The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:35 PM
Actor Kevin Smith Says He Survived "Massive" Heart Attack Over Weekend
“If I hadn’t canceled show 2 to go the hospital, I would’ve died tonight,” he tweeted. “But for now, I’m still above ground!”
He went on to say that the doctor who saved his life said he had a 100 percent blockage of his LAD artery, known as “the widow-maker,” The Hollywood Reporter reported.
Smith was in the news late last year after he announced that he would donate all future residuals from his early films to Women in Film. Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, helped Smith become a successful director.
The star made the announcement during his podcast “Hollywood Babble-On,” where he not only told the live crowd he’d donate all future residuals from his early Miramax films to the non-profit organization Women In Film, which advocates for gender equality in show business, but gave his candid thoughts on the disgraced former Hollywood mogul and his influence throughout the years.