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American blogger and columnist Perez Hilton recently shared his reaction after actor Josh Hartnett was reportedly rushed to the hospital following a car crash. According to CBC, the 47-year-old actor was in the passenger seat when the SUV he was in had a collision with a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) patrol vehicle in St. John’s last Thursday.
In an article published on September 29, 2025, the outlet reported that Josh Hartnett was in the city filming a show for the streaming giant Netflix. Meanwhile, a source close to the production revealed that the actor was travelling back home from the filming set when the vehicle he was riding was hit.
On September 29, Perez Hilton took to his blog and detailed the actor’s car crash in Canada. The media personality noted that the car crash reportedly occurred around 1 am local time last week.
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“Oh, no. This is not the kind of news we ever want to be writing about… So scary,” Hilton wrote in his blog.
Perez Hilton wrote that the damage was reportedly said to be “way more than just a fender-bender.” Citing the police department release, the media personality reported that “there was significant damage to both of the vehicles,” and the passenger and driver were both sent to the hospital.
Meanwhile, as per Hilton, Josh Hartnett and the driver sustained “minor injuries.” The police officer was also reportedly sent to the hospital as a precaution. Notably, as per Hilton, the actor’s injuries apparently weren’t “substantial.”
Perez Hilton calls Josh Hartnett a “tough dude” after the actor resumes work amid his car accident
On Monday, September 29, 2025, a representative for Josh Hartnett confirmed to US Weekly that the actor was examined by doctors and then discharged from the hospital following his car accident. The Pearl Harbor actor was also reported to have returned to work after the said accident.
After it was revealed that the Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre actor resumed his work soon after being in a car accident, Perez Hilton shared his reaction to the same in his blog.
“Uh, wow — what a tough dude. We just hope he rests, too!” he wrote.
Meanwhile, according to USA Today, Josh Hartnett had begun working on a Netflix series back in August. While the series does not have a title yet, it is reported to be a limited series with six episodes, and Jesse McKeown is said to be the series creator. Besides Hartnett, the Netflix show will also reportedly star Stranger Things actor Charlie Heaton and Speak No Evil actress Mackenzie Davis.
As per IMDb, the series, which Hartnett is shooting for in Canada, is being referred to as the Untitled Netflix Newfoundland Series. The official synopsis states that the show centres on a fisherman who is trying to protect his family and community from a mysterious sea creature that wreaks havoc on a remote town in Newfoundland.
For the unversed, Josh Hartnett has previously starred in Black Mirror series episode, Beyond the Sea. The 47-year-old actor also co-starred in the Oscar-winning and Christopher Nolan-directed film Oppenheimer. Meanwhile, for his next film, titled Verity and based on Colleen Hoover’s book of the same name, the actor will share the screen with Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson.
