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Crisis: 'Willy Wonka' Star Denise Nickerson Undergoing Emergency Surgery After Stroke

Willy Wonka Denise Nickerson Emergency Surgery
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July 13 2018, Updated 12:19 a.m. ET

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Denise Nickerson is currently experiencing a medical crisis just weeks after suffering a massive stroke, Breaking Celebrity News can exclusively report.

The Willy Wonka actress' daughter-in-law Jasmine told Breaking Celebrity News she ripped her feeding tube out of her stomach while in a "twilight" state.

"She became highly agitated and just ripped out her tube," a distraught Jasmine said. "They just wheeled her back for emergency surgery."

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Now, the 61-year-old is fighting for her life.

As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, Denise is in a dire situation after her stroke last month.

“She can’t walk. She can’t talk,” her son Josh told Breaking Celebrity News.

Her family fears she will never leave the hospital.

For more on this story, keep reading Breaking Celebrity News.

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