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Kevin Smith Suffers Huge Heart Attack
Smith: ‘If I Hadn’t Cancelled Show 2 To Go To The Hospital I Would’ve Died Tonight’
♦ In the early hours of this morning, director Kevin Smith just tweeted that he survived a massive heart attack. Here’s the Hollywood Reporter’s report on what occurred…
Kevin Smith (Clerks, Jay And Silent Bob) in the early morning hours of today, Monday, tweeted a selfie from a hospital bed, saying that he had survived a “massive” heart attack.
The photo he posted on Twitter shortly after 3 a.m. ET/midnight PT showed him covered in tubes and wearing a hospital gown.
“After the first show this evening, I had a massive heart attack,” Smith tweeted. “The Doctor who saved my life told me I had 100% blockage of my LAD artery (aka “the Widow-Maker”).”
He didn’t say which show he was referring to, but tweets from other people have suggested that it was a recording of AMC show Comic Book Men in New Jersey,.
He added: “If I hadn’t canceled show 2 to go to the hospital, I would’ve died tonight. But for now, I’m still above ground!”
Check out Smith’s full tweet and selfie below.
After the first show this evening, I had a massive heart attack. The Doctor who saved my life told me I had 100% blockage of my LAD artery (aka “the Widow-Maker”). If I hadn’t canceled show 2 to go to the hospital, I would’ve died tonight. But for now, I’m still above ground! pic.twitter.com/M5gSnW9E5h
— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) February 26, 2018
We here at Tripwire wish him a full recovery
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