It certainly feels like we’re not getting enough insanity from celebrities lately, but (fortunately?) Nicolas Cage’s goth rockin’ son Weston has stepped up to the plate with a full helping of crazy. People provided the initial report that Weston entered into an altercation yesterday afternoon with “an unidentified person” that resulted in minor injuries and his subsequent hospitalization at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Then, TMZ stepped up to fill in some of the blanks, including the identity of the other party. Apparently, Weston was enjoying a late lunch with his physical trainer, who made the grave mistake of advising his client not to eat something on a restaurant menu. Naturally, the frustrated (and probably drugged up) young man proceeded to go all kung fu, which has resulted not only in his hospitalization but also a full mental evaluation and probable 5150:
Nic Cage’s son, Weston Cage, has been taken to the hospital by ambulance for a mental evaluation and possible 5150 psychiatric hold, sources tell TMZ.
Sources tell TMZ … Weston was at The Farmer’s Kitchen in Hollywood at around 4:00 today, when his trainer told him he couldn’t eat something on the menu. For some reason, we’re told Weston went off and started pushing the trainer in a violent way, at one point trying to roundhouse [kick] the trainer.
The trainer took Weston down, and someone else tried calming Nic’s son down, to no avail. Weston got up and continued freaking out.
Cops showed up and told Weston if he didn’t get on the ground they would tase him. Weston then complied. Cops put Weston in handcuffs but they were so worried he was unstable they strapped him to a gurney.
It’s unclear if Weston was under the influence of drugs or alcohol but people who work at the restaurant say he appeared to be under the influence of something.
Weston was taken to a local hospital where he is being evaluated.
One source says Weston got into a nuclear argument with his new wife, Nikki, this morning and she stormed out of their house.
UPDATE: Sources close to the Cage family tell TMZ Nic has arrived at the hospital. We’re told Nic has cleared his schedule and plans to stay in town as long as Weston needs him to be here.
[From TMZ]
Okay, I really shouldn’t say this, but that trainer wasn’t Tracy Anderson, right? Not that anyone deserves to be pushed and kicked for any reason at all, but her diet restrictions could send a normal person right off the edge in a ketosis-induced rage. However, it truly sounds like Weston might be under the influence of drugs or has just succombed to the Cage-brand of insanity.
Now and just as a cursory example of how Weston doesn’t fall too far from the crazy tree, let’s refresh our memories of just how much batsh*t crazy his father can summon on demand in this (very NSFW) video reel of Nicolas losing his sh*t for four full minutes. And I don’t believe for a moment that those performances are bred from pure talent either, for Nicolas himself is a famously drunk dumbass who recently dropped his own kid while he was totally hammered. So yeah, no question of paternity here, for Weston is totally his father’s son.
Photos courtesy of WENN
I really feel sorry for him…seems like he never got any real parenting and uhm it’s not like he’s got tons of money to fall back on since Nic is bankrupt.
THis is so sad, and he was such an adorable kid, he is really handsome underneath all that make-up and hair. But his mother I think Samantha Fuller is batshit crazy as well.
What beautiful eyes he has.
Very sad. I hope he gets well. I think it’s wrong for the media to run this story.
I’m guessing amphetamines.
Poor kid – did he ever stand a chance?
Is it bad that I could kinda see myself totally flipping out if I was put on a diet and had an obnoxious personal trainer telling me what to eat on a day out? No drugs necessary. Why would anyone go out on a meal with their personal trainer?
@MMF
oh man, that’s all I can see! really beautiful eyes. Just like his dad. I’ve seen Nick Cage, once, in an airport lobby, and his eyes just shone from across the room, like this. I’m a NC fan, but I’m serious. They were startling.
His eyes are purdy :). I think he could be hot if he lost all the goth stuff and cut his hair. Anyway he clearly needs some help. Hopefully his dad encourages it but he’s not one to give advice since he has his own issues, that he’s not getting help for.
Btw he doesn’t look 20
Love the makeup and the chin pubes.
His eyes are so gorgeous.
Faces Of Meth.
Love his eye color.
Too big to be on meth. I am guessing steroids. I mean he is with a personal trainer, so he might be wanting to bulk up and get strong quickly.
