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Donnie Yen says Jet Li major source of his injuries

(AP)
Updated: 2006-09-06 14:50
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Hong Kong - Donnie Yen says fellow action star Jet Li is a major source of his acting injuries, with Li responsible for wounding his eyebrow twice.

Donnie Yen says Jet Li major source of his injuries
Jet Li (L) and Donnie Yen co-star in an action movie.

Yen said in a posting on his blog Wednesday Li hit his eyebrow while launching a kick during the filming of "Once Upon a Time in China," and that Li struck his eyebrow with a sword while filming "Hero."

Describing the first injury, Yen said, "the blood burst out like in a movie. It was a blood pillar." He said it required six stitches.

After the second injury while filming "Hero," Yen said he joked about it, asking Li "why do you have something against my eyebrow?"

Yen said he was also accidentally stabbed by either actress Maggie Cheung or Brigitte Lin on the set of "New Dragon Inn."

Yen recently choreographed action sequences in the film "Stormbreaker."