NEW YORK — Bret Michaels performed at the Tony Awards, and all he got was a nose fracture — and a busted lip.
According to Michaels’ spokeswoman, the rock singer had X-rays taken after getting clocked in the head by a descending piece of scenery at Sunday’s Radio City Music Hall ceremony.
Publicist Joann Mignano said Michaels, who performed with his 1980s hair-metal band Poison, fractured his nose and had to get three stitches in his lip. She says he was getting a CAT scan on Monday as a precaution, as he’s had a past neck injury.
He wiped off blood with a towel and laughed backstage when host Neil Patrick Harris joked that the singer “gave head banging a whole new meaning,” Mignano said.
Michaels took to the stage with Poison during the telecast’s opening production number, featuring performances from the season’s Broadway musicals.
They performed “Nothin’ But a Good Time” with the cast of “Rock of Ages,” and as Michaels exited the stage, he smacked into a piece of scenery and was knocked to the ground upon impact. Footage of the accident soon landed online, where Michaels’ pratfall seemed to score as much attention as the prestigious ceremony itself.
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