Ashley Judd has been taken to hospital after a “catastrophic” accident in Congo.
The Kiss the girls actor revealed in an Instagram Live that she was resting in a “trauma unit in beautiful South Africa” after sustaining “massive catastrophic injuries” during an excursion through the rainforest.
Judd said she was traveling in Congo when she stumbled upon a fallen tree. She recalled lying on the forest floor for five hours “howling like an animal” while being carried back to her camp by her “Congolese brothers”.
She added that during the trip out of the rainforest and to the capital of Kinshasa she had regained consciousness, and that she had kept herself awake by reciting Bible passages.
She was eventually taken to hospital in South Africa after what she described as an “incredibly poignant” experience.
In the Instagram Live, Judd said that the accident was a reminder of her privilege as a person of means traveling the Congo, explaining, “ The difference between a Congolese and me is disaster insurance that allows me 55 hours after my accident, go to an operating table in South Africa. “
Judd, the daughter of country singer Naomi Judd, has appeared in films, among other things Warmth Double danger and Bug
In 2020, an appeals court allowed Judd to pursue her sexual harassment claims against Weinstein.