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Broadway Darling has become television and the movie star Kristin Chenoweth is known for its comic timing and soprano signature voice. But in 2012, his career was paused during an accident on the set of CBS ' The good woman left him serious injuries. Chenoweth talked about the physical and emotional assessment that the incident continues to have on her, and also explained how CBS made her feel "intimidated" the next day. Now, the actor speaks again - this time to say that she regrets not continuing a legal action against the network. Read the rest to find out why Chenoweth wants her to have managed things differently.

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During an appearance of January 16 in Andy Cohen's talk show Look at what's going on live ( Whhl ), Chenoweth told the 2012 incident , which occurred during the shooting on site in Brooklyn, New York.

Chenoweth told Cohen that she was in a street corner by a 7 -Eleven during the national day free of Slurpee - which occurs every year on July 7 - when lighting equipment struck it on the ground .

"I was going to get a slurpee that day-it was a free day," she said. "I heard as a mast sound, and I literally heard [someone say]:" We lose the light ", and I heard" action ", and I woke up in Bellevue [the hospital]."

"It struck me in the face and it threw me into a sidewalk," she added, causing a "fracture of the seven-inch skull, a [fracture] of hair, teeth and ribs.

Chenuweth's injuries were serious, the actor going so far as to say that she was "practically killed". Despite this, she did not take legal action against CBS. Cohen asked questions about this decision, in particular, noting that he was "a little surprised" Chenoweth did not "try to get money from them". AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

In response, Chenuweth said that she "did not do it out of fear and anxiety", warning others not to make the same error and "let fear ruin your life".

Cohen then asked if she regretted this decision, and Chenuweth nodded in response, adding that she had "long -standing injuries" of the accident. At the time, the nearby family encouraged him to continue.

"I wanted to have listened to my father, who said," You're going to want to do this "", remembers Chenoweth. "We are not the family of prosecution, but when you are practically killed ..."

Chenoweth discusses the accident in his new book, I am not a philosopher, but I have thoughts: mini-meditations for saints, sinners and the rest of us . During his interview on Whhl , she confirmed that since sharing her experience, she has heard nothing CBS.

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While the situation has certainly been traumatic for Chenoweth, in his recent Whhl Appearance, she was able to share some details on what saved his life that day.

According to Chenoweth, her doctor asked what "metal things" were in her hair, and she told them that they were extensions. "My hair extensions-it made the hair fracture go," she said, adding that her doctor told her that they had saved his life.

Offering light advice, Chenoweth joked: "So anyone who wants to get hair extensions should, for your health."

In the aftermath of the accident, CBS issued a official declaration , saying that a burst of wind was responsible for the reversal of the lightning The good woman casting and crew.

For her part, Chenuweth announced that she was unable to continue His guest role because of his injuries - but did not share much beyond. However, she later revealed her thoughts in a test for the 2022 collection My moment: 106 women on the fights for themselves , Comforting that she was originally afraid of talking about it.

"I was advised by a few people from my team and apart from my team as well as it would be imprudent to try to hold CBS responsible for what was clearly their responsibility ... I was told that I will never work again If I continued a major network, "she writes, by an extract Published in Marie Claire . "And it scared me. I let fear take over and I did what so many people do - especially women - in the face of facing someone or something more powerful than them . I have shrunk. "

Chenoweth also said that she didn't want to look "weak and broken" by speaking about it, but while her injuries and chronic pain persisted, she worked after fear and crashed. "The injustice of all this finally started to take up more space in me than fear," she said. In addition, CBS leaders at the helm in 2012, who "did not take responsibility" of what happened, also made its release. Chenoweth noted this and said that "leadership counts", calling the new "just charming to work" diet.