Kevin Spacey thought he was having a heart attack during a recent visit to Uzbekistan for a film festival.
While giving a speech at the Tashkent International Film Festival, his left arm went numb for an estimated eight seconds.
“I was looking at these extraordinary murals on the walls, and I suddenly felt my entire left arm go numb for about eight seconds,” said the 64-year-old to EW. “Now, everything turned out to be completely normal, and I am of course grateful that it’s not anything more serious.”
The Los Angeles Times, quoting an unnamed source, gave further details.
“Mr Spacey was taken to a medical center over health concerns. He was treated professionally by doctors and staff and found to have no problem with his heart.”
The actor returned to the festival that night and spoke to the crowd, saying his health was “normal”
Spacey is trying to rebuild his career after a series of U.S. and U.K. legal battles. In he latest, he was found not guilty in July on nine charges of sexual assault in a U.K. trial.
