Jennifer Nettles breaks a rib in stage fall

Jennifer Nettles tripped on stage as she was about to perform and broke her rib.
The singer, and frontwoman of country duo Sugarland, was injured up after she fell over a lighting fixture ahead of a performance at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday (04May17).
According to the New York Post, the Hey Heartbreak singer had been booked to perform for a roomful of advertisers by Time Inc. and the audience was awaiting her arrival onstage when the accident occurred.
After she fell the singer’s aides took her out via a back door, before calling an ambulance to take her to nearby Bellevue Hospital. Jennifer reportedly guessed at the time, “I broke my rib,” and the Drunk in Heels star’s self-diagnosis was correct as she later explained the reason for her non-appearance onstage to fans on social media.
“Hi loves. Thanks for all your kind wishes. Broken rib and banged up, but grateful. Maybe slowly moving for a bit. But I’ll rally,” she tweeted. “First time in all my 20+ yrs of performing to fall off a stage!!! First time for everything!!! Thanks for the love!”
The 42-year-old singer thanked the medical team at the hospital, and shared how she responded to a question about the severity of the pain when asked by the emergency responder.
“EMT: On a scale of 1-10 how bad does it hurt? Me: It’s not having a baby, but it’s close,” she tweeted.