Renner Says He’s Home from Hospital after Snow Plow Accident

Jeremy Renner arrives at the premiere of "Avengers: Endgame" at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Monday, April 22, 2019. (AP)
Jeremy Renner arrives at the premiere of "Avengers: Endgame" at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Monday, April 22, 2019. (AP)
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Renner Says He’s Home from Hospital after Snow Plow Accident

Jeremy Renner arrives at the premiere of "Avengers: Endgame" at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Monday, April 22, 2019. (AP)
Jeremy Renner arrives at the premiere of "Avengers: Endgame" at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Monday, April 22, 2019. (AP)

Actor Jeremy Renner says he is out of the hospital after being treated for serious injuries from a snow plow accident.

In response to a Twitter post Monday about his Paramount+ TV series “Mayor of Kingstown,” Renner tweeted, “Outside my brain fog in recovery, I was very excited to watch episode 201 with my family at home.”

Renner was run over by his own 7-ton Pistenbully snow groomer in Nevada while trying to use it to free a relative’s vehicle on a private road near Lake Tahoe on New Year’s Day, authorities said.

The accident left him in critical condition with major chest trauma and other injuries, according to a Renner representative.

Authorities are still investigating but have said there were no signs that Renner was impaired and no indication of any foul play.

The 52-year-old two-time Oscar nominee plays Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has a recurring role in the “Mission Impossible” franchise.



UK Government to Probe Dynamic Pricing After Oasis Tickets Surge 

A fan uses a smart phone to access an on-line ticket sales website to purchase tickets for Oasis' "Live '25" tour taking place in 2025, at home in Marsden, northern England on August 31, 2024. (AFP)
A fan uses a smart phone to access an on-line ticket sales website to purchase tickets for Oasis' "Live '25" tour taking place in 2025, at home in Marsden, northern England on August 31, 2024. (AFP)
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UK Government to Probe Dynamic Pricing After Oasis Tickets Surge 

A fan uses a smart phone to access an on-line ticket sales website to purchase tickets for Oasis' "Live '25" tour taking place in 2025, at home in Marsden, northern England on August 31, 2024. (AFP)
A fan uses a smart phone to access an on-line ticket sales website to purchase tickets for Oasis' "Live '25" tour taking place in 2025, at home in Marsden, northern England on August 31, 2024. (AFP)

Britain's government has said it will investigate how prices for concert tickets sold on official websites are hiked when demand surges, after fans seeking their spot at next year's Oasis reunion shows faced soaring costs over the weekend.

Culture minister Lisa Nandy said it was "depressing to see vastly inflated prices" on sites operated by authorized retailers which she said would exclude some fans from the shows.

The government will include issues around the transparency and use of so-called dynamic pricing - which pushes up the costs when demand is high - in an already planned review of ticket sales and the protection of consumers, she said.

"Working with artists, industry and fans we can create a fairer system that ends the scourge of touts, rip-off resales and ensures tickets at fair prices," Nandy said in a statement late on Sunday.

Another government minister, Lucy Powell who is leader of the House of Commons, told the BBC she bought two tickets for 350 pounds ($460) each from an official retailer, more than double their original face value.

Oasis announced 17 shows in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with the first due to take place in Cardiff in July 2025, followed by nights in Manchester – where the band was formed in 1991 – London, Edinburgh and Dublin.

All the tickets in Britain were sold within around 10 hours on Saturday, after many fans spent the day in online queues.