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Tracy Morgan’s Recovery will be “Arduous,” Says Rep
In this Nov. 3, 2012 file photo, comedian Tracy Morgan performs at “Eddie Murphy: One Night Only,” a celebration of Murphy’s career at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. Morgan is recovering but is expected to remain hospitalized for several weeks after having surgery on a broken leg suffered in a chain-reaction crash on the New Jersey Turnpike early Saturday, June 7, 2014, that left two others critically injured and one dead. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision, File)
(CBS News) – Tracy Morgan is still on the mend and despite reports, his leg was not amputated after being injured early Saturday in a New Jersey car accident.
The 45-year-old comedian, though, did undergo leg surgery and has suffered a broken femur, a broken nose and several broken ribs. He’s expected to be in the hospital for weeks.
“Tracy remains in critical but stable condition. His fiancee Megan is by his side,” Morgan’s rep told People about the actor, who’s being treated at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J. “The concern for his well-being has been overwhelming, but Megan is respectfully asking that the media await official word through these channels before speculating (mostly inaccurately) on his condition. Rumors about amputating his leg are completely fabricated.”
The rep added, “This recovery will be arduous and we hope that you can be patient during this difficult time.”
