Exclusive: Jackass Star on Suicide Watch
Jackass star Steve-O is being held at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after threatening to take his own life, Star has learned exclusively!
According to an insider, he was taken to the emergency room on Sunday afternoon. After drug tests, he was checked into the Thalians Mental Health Center — known for doing crisis intervention — where he was put on a 72-hour hold. That has since been extended to 14 days, Star has learned.
"Steve is stabilized on meds at this point," the source told Star. "He was also treated for burns on his skin as if he had been putting cigarettes out on his own body."
Friends and family have become increasingly concerned about the star's mental state, especially following his March 3 arrest following a dispute with a neighbor. Days after, a close family member told Star that Steve-O — real name Stephen Glover — suffers from untreated bipolar disorder.
"Right now he's in his extreme mania," the family member said. "His concerned friends and family are hoping he'll seek treatment. He doesn't need jail, he needs therapy. We're just really hoping that this will be the wake-up call that gets him back to himself."
But the situation escalated over the weekend when Steve-O, 33, e-mailed suicide notes to several friends, blaming a broken romance. Eventually a woman friend and his bodyguard took him to the hospital around 2pm on Sunday. But he caused a major scene in the hospital, says one insider.
"Steve started flipping out. He told doctors he wanted to hurt himself badly. He wanted to break every bone in his body one by one."
Here's hoping the troubled prankster pulls it together.
Update:
Friday, March 14, 2008
In addition to being hospitalized, Steve-O is being charged with felony possession of cocaine by the L.A. County District Attorney. A YouTube video has also surfaced showing the Jackass star On Thursday, Steve-O posted a message on his official Web site confirming Star's report.
"At this point, I am no longer '5150-status' (which was the three-day 'hold' on me, resulting from suicidal behavior). I am now '5250-status' (which means that the 'hold' has been extended to 14 days, for the exact same reasons)," Steve-O wrote. "I'm not getting out of this 'insane asylum' any time in the immediate future, so, I'm going to learn as much from the experience as possible."
READERS COMMENTS:
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And the burns and saying he wants to break his bones is disturbing now? when it was all fun and games before, people paid to watch him do that kind of stuff before....funny, he can get people to drink his piss and HE is the troubled one. hmmm hard call.
-- BAM
steve-o hates organized religion, there is no need for divine intervention for steve-o to live a more stable life that doesn't bounce from highs and lows, he just needs to reevaluate his outlook on life, which it seems like this is event doing. love to steve-o!
-- God
ha god some people writing mean stuff abou him clearly are just absoloute losers with no life how dare anyone say bad things about people they dont know.
-- .
steve o is the coolest.
i wish him the bestof luck. and for everyone who says he needs to "pray" are wrong,praying wont get him anywhere, he needs to get help and support, thats all. -- Brittnee
Sorry I just have to point out to 'Snerdly' that SteveO's family certainly don't rely on him for finance. Do your homework and you will see why what you said seems very, very silly.
-- FVP
what a jackass?
-- rhight90@comcast.net
Another LOOSER with money who doesnt know how to handle it< BOO HOO. Get your shit together get clean and be at peace with your self and get rid of all your looser,friends. Also PRAY!
-- Marlene
about time someone took him a bit serious he is a nut, and he needs help, good luck buddy.....
-- ms.puti
I LOVE STEVE-O
-- JAQUEE
oh pleeeeez!!!!
If his jailtime is anything like Paris, or Lohan - it's just a joke anyway!! I think all these celebs who do stupid crap needs to pay just like EVERYONE else!! We used to have a saying.........IF YOU CAN"T DO THE TIME, DON"T DO THE CRIME!!! That goes for ALL the Celeb BRATS! QUIT blaming everything wrong on BIPOLAR DISORDER!!!! -- Give ME a Break!! |
