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Owen Wilson's story gets confusing
By Stone Martindale Aug 30, 2007, 5:19 GMT
Owen Wilson, hospitalized in Los Angeles following a reported suicide attempt, won`t be part of the ensemble cast for \'Tropic Thunder,\' DreamWorks said. EPA/PAUL BUCK
Stories placed that a break-up with Kate Hudson and the unraveling at the sight of a photo of her and new beau Dax Shepard are being cited by some in the media as the catalyst that sent Owen Wilson over the edge.
Not so, says Hollywood reporter Janet Charlton, who claims Owen Wilson has a lawyer in place giving statements that drugs had nothing to do with the actor's downward spiral.
Drugs are the death knell to film insurers who will not underwrite a production if the lead actor has a substance abuse history, or any known active drug history for that matter.
Right now IMDB.com lists Wilson's films as Marley & Me (2008) in pre-production - Outsourced (2008) also in pre-production and in talks, Tropic Thunder (2008) (filming-Owen replaced) and "Drillbit Taylor" (2008) in post-production. "The Darjeeling Limited" (2007) as Francis is yet to be released.
Charlton writes that Owen's camp is "thrilled that the press has decided that he attempted suicide because of his bustup with Kate Hudson. It's a very logical explanation for his highly unexpected behavior. Looks good on paper. Plus it sounds touching and romantic - but it couldn't be FARTHER from the truth."
Charlton continues, "Owen is the one who broke off their relationship. Right now he's in the psycho ward at Cedars and needs a plausible explanation for his actions because he doesn't want the truth to come out.
Hollywood insiders are buzzing that Owen's problem is drugs, not women. They speculate that the drugs he'd been using made him depressed and drove him to attempt suicide. Why else would he have a high-powered lawyer at his bedside?"
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I love the way the media is reporting that Owen Wilson has requested some privacy and yet they keep this in the news every single day. Yes, many of us read stories about famous people as a 'guilty pleasure' but being famous does not mean you are automatically stripped of all your rights to privacy. Mr. Wilson has requested to be left alone during this difficult time. Please show us that the media is comprised of compassionate human beings - give this man a break and let him recuperate in peace.
I wish the vultures (reporters) would leave this story alone. It's none of our business. Anyway, he's already asked to be left in peace, why aren't the newscasters respecting this request?
leave him alone, ***holes.
Every time a star has a bad day everyone jumps to what they think is the conclusion. Now Owen is one of my favorite actors but seeing him like this breaks my heart
As an actor he acts, his roles are charming and poetic, to some inspiring. However, like many that are create wealth in Hollywood, his life is owned by the public domain and his life and its inter-workings are ours to scrutinize. Like politicians they wield influence and power and it is the press and its ability to report (and seek the truth) freely which keeps us from being bewitched by the content of our imaginations.
Keep the stories coming! Especially for those of us that have been bewitched-- free us from our self-deception.
Couldn't he simply be depressed - or manic/depressive? Suicide doesn't need more explanation than that. 'Psycho ward' - nice way to handle an illness 1/3 of Americans go through at some point in life. Show some empathy. Normal people go through this sometimes.
What's funny is that when normal people go through this, no one cares. All of a sudden, everyone has a broken heart because an actor is currently going through it? We don't know this man. We know nothing of how he thinks or his thoughts on life. We need to stop commenting on celebrities as if we all know them. They are human beings that face the same emotions and emotional breakdowns that the rest of us do. Leave him alone and let him deal with this time of his life like you would any other random person on the planet.
I am so with Greg on this one. It disturbs me how everyone is so interested in the lives of people they don't even know. Believe it not, they sit on the toilet the same way I do. Not so attractive anymore huh?
The more interest we show, the more money they make, the more envious the public gets...do you see the vicious cycle? I only read this story because it was sent to me. Normally, I could care less. I will say this, I feel for Owen. I pray for his privacy and his sanity.
That's it.
Your names says it all. You (m & c) are the 'MONSTERS' and the bloggers are your worst criticts. How would you monsers like it if you were 'HIDING' something 'IN THE CLOSET'. You accidently let your trueselves be seen and BAHM! your yesterdays news.
I think Mr. Owen is one of the funniest guys on the screen today. He brings a good laugh into the moment where once we step back outside the theatre, we are back into reality called 'EARTH' which is so corrupted by the 'REAL IDIOTS' in our government. Or are you guys paid to write crap like you do in order to try to get peoples minds off of the real issues.
So Mr. Owen had a bad day. 'Boo #&$@ing Hoo!' Leave him alone and see what you monsters can do to get the real 'Monsters' out of the White House. Then again, white represents purity dosen't it? So it shouldn't it be more like 'The Off white House'. Bunch of Idiots!
