American Horror Story: Freak Show actress Kathy Bates was screaming out in pain during the Golden Globe awards, and it was not because she lost to Downton Abbey's Joanne Froggatt for the Best Supporting Actress award.
An eyewitness narrated that star was badly injured about an hour into the awards ceremony, which was held at the Beverly Hilton.
The onlooker told Us Weeklythat Bates, 66, "screamed out in pain and almost collapsed" before steadying herself on a chair.
There are no specifics as to how she got injured, but the eyewitness speculated that she might have been stepped heavily on her foot. "She limped back to her table and looked to be crying in pain," the onlooker says, adding that people tried tending to the actress' injury.
Her moment of pain came moments before the Best Supporting Actress winner was announced, and it looked like Bates was still feeling some discomfort during the announcement.
Bates attended the Golden Globes to support American Horror Story, which earned two acting nominations, including one for herself for her role as Ethel Darling, or the bearded lady. She lost to Froggatt, who acknowledged Bates during her acceptance speech.
The actress arrived that night flashing her cellphone case, which carried the words "Je Suis Charlie." It signifies her support for the freedom of self-expression and remembrance of the seven victims of the recent terror attack in the Charlie Hebdo Paris office.
Bates appeared in two seasons of American Horror Story. She was first Madame Delphine LaLaurie in Coven and now Ethel in Freak Show. Her television work has garnered her a total of twelve Emmy Award nominations. She already won an Emmy for her role as LaLaurie, and another for playing the ghost of Charlie Harper in the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men.
Her vast film acting experience include the 1990 film Misery, where she won both an Academy Award and Golden Globe award for Best Actress. She also bagged major roles in the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes, 1995 film Dolores Claiborne, and the 1997 blockbuster hit Titanic.
She followed this with the 1998 flick Primary Colors, where she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also received another nomination for her role in About Schmidt (2002).