and our thanks to brian rooney. next on abc. >> jimmy: tonight, maggie gyllenhaal and

brian rooney has the story. >> reporter: it started late thursday in florida, when an 18-year-old man posted, i've messed my life up bad. i'm thinking of killing myself. then, he sent a direct message to demi moore. yes, that demi moore. the red carpet-walking actress married to ashton kutcher. she or someone on her staff replied by twitter, are you really asking for help? to which he said, i'm going to send a live feed of me hanging myself. no one cares if i die or not. any good psychologist will tell you, take that seriously. >> take it very seriously. do not leave them alone. if they say they want to do it, they may very well do it. >> reporter: in the six degrees of separation that is twitter, nia vardalos picked up on it. yes, that nia vardalos, of "my big fat greek wedding." she took it seriously and called 911 in the man's hometown. >> i don't know this person. i was reading a twitter. and twitter is very public. and i saw it on demi moore's page. because i follow her. >> reporter: local police went to the man's home, where they and his mother, found him upstairs, hunched over