Owen Wilson has tried to commit suicide!

[Miktar]

http://www.usmagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/hudsonwilson.jpg

http://perezhilton.com/?p=4498


Sources tell the mags that Wilson sliced his left wrists and took an indeterminate amount of pills.

Wow. Wow. Wow.

Owen was discovered by a family member who summoned help.

Police and an ambulance responded to a 911 call from Wilson?s house in Los Angeles around noon on Sunday.

Owen is said to be in stable condition at the moment.

This is hardcore.

Suicide is never a good option, kids.

DON?T do it!

Update:

National Enquirer editor-in-chief David Perel tells PerezHilton.com?.

?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.?

[Frozenfireside]

AAAAwwww~Owen is a nice guy. Why can't it be Will ferrel who commits suicide?
I hope Owen recovers :-/

[Miktar]

I like Will Ferrel. Have you seen Talladega Nights?

He's a Saturday Night Live illuminate - I think he's a bit better than Owen Wilson.

[Gen0cyde]

AAAAwwww~Owen is a nice guy. Why can't it be Will ferrel who commits suicide?
I hope Owen recovers :-/
I dont find that comment on will ferrel very nice at all.
Suicide is never a topic to joke about.

I really like Owen, I hope his family find out why he tried to commit suicide and help him before its too late.

[Frozenfireside]

Yes-it was never ment to be funny or nice or in anyway amusing. I hate Will.

At least Owen decided to do a couple different types of movies instead of the seemingly endless crap that Will seems to star in. Will just seems to like acting like a idiot to get laughs. Owen is selectively funny. His acting matches his character in a movie. Will is just stupid.

[Toi]

Will Ferel is like in the funniest person alive. Me personal oppinion.

Anyway, I've always loved the Wilson boets so I hope he recovers soon and that he deals with whatever buggs him.

[Miktar]

Yes-it was never ment to be funny or nice or in anyway amusing. I hate Will.

At least Owen decided to do a couple different types of movies instead of the seemingly endless crap that Will seems to star in. Will just seems to like acting like a idiot to get laughs. Owen is selectively funny. His acting matches his character in a movie. Will is just stupid.

*blinks*

You do realize Actors are, very rarely, like the people they act as? Kinda like how the wrestlers on WWE aren't *really* like that?

[wisp]

This is indeed very sad news, I enjoy his acting and do hope that he will be ok.

[Toi]

Elf.......one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Wait, also Talladega Nights and Blades of glory.

But, this is not about who is funnier.

What do you guys think could possibly have driven him to that point?

[Kensei]

NOooooo! Owen!

I am glad he failed his attempt, I would have been upset... very upset... if he had died :(
I shall always remember him as Hansel from Zoolander - that blond hair and the angel wings definately suit him

[Toi]

Ha ha, yeah Hansel was teh ****zits!!!!!!!!

[cYn]

He fails at suicide : |
Superficial wounds and pills = cry for attention. I'm sure he gets a lot of attention, just not the kind he wants and from the person/people he wants it from. While I like the guy, I just don't have sympathy for this kind of crap.

[wisp]

What do you guys think could possibly have driven him to that point?


Suicide is a desperate cry for help, who knows what is happening in his life . All that money and fame may not bringing him happiness.

Walk a mile in another mans shoes then maybe we could understand what was going through his mind when he did it .

[cYn]

Suicide is a desperate cry for help, who knows what is happening in his life . All that money and fame may not bringing him happiness.

Walk a mile in another mans shoes then maybe we could understand what was going through his mind when he did it .

Attempted suicide is, suicide is something else.

[Cleric]

Tragic news. I guess we little people will never understand what celebs deal with. Glad he wasn't successful

And to all the haters: If there is someone you hate, walk a mile in his shoes...

Then you'll be a mile away from him, and you'll have his shoes

[wisp]

Attempted suicide is, suicide is something else.


You may be right but suicide is suicide as i see it , he failed but it could have been a sucess.

[Toi]

Yeah, it's just weird because he is always or mostly portrayng these funny roles and one then thinks that he is like that in life. You cannot imagine someone who is always seen as being happy and funny commit suicide or try at least.

Seems like these kind of things are common place in Hollywood.

