After suffering a very serious injury last year when a Wal-Mart truck crashed into his vehicle, comedian Tracy Morgan will give his first television interview.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, "The Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock alum will appear on Monday's Today show, in his first TV interview since he was critically injured in a car crash last June. Morgan will be interviewed by Matt Lauer live in Today's Rockefeller Center studios and will be joined by his lawyer Benedict Morelli."
Last fall, Morelli said that Morgan had suffered a "severe brain injury." He wasn't at the Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary show in February, so Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin instead paid tribute to him.
This news comes after Morgan and Wal-Mart settled a lawsuit over the crash. On June 7, 2014, Morgan and other comedians were in a Mercedes Benz limousine mini-bus when a Wal-Mart truck barreled into them on the NJ Turnpike. James McNair was killed while Morgan was in critical condition. Two other passengers were also seriously injured. The Wal-Mart truck driver, police said, had been dozing during the crash because he hadn't slept in 24 hours.
A Wal-Mart spokesperson said yesterday, "While we know there is nothing that can change what happened, Wal-Mart has been committed to doing what's right to help ensure the well-being of all of those who were impacted by the accident. We are deeply sorry that one of our trucks was involved."
The company settled with McNair's children for $10 million, but the details of its settlement with Morgan are sealed. Morgan's lawyer Morelli said, "Wal-Mart took full responsibility for the accident, which we greatly appreciate."
Morgan himself released a statement, "I am grateful that the case was resolved amicably."
