Padma Lakshmi is 'Worried and Wordless' After Ex-Husband Salman Rushdie was Stabbed On Stage

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Padma Lakshmi is hoping for «swift healing» for her ex-husband, author, Salman Rushdie, after he was stabbed by a man who rushed the stage as Rusdhie was about to give a lecture at western New York's Chautauqua Institution, a nonprofit education and retreat center.Lakshmi, who was married to Rushdie from 2004 to 2007, took to Twitter Sunday morning to share a status update on the 75-year-old author after he was said to be in «critical condition» following the attack.«Relieved @SalmanRushdie is pulling through after Friday’s nightmare,» The co-hosttweeted. «Worried and wordless, can finally exhale.

Now hoping for swift healing.»Relieved @SalmanRushdie is pulling through after Friday’s nightmare. Worried and wordless, can finally exhale.

Now hoping for swift healing.Rushdie was flown to a hospital and underwent surgery after the attack. His agent, Andrew Wylie, said Friday night the author was on a ventilator and could not speak.

He said Rushdie will likely lose an eye, adding that the nerves in his arm were «severed» and his liver was «stabbed and damaged.» Police identified the attacker as Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey.