Eric Dane<\/a> missed the Emmy Awards because he was in hospital.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Eric Dane missed the Emmy Awards after falling over<\/p>\n
The 52-year-old actor – who revealed in April he had been diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as motor neurone disease – had been due to present an award at last month’s ceremony with Grey’s Anatomy co-star Jesse Williams but his pal gave out the prize on his own, and Eric has now explained he was receiving treatment for a head injury after losing his balance and falling over at home.<\/p>\n
He told the Washington Post newspaper: \u201cALS is a nasty disease.<\/p>\n
“So I was in the hospital during the Emmys getting stitches put in my head.<\/p>\n
\u201cI missed an opportunity I was really looking forward to.<\/p>\n
\n“It would have been great to see Jesse and get reunited with some of my peers, and to be able to present in front of my colleagues I thought would have a been special moment.<\/p>\n
\n“I was a really upset about it, but you know, there was nothing I could do about it.”<\/p>\n
\nAfter going public with his diagnosis in April, Eric admitted he felt he “had” to be open about his condition to avoid speculation and he’s been blown away by the level of “love and support” he has received.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: \u201cIt wasn\u2019t something I ever really wanted to do. It was something I felt like I had to do.<\/p>\n
\n“It was getting increasingly difficult to hide what was going on. And instead of letting people speculate what was happening, I just said it. \u2026 And I\u2019ve never experienced a bigger outpouring of love and support than I have after I announced that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe Euphoria actor – who has daughters Billie, 15, and 13-year-old Georgia, with wife Rebecca Gayheart – hopes his profile can shine a spotlight on ALS and help others.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: “I have been an open book about certain things in my life. This is something I felt compelled to share with people.<\/p>\n
\n“I don\u2019t really have a dog in the fight, per se, when it comes to worrying about what people are going think about me. This is more of a: \u2018How can I help? How can I be of some service?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNot to be overly morbid, but you know, if I\u2019m going out, I\u2019m gonna go out helping somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n
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