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Shatner's Shoulder Surgery: A New Kind of Stunt

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William Shatner, the 90-year-old actor, recently underwent a reverse shoulder surgery after a horse riding accident. Despite his stunt experience, the fall caused serious damage. He also mentioned a recent blood sugar issue, but assured fans hes fine. Shatner continues to work on projects like The UnXplained and made history as the oldest person to reach space.

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Shatner's Shoulder Surgery: A New Kind of Stunt

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Shatner's Shoulder Surgery: A New Kind of Stunt. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

Here's more entertainment and celebrity news for March 12th. William Schattener recently had surgery on his shoulder after a bad fall from a horse late last year. The 90-year-old actor was riding a competitive horse during a fast run that ends in a sliding stop when it veered off course and he tumbled off. Despite his years of stun work, he hit the ground hard and wrecked his shoulder. He opened up about the incident at a recent event, explaining how the horse had a habit of drifting sideways during those speedy trots. Schattener said his stun experience let him roll with the impact, but at his age it still caused serious damage. Schattener admitted he's no longer a young stuntman and shared that he underwent a new kind of shoulder procedure on March 11th. It's called a reverse operation where they swap the ball and socket around and he hopes to be pain-free just 10 hours after waking up. This isn't his first health scare lately. Back in September, he was hospitalized for a blood sugar issue at his Los Angeles home but was checked out and sent home the same day. He posted on Instagram the Com fans joking that rumors of his demise were greatly exaggerated

and assuring everyone he was fine. Even at 90, Shanderstays acted with projects like the history channels, the unexplained. He even made history in 2021 as the oldest person to reach space on Blue Origins flight. The daily news now is made possible with support from our sponsor, head in, sound on, lights out. As the routine, S-O-L-L-I, solelypillow.com

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