Rumor: Owen Wilson Suicide Attempt?

[Slobberknocker]

Holy cow.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/08/26/report_actor_owen_wilson_in_suicide_try/9736/


Report: Actor Owen Wilson in suicide try

Published: Aug. 26, 2007 at 10:52 PM
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Actor Owen Wilson was taken to a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., Sunday, reportedly after attempting suicide.

Wilson was transported to St. John’s Hospital. Citing sources, The National Enquirer and Star magazine said the star of "Wedding Crashers" and "Starsky & Hutch" had cut his left wrist and taken an undetermined amount of pills.

He was found by a family member who called for help.

Santa Monica police confirmed only that the actor had been taken to a hospital, TMZ.com reported.

[The Skinsinator]

Wow. Get him some serious help quick. He sure played the role of depression later in Wedding Crashers. Hope everything turns out ok now and in the future.

[LadyNRedskinsfan]

wow, thats crazy. wonder whats going through his head....

[shally]

sad.. hope he gets his life back on track

[BurgundyNGold]

So... he's a multimillionaire, international film star who could do anything he wants, date anyone he wants (has been dating Kate Hudson) and he attempts suicide?

I've got NO sympathy. Too bad he blew it.

[shally]

So... he's a multimillionaire, international film star who could do anything he wants, date anyone he wants (has been dating Kate Hudson) and he attempts suicide?

I've got NO sympathy. Too bad he blew it.

got to be substances involved.. one way or the other

[Slobberknocker]

So... he's a multimillionaire, international film star who could do anything he wants, date anyone he wants (has been dating Kate Hudson) and he attempts suicide?

It's always the happy-go-lucky guys who fall fastest, hardest.

He's always so laid back, I can't even conceive of him with a problem. Maybe that's the problem???

How do you get out of that box?

[shally]

It's always the happy-go-lucky guys who fall fastest, hardest.

He's always so laid back, I can't even conceive of him with a problem. Maybe that's the problem???

How do you get out of that box?


got to separate the public persona from the real person...he might not be so sunny in real ife

[RedskinRyan]

wow, very unbelievable. i hope he feels/gets better.

[SkinsfaninNJ]

So... he's a multimillionaire, international film star who could do anything he wants, date anyone he wants (has been dating Kate Hudson) and he attempts suicide?

I've got NO sympathy. Too bad he blew it.

Yes, but he lost Kate Hudson to Dax Shepard (the guy from the first season of Punk'd). That is embarassing.

[SkinsKY]

So... he's a multimillionaire, international film star who could do anything he wants, date anyone he wants (has been dating Kate Hudson) and he attempts suicide?

I've got NO sympathy. Too bad he blew it.

Too bad none of that helps cure depression. Those things don't make people happy. It just enables them to cover up when they're not. Not feeling sympathy for someone because they're rich? That's pretty lame if you ask me.

[CNYSkinFan]

publicity stunt...i have never been a fan of Owen Wilson...that and my wife has a crush on him for some reason.

Seriously how does this guy keep getting roles? I liked Wedding Crashers but that was all VInce Vaughn IMO.

[CarMike]

BNG, sometimes what you described about his life is what depresses them the most. They can't find friends or a significant other to love them for them and not their money and fame.

Just a thought...

[BurgundyNGold]

Too bad none of that helps cure depression. Those things don't make people happy. It just enables them to cover up when they're not. Not feeling sympathy for someone because they're rich? That's pretty lame if you ask me.
I have NO sympathy for a guy who has every means to change every atomic aspect of his life in a heartbeat. That's correct. Feeling blue? Get on a plane and have the best medical attention in 24 hours. Go to Tahiti for some "me time". Move to Alaska and become an Innuit fisherman. He can do anything he wants -- including quitting the business that is making his so blue, never having to work another day in his life. Give it all away and become a Tibetan monk. Jeebus, 99.9999999% of the people in the world would change places with this idiot in the blink of an eye.

I reserve my sympathy for things like burning Greek families, starving children, victims of Sudanese genocide, Chinese dissidents, the wrongfully imprisoned, abused children, the obscenely poor and anyone else who has had bad things thrust upon them but somehow manage to struggle through day to day without trying to off themselves.

Screw Owen Wilson.

[Slobberknocker]

Yes, but he lost Kate Hudson to Dax Shepard (the guy from the first season of Punk'd). That is embarassing.

Kiss Me Kate is wracking up the mileage.

[Slobberknocker]

I reserve my sympathy for things like burning Greek families, starving children, victims of Sudanese genocide, Chinese dissidents, the wrongfully imprisoned, abused children, the obscenely poor and anyone else who has had bad things thrust upon them but somehow manage to struggle through day to day without trying to off themselves.

Screw Owen Wilson.

The heart is a lonely hunter. We wear our despair in a million guises, none of which is cured by money.

A materialistic society believes that the answer to all ills is money. But that's just the illusion upon which the fantasy preys.

