It seems, contrary to differing reports (some from us) that Jean-Claude Van Damme has suffered a mild heart attack...
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Okay, apologies for this, but we're getting a few conflicting views from differing sources at the moment. Earlier today, it was rumoured that Jean-Claude Van Damme had suffered a heart attack on the set of his latest film. Said report, over at Twitch, suggested that he had gone back to Belgium, and that he was recovering there. The story stated that he was set to make a full recovery.
Subsequently, the story was called as a hoax, citing a statement from Van Damme suggesting that the actor was absolutely fine, and denying the story. But, and forgive how convoluted this may have become, it's now been suggested that that was a false statement, and wasn't from Van Damme at all. Most of the day we've had differing accounts filtering through, so apologies for the muddled reporting on this.
Collider is now reporting the story, citing that regular Van Damme collaborator Sheldon Lettich has confirmed that the actor has indeed suffered a mild heart attack, and we suspect that to be the case. You can read more on that here.
Our advice is to keep an eye on the excellent Van Damme Fans Forum, which is keeping on top of the story here.
And our best wishes for a speedy recovery go to JCVD, of course.