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NBC has temporarily halted production on their new spinoff seriesAmerica’s Got Talent: Extremeafter a stunt gone wrong, PEOPLE confirms.
“Our thoughts and prayers remain with Jonathan Goodwin and his family as he continues to recover from his accident on Thursday. In order to focus on the wellbeing of our crew, we will be temporarily pausing production onAmerica’s Got Talent: Extremeand will resume the last few days of filming at a later date. The health and safety of our cast and crew continue to be our priority,” says anAGTproduction spokesperson.
TMZalso shared graphic video footage of the stunt, in which Goodwin was strapped in a straitjacket and suspended in the air with two cars on each side of him, rigged to crash into each other. Although he freed and unhooked himself to fall onto the airbag below, the timing was off and Goodwin was sandwiched between the vehicles, which set off a rigged explosive.
“During a rehearsal last evening forAmerica’s Got Talent: Extreme, an accident occurred in which escape artist Jonathan Goodwin was injured while performing his act,” a spokesperson for the showpreviously told PEOPLE in a statement. “He was responsive and was immediately taken to the hospital where he is continuing to receive medical care. Our thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family as we await further updates on his condition.”
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Goodwin’s friend and fellow escape artist Jonathon Bryce also shared a tribute to his pal Saturday on Instagram. “Please keep my colleague and friend, @jonathangoodwinofficial in your prayers,” hewrote. “We don’t know much other than a horrific accident took place while filming for AGT and Jonathan is currently in a trauma ward.”
“We all signed onto the possibilities of a serious accident when we made the decision to become escape artists, but we all play it smart too and mitigate as much risk as humanly possible. But sometimes, the lady of good fortune is not on our side and we get hurt, sometimes bad. I’ve had my close calls, and thankfully they were just that, close calls,” he added.
“Please keep Jonathan Goodwin in your prayers, his wife and kiddo as well… Much love brother! Get well!” Bryce concluded.
source: people.com
