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Meghan Markle received a sweet show of support from a British teenager while greeting well-wishers outside Windsor Castle on Saturday.

The Duchess of Sussex and husband Prince Harry joined Prince William and Princess Kate for a walkabout outside the castle gates to view the various floral tributes left in honour of the Queen, who died Thursday at age 96.

While Duchess Meghan greeted members of the crowd that had assembled, shaking hands and posing for photos, one teenage girl asked for a hug, with Meghan happily obliging by giving the girl a warm embrace.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex receives a hug from a member of the public on a walkabout at Windsor Castle, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, in Windsor, England, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. (Kirsty O’Connor/Pool Photo via AP)

The teen spoke to CNN about how she wound up hugging the Duchess of Sussex.

“We were just waiting for her to come,...

CNN announced a pair of new hires on Wednesday: Elle Reeve is joining the network as a correspondent based in New York, after working for HBO’s Vice News Tonight.

Lucy Kafanov is starting at the network as a correspondent in Denver, after serving as an NBC News foreign correspondent.

Meanwhile, correspondent Scott McLean is relocating to London after being based in Denver the past two years.

Reeve gained attention and critical acclaim for her reports for Vice News on the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, as the 22-minute documentary Charlottesville: Race and Terror received four Emmys, and Peabody and Polk awards. She was previously senior editor at The New Republic.

Kafanov led NBC News’ coverage of terrorist incidents and natural disasters in Europe, and and reported on the battle against Isis in Iraq and Syria and the nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula. In 2017, she was the first...

A Northern California wildfire has killed at least nine people and forced thousands more to evacuate their homes while two other major fires rage in Southern California. Dry Santa Ana winds and drought conditions in the state are contributing to the fast-spreading flames.

Firefighters across the state are working to contain the fires while more than a quarter of a million people have been evacuated from their homes. As of Saturday morning, CNN reported, the northern Camp Fire is 20-percent contained; the Hill Fire affecting Thousand Oaks is 25-percent contained...

President Trump’s Cabinet members have a habit of doing all they can to undermine the mission of the agency they’ve been tapped to lead. Omb Director and acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney has practically dismantled the entire latter office, and is currently looking to end safeguards protecting active-duty service members from financial predators. Housing and Urban Development head Ben Carson announced Monday that he is effectively ending the Fair Housing Act, which stemmed housing segregation. Ousted Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt simply didn’t believe in climate change.

Sydney, Jun. 2: Warner Bros has reportedly stopped paying the medical bills of Ed Helms' stunt double Scott McLean, who has permanent brain damage and ongoing seizures after his head was smashed during a badly timed stunt involving an oncoming vehicle in 'The Hangover Part II.'

After the accident McLean remained in coma for months; his partner of 15 years, Raelene Chapman, said that she has been left disappointed, upset and disgusted with this, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Bradley Cooper's Australian stunt double Ashley Fairfield said that he was one of the other stunt performers in the car with Scott when the accident occurred and was appalled that WB turned their backs on their agreement to pay for all his medical.

Warner Bros representatives look to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers case to defend film's fake Vuitton brand

Studio Warner Bros has already been forced to settle with a tattoo artist who said comedy blockbuster The Hangover Part II stole his design, along with a stuntman who claimed he suffered brain trauma during a stunt gone wrong. Now it has gone to court to fend off claims from the fashion house Louis Vuitton that the sequel to Todd Phillips's 2009 sleeper hit, about a group of friends who travel to Thailand for a highly eventful stag do, created consumer confusion by depicting a counterfeit handbag branded a "Lewis Vuitton".

Warner representatives last week told a New York federal court that its use of a fake bag made by the Chinese-American company Diophy, which Louis Vuitton is also suing, was justified by a 1989 Us court decision in which Hollywood star Ginger Rogers...

The Wolfpack are in the clear—and this time it wasn't for gambling, drinking or stealing a tiger. Warner Bros. has resolved separate lawsuits filed against it in recent months over its hit sequel, The Hangover Part II: the first filed by a stuntman left with severe brain trauma after being injured on set; and the second brought by a guy who claimed the filmmakers stole his life story to use as the basis for the blockbuster's plot. According to the Hollywood Reporter, court records reveal that both parties voluntarily dismissed their complaints, though it's unclear whether they had reached a private settlement with the studio. In stunt performer Scott McLean's case, Warner had previously...

