A rep for Bret Michaels has issued photos and a statement about the nose fracture and busted lip the Poison rocker suffered during his show opening performance at Sunday night’s 2009 Tony Awards. The Michaels camp is disappointed — more like incensed — with the manner in which show producers handled Bret’s accident, saying if it had been “Liza Minnelli, Dolly Parton or Elton John” who had been injured “the Tonys would have at least issued a letter of concern.”

“With all due respect to everyone working the Tony awards somewhere down the line there was a lack of communication and the prop should have been immediately halted until Michaels was clear. Sunday morning at rehearsals, Bret was never informed that the descending set piece existed, let alone would be moving into position as he was exiting the stage,” Janna Elias, a rep for the VH1 reality star, said in statement posted on the singer’s website on Wednesday. “Although Bret was visibly dazed he remained extremely calm backstage as members of our road crew brought him a towel to wipe the blood from his face. His only comment at the time was ‘What the hell just hit me?’ The severity of this injury is not being taken lightly as symptoms from head and neck injuries at first may seem like nothing and sometimes do not present for days. At this time the full extent of his injuries remains to be seen until all x-rays are back.”

The statement continued:

“I find it surprising that a Tony spokesperson would brush off this incident with a comment stating ‘Mr. Michaels missed his mark’ with no mention of concern for his condition. If everyone at the Tonys were aware that Bret missed his mark then they should have been aware enough to stop the set piece from hitting him or at least slowed it down until he cleared the stage. I feel had this incident happened to Liza Minnelli, Dolly Parton or Elton John the Tonys would have at least issued a letter of concern.”
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