Ellen DeGeneres Reacts to Ex Anne Heche’s Hospitalization After Car Crash: ‘I Don’t Want Anyone to Be Hurt’

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Sharing her support. Following Anne Heche’s ongoing road to recovery after her involvement in a fiery car crash, ex Ellen DeGeneres has weighed in.“I don’t want anyone to be hurt,” the Finding Nemo voice actress, 64, told a photographer on Wednesday, August 10, per Entertainment Tonight. “[It] sure was [a dangerous accident].”Heche, 53, was involved in a Friday, August 5, car accident in Los Angeles, which left her with severe burns.“Anne is currently in stable condition,” a representative for Heche told Us Weekly at the time. “Her family and friends ask for your thoughts and prayers and to respect her privacy during this difficult time.”The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to Us that the driver — who they would not identify — had been traveling eastbound on Preston Way at a high rate of speed.

After driving through an intersection, the vehicle had run off the road and collided with a residence along the street. According to the LAPD, the car was soon engulfed in flames and the driver received severe burns before being transported to a local hospital.Following her hospitalization, a spokesperson for the All Rise actress issued an update on her recovery.“At this time she is in extreme critical condition she has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention,” a rep for Heche told Us on Monday, August 8. “She is in a coma and has not regained consciousness since shortly after the accident.”DeGeneres, who dated Heche between 1997 and 2000, admitted on Wednesday that she had not been in touch with the Dancing With the Stars alum in several years but still offered her prayers.“My story is a story that created change in the world, moved the needle for equal