Freak accident sends Hasselhoff to surgery

[Bob Saccamano]

For all you lovers, I know everyone has a little Hoff in them--

CNN

Star hits head on chandelier, cuts arm on glass

LONDON, England (AP) -- Former "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff had surgery after severing a tendon in his right arm in an accident in a London gym bathroom, his spokeswoman said Friday.

The 53-year-old actor, who played lifeguard Mitch Buchannon on the TV beach drama for 11 years, was shaving at a gym in the Sanderson Hotel on Thursday when he hit his head on a chandelier, showering his arm with broken glass, his publicist, Judy Katz, said.

Doctors operated to repair the injury and Hasselhoff spent one night at St. Thomas' Hospital in central London, Katz said.

"He's fine," Katz said by phone from New York. "He's out of the hospital and will resume filming tomorrow."

Hasselhoff is working on an ad campaign for Pipex, a British internet company, she said.
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I think the humurous part of the story was that HOFF WAS ACTUALLY SHAVING!!!

 

[Oh8ch]

Isn't it redundant to say that Hasselhoff suffered a 'freak accident'?

 

[Taosman]

The guy has become a joke.
Pretty soon the phrase, "Hasselhoff" will mean "joker". Or screw-up.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Reading that post, I couldn't help but think of some of the stories that my sister told me from her days at U of Minn. med school and residency. People come up with some incredible stories to explain how foreign objects get jammed into certain places.

The one that I'll always remember is the nude painter. The guy was painting in the nude while drinking beer, fell off the ladder and happened to land "just so" on one of his empties on the floor...an hour later in the emergency room...

 

[Saw31]

Reading that post, I couldn't help but think of some of the stories that my sister told me from her days at U of Minn. med school and residency. People come up with some incredible stories to explain how foreign objects get jammed into certain places.

The one that I'll always remember is the nude painter. The guy was painting in the nude while drinking beer, fell off the ladder and happened to land "just so" on one of his empties on the floor...an hour later in the emergency room...

Happens all the time...

 

[LoKyBuckeye]

Happens all the time...

have a Coke and a smile.

 

[BuckeyeSkins]

was shaving at a gym in the Sanderson Hotel on Thursday when he hit his head on a chandelier

I found that a bit interesting. I, personally, have never been in or seen a gym that had chandeliers in them. Then again I probably couldn't afford to join the kind of gym this guy goes to.

 

[MolGenBuckeye]

I found that a bit interesting. I, personally, have never been in or seen a gym that had chandeliers in them. Then again I probably couldn't afford to join the kind of gym this guy goes to.

You never know...what they spent on chandeliers, they obviously saved by lowering the ceilings.

 

[AJHawkfan]

I found that a bit interesting. I, personally, have never been in or seen a gym that had chandeliers in them. Then again I probably couldn't afford to join the kind of gym this guy goes to.

Same here. I am guessing that they were just the light fixtures that hang on the wall, on either side of (or over to top of) the mirror. He was probably leaning in to get a good look at his grill, and cracked his arm on the light.

 

[LoKyBuckeye]

one thing is still certain... Germans love David Hasselhoff.

 

[BayBuck]

"It was a million-to-one shot, Doc, million-to-one."

 

[Bob Saccamano]

"It was a million-to-one shot, Doc, million-to-one."

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