Rebel Wilson and other celebs who've had near death experiences

Simon Cowell broke his back in a horrible bike crash on August 8, 2020. He had to go through a six-hour surgery, as he reportedly had a number of breaks and required a metal rod to be put in. He was trying out his new electric bike with his son and his girlfriend’s son when he fell flat on his back. He shared on Twitter: “Some good advice… If you buy an electric trail bike, read the manual before you ride it for the first time."

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Gary Busey -

Actor Gary Busey told The Guardian about his 1988 motorcycle crash where he flew off his bike without a helmet, suffered a major skull fracture, and reportedly passed away briefly after brain surgery. During that time he claims he visited the spiritual realm, where he was surrounded by angels and floating balls of light, and he was also "a quarter of an inch wide and one foot long. That is your soul, and your soul is housed in the column of your spine."

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Gary Busey - The actor also claims he received information from the angels about the path he was going on and his responsibility to mankind, adding that they gave him a choice to return to his body or not. On the experience of death, Busey said, "It is painless, free and lovely."

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Anne Hathaway - The actress was on vacation in Hawaii and nearly drowned after being caught in a strong current. She was saved by a surfer who took her to the shore.

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George Clooney - The actor suffered a massive fall while filming 'Syriana.' Clooney hurt his head and seriously injured his spine. The actor suffers from severe migraines to this day.

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Halle Berry -

The actress suffered many serious injuries while filming, including eye and head injuries while on the movie 'Catwoman'.

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Leonardo DiCaprio - The actor was almost eaten by a shark while diving in South Africa. He was inside a protective cage, but the shark managed to get half of its body through the bars and tried to bite him.

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Charlize Theron - The actress fractured her neck in a near-fatal fashion while performing a back flip on a motorcycle for the movie 'Aon Flux'. Filming was delayed for eight weeks to allow the actress to recover.

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Orlando Bloom - When he was 21, the actor fell three floors while trying to climb up a drainpipe. The fall left him paralyzed for four days, but he fully recovered.

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Martin Lawrence - The actor suffered severe sunstroke in 1999. He was wearing several layers of clothing while jogging in the sun. Lawrence was apparently trying to lose weight for a role. He was hospitalised and was in a coma for a short period of time.

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Jason Statham - The actor almost died while filming 'The Expendables 3.' The brakes of the truck he was driving stopped working and he landed in the sea. Luckily, the actor managed to free himself and swim to the surface.

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Joaquin Phoenix - The actor suffered a major car accident in 2006. His car brakes failed and he crashed into another vehicle. He suffered serious injuries from the accident but fortunately recovered.

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50 Cent - The musician was shot nine times at the door of his grandmother's house in Queens, New York.

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Michael J Fox - The actor almost died while filming 'Back to the Future III' when he misplaced his hands during a hanging scene. Everyone thought he was acting really well, until they realized that he wasn't acting at all.

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Johnny Depp -

The actor was flying in a small plane that belonged to his friend Bruce Robinson when the engine stopped. Fortunately, the engine started up again and they both landed safely.

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Ryan Reynolds - When he was 17, the actor's parachute failed to open during a skydiving class. Reynolds used the reserve parachute and managed to land safely.

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Bono - The singer managed to cheat death when the back door of his private plane detached mid-flight. The plane landed safely and nobody was hurt.

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Ellie Goulding - In 2016, the singer almost died in a lake in Norway. She had to escape out of the roof of her car in sub-zero temperatures when the ice broke underneath the vehicle she was traveling in.

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Ozzy Osbourne - In 2003, Ozzy suffered a serious all-terrain vehicle accident in which he broke several ribs, his clavicle, and injured his spine.

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Donald Sutherland - The actor contracted meningitis during filming of 'Kelly's Heroes' and almost died. He even reported seeing the light at the end of the tunnel when he was unconscious in hospital.

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Travis Barker - The Blink 182 drummer was in a plane crash. He suffered burns on over 50% of his body in the accident, and also post-traumatic stress disorder as a result.

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Drew Barrymore - In 2001, the actress escaped a huge fire thanks to her dog, who began barking frantically when the fire started. Drew and her husband were asleep but fortunately woke up in time to escape.

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Eminem - The rapper once overdosed on methadone. According to MTV he acquired the pills from an acquaintance and didn't even know what they were.

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Isla Fisher - The actress almost died while filming 'Now You See Me.' She was recording a scene where she was trapped in a water tank when she got into real distress. It took three minutes for someone to realize she was struggling and pull the safety lever.

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Kanye West - The rapper suffered a serious car accident in 2002. West has described the moment in interviews as a turning point in his career.

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Linsey Godfrey - The actress was hit by a car in early 2016 and fractured both legs. She had to endure a long course of physiotherapy.

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Seth MacFarlane - The creator of 'Family Guy' was supposed to board one of the planes that crashed into the Twin Towers on 9/11. However, Seth was hungover from a long party the day before and could not board the plane because he arrived 10 minutes late.

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Sharon Stone - The actress has revealed in interviews that she almost died twice. The first time was in 1990, when she suffered a car crash that left her with a dislocated jaw, a sprained back, broken rib, and a twisted knee. She was bedridden for six months. The second time was in 2001, when an aneurysm almost took her life.

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Rachel Bilson -

The actress suffered a serious car accident when she was only 14 years old and almost died. To this day she suffers from severe migraines prompted by the head injuries that she endured.

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Rebel Wilson and other celebs who've had near death experiences

The actress was "kidnapped" at gunpoint in Mozambique

13/01/21 | StarsInsider

CELEBRITY Accidents

Money can buy many things, but it can't cheat death. There are, however, a select few people who have experienced the miracle of survival, and some have even gained great insight from it.

Rebel Wilson learned that she is "very good in crisis" after she was kidnapped while on holiday in Mozambique. On the new Sky One show 'Straight Talking,' she recounted traveling in a cattle truck with a group of women in a rural area when men armed with big guns stopped them and told them to leave their vehicle.

Wilson then explained she and the other women were taken “to a house in the middle of nowhere” and stayed there until the next morning. Fortunately they weren't harmed, and the next day the men gave them back their truck and let them go. "We didn’t ask any questions. We just got back on that truck and got out of there and crossed the South African border a few hours later," Wilson said, adding that she believed they used the truck to smuggle illegal items.

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