download it and listen to it a bunch of times and then realize that the song was played while a guy was slitting his wrists.

Sung by a dude who stabbed himself in his heart.

[ChrisTheCop]

I don't get the suicide thing. It could be one of a million things.

Amen.
and Amen.

[cupcakelove]

He didn't have any writing credit on Zoolander.

Or did he?

[Judge Smails]

Owen Wilson - Attempted Suicide

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Yeah, I don't know where you got the suicide stuff, the article just says he went to the hospital.


"That's what we do in Kentucky! Fried Chicken and Spread Undsubstantiated Rumors!"

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[donnie_darko]

christ, i thought this was gonna be a link to an I SPY 2 trailer.


WHEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[LiddyRules]

Didn't I tell all of you that nothing good would come from Dupree? DIDN'T I?!

[hammersavage]

one link i found: http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/08/26/breaking-owen-wilson-suicide-attempt/

doesn't sound too concrete yet but somebody does have a movie coming out next month...

[PapaBear]

one link i found: http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/08/26/breaking-owen-wilson-suicide-attempt/

doesn't sound too concrete yet but somebody does have a movie coming out next month...
I saw that link, too. They need to work on their writing skills...
Sources tell the magazines that Wilson sliced his left wrists and took an indeterminate amount of pills.

[ChrisTheCop]

hey. he's got that god awful nose..maybe he has more than 1 wrist on his left arm.

[Don Stugots]

maybe the thought of hearing that nasally voice drove him insane?

[Ay Kay Forty2]

Sung by a dude who stabbed himself in his heart.

man, that shit is coldblooded. never really know that. thanks for the info. that's morbid. of course, as I'm typing this, I have Blue Velvet playing in the background and Frank's acting kinda kuhhhrazzzy!!

[joeyballsack]

one link i found: http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/08/26/breaking-owen-wilson-suicide-attempt/

doesn't sound too concrete yet but somebody does have a movie coming out next month...

That URL is appropriate for this story.

[Furtherman]

That Kate Hudson must be spellbinding. One of those soul drainers.

[MONICA5579]

I have always thought of Owen Wilson as the ugly Jay Mohr... I do like his movies though....

[AJDELAWARE]

I guess the stress of not knowing what happened on Thursdays R&F show finally got to him.

[Snacks]

Ironic how most people on here want to see Mike Vick hung by his balls for Dogfighting but these same people have no problem joking about a suicide attempt of a fellow human.

[drusilla]

apples & oranges

one hurt innocent animals, the other only hurt himself

[drusilla]

allegedly

[thepaulo]

talk about derailing a thread.....

If we were talking about someone who staged caged fights to the death between two humans....I would be violently upset....much as I am about a similar situation about caged dogs fighting to their death.......

when we talk about a movie star...or anyone for that matter struggling to figure out why to go on....we have to joke...because we're all in the same boat.....


okay..... holier than thou guy......

let the fucking debate begin.....

[AJDELAWARE]

Id also like to see Bill Murray castrated for driving a golfcart drunk. SEVERE PUNISHMENTS FOR CELEBRITIES IN 2008!!

[thepaulo]

hanging by the balls.....it just might work as a deterrent....

[Snacks]

apples & oranges

one hurt innocent animals, the other only hurt himself

so what your saying is a humans life is worth less an an animal just because? That comment makes no sense. He may be a celeb but no animals life is worth more then a humans. Sorry! I hate what Vick did, but suicide is not funny. It just isnt.

talk about derailing a thread.....

If we were talking about someone who staged caged fights to the death between two humans....I would be violently upset....much as I am about a similar situation about caged dogs fighting to their death.......

when we talk about a movie star...or anyone for that matter struggling to figure out why to go on....we have to joke...because we're all in the same boat.....


okay..... holier than thou guy......

let the fucking debate begin.....

First Im far from being holier then now guy. I actually posted my original response because Im so tired of everyone being holier then now when it comes to things they dont like, but when its something they do, then its fine. People are such hypocrites its getting funny.

