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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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Passion Pit: Frontman Responds To Henry Rollins’ Suicide Article, Says LP3 Is Almost Done

submitted by Nick Aug 23rd 2014 06:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos has been open about his mental illness before. He even won an award last year for increasing awareness and putting a positive face on his experiences with bipolar disorder. Angelakos took to Twitter to criticize Henry Rollins for his controversial editorial about suicide. (Rollins recently apologized for hi...

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Henry Rollins: Criticizes Robin Williams And Other Suicide Victims In Controversial Editorial

submitted by Nick Aug 21st 2014 11:00 pm (stereogum.com)

In the wake of Robin Williams’ suicide there have been many responses and reactions. Today, Henry Rollins wrote an editorial for LA Weekly titled “Fuck Suicide.” Rollins’ main point is essentially that people who are parents have no right to end their lives as it will traumatize their children, but he goes...

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