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Tracy Morgan was at Sundance promoting his new movie, Predisposed. He attended the Creative Coalition Spotlight Awards where he was honored with the Spotlight Initiative Award. He gave his speech and later collapsed and fell unconscious. There were no drugs or alcohol in his system and he was being treated for, exhaustion and altitude.
Tracy Morgan was rushed to the hospital after he fell unconscious at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, sources confirm to THR.
The 30 Rock actor was attending the Creative Coalition Spotlight Awards where he was being honored with the Spotlight Initiative Award on Sunday. After his speech, he was escorted out of the building, where he collapsed and was taken to the hospital.
Morgan was take to Park City Medical Center and his current condition in unknown. A spokeswoman for the hospital stated that no drugs or alcohol were found in Tracy’s system upon medical evaluation.
Sources tell THR that during the dinner Morgan seemed out of control, yelling and falling onto the ground. Morgan briefly walked the red carpet before the event, but gave no interviews.
Morgan’s rep released a statement after the actor was hospitalized: “From a combination of exhaustion and altitude, Tracy is seeking medical attention.”
“He is with his fiance and grateful to the Park City Medical Center for their care. Any reports of Tracy consuming alcohol are 100% false,” added Morgan’s rep.
Morgan, who received a kidney transplant two years ago, stars in the film Predisposed, which is screening at the Sundance Film Festival.
The Creative Coalition is a non-profit charity for the arts and entertainment community. The Spotlight Initiative Awards have been given out since 1995 and “celebrate the art and craft of independent filmmaking, and honor those who leverage the platform of the silver screen to make a difference in the world.†The other recipients this year included actress Kate Bosworth, actor and artist Common, actress AnnaLynne McCord and filmmaker Stacy Peralta.
