Aug 28, 2007 10:35 am US/Pacific
Owen Wilson Suicide Attempt Confirmed
Police Log Says "Wedding Crashers" Star Tried To Take His Own Life
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (CBS) ―
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Owen Wilson's hospitalization could also keep him from helping promote "The Darjeeling Limited," in which he stars alongside Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman. (File)
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According to the entertainment news show "Extra," actor Owen Wilson tried to commit suicide Sunday.
"Extra" obtained the Calls for Service report from the Santa Monica Police Department, which shows the reason for the 911 call from Wilson's house to be a suicide attempt.
He was hospitalized in good condition Monday, a day after he was taken from his home by ambulance, a hospital spokeswoman said.
"I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time," Wilson said in a statement released through publicist Ina Treciokas.
No further comments were expected, she said.
The actor was at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was transferred there from St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica.
It was not known why he was hospitalized, but Santa Monica Fire Battalion Chief Jose Torres said Monday that the department responded to a call that involved the 38-year-old actor.
The chief would not comment on Wilson's injuries or condition, citing federal privacy laws.
A neighbor said a police car, fire truck and ambulance were outside the actor's gated house Sunday around noon, The Associated Press reported.
"These guys were kind of taking their time taking a stretcher out of the ambulance, then they went into the house," said neighbor Geoffry White, 61, who lives directly across the street from the actor.
According to "Entertainment Tonight," Wilson was later brought to the Beverly Hills' Cedars-Sinai Hospital where he detoxed. The show also reported that brother Luke Wilson was spotted leaving Cedars-Sinai on Sunday night with their brother, Andrew. People magazine said Owen's parents also visited.
Wilson, who recently broke up with actress Kate Hudson, was nominated for an Oscar for "The Royal Tenebaums" screenplay. He has starred in many box-office blockbusters such as "Wedding Crashers," "Zoolander" and the thriller "Behind Enemy Lines" with Gene Hackman.
Most recently, he starred in "Night at the Museum" with Ben Stiller and is slated to star in the film adaptation of the book "Marley and Me."
(© 2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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