6:45AM Defamer Hollywood | Hypothesising about what might have led Owen Wilson so far astray – and ultimately towards Sunday’s blindsiding whinny for help – is no simple matter. As details emerge, the story only seems to grow darker; certainly having
Courtney Love go on the glossy record about her concern over your heavy drug use does not bode well. Adding to the tragic circumstances was today’s announcement that Wilson would be
pulling out of Tropic Thunder, denying him a chance to once again play cocksure counterpoint to another tightly wound Ben Stiller comic creation. But before we start conjuring nightmarish scenarios in which Wilson permanently retreats from the public eye and into his shell, or worse, becomes a regular fixture on
Tyra, let us turn to the comforting words of the only two men who can help us see the light at the end of this tunnel of despair – famed John Belushi-wrangler Bernie “Never Saw A Celebrity Tragedy I Couldn’t Weigh In On In A Deadline-Friendly 25 Words Or Less” Brillstein, and Tom “Who the Fuck Cares What Tom Arnold Thinks About This?”
Arnold:
Many Hollywood insiders believe Wilson’s setback will be short-lived and that he will continue to enjoy big-screen success.
“He’s loved,” Bernie Brillstein, a veteran Hollywood manager who worked with John Belushi and Chris Farley, said Tuesday.
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