Ashley Judd Details ‘Catastrophic’ Injury After Falling In Rainforest: My Leg Is ‘Shattered’

Ashley Judd is recovering after a “catastrophic” injury “shattered” her leg. The actress and activist broke her tibia in multiple places while on a research trip to the Congo. Ashley reflected on the incident and its harrowing aftermath while in a South African ICU, telling New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof on Instagram Live that she tripped over a fallen tree while walking in the dark and was in agony for the next 55 hours until she was able to get proper medical care.