A California man has withdrawn his lawsuit against the studio bosses behind The Hangover Part II - just two months after alleging the hit comedy was based on his own experiences.

Michael Alan Rubin turned the events of his hellish honeymoon in Asia into a script entitled Mickey and Kirin, and he took action against the project's officials in October for reportedly infringing on his copyright by basing The Hangover sequel on his work.

But now Rubin has voluntarily dismissed the suit, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

As WENN went to press, it was not yet known if the two parties had reached a private settlement.

This marks the latest legal triumph for The Hangover Part II bosses - Ed Helms' acting double, Scott McLean, also recently dropped his lawsuit against studio executives after claiming he suffered significant brain trauma on set during a stunt gone wrong.

Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis also star in the hit franchise.

Two lawsuits against Warner Bros. involving this summer’s raunchy blockbuster The Hangover Part II have been dropped. Michael Alan Rubin, a writer who claimed in October that the film was based on his autobiographical screenplay, Mickey and Kirin, has dropped his litigation. Likewise Scott McLean, who performed stunts for Ed Helms, is no longer seeking damages for an injury he suffered during a car collision on set. According to court records, both Rubin and McLean dismissed their lawsuits voluntarily. That makes three Hangover II lawsuits that have been resolved this year, the first of which was over the Mike Tyson...

On Friday, Robert Jeffress, a Rick Perry supporter and senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Dallas, Tex., told reporters that he considers Mormonism a theological “cult.". This came after he introduced Perry to the assembled crowd at the Value Voters Summit. At least one person now thinks that Rick Perry's camp orchestrated the comments. Scott McLean, a political scientist at Quinnipiac University, told FoxNews.com's Stephen Clark that it makes perfect sense to him:...

Ed Helms' stunt double in The Hangover sequel is suing the movie executives behind the film after he was injured in a stunt gone wrong.

Scott McLean has filed suit in Los Angeles after his representatives told The Hollywood Reporter he suffered "likely permanent brain and physical injuries", including ongoing seizures, speech impediments, physical impediments, and brain trauma as a result of a stunt co-ordinator's mistake on the set in Thailand.

In the documents, obtained by TMZ.com, McLean reveals he was participating in a high-speed car stunt when a stuntman lost control of another vehicle and the two motors collided.

He claims the stunt co-ordinator changed the timing of the scene, which led to the accident.

A representative for movie studio Warner Bros. tells TMZ.com, "We were shocked and saddened by this accident and have been working closely with Scott and his family throughout his treatment and recovery.

"We have offered continual support since the accident occurred and we are working together to try and resolve any outstanding issues."...

Yet another lawsuit is being filed against Warner Bros. on behalf of Todd Phillips. lucrative Hangover sequel. Instead of facial tattoos, this one pertains to brain injuries sustained by a stunt double during one of the film.s automobile chase sequences. Scott McLean was standing in for Ed Helms while Phillips filmed in Bangkok, Thailand for a scene that required the stunt double to hang out of a window, The Hollywood Reporter writes. Perhaps it's the scene where Helms. character is attempting to pull the drug-peddling monkey back into a speeding car? Either way, a production source tells the trade that the car McLean was riding in collided with a car heading in the opposite direction, and the stunt man is claiming that a miscommunication led to the accident. The plaintiff says the film.s stunt coordinator, co-defendant Russell Solberg, ordered the driver of McLean.s car to speed up...

Not everything was fun and games on the set of "The Hangover Part 2." According to The Hollywood Reporter, a stuntman who was air-lifted from the Bangkok set due to injuries during filming has sustained long-lasting brain damage.

Scott McLean, who was acting as Ed Helms' stunt double, was injured in a high-speed car scene in December of 2010. He was hanging out of the window of the vehicle when it was struck by another vehicle in the scene. Now, McLean is filing a lawsuit against Warner Bros. to recuperate losses for his sustained injury.

According to McLean's filed complaint in California federal court, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, the film's stunt coordinator, Russell Solberg, changed the "precision and timing" at the last minute. Following the stunt accident McClean was reportedly airlifted to a hospital in Australia where he has been recuperating.

McLean likely has "permanent brain and physical injuries," his reps said.