[AJDELAWARE]

I also demand that all arrested celebrities be put on an island, and video taped, and the catch is....theres only one blackberry on the island!

[angrymissy]

The difference is that Owen Wilson did this to himself, and Michael Vick focrefully MADE dogs fight, and tortured and killed them. The dogs had no f'ing say in it. It's pretty goddamned simple to comprehend.

[Arch Stanton]

I also demand that all arrested celebrities be put on an island, and video taped, and the catch is....theres only one blackberry on the island!

One Blackberry? That is going to be eaten immediatly. Then what?

[mikeyboy]

so what your saying is a humans life is worth less an an animal just because? That comment makes no sense. He may be a celeb but no animals life is worth more then a humans. Sorry! I hate what Vick did, but suicide is not funny. It just isnt.



First Im far from being holier then now guy. I actually posted my original response because Im so tired of everyone being holier then now when it comes to things they dont like, but when its something they do, then its fine. People are such hypocrites its getting funny.

You're only saying people are hypocrites because you don't agree with the valuation people make. For many, a person harming innocents who can't defend themselves (even animals) is worse than a person deciding to harm themselves. Just because you don't agree doesn't make people hypocrites.

[AJDELAWARE]

One Blackberry? That is going to be eaten immediatly. Then what?

Oh, I see what you did there. A humor joke.

[drusilla]

The difference is that Owen Wilson did this to himself, and Michael Vick focrefully MADE dogs fight, and tortured and killed them. The dogs had no f'ing say in it. It's pretty goddamned simple to comprehend.

^^^

[Snacks]

The difference is that Owen Wilson did this to himself, and Michael Vick focrefully MADE dogs fight, and tortured and killed them. The dogs had no f'ing say in it. It's pretty goddamned simple to comprehend.

You're only saying people are hypocrites because you don't agree with the valuation people make. For many, a person harming innocents who can't defend themselves (even animals) is worse than a person deciding to harm themselves. Just because you don't agree doesn't make people hypocrites.

I guess it depends on what or whos life you value more. I value human life more then any animals.

So if someone from the show tries to commit suicide then it will be goddamn easy to understand that their life wasnt as valuable as a dogs? Remember that, because if someone ever kills themselves or dies from the show (hopefully not) then it will be ok if people make jokes!

[thepaulo]

Okay Okay...I admit it.....you win....I like dogs more than I like some people.....

[mikeyboy]

I guess it depends on what or whos life you value more. I value human life more then any animals.

So if someone from the show tries to commit suicide then it will be goddamn easy to understand that their life wasnt as valuable as a dogs? Remember that, because if someone ever kills themselves or dies from the show (hopefully not) then it will be ok if people make jokes!

Nobody's talking about value of human life vs. animal life, I don't think. It's a question of making an affirmative choice to harm or kill yourself as opposed to making a similar decision to harm someone else.

As to whether it's appropriate to make jokes, everyone has their line, and every situation is different. The closer you are to the person in question, the less appropriate to you such jokes will seem. That's just the way it is and also has nothing to do with valuing dog's lives over human lives. Also, he's not dead. That makes a difference as well as to whether people will feel jokes are inappropriate. If he was dead, some might feel differently.

[Fat_Sunny]

I guess it depends on what or whos life you value more. I value human life more then any animals.

So if someone from the show tries to commit suicide then it will be goddamn easy to understand that their life wasnt as valuable as a dogs? Remember that, because if someone ever kills themselves or dies from the show (hopefully not) then it will be ok if people make jokes!

A Person Who Commits Suicide Makes A CHOICE. It Is Not That Their Life Is Less Valuable Than A Dog's, But It Was Their Life And They Made A Choice What To Do With It.

The Dogs Did Not Have A Choice.

[AJDELAWARE]

What does any of this have to do with the I-phone?

[Dash77]

Wouldn't you try if your nickname was the Butter Scotch bandit ???

[angrymissy]

I guess it depends on what or whos life you value more. I value human life more then any animals.

