Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward has had an eventful offseason, appearing on Dancing With The Stars, getting pulled over by the police in a misunderstanding, and, on Thursday, being interviewed by Jay Leno. The fun and games could be about to come to an end, however, as his Dancing With The Stars partner Kym Johnson left rehearsal on a stretcher Friday. She was taken to a hospital in Los Angeles. There is no immediate word on what might have happened.
↵↵↵No word yet on her condition or what caused the ambulance to be called.
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Ward and Johnson have been among the top-performing pairs on DWTS.
↵UPDATE: Here's more. Johnson apparently fell in rehearsal.
↵↵↵L.A. Fire Department confirmed to "Extra" that they dispatched a rescue ambulance to the "DWTS" rehearsal studios. Johnson was taken out on a stretcher with an oxygen mask on her face.
↵Ward was seen with his head in his hands.
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It's not yet clear to me why she needed the oxygen mask if the problem was a fall. We'll see what happens.
↵UPDATE 4:34 PM: Here's video of Johnson being taken out. It doesn't show an oxygen mask, only a neck brace.
↵UPDATE 7:30 PM: This report says Johnson is fine and that her trip to the hospital was merely precautionary.