Regards,
Gaylord Focker
you should know how to spell 'already'
You're a bit of a smart a_ _ aren't you! Why couldn't it be over a break up, not juicy enough for you. Who do you think you are, didn't realize you were an insider. Wait you are NOT!
People & reporters(especially) should leave him the hell alone. He needs his privacy now.
Star By Far
If privacy is what he wants then he should not be star, he has earned by giving us an illusion about his feelings through acting. Now we know how he feels so why can we know what he thinks.
Being a star is not easy; they must get used to media intrusion or retire. I am sorry for his condition, but he is my favorite star and I want to know what happened and why. I pay for his upkeep and he must keep me informed.
Sorry Wilson I hop you get well soon
Bye
MG
Men don't just nilly willy slit their wrists for the hell of it.
Deeply depressed men open their mouths and eat bullets or hang themselves.
Drug addicts, like Wilson who is a known user in Hollywood, do things like he did, dramatic over the top 'help me' attentio grabbing things.
Hello-Amy Winehouse and Blake? scratchy bloody faces and brawls and benders?
and he broke up with Kate to see another woman-he dumped her.
That blogger Janet Charlton is right about this one-100%
The lawyer is trying to keep Owen bankable for work-so he isn't tossed off pending projects.
what makes Owen's drama any less news worthy in people section than Anna Nicole? because he is a 'serious: actor?
Puhlease hypocrites, go do Sudoku if the news offends.
I think it is sad that people who are healthy try to out themselves when so many people who are truly dying want to live! I pray for people like Owen and Lindsay Lohan because I think they are truly lonely surrounded by so many people.
I just don't get it. Owen is a cool funny guy, probably has women throwing themselves at him, he has (had?) a very promising career and he sticks his head in a sewer of drugs.....very sad.....I hope he can pull himself together.
I'm just sick of the whole Hollywood 'attitude,' star or not. People should not be automatically entitled to anything, regardless of their status, and those who are caught up in the b.s. fantasy they build around themselves should use Mr. Wilson as an example. His problems may not be celebrity-related, but the fact that he IS a famous actor/personality/celeb does not help his situation.
Anyone else out there wishing he had just finished the job?
What a phoney of a man: 'Oh. I feel sad for myself. I need people to feel bad for me. I'm gonna half-kill myself.'
Typical Hollywood B.S.
Give me break! All you people blaming the press are total hypocrites. If you don't want the press to report on Owen Wilson or any other celebrity. Stop reading the articles, including this Web site. I guarantee this topic, Owen Wilson's suicide attempt, is at or near the very top of the most popular stories on Google News. That being the case, reporters are just filling the publics insatiable demand for more info. If everybody stopped reading, it would go away as fast as an editor can say...NEXT!
It's called natural selection.
Suffering is universal. Everyone suffers, it could be drugs, it could be women, it could be any number of things and it probably is something much deeper. My heart & prayers go out to Owen and his family. Whatever it is, he's not alone in his suffering but his humor, wit and creativity have eased the suffering of many...there is alot to be said for that and so I hope that everyone can honor his wishes and let him heal in peace.
Speculation sucks!
Too bad he wasn't successful. Idiot
Grow a pair and take care of your business.
Here's a tip.
Fame
Fortune
Women
Cars
Home
Career
In Demand
....Unhappy...
What are you striving for?
A lot of you are complaining that the media should leave him alone and should give him privacy. Of course that is true and is the right thing to do, but with people like us reading it they won't stop. In theory we shouldn't be reading it and they shouldn't be writing it, but how can you guys read the articles then complain they are there?
Anyway, I feel awful that any human being would be driven to such measures. It is sad no matter who the person is or the reasons. Celebrity or not I do wish the guy well. It is a little scary. A person must feel quite desperate to take such measures.
I would have never guessed in a million years that Owen Wilson was dabbling in drugs, and was depressed. It just goes to show that anybody you know could be depressed, possibly taking drugs, and thinking of suicide. Behavior is complex, so it's hard for anybody, even Owen Wilson (or his doctor, for that matter), to tell you exactly why he went and attempted suicide. All we can do is speculate, but I agree with everybody, I don't think that's the important thing here for us to do. He does need privacy right now more than ever, and I'm sure his family is watching after him. His story reflects at least something in everybody, that's why we should care about what's happening, and we do care. I hope this story wakes some people up about how probably a lot of people around them, that are close to them, are feeling the way Owen did. My heart goes out to him, and I hope he can take his time and make a full recovery. And at the very least stay away from those drugs.
