Irons A Hero As Film Pal Crashes Her Bike
by Arts Editor, Scottish Daily Record
October 23, 2000
FILM idol Jeremy Irons comforted badly injured Hollywood star Lauren Hutton yesterday after she crashed on a powerful motorcycle.
Irons held the actress in his arms then flew with her in a helicopter to hospital after she careered off the road and smashed into a giant boulder.
Irons and Hutton are both members of the Guggenheim Motorcycle Club in the US. They were with a crowd of other bike lovers, including film star Dennis Hopper, when the 55-year-old lost control of her machine.
The accident happened in a remote area of southern Nevada. Hutton and Irons - who was not hurt in the accident - were flown to a hospital in Las Vegas.
A member of the medical rescue team said: "Jeremy did everything possible to comfort her. He kept telling her she'd pull through and he'd stay with her."
Irons said later: "I am very upset. What has happened is dreadful."
Hutton starred in 50 movies, including American Gigolo with Richard Gere.
Her condition was described last night as "serious but stable".