Los Angeles, California (X17online) -- Warner Bros. is being sued by a stuntman who worked on the Thailand set of The Hangover: Part II. Scott McLean says he was acting as a stunt double for Ed Helms during a sequence filmed in December in which cars were traveling at high speeds. He was a passenger when and leaning out of the window when the car driving towards McLean's car hit it. McLean says he was left with brain injuries. According to the complaint, filed in California federal court on Tuesday, the film's stunt coordinator, co-defendant Russell Solberg, changed the timing on the stunt sequence: "Solberg commanded to the driver of the automobile in which plaintiff Scott McLean was a passenger, that the speed of his vehicle be increased significantly to a speed unsafe for the stunt, thus resulting in a major collision." McLean was reportedly airlifted from Thailand to Australia,...

A stunt double who worked on the set of "The Hangover Part 2" is suing Warner Bros., claiming that he incurred brain damage while filming the comedy -- and no, it wasn't incurred from drinking massive amounts of booze. In a lawsuit filed in California's Central District Court, Scott McLean, who served as Ed Helms' stunt double in the hit Todd Phillips-directed sequel, claims that he was seriously injured while performing a stunt for the film in December 2010 in Thailand. McLean, who was riding as a passenger in a car during...

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. is now facing a The Hangover Part II lawsuit filed by a stuntman who allegedly suffered “significant brain injuries” during a stunt on the movie’s set in Bangkok. Stunt actor Scott McLean was doubling for Ed Helms in a car chase sequence, when the car he was riding in was hit by another vehicle that skidded out of control. And here we thought the most horrible part of that movie was seeing that poor monkey nibbling on a severed finger. That’s still a close second!

According to McLean’s lawsuit, it was allegedly the movie’s stunt coordinator Russell Solberg who made the decision that lead to the crash. “Solberg commanded to the driver of the automobile in which plaintiff Scott McLean was a passenger, that the speed of his vehicle be increased significantly to a speed unsafe for the stunt,...

A stunt double for Ed Helms in The Hangover Part II has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. claiming a car crash on the Bangkok set of that movie has left him permanently disabled.

According to the claim, filed yesterday in California federal court, the scene in question was being shot by the film’s second unit director, Brian Smerz — who was also named in the lawsuit, along with stunt coordinator Russell Solberg.

Stuntman Scott McLean was riding as a passenger in the vehicle when a crash occurred, resulting in “likely permanent brain and physical injuries,” according to the lawsuit.

A stuntman left with severe brain injuries after a stunt-gone-wrong during the production of The Hangover Part II last December is suing distributor Warner Bros. for negligence and failing to ensure his safety. So just what happened? Per the lawsuit filed in California on Tuesday, a copy of which was obtained by the Hollywood Reporter, plaintiff Scott McLean had been serving as a stunt double during a high-speed car chase through the streets of Bangkok when the truck he was riding in was hit by another vehicle during second-unit filming. McLean was taken to a local hospital where he slipped into a brief coma. Not long after the mishap, he was airlifted to a hospital in Australia where he is said to be...

The man who was Ed Helms ' stunt double in " The Hangover 2 " is suing Warner Bros -- claiming he was badly injured during a high speed stunt-gone-wrong for the movie last year in Bangkok, Thailand. The stunt man -- Scott McLean -- filed a lawsuit in California federal court on Tuesday ... claiming he was participating in a stunt where he had to lean out of the window of a moving truck ... when something went terribly wrong.

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Scott McLean, a stunt double for 'Hangover 2,' is suing Warner Bros. for unspecified damages after he was seriously injured in a major car collision on set, while sitting in for actor Ed Helms.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film's stunt coordinator "commanded to the driver of the automobile, in which plaintiff Scott McLean was a passenger, that the speed of his vehicle be increased significantly to a speed unsafe for the stunt, thus resulting in a major collision."

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Warner Bros has been slapped with a lawsuit over an alleged stunt going bad on the Bangkok, Thailand set which left a man with significant brain injuries, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Scott McLean alleges that he was acting as Ed Helms' stunt double for a sequence shot on December 17th last year where automobiles were traveling at high speeds and McLean was a passenger in one of those cars. A production source had told The Hollywood Reporter in December that McLean was in a moving truck and leaning out the window when at that point, a car traveling towards it, skidded and hit. The complaint which was filed on Tuesday in California federal court said that the scene required "precision and timing"...

Warner Bros has been slapped with a lawsuit over an alleged stunt going bad on the Bangkok, Thailand set which left a man with significant brain injuries, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Scott McLean alleges that he was acting as Ed Helms' stunt double for a sequence shot on December 17th last year where automobiles were traveling at high speeds and McLean was a passenger in one of those cars. A production source had told The Hollywood Reporter in December that McLean was in a moving truck and leaning out the window when at that point, a car traveling towards it, skidded and hit. The complaint which was filed on Tuesday in California federal court said that the scene required "precision and timing"...