[wir]

You may be right but suicide is suicide as i see it , he failed but it could have been a sucess.

Pff, if someone really wanted to kill themselves, they'd take a gun and shoot themselves in the head.
Not drink a bunch of pills and wait to be found.

[Toi]

^^ That is a blured perception on suicide that you have there wir.

[Miktar]

Actually - taking downers/sleeping pills with alcohol is a good, painless way to kill yourself - but people often get the dosage wrong.

I wouldn't shoot myself in the head if I wanted to off myself - that's too violent, noisy and messy.

[Aesir]

This is very sad, he looks like a good person.

Will Farrel is awesome, especially in Taladega nights. Hahahaha

[Nandrew]

(UnKNOWN posted stuff b4 me, so, liek, this follows from the gun stuff)

Quite so. Much like the debate over whether Hitler killed himself with cyanide or a gunshot. The gunshot was the "soldier's death" and many Hitler loyalists maintained that that's how he killed himself. Thing is, it's sometimes possible to survive even a shot to the head and people don't always want to take that chance (since, well, imagine how you'd be after that, y'know? ).

The cyanide was the less harsh, more "cowardly" option, if you will, and is the story that some others maintain.

I'm not quite sure whether cause of death was actually ever confirmed, though. Someone protip me about watching moar documentaries?

[wisp]

Pff, if someone really wanted to kill themselves, they'd take a gun and shoot themselves in the head.
Not drink a bunch of pills and wait to be found.

I would also rather take pills , clean and tidy no muss no fuss and i don't think that anyone who goes that far as to actually do the deed does it with hope that he they get found.
That seems a little dicey , if they didn't want to die why take the chance..what if they are not found in time? No i think that he really tried to kill himself .

[Frozenfireside]

*blinks*

You do realize Actors are, very rarely, like the people they act as? Kinda like how the wrestlers on WWE aren't *really* like that?

O'rly?
Yes Miktar but (Imporant bit) thats their choice. They don't have to say yes too every contract and I think Will only knows how to act (although I wouldn't call that acting) in really silly films and thats his choice. How many serious movies has he made compared to silly/stupid ones?

And yes I do know what its like to loose somebody too suicide and I would rather not talk about it.

[Nandrew]

Ferrell's an annoying actor (well, as argued), not an annoying person.

And, liek, even if he was an annoying person, I wouldn't exactly wish his self-inflicted death. Cmaaan.

[Azimuth]

And yes I do know what its like to loose somebody too suicide and I would rather not talk about it.

Then why mention it at all?

[.dB]

Someone didn't read through a.s.h properly.

[PloPshoP]

O'rly?
Yes Miktar but (Imporant bit) thats their choice. They don't have to say yes too every contract and I think Will only knows how to act (although I wouldn't call that acting) in really silly films and thats his choice. How many serious movies has he made compared to silly/stupid ones?


ffs, why should an actor have to good at all genres in order to be regarded as a good actor? Will Ferrel is a COMEDIAN first and foremost, SNL. He is a good COMEDY actor. Casting agents won't offer Ferrel a role in a drama film, because that is not his style. Why set up your own "serious" movie for failure by casting a "siily" actor? Why have a blotch on your own career by starring in a "serious" film? If you want an emotionally engaging actor, cast Tom Hanks, if you want a funny man, cast Will Ferrel or Owen Wilson.

On a sadder note, the news about Owen Wilson's attempted suicide is terrible. I wish him a speedy recovery.

For irony, see Luke Wilson in The Royal Tenenbaums (Elliot Smith - Needle in the Hay).

[Azimuth]

For irony, see Luke Wilson in The Royal Tenenbaums.

Heh, I had the same thought when I read the news earlier.

What a fantastic movie.

[PloPshoP]

What a fantastic movie.

Indeed, it is.
Strange how Owen plays the role of a substance abusing nomad in that movie who eventually burns out in a car accident. In the film, one gets a feeling that he has no sense of belonging with a resulting unhappiness that is hidden beneath his drug habit. The price of Fame?

[Nimue]

Funny movie that. I particularly like the way none of the characters show outward emotion strongly, and almost everything happens "quite matter of factly".

[kHayne]

The greatest comics are almost always seriously depro.
Comedy is essentially tragedy after all.

