Wilson pleads for privacy
2007-08-28 09:09
Los Angeles - Actor Owen Wilson asked for privacy on Monday after being hospitalised in Los Angeles for undisclosed medical reasons, reports said.
The 38-year-old star of Wedding Crashers and Zoolander was said to be in a good condition at Cedars Sinai Medical Centre, where he was transferred on Sunday after paramedics were called to his Santa Monica home.
"I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time," Wilson said in a statement released by his representative to celebrity website TMZ.com.
A spokesperson at Cedars Sinai said Wilson was in a "good condition."
There was no official word on the reasons for Wilson's hospitalisation.
Santa Monica police and fire department issued a statement saying that medical aid had been dispatched to Wilson's address in Santa Monica.
One of Hollywood's most bankable actors
The statement said "a person" was taken to local hospital but did not provide any details. Local media reported unidentified police sources confirming that the person treated was Wilson.
Wilson is regarded as one of Hollywood's most bankable actors, having appeared in string of hit comedies.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for his writing work on The Royal Tenenbaums in 2001, in which he also starred with brother Luke Wilson and close friend Ben Stiller.
Wilson has also been romantically linked to You, Me and Dupree co-star Kate Hudson although their relationship recently ended, according to reports.