He was rushed to the Innova Diagnostic Clinic, where he underwent an MRI scan and was examined by doctors, who couldn’t find a problem with his heart. The Oscar winner went on to attend the 15th Tashkent International Film Festival’s closing ceremony in Uzbekistan, where he spoke about his health scare.
“I experienced something here today that was unexpected,” he said during his speech. “I was looking at these extraordinary murals on the walls and I suddenly felt my entire left arm go numb for about eight seconds. I shook it off, but I immediately told the people I was with and we went immediately to the medical centre.”
Spacey, who was at the film festival to host a masterclass for aspiring filmmakers, described his afternoon at the hospital, saying he’d had “a variety of tests,” adding “Everything turned out to be completely normal, and I’m grateful it’s not anything more serious. It made me really take a moment and think about how fragile life is. For all of us.”
The actor, whose career was put on hold as he faced charges of sexually assaulting several young men over the course of a number of years in the U.S. and England, was eventually acquitted. He told the audience his best roles are ahead of him. ~Alexandra Heilbron