A stuntman critically injured while filming The Hangover Part II in December is set to return to work after making a remarkable recovery.

Scott McLean received treatment for a severe brain injury and was placed in a medically-induced coma after a driving stunt went wrong while he was acting as funnyman Ed Helms' stunt double in Thailand.

The action man was left fighting for his life in hospital but he has since stunned doctors with his speedy return to health.

Appearing on Australian TV show 60 Minutes on Monday, McLean showed his progress seven months after the crash - his speech is slowly retuning and he can also walk and run short distances.

Now McLean, whose film credits also include The Matrix and Ghost Rider, hopes to become a Hollywood stunt co-ordinator.

He says, "I want to get back to work as soon as I can."...

The family of a stuntman injured while filming The Hangover: Part II have blasted the movie's bosses for allegedly allowing footage of the scene to be used in the film's trailer.

Australian Scott McLean, whose film credits include The Matrix and Ghost Rider, was shooting a daring road stunt in Thailand as a body double for actor Ed Helms in December when a truck and a car collided.

He received treatment for a severe brain injury and was later moved to a hospital in Bangkok, where he was reportedly placed in a medically-induced coma.

McLean is still recovering from the accident at a hospital in Sydney and his family has been left furious after the scene which left him fighting for his life was included in the promo footage.

His sister-in-law Michelle McLean tells Australian publication The Sun-Herald, "To have that scene used in the preview is a real kick in the face to all those who know Scott.

"It is sickening to watch, as we all know what happens next."...

A stuntman injured on the set of The Hangover sequel has been transferred to a hospital in his native Australia, two months after the movie accident in Thailand.

Action star Scott McLean, whose film credits include The Matrix and Ghost Rider, was shooting a daring road stunt as a body double for actor Ed Helms on 17 December when a truck and a car collided.

He was taken to a local medical centre to receive treatment for a severe brain injury and later moved to a hospital in Bangkok, where he was reportedly placed in a medically-induced coma.

McLean's progress has been slow, but he was recently transported to a hospital in Sydney, where his friends and family have been keeping a bedside vigil.

His partner, Raelene Chapman, reveals McLean, 40, is conscious and he was able to smile for the first time since the accident last week.

She tells The Hollywood Reporter, "One of his friends walked in the room, and his eyes lit up. And there was that infectious smile for the first time. It was the best thing I've ever seen."

However, the longterm effects of the horrific accident won't be known for months - and Chapman and the McLean family are just hoping for the best.

She says, "Great things can come. We've just got to hope he's one of those miracle stories."

Bosses at Warner Bros., the studio behind The Hangover movie, have covered all medical and transportation costs as the stuntman continues to receive advanced care.

London, Dec 29 – Bosses behind ‘The Hangover’ sequel have confirmed that a stuntman, who was injured in a horrific onset accident, has been moved to a hospital where he is receiving “advanced care”.

Australian action star Scott McLean, who has worked in The Matrix and Ghost Rider, was filming a daring road stunt in Thailand on December 17 when a truck and a car collided.

McLean was taken to a local medical centre to receive treatment for his injuries and later moved.

The stuntman injured on the set of The Hangover 2 is said to be receiving "advanced care" for his injuries. Scott McLean was hospitalised on December 17 after a reported high speed car crash mishap and was placed into an induced coma. The Daily Star reports that a spokesman for Warner Bros - the film's production studio - has since released a statement confirming the incident. "There was an accident involving a truck and a car on the second unit set of The Hangover (more)...

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A stunt driver has been severely injured in an on set crash in Thailand for The Hangover Part II, placing him in hospital. The stunt driver Scott McLean is now in an induced coma in effort to help his healing. The stunt involved McLean hanging out of a window of a moving truck towards a car but something faulted when the car went out of control and hit him. No further details have been released from the studio but this is likely to put the production behind until Phillips can find a replacement to reshoot the scene.

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- Can you spot the 50 hidden movies in this picture?

- Reshoots on 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2' have completed, with a few new cast members being revealed (though they won't be mentioned here for fear of spoiling anything for those who haven't read the books).

- While specifics aren't known, it seems a car-stunt-gone-wrong on the set of 'The Hangover 2' has put stunt driver Scott McLean into a coma.

