Botched Surgery Means Opera Star Can’t Sing Without Farting

January 24, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment

Oh, dear. Things did not work out well from an episiotomy during the birth of her child. From UPROXX:

The lawsuit claims that Herbst, a mezzo-soprano, is now unable to work as a professional opera singer. She has performed with the Nashville Opera Company.‘As a result of her incontinence and excessive flatulence, Herbst has been unable to work as a professional opera singer,’ it says.

Like I said, oh, dear. The full story here.

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