Wow, Stone...you sure are a jackass! You better hope nothing happens bad in your life, I will be the first to blame it on drugs!
It's pretty obvious he's a flaming fag and the fight he had was with his would-be boyfriend who dumped him. With a nose like that, who could blame the boyfriend...
He has been asked to be left alone, the reason behind why he did this is really none of our business. This is a terrible time for him and his family and I think he should be left alone. Just because he is a celebrity does not mean he has the perfect life with no problems, nor does it mean he is on drugs. He is a human being just like the rest of us and like the rest of us he deserves his privacy and time to heal, physically as well as emotionally. The least you can do is be a little kinder, like not refering to the treatmean facility he is in as the pyscho ward. How tactless can you be?
It is truly saddening to hear that someone has tried to take their life in any manner. But if had such a 'drug Problem' as the media is protraying; then he cant be very truthfull about offing himself. If I was addicted to cocaine and heroin I am sure I could of OD'ed.
Sad as it is I see this as an attempt to get attention from whoever he is trying to get attention from to make his Life right. When as we all know it is truly all ready in himself. Apparently a simple phone call to a good friend wasnt the answer in this case, as it used to be 'back in the day'. As a famous Clinton has said,' Free your mind, and your backside will follow'.
I, for one, am no longer reading your respectable, privacy-protecting articles. Whenever Owen releases all of his temporarily shelved movies, I'll be watching. Good luck Owen.
Awesome. i seriously thought i was the only erson who for some reason... is totally agrivated at the press having a new rumor about owen every day. he is obviously having a difficult time in life at the moment for one reason or another.. leave the guy alone and let him get better.
I think we should respect Owen and his right to heal.may I suggest that we just leave him alone for the rest of his time here on earth and help him through his healing by no longer paying to see films he has made in the past oend continue to help out by not paying to see him in any future films he may have a role in the future.If we could just all pitch in and do this one simple gesture of kindness I am sure he would be truly appreciative.
The thought that because he's an actor makes his personal life a media free for all is just B.S. plain and simple. It's something that the media keeps telling us and if you believe it then they succeeded with you, didn't they?
We really do not have the 'right to know' and He asked real nice that he be left alone. So those of you who DO keep 'chewing this media bone' are rotten to the core.
He almost became an hero
If my penis was on my face in place of my nose I think I would try killing myself too!!!
I agree with a previous post on this. 'Journalists' should stop letting the news write itself by regurgitating pointless gossip and do their freakin' jobs.
We've have an Administration in office for several years that makes Nixon's look like an episode of Leave it to Beaver by comparison, but do you think the media wastes any of their precious time reporting anything about it? Get off your lazy asses and inform the people, dammit! It's your JOB...
Most of my worst decisions in life were made within 72 hours before a full moon. Depression sucks. Suicide hotlines and hospital emergency rooms put on extra staff before a full moon. There is no scientific explanation for this yet. But, if more people took this seriously, there would be more creative, outgoing people like Owen Wilson, still walking this planet. Next time you have a really bad day for no reason... check your calendar, you may be surprised.
For everyone screaming he deserves privacy blah blah blah, why did you come to read this article then? First person to respond with some blatant lie like 'so i could defend him in the comments sections' wins an intarweb cookie...
Don't post things about privacy you believe to be some how owed to people making millions who CHOSE their career paths full well knowing media gets involved... Plenty of celebrities manage to stay out of the lime light, only the ones who tend to have a screw or 30 loose stay in the media's focal point.
schek...compassionate human beings? What are you, high?
of the rotten remarks. He is obviously a person who is hurting and doesn't need all this negative publicity to further bring him down. He is a human being, first and foremost - have some compassion!
It's the media.... good publicity doesn't sell...
Too bad. troubles. everyone has them. oh well.
HaHa. And to think! I just finished watching shanghai noon/nights last week. I don't feel for him though. Anyone who attempts suicude can lick my nuts. What I can say, is that I look forward to watching another one of his movies in the future for some good laughs.
Some people, even you commenting on this story, blame the media. It is your viewership, and your 'clicks' on these news websites, that keep it alive. Its the same game, if you want the story to go away, quit tuning in or reading these pages. its common sense here. How can you blame the media, as if it has control of you. its entertainment, and you tune in, and you make your own decisions. it is like blaming sugar because you are fat. it's your fault... choose what you eat, and choose what you believe.
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Paul GAug 30th, 2007 - 06:11:35
I feel for the guy. What ever the reason i hope he pulls out of it. The world is a sad place today and we all look forward to a time when sadness is done away with
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