NEW ZEALAND, November 28, 2005: Hollywood star Naomi Watts was nearly left paralyzed after a horrific fall on the New Zealand set of King Kong. Watts, who plays Ann Darrow in the hotly anticipated remake, fell heavily from a height into a ditch – to the shock of cast and crew. But she insists her rigorous practice of yoga saved her from any lasting damage. She says, “I fell with quite a lot of force and I was jammed up in a hole. I had a brief period when I couldn’t move and I thought I may be paralyzed. I thought, ‘This is it.’ But after a few seconds I was able to move and they slowly got me out. I thought, ‘Thank goodness for my yoga.’ It had made me supple and agile.”
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