William Shatner rushed to hospital after medical scare
Star Trek star William Shatner has reportedly been rushed to hospital after he had problems with his blood sugar.
William Shatner has reported been rushed to hospital after he suffered a medical emergency.
The legendary Star Trek actor called for paramedics after he supposedly had problems with his blood sugar while at his home in Los Angeles, California, late on Wednesday afternoon.
As reported by TMZ, after a Los Angeles City Fire Department ambulance arrived at his house, Shatner - best known for playing Captain James T Kirk in the hit sci-fi series and its movies - was taken to hospital to be further examined.
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Despite his age, Shatner has remained active and often makes public appearances, as well as working on projects that are tied to his work as Captain Kirk.
Earlier in September, the star revealed he never made a penny from the Star Trek re-runs.
Speaking about his time on the show - which originally ran from 1966 until 1969 - Shatner told The Daily Telegraph newspaper: “Nobody knew about re-runs.
“The concept of syndication only came in after Star Trek was cancelled when someone from the unions said, ‘Wait a minute, you’re replaying all those films, those shows.’
“There was a big strike. But in the end, the unions secured residual fees shortly after Star Trek finished, so I didn’t benefit.”
However, Shatner - who was married to actress Gloria Rand, 92, at the time of filming Star Trek, and has three daughters, Leslie, 67, Lisabeth, 64, and Melanie, 61, with her - insisted the program did pay him well.
