'Reacher' star Alan Ritchson reveals suicide attempt, says he was saved by vision of his kids
“Reacher” star Alan Ritchson has revealed he attempted suicide in 2019 — but stopped himself when he envisioned his three children as adults begging him to live.
“Reacher” star Alan Ritchson has revealed he attempted to take his own life in 2019 — but stopped himself when he envisioned his three children as adults begging him to live.
The 41-year-old star — who plays Jack Reacher in the Amazon Prime Video action series “Reacher,” now in its second season — opened up about his Catholic upbringing, his adoration of Jim Carrey, and his career in a wide-ranging Hollywood Reporter feature published Wednesday.
Ritchson was candid in describing his 2019 suicide attempt at his California home. The actor revealed he fell into a dark place and one day went to his attic.
“I hung myself,” Ritchson told The Hollywood Reporter. “It all happened so fast, and I was dangling there.”
But then he experienced what he likened to divine intervention: He experienced a vision of his then-young sons in their mid-30s.
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