Kristin Chenoweth is opening up about her close to loss of life expertise on the set of CBS’s The Good Wife.
Kristin joined the drama in 2012, and was set to look as recurring character Peggy Byrne.
However, after being struck by a chunk of lighting tools whereas capturing a scene in Brooklyn, Kristin sustained near-fatal accidents that may go on to hinder her skill to function within the present.
“While filming a scene for The Good Wife in Brooklyn, a gust of wind blew a lighting silk out of place striking actress Kristin Chenoweth,” learn a assertion launched by CBS on the time.
“My ribs were cracked. My nose and some of my teeth were broken, and I had a skull fracture,” she wrote. “And those were just the injuries that actually showed up on X-rays; never mind the nerve, tissue, and muscle damage I’d have to face in the weeks, months, and years that followed.”
And Kristin — who in the end introduced her departure from the present — additionally revealed that she by no means pursued authorized motion towards CBS out of worry that her profession can be impacted negatively.
“I was told that I’d never work again if I sued a major network. And that scared me. I let fear take over and did what so many people do — especially women — in the face of going up against someone or something more powerful than they are. I shrunk,” she wrote.
But Kristin went on to blast CBS for not taking “responsibility” for the incident, writing that they “exploited the power they held” over a “working actor” resembling herself.
“I’m telling my story about what happened, and I really don’t care if CBS never hires me again. They knew I was hurt really badly, but they exploited the power they held over a person like me. I’m a working actor — keyword working,” she wrote.
“Unfortunately, the powers that be at CBS at the time did not take responsibility for what happened to me, but there’s a new regime at the network and they’re just lovely to work with. Leadership matters. Full stop,” she added.
Now, reflecting on the traumatic incident as soon as extra throughout an look on Watch What Happens Live, Kristin — who particulars her damage in her new e-book, I’m No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts — has doubled down on her remorse over not taking motion towards CBS.
When host Andy Cohen requested if Kristin had heard from “anyone at CBS” since sharing the small print of the damage in her e-book, the Wicked star signaled that she hadn’t by slowly shaking her head.
Speaking of the explanation she prevented taking over authorized motion towards the community, Kristin admitted: “I didn’t do it out of fear and anxiety. So don’t ever let fear rule your life.”
“I have long-standing injuries from that,” she stated of the incident, including that it “practically killed” her. “I wished I had listened to my dad, who said, ‘You’re gonna wanna do this.’”
Sharing additional particulars concerning the severity of the damage, Kristin recalled the precise second that she was struck by the piece of lighting tools.
“I heard, like, a flagpole sound. I literally heard, ‘We’re losing the light.’ And I heard, ‘Action.’ And I woke up at Bellevue [Hospital],” she recounted.
“It hit me in the face and it threw me into a curb. Seven inch skull fracture, hairline cracked — and teeth and ribs,” she defined.
Going on to disclose the unlikely factor that “saved” her life, Kristin credited her steel hair extensions with making her hairline fracture “go together.”
“My hair extensions, you know, made the hairline fracture go together. My doctor said, ‘What are these metal things?’ And I said, ‘They’re hair extensions.’ And he said, ‘They saved your life,’” she stated.
“So, anyone who wants to get hair extensions should, for your health,” she quipped.
CBS didn’t instantly reply to BuzzFeed News’s request for remark.