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BootinUp

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Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:37 AM Sep 27

'Star Trek' actor William Shatner breaks silence about health rumors

LOS ANGELES – Following reports that he suffered a medical emergency at his home and had to be hospitalized, 94-year-old “Star Trek” actor William Shatner insisted this week that he is “perfectly fine.”

On his Instagram page, Shatner posted a photo of himself dressed like Mark Twain, captioned with “Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated!,” a reference to a famed line from the author.

In the post, Shatner wrote, “I over indulged. I thank you all for caring but I’m perfectly fine. I keep telling you all: don’t trust tabloids or AI!”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/star-trek-actor-william-shatner-breaks-silence-about-health-rumors/ar-AA1Nombk

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'Star Trek' actor William Shatner breaks silence about health rumors (Original Post) BootinUp Sep 27 OP
I'm.....very glad........to hear that underpants Sep 27 #1
That ... is... The answer! BootinUp Sep 27 #2
Making fun of Shatner will activate the corbomite device BootinUp Sep 27 #6
I......reprogrammed it underpants Sep 27 #7
Oh that's a facsimile. The real one is 94 BootinUp Sep 27 #8
Stay away from the Romulan Ale, Captain. bluedigger Sep 27 #3
My brother was his driver during the first Star Trek movie Siwsan Sep 27 #4
Other than being very old and human, he is fine. dutch777 Sep 27 #5

BootinUp

(50,545 posts)
6. Making fun of Shatner will activate the corbomite device
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:27 AM
Sep 27

Which results in a reaction that destroys the attacker.

Siwsan

(27,755 posts)
4. My brother was his driver during the first Star Trek movie
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:52 AM
Sep 27

Got off to a kind of rocky start (no surprise, given Shatner's reputation) but they ended up on a friendly basis. Bill even wrote him a very nice letter of recommendation.

My brother used to work in the 20th Century Fox Research Lab so Shatner is one of my near degrees of separation from Hollywood.

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