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Owen Wilson Suicide Attempt Mocked by ABC Newscasters
By Cathy Beers
Sep 4, 2007


Suicide attempts are hilarious?  Reports surfaced last Sunday that Hollywood actor Owen Wilson had attempted suicide.  Reports claimed that the funnyman had either slashed his wrists, taken too many pills or both. It's still unclear exactly what happened with the star as his attorney has denied that he had his stomach pumped and post-rehab photos show no scars on his wrists.
Owen Wilson Suicide Attempt Mocked by ABC Newscasters (image: Wenn)

But before all of that emerged TV Newser points out that ABC "World News Now" anchors Ryan Owens and Taina Hernandez chose the wrong time to laugh during their overnight network show.

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According to the report, Owens and Hernandez were reading a story on the suicide attempt of Owen Wilson last week when Hernandez couldn't seem to stop giggling.  TV Newser reports that management, staff and viewers were not happy after the segment.

It sounds like several complaints were slammed at the laughing news readers and that prompted an on-air apology two days later.

The video is here.



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