Owen Wilson Hospitalized After Apparent Suicide Attempt

 

According to reports, actor Owen Wilson is being treated for a suspected suicide attempt.  He allegedly cut his wrists after swallowing a number of pills at his Los Angeles home.

The National Enquirer editor-in-chief David Perel told gossip website 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.”  His parents were also seen visiting Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Sunday night.

 

Perel added: “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.”

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.”

UPDATE: Owen Wilson has issued a statment saying, “I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time.”

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