Jonathan Goodwin was left with life-changing injuries after he was crushed between two burning cars in October 2021 during rehearsals for America's Got Talent: Extreme.
Amanda Abbington's escapologist fiancé is suing America's Got Talent bosses over a stunt that went wrong and left him in a wheelchair for life.
Jonathan then fell to the ground and hit his head. He was airlifted to hospital where he underwent surgery. READ MORE: Strictly star Amanda Abbington says she 'feels like a woman again' after joining the BBC show as she reveals she felt 'invisible' when she hit her 40s Advertisement 'The producers and staff working on this show could have taken a number of simple steps to ensure Jonathan's safety. Instead, the production was rushed, chaotic and staffed by a team that lacked the necessary expertise and experience.
'We had a man suspended from a cable with cars that were supposed to slam into each other, and he didn't drop in time and they slammed into him.'In 2013, he wore a straightjacket and dangled from a blazing rope over the River Thames in London. The performer has also successfully completed other risky stunts in the past for the the flagship AGT series and has also been featured on its sister series in the UK, Britain's Got Talent.
Jonathan is engaged to actress Amanda Abbington, 49, who has starred in Sherlock, Mr Selfridge and Doc Martin. Jonathan said they had not considered moving back to the UK until he met Amanda and he changed his mind on a seven-hour phone call to the actress.Their whirlwind romance saw them get engaged the first time they had met each other in person.
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