William Shatner underwent surgery on his shoulder after suffering an injury from falling off a horse.
The 94-year-old actor shared an update just one day after his procedure, revealing that he’s on the mend.
“So I understand that tabloids say my shoulder was shattered.🧐 Dramatic. 🎭Colorful. 🌈 Completely untrue. 🚫 It was a routine procedure,” Shatner shared via X on Thursday, March 12. “I’m so well that tomorrow I’ll be in Cleveland at a convention. Remember that tabloids don’t let facts get in the way of a good headline.”
During the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films’ 53rd annual Saturn Awards on Sunday, March 8, the Star Trekstar revealed his terrifying accident.
“I ride the horses that can compete in equine skills, which is fast down and ends on a sliding stop,” he explained, according to Page Six. “And the horse that I owned, I came off.”
He continued, “And she had a habit of going too far, like six inches to the side. And I’m riding it. And I’m ready. And she goes [too fast and sent him flying].”
According to Shatner, he tried to lessen the damage of the fall by rolling, but added, “I’m not a young stuntman anymore.”
“I started to roll, but hit the dirt with my shoulder. So I wrecked my shoulder,” Shatner said.
