30yo woman 'crushed' by Sir Ian Mckellen seeks compo

30yo woman 'crushed' by Sir Ian Mckellen seeks compo

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Hustle_

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25,205 posts

167 months

Friday 21st June
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Dafuq?

article said:
Sir Ian's head hit her knee "quite hard".

"She was in a lot of pain and just in pieces, just weeping,"

getting pains in her neck, shoulders and upper back and was "visibly shocked".
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Zetec-S

6,264 posts

100 months

Friday 21st June
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The way I read it, her issue was that the theatre staff didn't really seem to be that concerned initially with whether she needed medical attention. Of course, there's always 2 sides to every story.

But I don't think there's any mention in the article of her seeking compo? confused

popeyewhite

21,375 posts

127 months

Friday 21st June
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"Getting crushed by Gandalf the Grey, that's something you don't expect," said Johanna, who was taken to hospital with soft tissue injuries after the actor's fall.

hehe

Sir Ian's heavy fall didn't manage to dislodge the lady's phone from her hand I note. Rather than sending pics to her facebook she'll be documenting her medical treatment for any future potential litigation I'm sure.

Oliver Hardy

3,001 posts

81 months

Friday 21st June
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Zetec-S said:
The way I read it, her issue was that the theatre staff didn't really seem to be that concerned initially with whether she needed medical attention. Of course, there's always 2 sides to every story.

But I don't think there's any mention in the article of her seeking compo? confused
No but she hit her knee and had pain in her neck, shoulders and upper back!!!

Someone fell off stage and staff didn't attend to her injured knee, how old is she four?

Mr Penguin

2,712 posts

46 months

Friday 21st June
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It doesn't say she is suing them but having someone's head land on your knee would hurt even if it is less painful than for the person who fell.

JagLover

43,793 posts

242 months

Friday 21st June
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popeyewhite said:
"Getting crushed by Gandalf the Grey, that's something you don't expect," said Johanna, who was taken to hospital with soft tissue injuries after the actor's fall.

hehe
You'd think people would be used to Gandalf falling by now.

InitialDave

12,236 posts

126 months

Friday 21st June
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Zetec-S said:
The way I read it, her issue was that the theatre staff didn't really seem to be that concerned initially with whether she needed medical attention. Of course, there's always 2 sides to every story.

But I don't think there's any mention in the article of her seeking compo? confused
There isn't, no, OP's thread title is deliberately misleading/false and seemingly is just a product of their own biases.

Fundamentally, she was involved in what was effectively a workplace accident while on their property, and as described they didn't do a great job of making sure she was ok.

Though I imagine everyone was having a bit of a panic in the immediate aftermath, and if you've got an old man who's hit his head after a decent fall, and a seemingly healthy younger woman, I can't particularly fault them for prioritising the old man.

Wills2

24,405 posts

182 months

Friday 21st June
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Looks like Sir Ian was lucky and got away with a soft landing.


Mojooo

13,022 posts

187 months

Friday 21st June
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TBF to her, not everyone is as hard as the OP and it would have been a shock.

That said, its a bit much to be posting a photo with her in a neck brace - i doubt it was quite that extreme unless she has suffered soemsort of shock/whiplash.

pavarotti1980

5,462 posts

91 months

Friday 21st June
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Mr Penguin said:
It doesn't say she is suing them but having someone's head land on your knee would hurt even if it is less painful than for the person who fell.
Quite.

Not sure how a leg/knee injury results in being collar and boarded in an A&E corridor after making her way there in a taxi.

Jasandjules

70,505 posts

236 months

Friday 21st June
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Is Ian ok from his fall?

.:ian:.

2,340 posts

210 months

Friday 21st June
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80 year old man falls over, "but what about me", sobs 30 year old.

Hustle_

Original Poster:

25,205 posts

167 months

Friday 21st June
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Jasandjules said:
Is Ian ok from his fall?
Thankfully yes. He hasn't said much but reading between the lines he escaped with no broken bones or serious injuries and is recovering with physio etc.

Hustle_

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167 months

Friday 21st June
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Mojooo said:
TBF to her, not everyone is as hard as the OP and it would have been a shock.
I guarantee if an 85 year old fell on me I'd be more concerned about them than I was about me.

Guess I'm just hard as fk.

BikeBikeBIke

10,163 posts

122 months

Friday 21st June
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Did she approach the media or did the media approach her.

If (as I suspect) the latter, she's just amswered a few conversational questions (or even had quotes fed to her) and the paper have made up a story about it.

It's entirely possible she spoke for 30 minutes about concern for the Elderly Actor and that wasn't reported.

The Gauge

3,232 posts

20 months

Friday 21st June
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If Sir Ian Mckellen fell off the stage and onto me I'd see it as a fantastic life story to tell others, I certainly wouldn't be going to the press about it. After all, falling off the stage means there's a high chance he would fall on someone, it just happened to be her.

If the press did get to me I'd simply be saying how I wish Sir Ian Mckellen well and hope he is ok. The icing on the cake would then be an invite from Gandalf himself for a pint with him at his London pub. Result!! smile

Radec

4,399 posts

54 months

Friday 21st June
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Not surprised, Magneto was never a fan of humans.

119

9,596 posts

43 months

Friday 21st June
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Jesus Christ.

Some of you should have a word with yourselves.


FMOB

1,994 posts

19 months

Friday 21st June
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At least there was a real accident..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ggk2k1eppo

pavarotti1980

5,462 posts

91 months

Friday 21st June
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