Accidents

 

Roger Ebert Says He Was ‘Too Quick’ To Tweet About ‘Jackass’ Star Ryan Dunn’s Death

Roger Ebert/Ryan Dunn

June 21, 2011

CHICAGO, Ill.

Roger Ebert says he was “probably too quick to tweet” when he posted on Twitter about “Jackass” star Ryan Dunn, who died in a fiery car crash.

Ebert tweeted that “friends don’t let jackasses drink and drive.” The message prompted a landslide of posts on Ebert’s Facebook page. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago movie critic posted a message from Facebook early Tuesday saying his page was removed for violating Terms of Use.

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Aretha Franklin Continues Performing Despite Fracturing Toe On Spiked Heel Of Designer Shoe

Aretha Franklin performs at the Candie’s Foundation 2011 event to prevent benefit gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, on May 3, 2011

June 21, 2011

DETROIT, Mich.

The Queen of Soul is performing in a hospital boot after stumbling over a designer shoe and fracturing a toe on her left foot.

Spokeswoman Tracey Jordan told The Associated Press Tuesday that Aretha Franklin has not missed any gigs despite the misstep following a private performance in Dallas.

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Authorities: David Beckham Not Injured After Car Crash On Los Angeles Freeway

David Beckham attends a game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center in Los Angeles on November 2, 2010

May 07, 2011

TORRANCE, Calif.

Authorities say David Beckham was behind the wheel of a car that rear-ended another vehicle on a Southern California freeway.

The California Highway Patrol said Saturday the football great was not hurt in Friday morning’s crash, but the other car’s driver was hospitalized after complaining of neck pain.

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David Arquette ‘Thankful To Be Alive After’ Car Wreck; Says Driving Sans Seatbelt Was A ‘Knucklehead Move’

David Arquette and Access Hollywood’s Maria Menounos pose at the “Scream 4” press junket on March 23, 2011 in LA

March 24, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

David Arquette was involved in a frightening head-on collision earlier this month and the “Scream 4” star is now saying that he learned valuable lessons from the dangerous wreck.

“It was shocking,” David told Access Hollywood’s Maria Menounos of the accident at the “Scream 4” junket in LA on Wednesday. “I’m still sort of in pain. I wasn’t wearing my seatbelt, which is just a big knucklehead move, and the airbag deployed and I banged my head on the thing.”

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Federal Regulators Slap Broadway’s ‘Spider-Man’ With 3 Safety Violations For Accidents In 2010

The scene outside of the Foxwoods Theater as it was announced that all performances of “Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark” On Broadway were cancelled for the day on December 22, 2010

March 04, 2011

NEW YORK, N.Y.

The production company behind Broadway’s “Spider-Man” musical has been slapped by federal regulators with three violations of workplace safety standards.

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Broadway’s ‘Spider-Man’ Will Resume With New Safety Precautions After Stuntman Is Hurt

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

December 23, 2010

NEW YORK, N.Y.

The curtain will go up again Thursday on “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” after the producers of the accident-plagued Broadway musical agreed to new safety precautions to prevent another fall like the one that left a stuntman seriously injured.

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