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Celebs, Sinead O'Connor Fans Go Online to Support Troubled Singer
Josh Groban, Bianca Jagger and others expressed their concerns for O'Connor, who was reported missing Sunday but found safely Monday.
UPDATED (2:22 p.m. Monday, May 16)
After reports that police were searching for Sinead O'Connor after she had been reported missing during a bike ride in Wilmette and might be suicidal, celebrities and fans of the Irish-born singer posted their concerns on social media.
O'Connor was found safely Monday, according to Wilmette police.
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Many of the posts addressed O'Connor's very public battles with depression and offered support for the troubled performer.
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Hoping for Sinead O'Connor's safe return. The demons she battles are no joke.
— josh groban (@joshgroban) May 16, 2016
I hope Sinead is found soon and is made safe and gets better.
I hope too her sons well understand how an illness speaks its sad untruths.
I pray Sinead O'Connor is alright https://t.co/lmBb68FJqQ
— Bianca Jagger (@BiancaJagger) May 16, 2016
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Seriously hope Sinead O'Connor is found safe and well. I don't think 2016 could face another tragedy.
— MΔTTJENNER (@mattjenner94) May 16, 2016
I really hope Sinead O'Connor is ok. I'm praying she makes a safe return ❤️ pic.twitter.com/qCPAMwlZVO
— lauren (@laurexnb) May 16, 2016
If mental illness could be 'physically seen' on Sinead O'connor maybe society wouldn't be so belittling
— Adam Catterall (@AdamCatterall) May 16, 2016
It's a disorder not a decision
"Sinead O'Connor candid about her mental health issues
— Mike Oakenshield (@myecoll) May 16, 2016
-attempted suicide on her birthday 1999
-2011 a suicidal rant"
Wish her better times
Troubled soul, Sinead O'Connor, hope she is found safe, sad. Mental illness is a terrible thing
Some updates also criticized other social media users for posting jokes and insults directed at O'Connor, her bouts with depression and her past controversial actions, such as ripping a photo of Pope John Paul II on air during a 1992 Saturday Night Live appearance.
Glad Sinead is ok. Fan or not, some of the responses were vile & ignorant. I hope this sparks more discussion about mental illness stigmas.
— josh groban (@joshgroban) May 16, 2016
Word of advice! Before you hit 'send' on that gas Sinead O'Connor joke or needlessly callous comment, throw your phone out a window.
— amy o'connor (@amyohconnor) May 16, 2016
There is absolutely nothing funny about the Sinead O'Connor story. Stigma surrounding mental illness is the reason many don't get help.
If you're making fun of Sinead O'Connor, please do us a solid. Delete your joke and replace it with this? Thx. :) xo pic.twitter.com/m75QJ9wTCq
— Gord Macey (@GordMacey) May 16, 2016
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