[PloPshoP]

Comedy is essentially tragedy after all.


Real deep.
True.

[kHayne]

Consider good slapstick. Or that most succesful stand-up results from making fun of fat people/gays/lesbians/women/racial differences/etc etc.
I probably won't be able to find the article(s) now, but I've read a couple pieces on how most comedians are diagnosed manic-depressive. Some rich irony there.
Ben Stiller, Stephen Fry, Damon Wayans for eg: all diagnsoed manic depressive.

[Frozenfireside]

Then why mention it at all?
Because some said that whishing someone dead was horrible and how could I do that.
I know what loosing someone is like-so I know what I am asking.

[CaptainCrunch]

You obviously do not know what you're asking, if you wish death on an actor whose brand of comedy you do not enjoy.

[Gen0cyde]

Because some said that whishing someone dead was horrible and how could I do that.
I know what loosing someone is like-so I know what I am asking.

You are really just making things worse.
I was the one that said how you could wish someone to death.
Just because you know of someone that died because of suicide does not give you the right or the justification to wish somebody else dead, I dont care who they are.

You have no idea what you are asking.
You are asking that an entire family loses out on a loved one because YOU dont like their work. You are asking that a child loses their parent because you just dont like them.
What you are asking is disgusting.

[Toi]

Geez guys, let it slip. I mean come on, he doesn't really wish that he would commit suicide.

I hate Paris Hilton, I sometimes say that I wish she would crawl into a corner and rot but I sure as hell don't actually mean it.

Come on, kiss and make up.

[PloPshoP]

Come on, kiss and make up.

It's not really that simple. Wishing death upon someone is truely one of the worst things you can do IMO. For me, only killing a person (or afflicting some other form of grave violence) is worse. People are too quick to wish death on other people without thinking through what it actually means.

Oh yes, in before the "what if somebody is holding a gun to your head" trite. Sure, then you annihilate them.

Ps. I'm not picking on you here Leon S Kennedy. As Ed Harken would say, I was merely speaking in generalities.

[Nandrew]

Come on, kiss and make up.

I forgot what we were talking about, but I do like this idea.

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Okay, but srsly, I think the determining factor for people's responses was the context in which the comment was made. I mean, yeah, for example: Paris Hilton can totally DIAF. But the first page of a thread about someone's attempted suicide isn't the place to say something like this if you don't want to be taken seriously, y'know what I mean?

It did go further than it had to, sure, but it wasn't the best choice to make dislike known at this very time. :P

Besides, I like Will. ^^

[Toi]

Okay, but srsly, I think the determining factor for people's responses was the context in which the comment was made. I mean, yeah, for example: Paris Hilton can totally DIAF. But the first page of a thread about someone's attempted suicide isn't the place to say something like this if you don't want to be taken seriously, y'know what I mean?

Of course I do, it definitely wasn't appropriate at the time. I think that PloPshoP has a point though, we (I) trow it around way to easely these days, it still is a death wish after all, even if you meant it light heartedly or at Paris Hilton.

I'm just sick of seeing 4 pages of ranting in threads because of one thing that someone sayd. I mean, everybody makes mistakes and I bet that no one here would like it if everyone went on and on and on about something that you said that had bad timing or bad taste.

*smooches*

[.dB]

I still say he should've spent more time reading the guides on a.s.h.

[Nandrew]

I still say he should've spent more time reading the guides on a/s/l

Corrected.

[Squirly]

Gawd, Nandrew. Why do you always do that? I mean, it's not like anyone cares about your slashes instead of fullstops and I also think your ava is dumb and OHMYGOD MY MUFFINS ARE BURNING!

[Squirly]

On a side note, I really dig Owen Wilson as a comedy actor. He's got this sort of odd way about him which ****es some people off and endears him to others. I hope he gets better.

[Nandrew]

Gawd, Nandrew. Why do you always do that? I mean, it's not like anyone cares about your slashes instead of fullstops and I also think your ava is dumb and OHMYGOD MY MUFFINS ARE BURNING!

... there was moar to it than the slashes. :(

Also: no u

[Mouse]

Gawd, Nandrew. Why do you always do that? I mean, it's not like anyone cares about your slashes instead of fullstops and I also think your ava is dumb and OHMYGOD MY MUFFINS ARE BURNING!

