âThe Godfatherâ director Francis Ford Coppola was hospitalized in Rome, Italy, and his representative released a statement about his health.
Francis Ford Coppolaâs Health
âMr. Coppola went in for a scheduled update procedure with acclaimed Dr. Andrea Natale, his doctor of over 30 years, and is resting nicely. All is well,â the representative told The Guardian. There was concern that the situation was more serious, but Coppolaâs rep dispelled these rumors.
âThere was not an emergency,â they said. âHe went to the hospital in a car.â
Coppola has since made his own statement, updating fans and loved ones about his health. Coppola posted a photo of himself on Instagram on Tuesday, August 5, and wrote his thoughts in the caption. âDa Dada (what my kids call me) is fine, taking an opportunity while in Rome to do the update of my 30 year old afib procedure with its inventor, a great Italian doctor â Dr. Andrea Natale,â he wrote. âI am well!â
The AFIB procedure he refers to is short for Atrial Fibrillation, which helps to restore normal heart rhythm.
Fans & Celebrities React With Love to Francis Ford Coppolaâs Health Update
The comment section of the Instagram post has been flooded with messages of love and support from fans and celebrities. Among the responses is one from âBasic Instinctâ star Sharon Stone, who wrote, âWe love you honey.â
âLaw & Orderâ actress Lynn Sellers also shared her thoughts, writing, âThis is wonderful news that all went wellâ¦Rest and recover! Btw, The Godfather Part II has been playing a lot lately. Iâm always happy to see it especially to see my late husband, Bruno Kirby. I still have his Young Clemenza shoes and hat from it.â
Italian actress Mara Venier reacted to Coppola’s news with several red heart emojis.
Fans also reacted to the news with messages of support. âIâm glad youâre doing ok. Itâs bad enough we lost David Lynch this year. We canât afford to lose another brilliant filmmaker in the same year,â a fan wrote.
âââIâm happy to hear youâre doing well, Mr. Coppola!â another shared.
Coppola reflected on his life when addressing a crowd at San Franciscoâs Palace of Fine Arts on August 1, SFGate reports.
âIâm 85. I lost my wife a year ago, around this time,â he said of his wife, Eleanor Coppola, who died in April 2024. âBut my attitude for death is that I always lived my life so that when I was at the moment approaching death, I wouldnât say, âOh, I wish I had done this and I wish I had done that.â Instead, I say to myself, âI got to do this.ââ
He continued, âI got to see my daughter win an Oscar. I got to see my father win an Oscar. Iâm going to be so busy saying all the things I got to do that when I die, Iâm not going to notice it. When I die, Iâm not going to notice it. You know how your electric toothbrush just shuts off when you least expect it? Thatâs what death is like.”
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