- According to a press release, 'The Silent House,' a new thriller from the creators of 'Open Water' has been added as a late audition to the Sundance 2011 roster.

- Lydia Hearst, the socialite-turned-actress, has begun distancing herself from a biopic ('Dogs in Pocketbooks') about Lindsay Lohan after Lohan's mother, Dina, threatened to sue the production.

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- Can you spot the 50 hidden movies in this picture?

- Reshoots on 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2' have completed, with a few new cast members being revealed (though they won't be mentioned here for fear of spoiling anything for those who haven't read the books).

- While specifics aren't known, it seems a car-stunt-gone-wrong on the set of 'The Hangover 2' has put stunt driver Scott McLean into a coma.

- According to a press release, 'The Silent House,' a new thriller from the creators of 'Open Water' has been added as a late audition to the Sundance 2011 roster.

- Lydia Hearst, the socialite-turned-actress, has begun distancing herself from a biopic ('Dogs in Pocketbooks') about Lindsay Lohan after Lohan's mother, Dina, threatened to sue the production.

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The run of shit luck on The Hangover II is insane, almost like Mel Gibson put a hex on production when they cut his cameo. (Someone should look into that.)

Like Brandon Lee's death on the set of The Crow (except way less badass and way more senseless), Scott McLean, a stuntman from Queensland working on the set of The Hangover II, was nearly killed in a car chase sequence gone wrong. Warner Brothers released this statement yesterday:

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Movie bosses behind The Hangover sequel have confirmed a stuntman injured in a horrific onset accident has been moved to a hospital in the Thai capital of Bangkok where he is receiving "advanced care".

Australian action star Scott McLean, whose movie credits include The Matrix and Ghost Rider, was filming a daring road stunt in Thailand on 17 December when a truck and a car collided.

He was taken to a local medical centre to receive treatment for his injuries and later moved to a hospital in Bangkok, where he was reportedly placed in a medically-induced coma.

Bosses at the Warner Bros. film studio have now released a statement which reads, "There was an accident involving a truck and a car on the second unit set of The Hangover Part II near Bangkok, Thailand... A stuntman was injured during the filming of this sequence. The truck and car were both driven by stunt drivers. An ambulance immediately took the injured stuntman to the local hospital, and he has since been transported to a hospital in Bangkok where advanced care is being provided. We are awaiting further details concerning his condition."...

The first stills from My Idiot Brother, The Other Woman, Take Shelter, Upside Down and some blurry behind-the-scenes photos from Captain America: The First Avenger.

The first trailer is out for the Steven Spielberg-produced alien invasion series "Falling Skies" which kicks off this Summer on TNT.

"Australian stunt man Scott McLean has been hospitalized following an accident on the set of "The Hangover" sequel in Thailand. McLean is now in a coma due to injuries sustained during a stunt involving two cars crashing into each other at high speed in Bangkok…" (full details)

"The Len Wiseman-directed, Colin Farrell-led remake of "Total Recall" reportedly has a price tag sitting at around $200 million…" (full details)

"Turns out Ving Rhames wants $7.7 million for his cameo in the fourth "Mission: Impossible", more than double his fee for the last film…" (full details)

"Bryan Singer will shoot his 3D "Jack the Giant...

The first stills from My Idiot Brother, The Other Woman, Take Shelter, Upside Down and some blurry behind-the-scenes photos from Captain America: The First Avenger.

The first trailer is out for the Steven Spielberg-produced alien invasion series "Falling Skies" which kicks off this Summer on TNT.

"Australian stunt man Scott McLean has been hospitalized following an accident on the set of "The Hangover" sequel in Thailand. McLean is now in a coma due to injuries sustained during a stunt involving two cars crashing into each other at high speed in Bangkok…" (full details)

"The Len Wiseman-directed, Colin Farrell-led remake of "Total Recall" reportedly has a price tag sitting at around $200 million…" (full details)

"Turns out Ving Rhames wants $7.7 million for his cameo in the fourth "Mission: Impossible", more than double his fee for the last film…" (full details)

"Bryan Singer will shoot his 3D "Jack the Giant...

Australian stunt driver Scott McLean remained in an induced coma in a Bangkok hospital after experiencing a car crash on the second unit set of “The Hangover 2” near Bangkok, Thailand. According to “Deadline,” McLean was involved with an accident between a car and a truck during a rehearsed stunt sequence Dec. 17 on the Warner Bros comedy. While the stunt occurred on Dec. 17, details about McLean’s injuries just recently became known. Director Todd Phillips continued work on the highly anticipated sequel "Hangover 2” with Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms returning for the second "Hangover" adventure.

