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Suicide: Jar Jar Binks actor reveals he contemplated suicide following ‘Star Wars: Episode I’ backlash

submitted by Nick Jul 4th 2018 08:00 am (www.nme.com)

Ahmed Best played the much-maligned character for the first time in 'The Phantom Menace' back in 1999Ahmed Best, who played Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I, has opened up about the impact that the role had on his mental health, revealing that he even contemplated suicide following the backlash his character received nearly 20 years ago. Best portrayed the Gungan character for the first time in the 1999 film, […]The post Jar Jar Binks actor reveals he contemplated suicide following ‘Star Wars: Episode I’ backlash appeared first on NME.

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Suicide: David Berman’s Death Ruled A Suicide

submitted by Nick Aug 10th 2019 04:00 pm (stereogum.com)

A few days ago, we got the devastating news that David Berman, the beloved singer-songwriter and poet behind the bands Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, had died at 52. No cause of death was given at the time, but it has now officially been ruled a suicide.

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Suicide: David Berman’s death ruled as suicide

submitted by Nick Aug 10th 2019 10:00 am (www.nme.com)

The Silver Jews frontman died earlier this weekDavid Berman died as a result of hanging, New York City’s medical examiner has confirmed. The singer and poet behind Silver Jews was found dead in an apartment building in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighbourhood on Wednesday (August 7). He was 52 years old. The New York Times reports that a ...

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Killswitch Engage: Watch Killswitch Engage's emotive new video for single I Am Broken Too

submitted by Nick Aug 5th 2019 03:00 pm (www.loudersound.com)

Killswitch Engage drop brand new video for I Am Broken Too and partner with Hope for the Day suicide prevention charity

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Suicide: The lyrics of Linkin Park’s ‘One More Light’ helped save a man from suicide

submitted by Nick Jul 31st 2019 04:00 am (www.nme.com)

A woman used the lyrics to stop him from jumping off a ledgeLinkin Park's Chester BenningtonA woman from Orlando, Florida helped dissuade a man from taking his own life after she quoted him lyrics from the Linkin Park song ‘One More Light’. Healthcare worker Cristina Settanni was driving down an expressway on the way to work when she not...

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Linkin Park: Orlando Woman Uses Linkin Park Lyrics To Talk Suicidal Man Off Ledge

submitted by Nick Jul 30th 2019 08:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington died by suicide just over two years ago, but his words are still helping to save others. ABC News Radio reports that a woman in Orlando, Florida used Linkin Park lyrics to talk a suicidal man off a ledge earlier this year..

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