Owen Wilson

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Santa Monica police confirmed that officers responded to an attempted suicide at Owen Wilson's house, according to the police log.

The department's "Call for Service Report" posted online shows that the report came in at 12:08 p.m. Sunday from Wilson's 23rd Street address and that officers cleared the case five hours later.

The call was logged as "Attempt Suicide" – the first official confirmation of the reason for the call.

No other details were provided.

Wilson, 38, was recovering at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He issued a statement pleading for privacy to allow him to "receive care and heal in private during this difficult time."

Owen Wilson's parents and brothers were seen at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Sunday night amid reports Wilson was hospitalized.

Meanwhile, TV's Extra on Monday quoted a hospital spokesman saying the actor is in "good condition."

Santa Monica police said officers responded to a "medical assistance call" at a house on Wilson's street shortly after noon Sunday. A source confirmed the house was Wilson's.

"The person was transported to a local hospital where they are being treated," the police statement said.

Later in the evening, Wilson's brothers Andrew and Luke, as well as his parents, were seen at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles.

Wilson's rep didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

Wilson, who stars in the upcoming Wes Anderson movie The Darjeeling Limited, is currently filming the comedy Tropic Thunder, directed by Wilson's friend Ben Stiller.

Owen Wilson put out a plea for his privacy Monday after he was hospitalized for undisclosed reasons.

"I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time," the actor said in a statement.

Wilson was hospitalized in "good condition" at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the hospital's spokeswoman told TV's Extra and the Associated Press. She didn't give the reason for his admission.

But Extra reports that Wilson attempted suicide over the weekend after being depressed for several months, and that it was his brother Luke who found him. Extra attributed the report to an unidentified source.

Santa Monica police said officers responded to a "medical assistance call" at a house on Wilson's street shortly after noon Sunday. A source confirmed the house was Wilson's.

"The person was transported to a local hospital where they are being treated," the police statement said.

Later in the evening, Wilson's brothers Andrew and Luke, as well as his parents, were seen at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles.

Wilson, who stars in the upcoming Wes Anderson movie The Darjeeling Limited, is currently filming the comedy Tropic Thunder, directed by Wilson's friend Ben Stiller.

Santa Monica police confirmed that officers responded to an attempted suicide at Owen Wilson's house, according to the police log.

The department's "Call for Service Report" posted online shows that the report came in at 12:08 p.m. Sunday from Wilson's 23rd Street address and that officers cleared the case five hours later.

The call was logged as "Attempt Suicide" – the first official confirmation of the reason for the call.

No other details were provided.

Wilson, 38, was recovering at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He issued a statement pleading for privacy to allow him to "receive care and heal in private during this difficult time."

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Hollywood's view of Wilson: 'He's loved'

Owen Wilson's film future remains bright despite his apparent personal problems.

Hollywood insiders say that the 38-year-old actor, who was hospitalized Sunday after police responded to a report of an attempted suicide at his Santa Monica home, should continue to enjoy big-screen success.

His box-office track record -- "Wedding Crashers" topped $200 million, "Cars" brought in almost $250 million -- plus his on-screen image as an affable everyman who can charm the ladies while boozing with the boys has made him a favorite with both filmmakers and filmgoers.

"He's loved," Bernie Brillstein, a veteran Hollywood manager who worked with John Belushi and Chris Farley, said Tuesday. "It's serious, but it's a singular case. Anyone can have a bad day, a very bad day."

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"I don't think the studios will react that way," Brillstein said.

Wilson's public perception is "very positive," industry analyst Paul Dergarabedian of Media By Numbers said Tuesday. "Owen Wilson has a really good reputation, and people in general really feel bad for him right now."

That feeling seems to extend to studio executives, too.

Fox Searchlight had no comment Tuesday about "The Darjeeling Limited," which stars Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman. The film is scheduled for release September 29.

Wilson's next starring vehicle, Paramount's "Drillbit Taylor," is set for a March release, a studio spokeswoman said, declining further comment.

Filming began in Hawaii last month on Dreamworks' "Tropic Thunder," which is to feature Wilson, Jack Black, Robert Downey, Jr., and Ben Stiller, who is also directing.

Wilson's hospitalization "does not have any impact on the production," studio spokesman Marvin Levy said Tuesday. However, The Hollywood Reporter reported Wednesday morning that Wilson is no longer scheduled to appear in the film. He had yet to shoot his part, the paper said.

A spokesman for 20th Century Fox declined to discuss Wilson's scheduled appearance opposite Jennifer Aniston in the upcoming "Marley & Me."

"It's an inappropriate question to ask," he said. "All our thoughts and concerns are with his health and well-being. Owen asked his privacy be respected and we intend to honor that."

Wilson released a statement Monday through his publicist, Ina Treciokas: "I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time."

Treciokas declined to answer questions Tuesday about whether Wilson attempted to commit suicide.

Dr. Charles Goodstein, a professor of psychiatry at New York University Medical Center, said that while all suicide attempts merit serious attention, celebrities don't always get the psychiatric treatment they might need.

"People in the entertainment world are thought of as being kind of flamboyant, their moods can shift ... therefore they elude detection," he said Tuesday. "Celebrities have good ways of sidestepping anybody recognizing that they have a problem."

But where most people are allowed to deal with their demons in private, a different standard applies to movie stars and other public personalities. Inquiring minds want to know.

"It becomes like an online soap opera," said S. Mark Young, a professor of entertainment business at the University of Southern California. "Now Owen Wilson is someone whose life will be scrutinized by the people who follow this stuff. He's become part of the soap opera."

Still, Wilson likely generates more sympathy from the public than Lohan does, Young added.

"People have known for a long time that Lindsay is a drug addict," he said. "Owen Wilson is a little more difficult to understand. ... If it comes out that he's heartbroken, that's a sympathy thing."

Wilson's emotional issues could have "a deep impact on his future employability and the ability to obtain insurance," said longtime publicist Michael Levine.

But Brillstein said that the problem lies in media coverage and the public's taste for ever more sensational celebrity news.

"There is no boundary," he said. "This [kind of thing] has happened for years, but the press was never so vigilant in reporting bad news."

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Less than a week after his suicide attempt, Owen Wilson is back at home – and being watched around the clock.

"Owen is in bad mental shape but said he is thankful to be alive," says a source close to the actor, who had returned to his Santa Monica home on Saturday. "He knows he came close to ending his life, and he is happy that he was saved from himself. He is basically at home with people watching him 24/7."

Wilson's rep declined to comment.

Wilson, 38, was hospitalized Aug. 26 after what a police log called an "attempt suicide." He spent the next several days at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with constant visits from brothers Andrew and Luke Wilson, his parents and such friends as Wes Anderson and Woody Harrelson.

Wilson, who had been due to begin promoting his next film, The Darjeeling Limited at the Venice Film Festival this week, also dropped out of his next movie project, Tropic Thunder. The comedy was set to begin shooting this month, and would have paired Wilson with longtime pal Ben Stiller.

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Owen Wilson gets back on his feet in Venice, Calif., on Wednesday. The actor has been keeping a low profile, spending time with his family and resting after a suicide attempt. But friends – including director Wes Anderson – report that he is "doing well."