Ryan Reynolds Details 4-Week Hospitalization After Being Hit by Drunk Driver
Reynolds said the crash broke every bone on his left side and left him hospitalized for four weeks after he chose to walk home.
- In a June 9 GQ video, actor Ryan Reynolds recounted being struck by a drunk driver at age 18, an accident that left him hospitalized for four weeks during the 1990s.
- Reynolds recalled choosing not to drive home after having a beer, describing it as a "firmly positive and wise decision," only to be struck while crossing the street on foot.
- The actor said he "broke every bone in my left side" during the collision, and he thanked Dr. Meek at the General Hospital for putting him "back together so kindly."
- Following the accident, Reynolds described himself as a "rickety, broken mess," adding that the experience was the last time he "Why God-ed?" as intensely.
- Now 49 and a father of four with wife Blake Lively, Reynolds continues to insist on performing his own stunts, though he acknowledges stepping aside for dangerous work.
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Ryan Reynolds Reveals He Was Hit by Drunk Driver at 18, Spent Weeks in Hospital
Get latest articles and stories on Entertainment at LatestLY. Ryan Reynolds has opened up about a life-changing accident from his teenage years, revealing that he was hit by a drunk driver at the age of 18 despite making the responsible decision not to drive after having a drink. Entertainment News | Ryan Reynolds Reveals He Was Hit by Drunk Driver at 18, Spent Weeks in Hospital.
Actor Ryan Reynolds has recalled a serious car accident he had as a teenager that left him in the hospital for four weeks. He said he was hit by a drunk driver in the 1990s after he had made up his mind not to get behind the wheel. "I was 18, I came out of a bar after having a beer. I went back to the car and looked at it for a moment, then I thought, I'm not going anywhere. Even if it's only four blocks from home, there's no way," he said. Reyn…
Ryan Reynolds was hospitalized for four weeks because he "broken every bone" on the left side of his body
Ryan Reynolds Recalls Being Hospitalized for Weeks After Being Hit by Drunk Driver as Teen
Getty Ryan Reynolds is opening up about a very scary incident that happened over 30 years. In an interview with close friend and his Wrexham AFC co-owner Rob Mac for GQ, the 49-year-old Deadpool actor recalled the gruesome injuries he sustained after being hit by a drunk driver as a teenager. “I got run over by a drunk driver after making a firmly positive and wise decision for a young, 18-year-old male,” Ryan began. “Spent four weeks in the hos…
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