Wil Wheaton on the Death Of River Phoenix

Wil Wheaton talks about the life and death of his friend and co-star River Phoenix.

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[mihovil]

@waluigithecool2 That's not what he said. He said he doesn't hang out with people who use drugs, not that he refused to hang out with River because he used drugs. Unfortunate wording, but I guess what he meant is that they didn't hang out in the same circles, losing touch with each other.

[estrangdspydr]

The best line of this entire interview was 0:06 "I wasn't Surprised." The best answer is the most honest. Not trying to knock River, because the life of a celebrity must blow.

[tyyy93]

@lamelya If my FRIEND was hooked???? Yes, I would undoubtedly try to help them. It's the RIGHT thing to do!!!!!!!!

[TheHippie6]

@lamelya Oh, and yeah, he was cute, I've never seen toy soliders, but I'll take your word for it lol

[TheHippie6]

@lamelya Lol great after I posted, I thought "Hmm, that might've been a little too harsh" but I guess I'm okay now :)

[lamelya]

@TheHippie6 You are fine...I was thinking the same way as in I hope I didn't sound mean as well lol Yeah, he didn't do a lot of movies when he was younger. I remember seeing him a little in a movie called The Liars Club and he did a movie called Toy Soldiers in which I thought he was cute lol which is besides the point lol

[MrBluerizlas]

Seems like a cool guy. Hated him in star trek.

[TheHippie6]

@lamelya Lol I just looked at my comment and what I said was harsh, I think I was just trying to defend River. Sorry if my initial comment was mean. I give Wil credit, I think he did an amazing job in Stand By Me, although that's his only performance I've seen.

[lamelya]

@TheHippie6 I agree to a certain extent. You don't have to say nice things; it is good to be respectful. It can make you look like a liar if something bad happened before that person died and then you cover it up like it was no big deal. He didn't say anything bad, he told the truth of how they dealt with fame. How he expressed how he felt sound a bit harsh but he was being honest. He was saying that although not surprised, it was devastating that it had to have happened to him.

[lamelya]

@tyyy93 I usually don't respond but I have to disagree a bit. You kind of make it sound like that Wil could have prevented River's death if he hung out with him more or something. And that's not true...would you want to hang out with someone who does drugs? Just because they didn't hang out like that doesn't mean they wasn't friends. I agree with someone on here...who is to say that River wanted to hang out with him? I know people who take or do drugs but I don't want to be around it.

[moyisbick]

@TheHippie6 are you being sarcastic? Haha... But he was acting like a douche

[TheHippie6]

@tyyy93 Yep, I agree with EVERY word. I think Wil "jackass" Wheaton was just an antisocial geek (not to offend anyone lol I'm just mad at him) and that was his real problem. He's so untruthful in this video as well. First he says that he was devestated, then he says he wasn't suprised, and that he kind of expected it. Like, c'mon man, do you miss/like him or not???