Oscar-nominated actor Jeremy Renner says he was at fault in a New Year's Day snowplough accident that left him close to death and that he apologised to his family for putting them through the ordeal.
Key points:
- Jeremy Renner says he stuck one foot outside the snowplough, lost his footing and fell out
- The vehicle ran over him, breaking more than 30 of his bones, collapsing a lung and piercing his liver.
- He said it was his mistake and he "paid for it"
Renner, in an interview that aired on Walt Disney Co's US-based ABC network on Thursday, said he was driving the plough after using it to pull one of the family's trucks out of the snow and onto the pavement.
As the plough started to skid on ice, Renner said he became worried about the safety of his nephew, Alex, who had just unhooked the chains connecting the truck and the plough.
Renner stuck one foot out of the plough to look back at Alex and did not set the parking brake.
The actor then lost his footing and fell out of the cab.
"You shouldn't be outside the vehicle when you're operating it, you know what I mean? It's like driving a car with one foot out of the car," Renner told journalist Diane Sawyer while seated in a wheelchair.
"But it is what it was. It's my mistake, and I paid for it."
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Renner, then worried that the snowplough would roll back and crush his nephew, said he tried to jump back into the vehicle to stop it.
He stepped onto the plough's moving wheel tracks, which threw him forward, and the vehicle ran over him, breaking more than 30 of his bones, collapsing a lung and piercing his liver.
Neighbours who tended to the 52-year-old actor, best known for playing Marvel superhero Hawkeye in the Avengers movies, said they found him with blood all around, breathing shallowly and a crack in his skull.
When he woke up in the hospital, Renner said, he gestured to his family with a sign language motion that means "I'm sorry."
"It's my responsibility," Renner said.
"I feel bad that my actions caused so much pain."
Doctors used titanium rods and screws to repair broken ribs and also placed metal in his legs and face to rebuild an eye socket.
The actor was shown walking with the aid of a walker.
He is still undergoing hours of daily therapy for his injuries.
Renner was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor for his work in the 2008 film The Hurt Locker and for best supporting actor for his work in the 2010 movie The Town.
He is slated to make his in-person return to Hollywood on Tuesday at a red-carpet event for his TV series Rennervations, in which he helps repurpose older vehicles such as buses and provide them to communities in need.
Renner credited the support of his family with helping him survive the snowplough accident.
"I've been refilled and refuelled with love and titanium," he said with a laugh.
Reuters
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2023-04-07 08:20:34Z
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