Stephen Fry was rushed to hospital after suffering a horror fall while giving a talk at the CogX Festival.
The 66-year-old star had been speaking at the event at London’s O2 arena last week when the incident happened and it is understood that he was leaving the stage when he tumbled six feet off the edge of the floor.
According to MailOnline, he suffered rib and leg injuries before he was taken to hospital for medical assistance.
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A source told the publication: “It looked like it was too dark and there didn’t look like there was a handrail.
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“He fell two metres to the floor. He looked to have been hurt as he had to leave in a wheelchair.”
Stephen has remained silent of social media since the incident and it is unclear if he’s still in hospital.
Event organisers of the CogX Festival have launched their own enquiry into the fall.
A spokesperson said: “‘We were deeply concerned to hear of Stephen’s accident after giving his inspirational speech on the impact of AI.
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“We are thinking of him and wishing him a swift recovery. We have opened our own enquiry and until then we are not able to share any further details.”
Greenwich Council said it had been alerted to the incident and was mulling over opening an investigation.
A spokesperson for the council added: “The Council has received an accident report following an event last week at the O2, and is considering whether any further investigations are needed.”
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An attendee took to X, formerly known as Twitter, after witnessing the fall and typed: “Thank you for the superb talk at CogX. I hope you are ok also after a tumble. Your talk was one of the best and made me think about my role a lot.”
The event was billed as featuring 500 speakers and an audience of 90,000 guests and ran over three days at the venue.
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