Never seem a meth head with that much meat on them, but you never know.
I want to take sheep shears to that mop of his. I do love his eyes.
It looks like he might be a cutter, too. You can see some scars in one of those pics.
Poor guy. I hope he gets the real help he needs.
“. . .we’re told Weston went off and started pushing the trainer in a violent way, at one point trying to roundhouse [kick] the trainer.”
I think anyone who attempts a roundhouse kick as a means of attack is definitely on amphetamines.
Seriously, a roundhouse kick!? That’s awesomely bad. Kid’s on crack fo sho!
Sounds like bath salts (the drugs). Hope he is ok
Kinda hard to look like a bad-ass when your hair is clearly flat-ironed.
Wow, those EYES!
That family… a strange one it is – as is demonstrated by this video of Nic Cage’s bother: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZbzqUQ_n9g&feature=player_embedded
Best of luck to Weston in figuring his stuff out and getting healthy.
He looks a little bit like Paris Jackson, especially in the last photo 🙂 Don’t shout, please 🙂 I DON’T think he’s her father, it’s just a funny observation 🙂 It’s probably the eyes…
@ devilgirl – Yep. He’s way too built to be on meth. Could be steroids or some combo of things, too, I guess.
He has his father’s eyes.
Emily : So funny, flat ironed… Is that his natural color,
I could see him beating that whip my hair around singer whipping his hair around…
MOSH man MOSH!
Hope he gets rid of the trainer… How old is he anyways? Good for him long hair & all, probably doesn’t want a babysitter/trainer 🙂
Mesmerizing eyes… I hope he gets his act together, a life is such a terrible thing to waste.
What a shame, hope he gets the help he needs, and glad no one got hurt.
he looks like the lead singer of dethklok
Agree to the admiration about his eyes. They are beautiful. Poor guy, who knows what upbringing he has had.
I wonder if he irons his hair?
Gross. Actually, pitiful! He hired the trainer, No? Was he a volunteer? Doubtful. That new wife of his needs to listen to one piece of advice…. “RUN!”
i hope this is just a phase and we’ll be pleasantly suprised a few years from now seeing him with a normal haircut holding a regular job.
I blame that Devil rock he’s into. The elevator music in the sanatorium should calm him down.
i’m guessing oxy – he is way to heavy to be a meth head
Like father – like son. Sad.
Funny, I am an avid listener of Black Metal (yes, Black Metal, not Goth), and I have never even heard of Weston Cage’s band until now. Even if he wasn’t looking for publicity, he certainly got it.
@Isabel: Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Looks like scars from cigarette burns, too. Poor guy..
If I was walking down the street and saw this guy coming toward me, I would run the other way….CREEPY LOOKING GUY!
Listening to too much Danzig?
Thats so sad 🙁
Sad news, indeed.
This guy has amazing eyes, and he would be very very handsome if only he’d get rid of this goth look.
All hardcore rockers freak out on their personal trainers. Because you know you’re hard when you have a personal trainer. Douche.
A roundhouse kick at the farmer’s market? How awesome is that??
I think he’s sexy. Make up and all.
@kris, I always suspected that Nathan Explosion from Deathklok was based on Peter Steel of Type O Negative.
@Deb, I listen to metal (thrash, black, grindcore etc). Did I miss the part of the article that named his band?
Damn, heredity can be a bi&*h.
Is he a cutter? Normally scars like that on the upper arm are from knife fight deflections, but I don’t think Mr. Cage jr is that kind of kid. They aren’t the same width as is the case with knife swipes as well.
I can see the cigarette burns on the same arm, which seems like self-infliction. Is the bottom candids more recent than the top photo? The scars and burns aren’t prominent there.
@mort: I believe the creator confirmed his adoration about nathan/ Peter connection. (RIP Pete. Just saw his parking spot in Red Hook again. Can’t believe it’s been a year.)
Mental issues otherwise, those are gorgeous eyes on Weston!
He’s gorgeous. The hair is not.
holy mackeral…he’s got the crazy-Cage-eyes & everything!
annnnd. waaiiit a second!
since when, does the Cage have a grown-ass son???
tired of all these celebs tryin’ to make me feel old. bastards!
