Kristoff St. John is undergoing psychiatric evaluation after sending his ex-wife pictures that indicated he was suicidal.
A Worried Ex Intervenes
St. John sent ex-wife Mia St. John pictures taken with his cell phone that showed him holding a gun to his head, reported TMZ Sunday.
Mia contacted the police, who went to the actor’s house.
“When cops arrived, they confiscated 2 guns and placed Kristoff under a 72-hour hold for mental evaluation,” according to TMZ.
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A Tragic Anniversary Approaches
“Sources close to Kristoff” told the celebrity news website that St. John was “very, very upset” as the November 23rd anniversary of his son, Julian’s, suicide neared.
We are big fans of St. John here at Soap Cities, and we know a lot of you readers out there are as well.
We’ll bring you–hopefully only good–updates about the beloved CBS sudser actor’s condition as it becomes available.
The talented thespian, St. John, was married to Mia for four years. They had a son, Julian, and a daughter, Paris Nicole. He has a daughter, Lola, with his second ex-wife, Alana, as well.
Mia started the El Saber es Poder Foundation to battle mental illness, from which Julian suffered before he committed suicide.
Mia also Tweeted a series of messages denying that she called the police in response to suicide attempts by her ex-husband.
Ppl plz don’t believe the gossip on trashy news re my x @kristoffstjohn1 i’ll be putting out a statement w/ r FRIENDS @etnow soon #TheTruth
— Mia St. John (@MiaStJohnBoxer) October 22, 2017
You better recant this story now @TMZ! LIES! ‘Y&TR’ Star Kristoff St. John Allegedly Threatened to Shoot Himself https://t.co/KDEumvMJNC
— Mia St. John (@MiaStJohnBoxer) October 22, 2017
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