DISNEY - BAILEY TO SUE AFTER STAGE FALL

BAILEY TO SUE AFTER STAGE FALL

LATEST: Broadway star ADRIAN BAILEY is to sue movie giant DISNEY after injuring himself by falling through a trap door before a performance of THE LITTLE MERMAID.
The actor was rushed to Bellevue Hospital with a broken back, a shattered pelvis, a fractured sternum, multiple broken ribs, a fractured foot and broken wrists just moments before a matinee of the stage show at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York on 10 May (08).
The 51-year-old, who has several roles in the theatre version of the 1989 Disney movie, was forced to undergo emergency surgery.
Bailey's attorney Mark Manus says, "There's an expression that somebody broke every bone in his body. Well, this is pretty close.
"He's lucky to be alive."
In a petition filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, New York, Bailey asks for an order to preserve the boat scenery so it will be available for his planned lawsuit.
Disney spokesman Joe Quenqua says, "We have launched a thorough investigation of the circumstances related to this incident and will continue making the safety of our company members a top priority."
Bailey remains in intensive care.