William Shatner is setting the record straight after reports claimed he’d been hospitalized earlier this week.
On Wednesday, Sept. 24, speculation surfaced that the Star Trek icon had been rushed to a Los Angeles hospital. His longtime representative, Harry Gold, quickly reassured fans in a statement to PEOPLE. “I spoke to Bill earlier this evening. He is fine. He is not in the hospital,” Gold said. “He is at home. He is 100% healthy.”
Shatner himself weighed in online, posting a meme on X that read, “Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated!” He added a lighthearted caption: “I over indulged. I thank you all for caring but I’m perfectly fine. I keep telling you all: don’t trust tabloids or AI! .”
Earlier in the day, TMZ reported that the actor had experienced a “medical emerge