Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Actor Owen Wilson suicide attempt

Actor Owen Wilson, has been hospitalised following a suicide attempt.Wilson, 38, was transported to St John's hospital in Santa Monica, California on Sunday. Gossip magazines said that he had cut his left wrist and taken an indeterminate amount of pills.

"I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time," Wilson said in a statement. Regarded as a fun-loving bachelor, Wilson is nicknamed the Butterscotch Stallion and was last involved with actress Kate Hudson. The relationship ended in June and, according to celebrity reports, it plunged Wilson into depression.