Was Owen Wilson's Suicide Attempt Prompted By Drug Abuse? The Tears Of A Clown?
News stories are emerging today that Owen "The Butterscotch Stallion" Wilson made a failed suicide attempt this weekend and was transported from his Santa Monica home for emergency care after he was discovered by a family member with "superficial lacerations" on his wrists and an almost empty bottle of undisclosed pills near his person. Emergency personnel were contacted at approximately noon on Sunday and were dispatched to Wilson's home where he was found unconscious.
No official statement has been disclosed to the press, but he is said to be with his brothers Luke and Andrew.
So, why would Owen, the purveyor of many a fine lady in Hollywood want to off himself? Was it Kate Hudson dumping his ass? Could it be his faltering career (You, Me and Dupree anyone?) or could it be a drug problem, as was hinted at by Malcolm McDowell on the radio this morning?
While being interviewed for his upcoming film Halloween, McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) spoke with Cleveland radio host Rover (talk show host for syndicated show "Rover's Morning Glory") and was informed of the suicide attempt by Wilson. In an off-the-cuff statement, McDowell said "that's what that stuff will do to you." Stuff being drugs, with cocaine being the implied drug of choice. McDowell later tried to re-clarify his statement by saying that he wasn't sure if drugs were involved, but if they were, they could have contributed to Owen's suicide attempt.
McDowell went on to say that Owen was one of the nicest fellows he's worked with in Hollywood and hoped he was getting help. The two worked together on the film I Spy with Eddie Murphy in 2002. Maybe McDowell was speculating, or perhaps he knows more about the private Owen than we do.
This would hardly be the first casualty of Hollywood to succumb to the ravages of drug abuse, and if true, Owen wouldn't be the first "funny man" to try to self-medicate his demons, especially with the "white lady" (John Bulushi, Richard Pryor, Chris Farley, Lenny Bruce, so on and so forth ad nauseam) but he isn't the first person I would think of to attempt suicide.
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