Jane Pratt, the founder of Sassy and Jane magazines, was seen leaving the“Being Good is Golden”photography exhibition in the East Village on Friday night in tears, comforted outside by R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe and actor Benn Northover. The reason was not drama or a fight. It was pain from a recent injury that her friends’hugs accidentally made worse.
Pratt is currently healing from a fall near her Chelsea home where she tripped on a low bench while typing an email. The accident left her with a leg gash that required 19 stitches and a broken sternum. At the exhibition, well-meaning friends went in for hugs, which reportedly aggravated her healing chest and pushed her to step out early. Basically, the affection was too strong for her ribcage.
The timing is rough, since Pratt has a memoir deal with Random House in the works and a legacy as one of the most influential editors in pop culture history. The takeaway here is simple: even icons need recovery time, and walk-and-text is undefeated. Have you ever gone out too soon after being hurt and paid the price? Tell us in the comments.
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