Journalist Thompson hurt in Waikiki fall
Advertiser Staff and News Services
Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson is recovering but faces further surgery after suffering a broken leg in a fall at his Waikiki hotel that interrupted his coverage of the Honolulu Marathon, according to his wife.
Thompson, 66, came to Honolulu as an ESPN.com columnist with his wife, Anita, and movie star Josh Hartnett, who rode in the pace vehicle during Sunday's marathon.
Hunter S. Thompson
Hartnett will co-star in "The Rum Diary," a movie version of Thompson's book based on his adventures in Puerto Rico, where he worked as a journalist in 1959 after being fired from a small-town newspaper in New York.
Thompson fell early Friday morning when he slipped on the bathroom floor, said Mrs. Thompson, who was the writer's 30-year-old assistant when they married in Aspen, Colo., on April 24.
Thompson was taken to Straub Hospital, where he spent a couple of days, Mrs. Thompson told The Associated Press.
The Thompsons were cutting short their Honolulu visit to return to their home in Aspen, Colo., where he will have surgery, Mrs. Thompson said. They were to leave last night or today after he receives a new cast on his left leg to allow him to travel, she said.