So if someone from the show tries to commit suicide then it will be goddamn easy to understand that their life wasnt as valuable as a dogs? Remember that, because if someone ever kills themselves or dies from the show (hopefully not) then it will be ok if people make jokes!

No. If someone made Ron and Fez fight to the death, and then trained Dave to be a master fighter, but he couldn't perform, so they drowned him, then yeah, it would be the same.

[mikeyboy]

No. If someone made Ron and Fez fight to the death, and then trained Dave to be a master fighter, but he couldn't perform, so they drowned him, then yeah, it would be the same.

I hope that doesn't happen.

[Don Stugots]

No. If someone made Ron and Fez fight to the death, and then trained Dave to be a master fighter, but he couldn't perform, so they drowned him, then yeah, it would be the same.

I hope that doesn't happen.

me too, since Fez wouldn't have a chance against Ron "the heart puncher" Bennington.

[sailor]

me too, since Fez wouldn't have a chance against Ron "the heart puncher" Bennington.

could ron use cowbells?

[TheMojoPin]

Wouldn't you try if your nickname was the Butter Scotch bandit ???

BUTTERSCOTCH STALLION.

[TheMojoPin]

If we were talking about someone who staged caged fights to the death between two humans....I would be violently upset....much as I am about a similar situation about caged dogs fighting to their death.

What if someone caged Ewan MacGregor's mother and was forcing her to fight other old ladies unless Ewan ran secret smuggling missions for them under the cover of being yet another elaboate motorcycle journal around the world? HMMMMMMMMMMMM?

[thepaulo]

Owen Wilson?????....and yet McGregor walks around with impunity....

[Snacks]

No. If someone made Ron and Fez fight to the death, and then trained Dave to be a master fighter, but he couldn't perform, so they drowned him, then yeah, it would be the same.

No my question to you was.

If someone from the show tried to commit suicide would it be funny or ok to make fun of them? Your answer should be yes because it would be the same thing as Owen Wilson. But I know your answer would be no because you like ron, fez, dave and whoever else is associated with the show.

[mikeyboy]

No my question to you was.

If someone from the show tried to commit suicide would it be funny or ok to make fun of them? Your answer should be yes because it would be the same thing as Owen Wilson. But I know your answer would be no because you like ron, fez, dave and whoever else is associated with the show.

You're deflecting. You said it all came down to valuing animal life over human life, which I answered. I also explained why people can joke about one tragedy, but not another, but you ignored that.

[Snacks]

You're deflecting. You said it all came down to valuing animal life over human life, which I answered. I also explained why people can joke about one tragedy, but not another, but you ignored that.

Not deflecting anything. I didnt ignore it, I just didnt comment back on your post. I was commenting back on hers.

[thepaulo]

I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time," the 38-year-old actor said in a statement released through publicist Ina Treciokas.

No further comments were expected


so Owen seems to be feeling well...but maybe a little foolish.....

part of the subtext here is....that Owen Wilson is a man privileged to have just about anything he wants......so naturally he does not seem like a good candidate for this possible suicide attempt......

of course.....this doesn't preclude the possibility that his public image of joviality is all just a sham

[grlNIN]

I'd swerve into a tree if a puppy ran into the road.

A small child, not so much.

[Freitag]

What is funny:

Michael Vick - because no humans were hurt and the dogs involved were not "cute" breeds. See: Denis Leary, No Cure for Cancer, "Get in the truck!" (No one is making fun of the dogs. The people to make fun of are Vick's stupidity and the people who feel a need to protest this hard over something like this. There is no difference between what PETA did about Vick and what the PAC did with Smashing radios. Only difference? PETA's got a better PR team.

I think what Vick did was a savage thing. However, maybe because I haven't been a dog owner in over 15 years I can't understand why people are so worked up over killing a breed that is one of the most dangerous out there. If Michael Vick was killing great white sharks, who have killed and maimed less humans than Pit Bulls over the past 20 years, would people be so upset? )

Owen Wilson - Rich and Famous suicide attempt, self-inflicted, a cry for help.

Nick Hogan - Idiot kid with a lead foot and the passenger who was hurt was potentially not wearing a seatbelt.

