Owen Wilson reportedly hospitalized after suicide attempt

Cedars-Sinai officials won't confirm if actor is a patient. Police say emergency medical aid was dispatched Sunday to his Santa Monica home.

Actor Owen Wilson reportedly was receiving medical treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center this morning after paramedics and police rushed to his Santa Monica home Sunday.

The Santa Monica police and fire department said today that officials dispatched medical aid to Wilson's home on the 900 block of 23rd Street on Sunday at 11:59 a.m. Battalion Chief Jose Torres of the Santa Monica fire department said Wilson was treated at his home before being taken to St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica. Wilson was later transferred to Cedars-Sinai.

Owen Wilson
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People magazine reported on it website this morning that Wilson's family was seen at Cedars-Sinai this morning visiting the actor.

The National Enquirer and Star magazine reported that the actor tried to commit suicide, but the authorities have not released any information that would substantiate those reports.

Late this morning, Wilson's publicist, Ina Treciokas with I/D Public Relations, issued this statement from the actor: "I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time."

The hospital declined to comment.

Wilson, 38, is considered one of Hollywood's top comedy stars, performing in such films as "Wedding Crashers," "Shanghai Noon" and "Cars."

[ via latimes.com ]

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