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Christian Brando in ICU

Christian BrandoTMZ has learned that Christian Brando, the 49-year-old son of actor Marlon, is in bad shape at Hollywood Presbyterian hospital.

Sources tell TMZ that Brando was admitted on Jan. 11 and remains in ICU. The exact nature of his illness is unknown.

Brando was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the 1990 death of his half-sister's boyfriend, Dag Drollet. Christian got out of prison in 1996.

In 2005, Christian pled guilty to abusing his then-wife. Deborah Presley (who claims she's Elvis' illegitimate daughter).

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31. I find that many of theses posts are very disturbing. How can anyone be so mean spirited to wish harm to another?
I feel certain that none of us live in glass houses and have never done anything wrong. I pray that Christian has a speedy recovery and he can postively move forward in his life . I will also say a prayer for those who have left negative comments so they may find some goodness within themselves.

Posted at 2:34PM on Jan 18th 2008 by Madison

32. I also pray for god to send me a hot blonde with huge knockers and her identical twin sister AND thirty-six-year old mother.

Posted at 2:50PM on Jan 18th 2008 by Jizy

33. ...jizy ..u bad!!!!...funny...but bad!! hahaahha

Posted at 2:51PM on Jan 18th 2008 by jr

34. Well, anybody in Tahiti could have told you YEARS ago that Christian took the rap for Drollet's death because his sister, Cheyenne, was and is as psychologically unstable as they come, and could never have done ANY prison time. The duplicity obviously continues in a bone-crazy family. Tragedy follows actions..

Posted at 3:05PM on Jan 18th 2008 by Bob F

35. He is in bad shape. Very bad.

Posted at 3:02PM on Jan 18th 2008 by Kizer

36. He looks REALLY bad! I just heard that he's in the ICU for complications from pneumonia.

Posted at 3:09PM on Jan 18th 2008 by Storm

37. The first newspaper picture I saw of Christian showed a distraught 6- or 7-year-old child being pulled by his mother -- I forget the incident, but it was during the time that she and Brando were divorcing -- and clearly she was angry about something. I remember feeling concerned for his future welfare and emotional well-being,

I was sad but not surprised to read of his having murdered his sister's husband (who had been abusing her), and again sad but not surprised that she eventually hung herself (on Easter morning -- oh, God).

It is also my understanding that Brando grew up in an alchoholic home, with all the attendant traumas that more often than not occur in that environment -- not being able to count on anything, always having to watch your back, etc. It surprises me how many children of alcoholics do eventually emerge relatively unscathed; however, it would seem that Brando was not as fortunate, which appparently impacted on his children. I'm not offering this as an excuse for committing murder, but just to round out the picture a bit.

I wish Christian well in his recovery at the ICU.

Posted at 3:12PM on Jan 18th 2008 by Anonymous

38. #23, Bob: Your comment about Christian's having taken the blame to spare Cheyenne -- are you saying that she is the one who actually killed her husband? I had not read that. Could you elaborate?

Posted at 3:20PM on Jan 18th 2008 by Anonymous

39. Storm, that isn't the half of it.

Posted at 4:26PM on Jan 18th 2008 by Kizer

40. #23, Bob: Are you saying that Cheyenne committed the murder? How is it that we never read about it in this country? Could you elaborate?

Posted at 3:24PM on Jan 18th 2008 by Anonymous

41. 27. Storm, that isn't the half of it.

Posted at 3:23PM on Jan 18th 2008 by Kizer



Kizer, do you have additional information?

Posted at 3:25PM on Jan 18th 2008 by Anonymous

42. another reports says he has pneumonia. who these days is in ICU because of pneumonia unless their immune system is not functioning right. he probably has AIDS.

Posted at 7:04PM on Jan 18th 2008 by bigcitygirl

43. another report said that he is suffering from pneumonia. who in this day and age is in ICU fighting pneumonia? i bet he has AIDS.

Posted at 7:06PM on Jan 18th 2008 by bigcitygirl

44. Yes, but it is scary to put it out there. Job security in jeopardy! I can cryptically say that things are shutting down, so to speak. Comatose.

Posted at 4:38PM on Jan 18th 2008 by Kizer

45. Cheyenne Brando did committ suicide. She hung herself after admitting that she lied about Dag Droulet abusing her. But the point is, christian Brando committed murder...there was no struggle over the gun. Marlon Brando's money and high priced lawyers saved Christian's butt. And as far as Marlon Brando, he was an over-rated ham. He had about as much talent as James Dean....zero. Both of them hams. Christian got off easy....why feel sorry for him? And even if Droulet had abused Cheyenne, you don't take the law into your own hands. The whole Brando family is a mess.

Posted at 4:59PM on Jan 18th 2008 by completely disgusted

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