[AJDELAWARE]

Freitag has inspired me.

I will be holding GREAT WHITE FIGHTS in my basement next month, so bring you great whites ready for fin to fin dorsal to dorsal action.

[Earlshog]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294996,00.html

— Owen Wilson dropped out of the upcoming ensemble comedy "Tropic Thunder" as a report swirled that he was hooked on heroin and cocaine before his apparent suicide attempt.

[drusilla]

from the post:


... And his friends are placing the blame squarely on Wilson's newfound best buddy, British actor Steve Coogan, with whom he starred in several films, according to exclusive interviews in US Weekly magazine.

"I went through it with Steve," Coogan's former girlfriend, rocker Courtney Love, told US.

"I was just out of rehab, and he was right there with the drugs. I tried to warn Owen. I tried to warn his friends. I hope from the bottom of my heart that Owen stays the hell away from that guy."

Wilson's addiction was so severe, his pal Woody Harrelson tried to stage an intervention at his home in Maui.

"Owen went to Maui, Hawaii, to kick his habit," a longtime Wilson pal told the mag. "He was like a baby on that couch."

The friend said that heroin was the first thing that came to mind when Wilson and Hudson split and he suddenly "disappeared off the face of the earth."

[DolaMight]

from the post:


... And his friends are placing the blame squarely on Wilson's newfound best buddy, British actor Steve Coogan, with whom he starred in several films, according to exclusive interviews in US Weekly magazine.

"I went through it with Steve," Coogan's former girlfriend, rocker Courtney Love, told US.

"I was just out of rehab, and he was right there with the drugs. I tried to warn Owen. I tried to warn his friends. I hope from the bottom of my heart that Owen stays the hell away from that guy."

Wilson's addiction was so severe, his pal Woody Harrelson tried to stage an intervention at his home in Maui.

"Owen went to Maui, Hawaii, to kick his habit," a longtime Wilson pal told the mag. "He was like a baby on that couch."

The friend said that heroin was the first thing that came to mind when Wilson and Hudson split and he suddenly "disappeared off the face of the earth."

Wow that Coogan really is lewd. Why is it every time a celebrity tries to kill themselves it's always someone else's fault. How do we know he wasn't up late watching cable and caught Zoolander for the first time.

[thepaulo]

I would recommend Owen watch a little film called Permanent Midnight

[FUNKMAN]

goes to show you, money and fame can't buy death...

[drusilla]

Wow that Coogan really is lewd. Why is it every time a celebrity tries to kill themselves it's always someone else's fault. How do we know he wasn't up late watching cable and caught Zoolander for the first time.

that would have done it for me

[Ay Kay Forty2]

from the post:


... And his friends are placing the blame squarely on Wilson's newfound best buddy, British actor Steve Coogan, with whom he starred in several films, according to exclusive interviews in US Weekly magazine.

"I went through it with Steve," Coogan's former girlfriend, rocker Courtney Love, told US.

"I was just out of rehab, and he was right there with the drugs. I tried to warn Owen. I tried to warn his friends. I hope from the bottom of my heart that Owen stays the hell away from that guy."

Wilson's addiction was so severe, his pal Woody Harrelson tried to stage an intervention at his home in Maui.

"Owen went to Maui, Hawaii, to kick his habit," a longtime Wilson pal told the mag. "He was like a baby on that couch."

The friend said that heroin was the first thing that came to mind when Wilson and Hudson split and he suddenly "disappeared off the face of the earth."

Knowing me, Alan Partridge, Knowing you, High Almighty Peoples blaming you for creating drug problems to others.

and secondly, I don't trust Courtney Love. You know why.................because she was in "Man on the Moon". That's why.

[PapaBear]

Wilson's newfound best buddy, British actor Steve Coogan, with whom he starred in several films

I did an imdb on Coogan. I could only find two movies they were in together, and Wilson was uncredited in one of them.

[The Silencer]

Haha, I think Owen got sick with working with Ben Stiller! He was hilarous in Wedding Crashers but i think he got into the H if ya know what i mean!