Hollywood star Jean Claude Van Damme denies that he suffered a heart attack
October 21st, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There were a lot of reports that Hollywood actor Jean Claude Van Damme had suffered a minor heart attack while he was on location to shoot his yet to be released movie Weapon. However all Jean Claude Van Damme fans can rest easy because it was just a false alarm. The actor has denied that he suffered any heart attack at all.
There were reports about the heart problem by Contactmusic which had said that the popular actor got heart related problems while he was in New Orleans to shoot the movie which is being directed by Ernie Barbarash.
There were a number of rumors that the actor who celebrated his 50th birthday on Monday was rushed to a local medical facility where he received treatment from medical professionals.
However Jean clarified the matter on his Facebook page where he wrote that, “Hours ago, I read a rumor online about me suffering heart attack!! Please, do not believe all what you read from rumors on any unofficial JCVD sites. Jean-Claude Van Damme is 100-percent healthy, training well for taking the fight and sending his fans & friends much love.”
The actors kick and other martial arts moves have given him the nickname Muscles from Brussels. The actor has starred in other movies such as Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Double Impact, Hard Target, Time Cop and Street Fighter.
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