Comedian Laura Clery sent desperate text to ex-husband while pinned under 600-pound fridge
Comedian Laura Clery experienced a terrifying accident when she became pinned under a 600-pound refrigerator. She sent a desperate text to her ex-husband, Stephen Hilton, asking for help, which he initially thought was a joke. Emergency services responded, and Clery was eventually rescued and taken to the hospital.
- ▪Laura Clery sent a text to her ex-husband saying, 'I’m dying. Come by now now now,' while pinned under a fridge.
- ▪Hilton found the situation confusing and thought it might be a joke until he received a panicked call from Clery.
- ▪Emergency responders arrived at the scene, where Hilton found Clery being assisted by firemen and paramedics.
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Celebrity News Comedian Laura Clery sent desperate text to ex-husband while pinned under 600-pound fridge By Jolie Zenna Published May 22, 2026, 1:37 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add Page Six on Google Laura Clery sent a desperate text to her ex-husband, Stephen Hilton, while she was “pinned” by a refrigerator in a “terrifying” freak accident earlier this week. Hilton revealed the horrifying message he received from his ex Tuesday night in a Substack entry posted Wednesday titled, “Laura Is In The Hospital – Police, Fire and Ambulance came out..” “I got a text from Laura at 8 PM saying, ‘I’m dying. Come by now now now,’” he wrote. Hilton described the text as “very confusing” and admitted he thought she could have meant it in a joking manner.
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