Eric Dane has broken his silence over why he missed the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards as he continues to battle ALS. He had been scheduled to present alongside his former Grey’s Anatomy costar Jesse Williams.

Dane, 52, explained in a story for the Washington Post published on Thursday, October 2, that shortly before the September awards show, he lost his balance in his kitchen and fell.

“ALS is a nasty disease. … So I was in the hospital during the Emmys getting stitches put in my head,” Dane said. “I missed an opportunity I was really looking forward to. It would have been great to see Jesse and get reunited with some of my peers, and to be able to present in front of my colleagues I thought would have been a special moment. So I was really upset about it, but you know, there was nothing I

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