Within just over a week, Jason Russell went from becoming an overnight sensation for his viral Kony 2012 video to being detained for a lewd and seemingly drunk public act to being hospitalized. In fact, the Invisible Children co-founder will "remain under hospital care for a number of weeks," his wife Danica Russell said in a statement Wednesday. "The recovery process could take months." On March 15, Russell, 33, was found wearing only his underwear and was allegedly masturbating and vandalizing cars in San Diego. But his wife says that her husband's incident "was in no way the result of drugs or alcohol in his body.
- 3/21/2012
- by Dahvi Shira
- PEOPLE.com
The wife of Kony 2012 creator Jason Russell says his bizarre public meltdown last week was triggered by "reactive psychosis" brought on by extreme exhaustion.
In a statement on behalf of the entire family issued Wednesday, Danica Russell thanked those who have continued to support the Invisible Children organization co-founded by Jason since he suffered the breakdown last week and said her husband was receiving treatment from doctors.
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The statement reiterates Danica's comments shortly after the incident indicating her belief that no substances were involved in last Thursday's bizarre episode, in which Jason was seen running naked along the streets of a San Diego neighborhood, at times pounding his fists on the sidewalk and shouting incoherently.
The statement reads: "We would, again, like to make it clear that Jason's incident was in no way the result of drugs or alcohol in his body. The preliminary diagnosis he received is called brief reactive...
In a statement on behalf of the entire family issued Wednesday, Danica Russell thanked those who have continued to support the Invisible Children organization co-founded by Jason since he suffered the breakdown last week and said her husband was receiving treatment from doctors.
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The statement reiterates Danica's comments shortly after the incident indicating her belief that no substances were involved in last Thursday's bizarre episode, in which Jason was seen running naked along the streets of a San Diego neighborhood, at times pounding his fists on the sidewalk and shouting incoherently.
The statement reads: "We would, again, like to make it clear that Jason's incident was in no way the result of drugs or alcohol in his body. The preliminary diagnosis he received is called brief reactive...
- 3/21/2012
- TheInsider.com
After Kony 2012 filmmaker Jason Russell’s very public flip out and arrest on the streets of San Diego, his wife is now addressing his condition. Video: George Clooney, Just Back From Sudan, Testifies at Senate Hearing, Clarifies Joseph Kony Remarks Danica Russell thanked supporters before describing what caused Jason’s naked hysterics (which were captured on video by witnesses), which led to his arrest for public masturbation and vandalism. “We would, again, like to make it clear that Jason's incident was in no way the result of drugs or alcohol in his body,” Danica says in a statement according to
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- 3/21/2012
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
'Kony 2012' creator Jason Russell has been diagnosed with "brief reactive psychosis" in the wake of his arrest for public masturbation, according to his family. Russell was picked up by police in San Diego last week for vandalising cars, touching himself in public and being under the influence of alcohol. The advocate's wife Danica Russell was quick todeny that Jason has a drug problem and attempted to explain his behavior. "While that attention was great for raising awareness about Joseph Kony, it also brought a lot of attention to Jason - and, because of how personal the film is, many of the attacks against it were also very personal, and Jason took them very hard," Danica said at the time. The Russell family has now released an update on Jason's condition in order to also deny that he was abusing alcohol at the time of his (more)...
- 3/21/2012
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Jason Russell, co-founder of Invisible Children and mastermind behind the viral video Kony 2012, was not arrested for his drunk and lewd behavior last week. Find out why and watch the video! It's been a strange and confusing turn of events for documentary filmmaker, Jason Russell, but luckily, his bizarre behavior won't have any long-term consequences. After a new video detailing his strange naked outburst was released over the weekend, many people are wondering why the 33-year-old was only detained, not arrested. "Due to the nature of the detention, he was not arrested," Lt. Andra Brown said. "During the evaluation we learned we probably needed to take him to a medical facility because of statements he was saying." Jason's wife, Danica Russell, blamed the incident on "exhaustion and dehydration" and insisted that Jason has never had a substance abuse or alcohol problem. So what did cause Jason to snap? An...
- 3/19/2012
- by HL Staff
- HollywoodLife
'Kony 2012' creator Jason Russell has been defended by his wife following his arrest for public masturbation. The founder of the viral video campaign was jailed last week in San Diego for allegedly touching himself and vandalising cars while under the influence of alcohol. 'Kony 2012' organisers Invisible Children released a statement following Russell's arrest to reveal that he is receiving treatment for "exhaustion, dehydration, and malnutrition" but is "focused on getting better". Russell's wife has now written her own press release, in which she attempted to explain the filmmaker's actions. Danica Russell said in her statement: "Thank you to everyone concerned with Jason and his health. Jason has dedicated his adult life to this cause, leading up to KONY2012. We thought a few thousand people would see the film, (more)...
- 3/19/2012
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Jason Russell's wife says the extreme success of 'Kony 2012' in such a short period of time led to his meltdown in San Diego March 16! Jason Russell shocked the world when he stripped down in public, started running around and then masturbating in San Diego March 16, but the Invisible Children co-founder wasn't getting off on the experience -- he was having an emotional breakdown, his wife Danica Russell says. "[Jason] did some irrational things brought on by extreme exhaustion and dehydration," Danica reveals. She goes on to explain, "We thought a few thousand people would see the film, but in less than a week, millions of people around the world saw it. While that attention was great for raising awareness about Joseph Kony, it also brought a lot of attention to Jason -- and, because of how personal the film is, many of the attacks against it were also very personal,...
- 3/17/2012
- by Kirstin Benson
- HollywoodLife
Danica Russell, wife of "Kony 2012" filmmaker/Invisible Children co-founder Jason Russell, has spoken out regarding her husband's bizarre public behavior that resulted in the documentarian being detained by authorities on Thursday.
"Thank you to everyone concerned with Jason and his health," Danica said in a statement released to Access Hollywood on Friday evening. "Jason has dedicated his adult life to this cause, leading up to KONY2012. We thought a few thousand people would see the film, but in less than a week, millions of people around the world saw it.
"While that attention was great for raising awareness ...
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"Thank you to everyone concerned with Jason and his health," Danica said in a statement released to Access Hollywood on Friday evening. "Jason has dedicated his adult life to this cause, leading up to KONY2012. We thought a few thousand people would see the film, but in less than a week, millions of people around the world saw it.
"While that attention was great for raising awareness ...
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- 3/17/2012
- by nobody@accesshollywood.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
Still in shock about the whole Jason Russell situation? Us too. And although we probably won't be able to shake the mental image of the Kony 2012 director getting detained in San Diego for being drunk and allegedly—ahem—masturbating in public, and then his subsequent hospitalization, the Russell family has released a statement to E! News to make sure we don't get sidetracked from the real problem at hand. "Thank you to everyone concerned with Jason and his health," his wife, Danica Russell, began. More: The Horror! Kony 2012 Director Jason Russell Detained by Cops for Alleged Public Masturbation "Jason has dedicated his adult life to this cause, leading up to...
- 3/17/2012
- E! Online
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