[BurgundyNGold]

Yes, but he lost Kate Hudson to Dax Shepard (the guy from the first season of Punk'd). That is embarassing.
It is, but I think what that really shows that Kate Hudson is the one who's mental. ;)

[CNYSkinFan]

It is, but I think what that really shows that Kate Hudson is the one who's mental. ;)
Kate is so overrated. She only has two emotions when she is acting:

1.) "Oh look there is a puppy"

&

2.) "Oh someone killed the puppy"

[BurgundyNGold]

Kate is so overrated. She only has two emotions when she is acting:

1.) "Oh look there is a puppy"

&

2.) "Oh someone killed the puppy"
:lol1:

That might be the funniest thing I've read all week.

[dj_stouty]

I wonder if depression runs in his family.

Apparently his brother Luke had a bout with it during the taping of Old School.

[Slobberknocker]

Kate is so overrated. She only has two emotions when she is acting:

1.) "Oh look there is a puppy" & 2.) "Oh someone killed the puppy"

That's ROFLMAO funny. You should move to LA. Your reviews would be stellar.

[BurgundyNGold]

The heart is a lonely hunter. We wear our despair in a million guises, none of which is cured by money.

A materialistic society believes that the answer to all ills is money. But that's just the illusion upon which the fantasy preys.
Stop trying to be T. S. Eliot and read my post. The money gives him the means to cure his ills. He can get the best treatment that money can buy. Or he could start doing something that makes him feel good about himself through personal achievement and confidence like trail running, karate, rock climbing, sky diving or any number of things. Or he could just buy a bottle of booze and handle his problems like everyone else does.

If the money is what's causing his problems, give it away to the Katrina fund or something. Take a vow of poverty and, to borrow a funny line, spend a year in silence pondering the msound of a whisper. I don't care. This guy has been born at this time in this country and can do anything. If God had a Powerball drawing, this jackass won it twice.

The next time he decides he wants to off himself, he should just go visit the graves of every single ancestor of his that he can find and urinate on their headstones. Or he could just come and read this thread and stop feeling sorry for himself.

[CNYSkinFan]

Stop trying to be T. S. Eliot and read my post. The money gives him the means to cure his ills. He can get the best treatment that money can buy. Or he could start doing something that makes him feel good about himself through personal achievement and confidence like trail running, karate, rock climbing, sky diving or any number of things. Or he could just buy a bottle of booze and handle his problems like everyone else does.

If the money is what's causing his problems, give it away to the Katrina fund or something. Take a vow of poverty and, to borrow a funny line, spend a year in silence pondering the msound of a whisper. I don't care. This guy has been born at this time in this country and can do anything. If God had a Powerball drawing, this jackass won it twice.

The next time he decides he wants to off himself, he should just go visit the graves of every single ancestor of his that he can find and urinate on their headstones. Or he could just come and read this thread and stop feeling sorry for himself.
If someone ever wants to know a post that sums up BnG's humor and harshness on this board show them this post. Some may find it offensive, I am practically peeing my pants reading it I am laughing so hard.

I salute you sir!!!!!

[WackyJacky]

If someone ever wants to know a post that sums up BnG's humor and harshness on this board show them this post. Some may find it offensive, I am practically peeing my pants reading it I am laughing so hard.

I salute you sir!!!!!
Yeah, that was an awesome post! :)

[AGibbsGirl]

Nothing about this is remotely funny, my 31 year old sister in law killed herself back in 1999.

She too had it all...when someone is depressed enough to commit suicide money has nothing to do with it. And I will not debate this with anyone who has not ever had a loved one who has killed themselves, because you know nothing!

First: you must know that you have a problem. Most people don't even know their loved ones ARE suicidal until they find them floating in the back yard swimming pool.

Second: even if they are treated, and we don't know the facts here with Owen he may have sought treatment, they may feel better after treatment, go off their meds, and then their husband finds them floating in the pool after a day at the park with the kids.

Third: there could be a catastrophic event that causes the person to attempt suicide, and they didn't even know they were depressed in the first place. If they survive then they might have some clarity and hopefully will continue treatment. He will be given emergency treatment as a result of the attempt, but he must continue even after that, perhaps for the rest of his life. One thing that Lisa did not do....

Bottom line, this man needs help, and for that I wish him well

[BurgundyNGold]

Nothing about this is remotely funny, my 31 year old sister in law killed herself back in 1999.
Sorry to hear about that.

She too had it all...when someone is depressed enough to commit suicide money has nothing to do with it. And I will not debate this with anyone who has not ever had a loved one who has killed themselves, because you know nothing!
There's nothing to debate. Owen Wilson is a selfish coward who would rather leave pain and bewliderment in his wake for his grieving family and friends to try and grapple with then to open up and talk to them. He's not a teenager, he's a grown man and he should grow a spine. Forgive me if I don't run out and start fashioning a parade float for him.

First: you must know that you have a problem. Most people don't even know their loved ones ARE suicidal until they find them floating in the back yard swimming pool.
I don't think it's the family's fault unless they shunned him in his time of need or something. They could, however, indirectly be a cause if the Wilson line is somehow genetically predisposed to depressive, suicidal behavior (I think Luke Wilson tried to off himself too). If that's the case, then that's for Darwin to sort out.

