One second she was walking across a snowy sidewalk. The next: a mid-winter misstep, a crash, and a fractured elbow that would leave her in agony. Criminal Minds fans paused in shock when Paget Brewster — the tenacious, sharp-witted Emily Prentiss — revealed via social media that she’d “fractured my elbow pretty badly” and is now on heavy pain meds, prepping for surgery in L.A. The stark X-ray she posted reminds followers that sometimes, even TV heroes are brutally human.
It all started with a post on X (formerly Twitter). Brewster shared a dramatic image of her fractured elbow, captioning it bluntly: “So I slipped on ice and fractured my elbow pretty badly on Tuesday… Surgery soon in LA. I’m on heavy pain meds watching @BachelorABC — love you guys!”
That message sent ripples through her fan base overnight. Behind that post was a visual: her arm swathed in an ace bandage and sling, a hospital bed, and the vulnerable angle of a cast. She followed up with gratitude, thanking the ER in Grand Rapids, Michigan for their swift care, and describing the strange mix of fear and relief she felt. She also thanked her “CriMi friends,” her husband and his family, her health insurance — and expressed hope for a next season of Criminal Minds.
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