Jeremy Renner breaks down in tears in first TV interview about snowplow accident

By Reuters

Actor Jeremy Renner arrives for the premiere of the television series Hawkeye at El Capitan theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November, 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Actor Jeremy Renner arrives for the premiere of the television series Hawkeye at El Capitan theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November, 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
US actor Jeremy Renner says he broke over 30 bones in snowplow accident.

Hawkeye actor Jeremy Renner said he broke more than 30 bones and sustained a collapsed lung and pierced liver in a January snowplow accident, disclosing for the first time the full extent of his injuries.

The actor, 52, spoke in an interview with ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer, and clips were released on Wednesday. The interview will air April 6.

A screen grab shows a selfie of actor Jeremy Renner on a hospital bed, posted on Instagram with a caption reading, “Thank you all for your kind words. Im too messed up now to type. But I send love to you all” in this picture obtained from social media January 3, 2023. Jeremy Renner via Instagram/via REUTERS

In his accident, Renner was plowing snow at his Nevada home when the machine began to roll away while the actor was not in the driver seat. The snowplow ran him over as he tried to get back into it.

“I was awake through every moment,” Renner told Sawyer as he recalled the physical pain he felt.

Renner has starred in multiple Marvel projects as well as in two Mission: Impossible films and Arrival, American Hustle and 28 Weeks Later.

He was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor for his work in 2008 film The Hurt Locker and for best supporting actor for his work in 2010 movie The Town.

Renner is slated to make his in-person return to Hollywood during a red-carpet event and discussion of his docuseries Rennervations, on April 11.

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