Salman Rushdie's ex-wife Padma Lakshmi wrote that she was 'relieved' following reports that he seemed to be recovering after he was brutally attacked at a speaking engagement on Friday.The 51-year-old Top Chef host, who was married to Rushdie from 2004 until their 2007 divorce, also hoped that he would have 'swift healing' from the attack.Her tweet followed news that Rushdie's had been taken off a ventilator and was able to say a few words, though he is still in critical condition.
Sigh of relief: Salman Rushdie's ex-wife Padma Lakshmi wrote Sunday that she was 'relieved' following reports that he was recovering after he was brutally attacked on Friday; seen in May in Hollywood'Relieved @SalmanRushdie is pulling through after Friday’s nightmare,' Lakshmi wrote on Twitter on Sunday morning. 'Worried and wordless, can finally exhale.
Now hoping for swift healing.''Rushdie was stabbed on Friday as he was about to give a lecture at a literary festival. The author's 1988 novel the Satanic Verses, which reimagines parts of the Prophet Muhammad's life, led to Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini to issue a fatwa — a death sentence — against Rushdie.
His attacker, Hadi Matar, 24, is a sympathizer of the Iranian regime. Wishing for the best: Lakshmi said she had been 'worried and wordless,' but she was 'hoping for swift healing' Improving: Rushdie was reportedly able to go off his ventilator and could say a few words.
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