Comedian Laura Clery Pinned by Refrigerator in Home Accident

Comedian Laura Clery was pinned against a counter by a 600-pound refrigerator while home alone earlier this week. m. saying, "I'm dying. " Hilton, 52, described the message as confusing and initially thought it might refer to a joke. He received a follow-up phone call from Clery, 39, who was hyperventilating and struggling to breathe.

Hilton arrived at the house to find firemen and paramedics already on scene. It took three men to lift the refrigerator off Clery. He said their eldest child, who is autistic, had climbed on the appliance and pulled it from its housing. Hilton noted that recent work on the refrigerator left only two of eight screws in place.

M. and is recovering at home after receiving medication for pain. She later posted on Instagram that she did not know if she would survive the incident. Clery and Hilton split in 2023 after 10 years of marriage.