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Bret Michales Files Lawsuit Against the Tony Awards

It’s one of the funniest videos on record. But, to Bret Michaels, what happened in June 2009 is no laughing matter. The rocker took to the Tony Awards’ stage two years ago, sang alongside the Rock of Ages cast – and then knocked himself silly against a piece of scenery. Relive the dangerous/unfortunate/hilarious incident below: Bret Michaels, Tony Awards Accident Yesterday, Michaels filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Tony Award Productions, CBS and others for unspecified damages, claiming producers failed to instruct him how to properly exit the stage following this performance. Bret was treated for a broken nose and cut lip at the scene, and the suit says his brain injury months later was due to this mishap. Reads the document: “One of the most common causes of this type of hemorrhage is head trauma – exactly like the one Michaels suffered at the hands of the Tony Awards.”

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Bret Michaels: I Almost Died!

When Bret Michaels hilariously knocked himself silly at the 2009 Tony Awards, he was embarrassed and angry. Following his hospitalization for an appendectomy last week, however, the walking STD rocker is just grateful to be alive. “They told me that if I had gone onstage like I wanted to, [my appendix] likely would have ruptured and I could have died,” the Celebrity Apprentice contestant wrote this weekend on his blog. Michaels added that he has a “pretty good threshold for pain,” but “getting your appendix out HURTS.” That seems obvious, but remember: this is the same person who didn’t comprehend why his duet with Miley Cyrus was utterly inappropriate. In the blog entry, Michaels thanks his fans for their cards, gifts and well wishes. He also answers the most important question of all: “Yes, there are hot nurses taking care of me, in case you were curious.”

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