What sort of muffins?

[Squirly]

Burnt muffins. :'(

[X-Ploding_Shoes]

Sigh..suicide...people are silly :(

[breadfan]

man he probably got tired of lokng at his ****ed up nose

[X-Ploding_Shoes]

man he probably got tired of lokng at his ****ed up nose
Too bad you're not killing urslef over your ****ed up brain.. >:|!!

[breadfan]

wow your mature, i bet guys like you find him sexy

[X-Ploding_Shoes]

man he probably got tired of lokng at his ****ed up nose

And are'nt we just the shiny example of maturity?

[breadfan]

why you getting so offensive man, just relax....he has a ****ed up nose.....its only logical to assume that he hates it

[X-Ploding_Shoes]

Well it's only logival to assume anyone who takes suicide lightly or jokes about is f**ked up...>:P

[breadfan]

who's joking?

[X-Ploding_Shoes]

Read ur own comment!

[Darkmag]

Well it's only logical to assume anyone who takes suicide lightly or jokes about is f**ked up...>:P

...WTF? Dude relax, Don`t take it so seriously.I`m ok if people wanna commit suicide and Yeah I even crack jokes about it, quite a few jokes.

What bothers me if what cuased him to do it?

[PloPshoP]

...WTF? Dude relax, Don`t take it so seriously.I`m ok if people wanna commit suicide and Yeah I even crack jokes about it, quite a few jokes.

What bothers me if what cuased him to do it?

Contradictions.
Tasty.

[Darkmag]

Contradictions.
Tasty.

No, Like I said if people want to commit suicide then they can do it, what bothers me is what cuased him to to it.

Mabye you don`t understand so ill use a proverb. Prvention is better than cure.
Once people have that mentality of commiting suicide the person who they used to be is dead forever.

hence the saying:
Death is not tthe greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.

[PloPshoP]

^ I understand your point now, but I don't agree though.
To me, it's like saying: 'I don't mind murder, I just mind people killing other people.'
IMO, the act (slicing of wrists, jumping etc.) is the consummation of suicide. Without the act, suicidal thoughts are just that, harmless thoughts.

[wir]

What bothers me if what cuased him to do it?

is what cuased him to to it.
I really just can't resist.
It's "Caused".
(Now someone will correct me, ironically)

And also, WTF is up with breadfan and X-Ploding Shoes, leave it alone.
The guy had issues.

[Nandrew]

I really just can't resist.
It's "Caused".
(Now someone will correct me, ironically)

And also, WTF is up with breadfan and X-Ploding Shoes? Leave it alone.
The guy had issues.

Corrected.

Remember kids, "WTF" implies a question, and we should punctuate accordingly. Of course, now I'm just clutching at straws to make wir's dreams of irony a reality. Wheee!

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On a graver note, it's surprisingly depressing to work for a news organisation aimed at the general market. Woke up this morning to a message of a suicide on our campus, and we're editing our newspaper today to put it in as the lead story. Gawd, it wears on the psyche. :(

Cops who regularly deal with the -cide cases must go crazy, especially when they receive inadequate counselling services.

[wir]

Corrected.

Remember kids, "WTF" implies a question, and we should punctuate accordingly. Of course, now I'm just clutching at straws to make wir's dreams of irony a reality. Wheee!
Actually, it was a rhetorical question.


On a graver note, it's surprisingly depressing to work for a news organisation aimed at the general market. Woke up this morning to a message of a suicide on our campus, and we're editing our newspaper today to put it in as the lead story. Gawd, it wears on the psyche.
Which news organisation?

[breadfan]

I really just can't resist.
It's "Caused".
(Now someone will correct me, ironically)

And also, WTF is up with breadfan and X-Ploding Shoes, leave it alone.
The guy had issues.

Damn right he had issues, Every movie his nose is scewer...haha no but seriously, jokes aside. Would be pretty sad to see the guy go downhill and maybe even lose his humour

[Nandrew]

Actually, it was a rhetorical question.

The term "rhetorical question" usually denotes a question for the sake of flair, or a question which doesn't necessitate a response. This doesn't mean that it doesn't follow the grammatical rules for a question anywayz.

But then again, I was just being nitpicky because you were asking for an ironic point-out. ^^


Which news organisation?