Second: even if they are treated, and we don't know the facts here with Owen he may have sought treatment, they may feel better after treatment, go off their meds, and then their husband finds them floating in the pool after a day at the park with the kids.
We don't know any of this. What we do know is that this guy had plenty of opportunity to adjust to his situation and didn't. There are real people with real problems out there and I tend to think that his self absorbed issues probably don't amount to much in the light of what, oh, say, rape victims have to deal with, as an example.

Third: there could be a catastrophic event that causes the person to attempt suicide, and they didn't even know they were depressed in the first place. If they survive then they might have some clarity and hopefully will continue treatment. He will be given emergency treatment as a result of the attempt, but he must continue even after that, perhaps for the rest of his life. One thing that Lisa did not do....
What was that event? Chris Tucker talked Jackie Chan into doing Rush Hour 3? I'm sure Jackie would do Shanghai Knights 3. If there's anything substantial, it'll come out.

Bottom line, this man needs help, and for that I wish him well
Agreed.

[AGibbsGirl]

Sorry to hear about that.


There's nothing to debate. Owen Wilson is a selfish coward who would rather leave pain and bewliderment in his wake for his grieving family and friends to try and grapple with then to open up and talk to them. He's not a teenager, he's a grown man and he should grow a spine. Forgive me if I don't run out and start fashioning a parade float for him.


I don't think it's the family's fault unless they shunned him in his time of need or something. They could, however, indirectly be a cause if the Wilson line is somehow genetically predisposed to depressive, suicidal behavior (I think Luke Wilson tried to off himself too). If that's the case, then that's for Darwin to sort out.


We don't know any of this. What we do know is that this guy had plenty of opportunity to adjust to his situation and didn't. There are real people with real problems out there and I tend to think that his self absorbed issues probably don't amount to much in the light of what, oh, say, rape victims have to deal with, as an example.


What was that event? Chris Tucker talked Jackie Chan into doing Rush Hour 3? I'm sure Jackie would do Shanghai Knights 3. If there's anything substantial, it'll come out.


Agreed.

Oh, so then you have had someone in your life who committed suicide? Or are you a doctor?
No?
Then why are you speaking with such authority on an issue you clearly have no education on? I find everything that you have said today in regard to this issue offensive...next time I speak to my niece and nephew I will be sure to let them know that their mother was just "a selfish coward" :mad:

PS: Mods don't bother to tell me to take it to a PM, I won't be responding further...it's not worth it....

[BurgundyNGold]

Oh, so then you have had someone in your life who committed suicide? Or are you a doctor?
No?
I'm still living, so I'm pretty sure that makes me an authority on not killing myself. And yes, I've had friends and family both attempt and succeed in killing themselves. One thing that I do not do is exhalt in their memory after seeing what they did to the people they left behind. They haven't earned fond recollection.

Then why are you speaking with such authority on an issue you clearly have no education on?
Which, of course, you do.

I find everything that you have said today in regard to this issue offensive...next time I speak to my niece and nephew I will be sure to let them know that their mother was just "a selfish coward" :mad:
My condolences to your niece and nephew but killing oneself is widely recognized as perhaps the most selfish thing that a person can do. Especially if that person has children.

[SkinsKY]

There's nothing to debate. Owen Wilson is a selfish coward who would rather leave pain and bewliderment in his wake for his grieving family and friends to try and grapple with then to open up and talk to them. He's not a teenager, he's a grown man and he should grow a spine. Forgive me if I don't run out and start fashioning a parade float for him.

It would be nice if dealing with depression were that simple. The thing about mental illnesses is that it messes with your mind, so you don't always think clearly. No one's asking you to "start fashioning a parade float" for him, but he's deserving of at least some human dignity.

[BurgundyNGold]

It would be nice if dealing with depression were that simple. The thing about mental illnesses is that it messes with your mind, so you don't always think clearly. No one's asking you to "start fashioning a parade float" for him, but he's deserving of at least some human dignity.
I wish him to get the help he needs. I would have wished him that before this little episode.

The more I think about this, the more I think it was the classic "cry for help". Anyone with Google knows you don't take barbituates when you cut your wrist. They slow down the heart which results in less blood flow. I don't think he wanted to die; I think he wanted attention.

[LATrueRedskin]

Too bad none of that helps cure depression. Those things don't make people happy. It just enables them to cover up when they're not. Not feeling sympathy for someone because they're rich? That's pretty lame if you ask me.

I agree.

[smoak]

So... he's a multimillionaire, international film star who could do anything he wants, date anyone he wants (has been dating Kate Hudson) and he attempts suicide?

I've got NO sympathy. Too bad he blew it.

While I attend to agree, that is a little harsh, right?? What are the circustances? Did he lose a loved one or is this coke abuse? I have no idea...

Then again, I am looking forward to the day when someone offs Vick for rolling over.

[BurgundyNGold]

While I attend to agree, that is a little harsh, right?? What are the circustances? Did he lose a loved one or is this coke abuse? I have no idea...

Then again, I am looking forward to the day when someone offs Vick for rolling over.
I spelled things out a little more later in the thread.