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Liza Minnelli collapses on stage in Sweden

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Liza Minnelli collapses on stage in Sweden
Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:30am EST

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Veteran entertainer Liza Minnelli collapsed on stage a few songs into a performance in Sweden's second city and was taken to hospital before being discharged on Thursday, a concert promoter said.

Minnelli collapsed during a Christmas show Wednesday night and fell off the side of the stage but was caught by a technician and escaped additional injuries, said Michael Silfverskiold, a local promoter.

"It was a terrible situation," he said. "She fell off the side of the stage. The production manager caught her."

Minnelli, 61, was appearing in a Christmas show, together with Swedish performers. It was the final show after another performance in Gothenburg on Tuesday and shows in Stockholm over the weekend.

Minnelli, the daughter of actress Judy Garland, has been a singer, dancer and actress since her childhood, appearing in numerous films and stage shows. She won an Academy Award as best actress for her performance in Cabaret in 1972.

She was discharged from the hospital Thursday morning and flown back to the United States, Silfverskiold said. He did not know the cause of the collapse and had no other information about her medical condition.

The promoter said her condition had clearly affected her performance. "You could see she was in pain," he said.

Police were called to the venue, the Scandinavium, after reports crowds of concert-goers were angry and had demanded their money back.

But police spokesman Tomas Fuxborg said by the time police had arrived at the scene there was no sign of any trouble
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Reply #1 posted 12/13/07 3:01pm

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Wow. Thank God someone was there to catch her.
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Reply #2 posted 12/13/07 3:02pm

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It would've been over for Liza if she had fallen dead on the floor and no one was there to grab her. sad
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Reply #3 posted 12/13/07 3:41pm

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Timmy84 said:

It would've been over for Liza if she had fallen dead on the floor and no one was there to grab her. sad

She didn't collapse.....


























she was just drunk lol

j/k Liza doesn't collapse, she was just resting lol
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Reply #4 posted 12/13/07 3:47pm

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bboy87 said:

Timmy84 said:

It would've been over for Liza if she had fallen dead on the floor and no one was there to grab her. sad

She didn't collapse.....

I never cared one way or the other about Liza until I saw her absolutely hilarious supporting role in Arrested Development. smile

Thank goodness she's alright. I always thought she was older, though.






















she was just drunk lol

j/k Liza doesn't collapse, she was just resting lol
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