Celebrities killing themselves is not unheard of but more than often suicide attempts end in vain. It is hard to understand the relationship between stardom and depression, apparently the former triggers the latter.
For some it was the pressure, for others it was the lifestyle. It almost seems like the ticket to fame comes along with its own share of gloom.
Recently Paris Jackson, daughter of late pop legend Michael Jackson attempted to kill herself. The reason is being touted to be a possible overdose. The 15-year-old was taken out of her home in Los Angeles on a stretcher at 2 am on Wednesday.
PARIS JACKSON
Daughter of late pop legend Michael Jackson, Paris Jackson was taken out of her home in Los Angeles on a stretcher at 2 am on Wednesday. The 15-year-old had tried to kill herself. The reason is being touted to be a possible overdose, Paris had recently tweeted lyrics of a famous Beatles song. The tweet read, “Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away now it looks as though they're here to stay.”
EMINEM
Eminem attempted to take his life with an overdose of Tylenol. He was distraught over his then girlfriend Kim leaving him and preventing him from seeing his daughter. Eminem had a history of emotional trauma with abandonment by both his parents and this act proved as the last straw. Luckily he survived the near lethal dosage and we got to experience his talent.
ANGELINA JOLIE
Jolie is widely infamous as a self-mutilator. From her tattoo covered body to her dog-collar incident, Angelina has been in the news for many wrong reasons. One of the most famous cases of Angelina Jolie attempting suicide was reported in the National Enquirer. Apparently Angie had an anxiety attack when Brad went to France. She called him up and confessed that she was having suicidal impulses.
HALLE BERRY
After the end of her marriage to David Justice, Halle Berry, the Oscar winning actress and a symbol of feminist strength admitted trying to commit suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. The depressed actress only quit when she thought of her mother finding her dead body.
BRITNEY SPEARS
The princess, who ruled the pop scene for almost a decade with the megahit “…Baby One More Time” and a legion of dedicated fans has certainly fallen from grace. The failure of her marriage, the infamous beaver shots and shocking behavior has left her career and family life in the dumps. This taxing ordeal has taken its toll on Britney and she has reportedly attempted suicide twice now.
DREW BARRYMORE
Drew Barrymore struggled with bipolar disorder. She abused drugs and alcohol and after leaving drug rehab in 1989 at the age of 14, she tried to kill herself, but received treatment and successfully kicked the habit.
OWEN WILSON
On August 26, 2007, Owen Wilson was found bloodied and dazed after trying to commit suicide by overdosing on pills and slitting his wrist in the wake of a bitter blowup with a close pal. Wilson was taken to St. John's Health Center amid reports of a suicide attempt. He was later transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His lawyer later confirmed that he had been undergoing treatment for depression.
ELIZABETH TAYLOR
After the death of some close friends and aides, Elizabeth Taylor started abusing prescription drugs and alcohol. In the early 1960’s, she was involved in an adulterous relationship with Richard Burton for which they were both heavily criticized. When he called off their relationship, she attempted suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills. Later however, both Burton and Taylor divorced their partners and married each other.
FRANK SINATRA
Frank Sinatra (blog.ctnews.com)
Throughout his life Frank Sinatra had bouts of depression leading to a bipolar disorder. This legendary singer was deeply in love with his second wife Ava Gardener and his turbulent love affair with her even made him attempt suicide twice.
His first attempt to take his own life was in early 1953 when after a debilitating fight with Ava, he inhaled gas from the kitchen stove in a friend’s apartment.
By the end of 1953 Sinatra made another attempt of killing himself when he slashed his wrists in Jimmy Van Heusen’’s New York apartment. However, Van Heusen’s unexpected return saved the singer from bleeding to death.