Australian stunt driver Scott McLean remained in an induced coma in a Bangkok hospital after experiencing a car crash on the second unit set of “The Hangover 2” near Bangkok, Thailand. According to “Deadline,” McLean was involved with an accident between a car and a truck during a rehearsed stunt sequence Dec. 17 on the Warner Bros comedy. While the stunt occurred on Dec. 17, details about McLean’s injuries just recently became known. Director Todd Phillips continued work on the highly anticipated sequel "Hangover 2” with Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms returning for the second "Hangover" adventure.

The Hangover Part II, currently filming in Thailand has suffered a major production setback today. According to Australia’s Daily Telegraph, stunt driver Scott McLean ended up in a coma after performing a high-speed stunt scene.

Warner Bros confirmed the incident to The Hollywood Reporter:

“There was an accident involving a truck and a car on the second unit set of The Hangover Part II near Bangkok, Thailand, at approximately 3:00 a.m. on Friday, December 17, 2010 (Bangkok time). A stuntman was injured during the filming of this sequence,” the statement read.

“The truck and car were both driven by stunt drivers. An ambulance immediately took the injured stuntman to the local hospital, and he has since been transported to a hospital in Bangkok, where advanced care is being provided. We are awaiting further details concerning his condition.”

The Hangover Part II features the stars of the original The Hangover film: Bradley Cooper,...

While Todd Phillips' The Hangover was one of the pleasant surprises of 2009 - in that it was a comedy that was actually funny and then that the actually funny comedy was rewarded by becoming a huge financial success - the in-production sequel is proving to be rather troubled.

On a PR front there was, of course, the Mel Gibson cameo debacle that ended with members of the cast and crew simply refusing to work with the man and Gibson's prompt replacement by Liam Neeson.

And now, on a much more practical and substantial level there are the sever injuries suffered by stunt man Scott McLean while working on the film. While details are just coming out now the incident occurred on December 17th when McLean was leaning out the window of a moving truck when he was struck by an oncoming car. The car was a planned part of the stunt,...

The Spider-Man Broadway musical has been making all the headlines for injuring its performers, but not to be outdone, The Hangover 2 has managed a major accident as well. According to Variety, Australian stunt man Scott McLean was seriously injured in a car accident that was part of a planned stunt involving a car and a truck. McLean was taken by ambulance to a Bangkok hospital, and has been put into a "medically induced coma" to help him speed up his recovery. Apparently the outlook is "positive" for his recovery. Though the vast majority of people doing stunts have long and healthy careers in the movies, car-related stunts can be especially dangerous on movie sets. An extra was critically injured earlier this year on the set of Transformers: Dark of the Moon when a tow cable snapped and smashed through her car windshield, and camera technician Conway Wickliffe died while filming...

Warner Bros. tells "The Insider" that a stuntman was injured earlier this month on the Thailand set of the highly anticipated 'The Hangover II' and remains hospitalized. The studio tells "The Insider," "There was an accident involving a truck and a car on the second unit set of 'The Hangover Part II' near Bangkok, Thailand, at approximately 3:00 a.m. on Friday, December 17, 2010 (Bangkok time). A stuntman was injured during the filming of this sequence. The truck and car were both driven by stunt drivers. An ambulance immediately took the injured stuntman to the local hospital, and he has since been transported to a hospital in Bangkok where advanced care is being provided. We are awaiting further details concerning his condition." According to Variety, the man injured was Australian stuntman Scott McLean, whose credits include 'The Matrix,' 'Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones' and 'Ghost Rider.

Update: I'm told this was a "planned, choreographed, rehearsed" stunt sequence, and that the car crashing into the truck was "entirely accidental" and not part of the stunt. The doctors have Scott McLean in an induced coma to aid in his recovery and that the info received by the studio so far on his status indicates he will recover from the injury. No actors were on set at the time of the accident. Previous: Warner Bros has stated: "There was an accident involving a truck and a car on the second unit set of The Hangover Part II near Bangkok, Thailand, at approximately 3:00 Am on Friday, December 17 (Bangkok time). A stuntman was injured during the filming of this sequence. The truck and car were both driven by stunt drivers. An ambulance immediately took the injured stuntman to the local hospital, and he has since been transported to a hospital in Bangkok,...

