{"id":604958,"date":"2021-07-28T14:21:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T18:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=604958"},"modified":"2021-07-28T14:21:52","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T18:21:52","slug":"better-call-saul-star-bob-odenkirk-collapses-on-set-rushed-to-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-call-saul-star-bob-odenkirk-collapses-on-set-rushed-to-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Better Call Saul\u2019 Star Bob Odenkirk Collapses On Set, Rushed To Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbetter-call-saul-star-bob-odenkirk-collapses-on-set-rushed-to-hospital%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=604958&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-452012973.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Actor Bob Odenkirk collapsed on the set of his hit show \u201cBetter Call Saul\u201d Tuesday night and had to be rushed to the hospital. Now, fellow actors are sending him messages of prayer and support.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2021\/07\/27\/bob-odenkirk-hospitalized-after-collapsing-on-set-better-call-saul\/\">TMZ<\/a> broke the story of the Emmy-winner\u2019s emergency, reporting that he was shooting his critically-acclaimed AMC drama, which is a prequel to the acclaimed series \u201cBreaking Bad,\u201d when he \u201cwent down, and was immediately surrounded by crew members who called an ambulance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the cause of the star\u2019s collapse has not yet been made public, the outlet continued, \u201cWe\u2019re told it\u2019s unclear if he was conscious when he was transported, but a source close to Odenkirk tells us he is still in the hospital under the care of doctors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Odenkirk\u2019s colleagues have been sending him well-wishes on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Actor Michael McKean, who plays Saul\u2019s brother Chuck, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MJMcKean\/status\/1420237082795024389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1420237082795024389%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2021%2Ftv%2Fnews%2Fbob-odenkirk-hospitalized-david-cross-1235029244%2F\">tweeted<\/a>, \u201cSending huge love to our @mrbobodenkirk. You got this, brother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His former \u201cBreaking Bad\u201d co-star, Aaron Paul <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CR4EIXSHdMW\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\">said<\/a> on Instagram, \u201cI love you my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the lead of that show, Bryan Cranston <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CR3-S72pFCy\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\">posted<\/a> a photo of the pair with this message: \u201cToday I woke up to news that has made me anxious all morning. My friend, Bob Odenkirk collapsed last night on the set of Better Call Saul. He is in the hospital in Albuquerque and receiving the medical attention he needs but his condition is not known to the public as yet. Please take a moment in your day today to think about him and send positive thoughts and prayers his way, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Odenkirk\u2019s close friend and comedy partner, David Cross <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidcrosss\/status\/1420248776552423427?s=20\">tweeted<\/a>, \u201cI will share what I know when I can but Bob is one of the strongest people I know both physically and spiritually.\u201d He added, \u201cHe WILL get through this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the Daily Wire has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/a-v-club-slams-canceled-blackface-sketch-it-once-raved-about\">reported<\/a>, while Hollywood is currently showing Odenkirk support, in the past it has cancelled work from earlier in his career:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"24\">\n<p><em>\u201c[Netflix] yanked a 2015 episode of \u201cW\/Bob and David\u201d because one of the sketch show\u2019s leads appeared in blackface.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>David Cross\u2019s character in the episode darkened his skin, a measure made to illustrate how police allegedly train their rage on black, not white, Americans.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cross tried to explain the setup, which included black actor Keegan-Michael Key as part of the bit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Hey all, Netflix is going to pull this sketch from \u2018With Bob &amp; David\u2019 because the ridiculous, foolish character I play puts on \u2018black face\u2019 at one point,\u201d Cross wrote in the tweet. \u201cThe point of this was to underscore the absurdity\u2026well, here\u2019s your last chance to figure it out.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Odenkirk publicly defended the skit, saying, \u201c\u201c[W]e considered every choice we made doing our show, and always aimed to make you laugh and think, and never make an obvious or easy point\u2026that very much includes this sketch. Our comedy is always about the human element, never about making a political point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Bob Odenkirk collapsed on the set of his hit show \u201cBetter Call Saul\u201d Tuesday night and had to be rushed to the hospital. 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