🙁
Its not amphetamines, cuz he would be very skinny, not rounded, like he is.
The Farmer’s Kitchen is not the Farmer’s Market. It’s a restaurant down town.
I’m just saying. I was AT the Farmer’s Market yesterday at 4, and he most certainly was not.
Not that it matters… but a restaurant is better than the FM for a freak out!
@constance, Pete was an AMAZING vocalist. I still get chills everytime I hear his voice and I’ve been listening to Type O (and Carnivore) since I was 14. Nice to know he was appreciated by others (including the Metalocolypse guys and at least one other person on this site besides yourself), even though Type O never received the critical acclaim they deserved.
UGH…What a mess. Are celebrities *actually* more unstable these days than their past counterparts?
Or did past celebrities simply manage to conceal their crazy/unstable tendencies better than stars do now? I guess it’s all technology’s progression with the instant ability to share information, pictures & video. Making it considerably more difficult to hide private/mental/addiction problems from the public.
The industry/world has them (celebrities) living in a little fishbowl, & won’t even allow them the little castle or plastic plants to hide behind. Nowhere to run or hide, feeling exposed from all sides. But the next day, when they find them floating upside down on top, they wonder ‘what happened?’
@ MorticiansDoItDeader, I actually Googled the guy since they mentioned he is in a band but didn’t mention the band’s name. The band is called Eyes of Noctum.
can we all say piece of shittttttttttt, sure you can… to bad this trash is going to hell……….lol
he is just wasting good air…
That is one fugly dude. No wonder the guy is so screwed up! His Dad is a total nut job.
1. I’m *not* being facetious – they have pills for that. The legal kind. I speak from experience. I was put on an SSRI for anxiety/panic disorder and my little (not so little) temper tantrums magically went away.
2. In addition to the Coppola genes I’m pretty sure his grandmother (Nic’s mom) is bipolar.
3. Nic may not be Charlie Sheen level batshit crazy but he’s at least as crazy as I was and an unscientific study of my family states that stuff runs in families. My cousin is what in her youth was known as “unstable” and is now known as agoraphobic.
4.If Weston’s mom is also batshit crazy, he has the cards really stacked against him. Poor guy.
5. Batshit or an addict, I hope he gets help while he is young and still open-minded.
@Hakura the studio used to keep this stuff from us. Even 10 years ago there was not as much instant coverage. Now everyone has a digital phone camera and a wireless connection.
In the past Weston as a “son of” would have been left to get help in private while Nic would go to “rehab” or be “hospitalized for exhaustion” (even if it was a 5150.
Funny how no one is “hospitalized for exhaustion” anymore.
he is a handsome guy, hope he gets the help that he needs, pretty eyes.
I hate when people say “for”
what is this the 18th century?
I hate such like him… Looking Devil
@Hakura, no Hollywood has always been INSANE. I suggest you look into the life of Marlon Brando, talk about crazy and tragic.
The studios were able to kkep everything hidden back in the day, they even had special people to take care if things, now that is very hard to do. But trust me we still do not get the whole picture, a lot of stuff still gets buried.
hey, wannabe, you got your roots showing.
he has a beautiful face though.
this should be a lesson for everyone, never go to lunch with your personal trainer.
and yes peter steele rocked big time. an amazing singer indeed.
rest in peace, peter.
@Deb, can’t say I’ve heard of his band either.
If the top picture is any indication of what the ‘personal trainer’ has helped him accomplish, the trainer ought to be fired (if not kicked).
brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
another example of why some people shouldn’t breed. yes, great eyes, but i’m sure this guy has a real entitlement attitude. at least he got a somewhat normal name and not kal el or el al or t fal or whatever his step sibling is called !
@ MorticiansDoItDeader, I went ahead and listened to a clip of one their songs. I think it would appeal to those like Dimmu Borgir. Their sound is rather similar to Dimmu’s.
He’d be so pretty if he got cleaned up.
I’m basically echoing what everyone else is saying, but yeah: his eyes are gorgeous. The rest of him frightens me a little bit. If he cleaned up his hair, etc. he’d look 50 times better.
Hey Nathan Explosion, where’s Murder Face?