A stunt performer working on The Hangover Part II was badly injured Dec. 17 in an on-set accident during a choreographed car stunt, a Warner Bros. rep confirms to EW. None of the film’s principal cast — Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, and Justin Bartha — were on the set at the time. In a statement, the studio says the accident involved a truck and a car filming near Bangkok, Thailand, at around 3 a.m. local time. The stuntman, who the Australian newspaper the Daily Telegraph is reporting to be Scott McLean (The Matrix, Superman Returns, Ghost Rider), is currently in a Bangkok hospital receiving treatment.

Australia's Daily Telegraph is reporting that Australian stunt driver Scott McLean is currently hospitalized in Thailand with serious injuries. McLean, who is self-described as one of the best stunt drivers in Australia, was reportedly injured while performing a stunt on the set of Hangover 2 on December 17.

Not much else is known about McLean's condition or the nature of his injuries. According to the Daily Telegraph, the accident involved two cars colliding while traveling at high speeds.

A disturbing report from the set of "The Hangover II" today.  According to the Australian Daily Telegraph, stunt driver Scott McLean is said to be in a coma after an accident occurred over a week ago on the set of the Todd Phillips' comedy on Dec. 17. The Telegraph says the injuries occurred when two cars travelling at high speed crashed into each other during a scene in Bangkok, Thailand.  Warner Bros. would not comment on the coma aspect, but indicated it was part of a second unit shoot and told The Hollywood Reporter: "The truck and car were both driven...

Scott McLean, an Australian stuntman was injured in a traffic accident on the set of The Hangover Part II.

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“There was an accident involving a truck and a car on the second unit set of ‘The Hangover Part II’ near Bangkok, Thailand, at approximately 3:00 a.m. on Friday, December 17, 2010 (Bangkok time),” Warners said. “A stuntman was injured during the filming of this sequence. The truck and car were both driven by stunt drivers. An ambulance immediately took the injured stuntman to the local hospital, and he has since been transported to a hospital in Bangkok where advanced care is being provided. We are awaiting further details concerning his condition.”

McLean is currently in a Thai hospital and has now been placed into a medically induced coma. This is to help speed up his recovery.

McLean has performed stunts in such films as...

Australian stuntman Scott McLean is recovering in a Thai hospital after an accident on the set of "The Hangover Part II" left him in an induced coma. Warner Bros. confirmed the tragic incident in a statement on Monday. "There was an accident involving a truck and a car on the second unit set of “The Hangover Part II” near Bangkok, Thailand, at approximately 3:00 a.m. on Friday, December 17, 2010 (Bangkok time). A stuntman was injured during the filming of this sequence. The truck and car were both driven by stunt drivers. An ambulance immediately took the injured stuntman...

The party's on hold for now. An Aussie stunt driver has been hospitalized in Thailand after a crash left him severely injured during shooting on The Hangover Part II. According to Australia's Daily Telegraph, the stuntman, identified as Scott McLean, remains in a coma after a Dec. 17 stunt in which he plowed his car at high speed into another vehicle in Bangkok. No other information on his condition is available, but the movie's distributor, Warner Bros., released a statement confirming the incident. "There was an accident involving a truck and a car on the second unit set of The Hangover Part II near Bangkok," the studio said. "A stuntman was injured...

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Hollywoodnews.com: We’re not going so far as to say the “Hangover 2” production is cursed – it’s certainly no “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” — but the sequel has had a fair share of problems since getting underway.

The latest involves stuntman Scott McLean, who currently is in a Thai hospital recovering from serious injuries after a high-speed stunt on the film’s set went wrong, according to the Daily Telegraph. Pop Eater goes one step further, reporting that McLean is “in a coma.”

The Telegraph reports that two cars “travelling at high speed crashed into each other in Bangkok as part of the stunt.”

“Hangover 2” made headlines earlier this year when Mel Gibson was tapped by director Todd Phillips to play a tattoo artist in a cameo, but an uproar from the cast and crew reportedly led to Gibson’s dismissal. He was replaced by Liam Neeson.

A serious accident has reportedly landed a stuntman on the set of 'The Hangover 2' in a coma. The Daily Telegraph reports that stunt driver Scott McLean, who in 2007 described himself as close to Australia's top 10 stunt drivers, was involved in an accident on Dec. 17.

The Telegraph says two cars traveling at high speeds crashed into each other in Bangkok as part of the stunt, leaving McLean with serious injuries.