Ag, that's just me talking about any 2-bit newspaper or radio station which distributes general-interest news. Bad news sells, and every time I sit in on a meeting we tend to talk about ... well, bad news.

Unless you're asking specifically who I work for, in which case I'd have to say an independent student newspaper as well as a local paper. My varsity is in a rather small place (Grahamstown), so I'm not going to be throwing around any names that you'd recognise or find meaningful.

[wir]

The term "rhetorical question" usually denotes a question for the sake of flair, or a question which doesn't necessitate a response. This doesn't mean that it doesn't follow the grammatical rules for a question anywayz.
It doesn't always need a question mark, according to Wikipedia.

A rhetorical question typically ends in a question mark (?), but occasionally may end with an exclamation mark (!) or even a period (.)
Also, your original correction would've been incorrect.

And also, WTF is up with breadfan and X-Ploding Shoes? Leave it alone.
You should've used the rhetorical question mark.

And also, WTF is up with breadfan and X-Ploding Shoes؟ Leave it alone.
(Yes, it's small)



Anyway....


Bad news sells
Very true.

No one cares about the billions of people that don't die.

*edit*
Wow, I used alot of [quote]'s there!

[Nandrew]

It doesn't always need a question mark, according to Wikipedia.


:O

Pwned by Wiki. Curse you, Internets!

I'll accept that explanation for now, though please keep in mind that the point you made was specifically marked as uncited by Wikipedia. ^^

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_question

By the way, I also read about the history of that little rhetorical question mark you presented. Very interesting. I'd enjoy getting even more nitpicky about this discussion, except that I'm starting to drag this thread dangerously off-topic.


No one cares about the billions of people that don't die everyday.

QFE.

Actually, the "bad news sells" idea also contributes to the common perception that celebs such as Owen Wilson are generally more "messed up" than normal people. We all have a great deal of personality flaws, life issues and other weaknesses, but for the most part they're rarely -- if ever -- brought to attention.

[Rebbo Reformed]

Hope he gets well, loved all of his movies

[.dB]

This might interest a few people in this thread. (http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=life&category0=)

[Nandrew]

i c what u did thar

[dammit]

After persuing this entire thread there are a couple things i feel the urge to bring up (but really don't feel like going back thru the pages to find the specific quotes).

It is interesting to me that most people have assumed that he attempted this suicide because of the pressures of fame. The person who mentioned, albeit jokingly, that it was because of his nose should really walk a mile in a deformed person's shoes and understand that that is no joke.

Anyway, someone did mention Maniac Depression (also known as Bi-polar disorder). For those not sure, this is when a person is biochemically unstable and will become depressed (and suicidal) for no apparent reason and then flip and become "high" and extremely hyperactive and irratible. This could quite reasonably be what led to his suicide attempt, or any other forms of biochemical depression.

In the way his attempt may very well be a cry for help as he may be suffering from a condition that can be treated and not realise it (though, at the time I've very sure he was determined to check out of this planet). I'm not diagnosing Owen, just suggesting a different point of view.

PS: [off topic] very interesting about the rhetorical question mark...learn something new all the time :P

[PloPshoP]

PS: [off topic] very interesting about the rhetorical question mark...learn something new all the time :P

Really?

Anyway, I think this thread has been exhausted. There have been many versions of the same thing:
"Suicide is serious."
"Suicide, lol, he is an idiot. Stupid nose."
"It's not funny."
"Just like his acting, lol."
"Random rhetorical question BS."
"For real, here's a stab at a possible cause for his suicide."
"Stab, as in he stabbed his wrists? lol"

ad infinitum

[Nandrew]

Um, the rhetoric issue was original. Dun' yuo deny itz.

Still, I agree that things are getting repetitive. This thread is now about Plopshop. G0g0g0!

[Mouse]

http://bash.org/?799628

[Domanskip]

I used to like Owen Wilson but he got boring after a while....but Will Farell never go boring for me for some reason! I don't know why people are basing their opinions on the quality of the actors though. He's a human being and anyone who attempt suicide needs help etc.

Speaking about funny actors....I loved that guy Jeff from Grandmas Boy but have never seen him in another film: "Thats cool....if you wanna be sober and vomit!"