ACTOR JEREMY RENNER IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER WEATHER-RELATED ACCIDENT

Fans took to Twitter to wish for Renner a speedy recovery.

‘I hope he pulls through. That’s horrifying,’ one person tweeted.

‘Praying for Jeremy Renner,’ said another.

‘Sending up prayers for his swift recovery’ wrote another well-wisher.

The Avengers actor spends time at the ranch with his nine-year-old daughter Ava, who he shares with his ex-wife Sonni Pacheco.

Renner and Pacheco wed in 2014 and split later that year, with their divorce finalized the following year.

Their split made headlines after Pacheco leveled a number of claims at the Hawkeye actor amid their custody battle for Ava.

Pacheco in 2019 said in court docs filed in Los Angeles that Renner had threatened he would fatally shoot her and himself, TMZ reported. She claimed that the actor had been verbally abusive to her and had issues with drug abuse, which Renner denied.

A rep for the Mayor of Kingstown actor told US Weekly in October of 2019, ‘The well-being of his daughter Ava has always been and continues to be the primary focus for Jeremy. This is a matter for the court to decide.

‘It’s important to note the dramatizations made in Sonni’s declaration are a one-sided account made with a specific goal in mind.’

The couple’s public clash made headlines last year at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, when Renner submitted court docs in an effort to have his child support payments lowered, citing a lack of work as the studios had shut down at the time.

She subsequently told Page Six in a statement, ‘It is very disheartening that in a time of global crisis there is yet another attempt to reduce funds I rely on to provide for our child.’

A powerful storm has brought heavy rain and snowfall to much of California, causing traffic jams and closing major roads as the state prepared to usher in a new year.

In the high Sierra Nevada, where Renner’s home is located, about 2ft of snow fell on New Year’s Day – but as much as 5ft was predicted.

The Sacramento agency released a map of 24-hour precipitation showing a wide range of totals in the region, from less than an inch in some areas to more than 5in in the Sierra foothills.

The US National Weather Service in Sacramento had warned about hazardous driving conditions and posted photos on Twitter showing traffic on snow-covered mountain passes, where vehicles are required to have chains or four-wheel drive.

A so-called atmospheric river storm was pulling in a long and wide plume of moisture from the Pacific Ocean.

 Near Lake Tahoe, dozens of drivers were rescued on New Year’s Eve along Interstate 80 after cars spun out in the snow during the blizzard, the California Department of Transportation said. The key route to the mountains from the San Francisco Bay Area reopened early Sunday to passenger vehicles with chains.

‘The roads are extremely slick so let´s all work together and slow down so we can keep I-80 open,’ the California Highway Patrol said on Twitter. Several other highways, including State Route 50, also reopened.

More than 4ft of snow had accumulated in the high Sierra Nevada, and the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area said heavy, wet snow would cause major delays in chairlift openings. On Saturday, the resort reported numerous lift closings, citing high winds, low visibility and ice.

Flooding and rock slides also closed portions of roads across Northern California.

It was the first of several storms expected to roll across California over the next week.

Hannah Chandler-Cooley, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Sacramento, said the current system is expected to be warmer and wetter, while next week’s storms will be colder.

Renner is a two-time Oscar nominee, scoring back-to-back nods for The Hurt Locker and The Town.

Source: dailymail.com