Natasha Richardson Flown to New Hospital

61. perez should just shut up, wait for reps to make a statement

Posted at 5:50PM on Mar 17th 2009 by stickytaffy

62. just an opinion but, i have a hard time believing the hospital would release confidential patient information ( Um, HIPAA anyone?) about ones condition so willingly. I just want a straight answer either way on what her condition is.

Posted at 2:20PM on Mar 17th 2009 by J

63. If I were having sex with Fergie - I'd definetly make a withdrawal

Posted at 2:21PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Fact Checker

64. Why does anyone listen to what Perez Hilton has to say? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to tell all he does is steal stories from other sites. He never has "the scoop" anymore. His website sucks now. He is out partying too much (or something) and it shows in his blog. "I Don't Like You In That Way" was the first site to report this story. Then DListed.

Posted at 2:22PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Dua

65. Can't believe someone like Perez would report she's dead, and then doesn't take any responsibility for the false report. I'll stick with TMZ which usually gets it right!

Posted at 2:58PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Michelle

66. PEREZ HILTON IS AN IDIOT. HE VERIFIES BY COPYING AND READING OTHER SOURCES. LMAO. HE DOESNT HAVE HIS OWN STAFF. GAY IDIOT.

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67. Maybe they haven't got the resources to care for her at this hospital and want to take her somewhere where she has a fighting chance. Brain swelling isn't the same as brain dead.

Posted at 2:23PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Sarah

68. Natasha Richardson is brain dead
Posted in Upstaged by Adam Feldman on March 17th, 2009 at 2:00 pm

[UPDATE 1:58 p.m.: The following post appeared earlier this afternoon with the headline "RIP Natasha Richardson 1963–2009." Since that time, TONY's sources have clarified the situation: Richardson is brain dead but has not passed away. Sources close to the family indicate that they are treating it as a death. We will update you on this sad story as circumstances warrant. We apologize to the family and to our readers.]

Last night it was reported that the actor Natasha Richardson had critically injured her head in a skiing accident at the Mont Tremblant resort outside of Montreal, Canada. Although public reports have not yet confirmed it, sources close to Richardson’s family and friends say they have already been told the awful news: She will not survive the accident, and is currently brain dead.

This precipitate loss is a terrible one. Richardson was only 45 and had two adolescent sons; our thoughts go to them and to her husband, the actor Liam Neeson. The theater world, too, is bereft by her departure. Richardson has been the most verdant new branch of one of the great English theatrical family trees: the child of Vanessa Redgrave and the late Tony Richardson, the niece of Lynn Redgrave and Corin Redgrave, the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave. She has pursued the family business with uncommon class and distinction. On Broadway—in Anna Christie, Closer, A Streetcar Named Desire and especially in her Tony-winning turn as Sally Bowles in Cabaret—her work has been elegant, smart and forceful. She is all too suddenly missed.

Posted at 2:23PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Here a more reliable site then TMZ

69. plus he's yucky.

Posted at 2:24PM on Mar 17th 2009 by mc

70. I really hope she's ok. I hate the thought of Vanessa Redgrave suffering for her daughter (or Liam :(

Posted at 2:25PM on Mar 17th 2009 by mc

71. It's actually not uncommon to transfer a person with a brain injury to another trauma centre hospital, even between two large cities, usually for a second opinion. It's definitely premature to claim she's dead or brain dead without confirmation from the family (and shame on perez hilton for doing so), but I wouldn't dismiss those possibilities outright. At any rate, she seems to have suffered a catastrophic injury. My heart goes out to her and her family.

Posted at 2:38PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Emily

72. the montreal gazette is reporting that natasha richardson is brain dead...

Posted at 2:28PM on Mar 17th 2009 by more reliable site then TMZ

73. Thanks TMZ for actually checking with the hospital and other credible sources before reporting. Your credibility keeps rising and Perez's is plummeting! Esp after this story! Thanks again

And my thoughts and prayers continue to be with Natasha and her family! I pray she makes it through this!!

Posted at 2:54PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Stepy

74. I am not a doctor but "brain swelling" may not be an injury but a severe case of altitude sickness. I don't know how high Tremblant is but people get altitude sickness at ski resorts. Look up the symptoms of HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema) and HACE (High Altitude Cerebral Edema). I really hope this is the case.

Posted at 2:31PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Julie

75. CMON DUDE IT AINT MOUNT EVEREST. IT'S A KIDDIE SLOPE, BEGINNERS TRAIL. SHE COULD HAVE A PRE-EXISTING ISSUE THAT HAS COME TO LIGHT NOW FROM A FEW KNOCKS TO THE HEAD. LOL.

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