With rumors swirling around Owen Wilson‘s suicide attempt, and what brought it on, new allegations are being hurled at Wilson’s pal Steve Coogan, the actor who starred with Owen in “Night at the Museum” and “Around the World in 80 Days.”
Courtney Love, who dated Coogan, says says “I tried to warn Owen. I tried to warn his friends … I hope from the bottom of my heart that Owen stays the hell away from that guy.”
Kate Hudson also reportedly “forbid him from letting Coogan into his house. She knew he was bad,” says another source.
Coogan claims “These accusations are unfounded, unhelpful and hurtful to all concerned. We are taking legal advice.”
Wilson’s loved ones worried so much about his dependence on hard drugs, Us has learned, that friend Woody Harrelson staged an informal intervention at his Hawaii home in May.
But Owen, 38, continued to withdraw and succumb to depression following his June split from Hudson, who is now dating Punk’d star Dax Shepard – which might have pushed Wilson over the edge.
“Seeing her happy with someone else made him happy that she’d found that,” says one longtime Wilson family friend, “but made him hate himself so much more that he could never do it.””