Overview
- The 79-year-old actress posted a video on Tuesday saying she had a complete hip replacement and is using a cane while she recovers.
- Close said doctors found her left hip "in really bad shape," which prompted the surgery, and she reassured fans that she is feeling well.
- Photographs of her using a cane at the La Bola Negra screening during NewFest on October 15 led fans and reporters to ask for an explanation.
- In her caption Close thanked surgeon Dr. Edwin Sue and the Hospital for Special Surgery for her "new hip" and praised her family for support.
- She set a recovery goal of traveling for the Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping premiere in London on October 26 and then returning for the All's Fair event in New York, while some outlets report she is slated to receive an honorary Oscar in November.