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Winona Ryder Fine After Hospitalization

By RAPHAEL G. SATTER

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LONDON (Nov. 19) -Winona Ryder was briefly hospitalized after falling ill on a flight to London's Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, her publicist said.

Mara Buxbaum said the 37-year-old actress was taken to a west London hospital "as a precaution" and had been released.

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"She's fine now," Buxbaum said. She declined to go into details of Ryder's illness.

However, according to British tabloid The Sun, the actress collapsed due to an accidental overdose of Xanax pills.

A passenger recounted seeing Ryder on the flight: "She turned a deathly shade of pale. It was scary."

British Airways said a flight from Los Angeles to Heathrow requested priority landing after a female passenger "required medical attention" and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

"Our cabin crew looked after the female passenger as much as they could onboard and our passenger services staff also accompanied her to the local hospital," the statement said. "We wish her well."

Ryder, who began her film career as a teenager in 1986, earned back-to-back Oscar nominations in the 1990s for "Little Women" and the "The Age of Innocence." She's also known for youthful roles in films including "Heathers," "Edward Scissorhands" and "Girl, Interrupted. She has mostly stayed out of the headlines after her 2002 conviction for stealing several thousand dollars worth of merchandise from a Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Ryder had prescription drugs in her possession when she was arrested — but a drug charge was dropped after a doctor said he had prescribed the medication. A probation report stemming from the shoplifting incident showed that Ryder had dozens of prescriptions filled by 20 doctors over three years.

2008-11-19 13:31:41

Dan Steinberg, AP

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Isa Revived

04:51 PMNov 19 2008

Good to know Sarek's wife is doing all right. LL&P Winona. \\//_

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Edbaggett

04:46 PMNov 19 2008

This woman has problems. How do these actresses ever get anything done ?Pills, dope, shoftlifting, This is yet another case of too much time & too much money !

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LONNY307

04:34 PMNov 19 2008

I love Winona. I'd marry her in a heart beat. Ya. she had a problem. But far less then Britney or Lindsey. She looks a little thin. I hope she gets better and gets back to acting. She's great.

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lukester1962

04:30 PMNov 19 2008

Maybe she was just sick because there was nothing to steal.

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Elvenspirit51

04:25 PMNov 19 2008

How embarrassing for her if she was ill enough to poop in her pants. Been in that situation myself, but fortunately it was not on a major airline with gawkers everywhere. Ms. Ryder is a lovely, talented actress, and I hope she has recovered from her illness.

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Gobluespartyon

04:11 PMNov 19 2008

Glad that Winona Ryder is feeling better.

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