'INTENT' STAR FAINTS ON THE SET (Devastated Over Kerry Loss)

New York Post - Page Six ^ | 11/11/04 | Richard Johnson with Paula Froelich and Chris Wilson

[kattracks]

VINCENT D'Onofrio, the star of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," passed out while shooting the hit TV series yesterday morning — prompting insiders to gossip that the actor is "losing it."

"Ever since John Kerry lost the election, [D'Onofrio] has lost his [bleep,]" said our on-set insider.

"He has been getting into fistfights with people, and when he passed out today, we all thought he was faking it. But then he insisted they call 911."

[snip]

D'Onofrio, a big Kerry supporter, was said to be devastated over President Bush's re-election. "When PAGE SIX [last week] wrote about 'Law & Order' putting up signs forbidding political discussions on set, it was funny," our source said. "Those signs were put up because of [D'Onofrio]."

About a month before the election, D'Onofrio "insisted" on putting up anti-Bush posters and fliers, "and would attack anyone who disagreed with him," the spy added.

[Petronski]

D'Onofrio, what is your major malfunction?

[45semi]

So...what this says basically is that he is every bit as weird as the various psycho's he's portrayed?

[Spyder]

Awwww, shoot. I like that show.

[MarineBrat]

A good start! Maybe 80% of Hollywood will drop dead, and make the world a better place!

[WestVirginiaRebel]

I thought he was squirrly long before he ever heard of Kerry.

[Moonman62]

He's flakier than his character in Full Metal Jacket. And lawyers love it when people who make a lot of money get into fistfights.

[america-rules]

He was the freak in "Full Medal Jacket" who shot the mail call DI :)

[myvoice]

So do I, now every time I look at him I'll cringe. He's the freaky roach alien he played in MEN IN BLACK. (That is the name of the movie isn't it?)

[lara]

Me too. And I really liked him. Unlike Wednesday's Law and Order, Criminal Intent seemed to keep out of politics. sigh. Another show I won't be able to watch.

[GeronL]

we all thought he was faking it. But then he insisted they call 911."

when a man who is passed out asks you to call 9-1-1....

[hellinahandcart]

I have this boycott thingy going. I am going to save so much money now on movies, DVDs, and CDs...and so much TIME watching television...

[guitfiddlist]

Cocaine and its excuses. He probably fainted over snail darter extinction, drilling in the ANWR, and the missing 3 tons of explosives as well.

[myvoice]

I hear you, I've been going to the movies less and less!

[Howlin]

Now, I ask you, do you remember any of us getting this upset when Clinton was reelected?

[gortklattu]

[leadpenny]

Good point!

[Howlin]

"He has been getting into fistfights with people, and when he passed out today, we all thought he was faking it. But then he insisted they call 911." An ambulance raced to the Queens studio, where paramedics found nothing wrong with the gifted actor, who became a star in 1987 with his searing performance as a misfit Marine in "Full Metal Jacket." Tensions on the "Criminal Intent" set are running high. "No one thinks Vincent will last for much longer," the insider said.

*Snicker*

[gortklattu]

We're human, they're not.

[Howlin]

It's really freaky. I'm worried for Bush.