Al Pacino's Near-Death COVID-19 Memoir Revealed

Al Pacino, the 84-year-old Oscar-winning actor, recently revealed his near-death experience with COVID-19 during the pandemic in 2020. During a podcast interview promoting his memoir 'Sonny Boy,' Pacino recounted falling severely ill with dehydration and fever, resulting in a moment where he lost his pulse and consciousness. Paramedics and doctors, dressed in protective gear, quickly arrived and revived him. This experience led Pacino to reflect on mortality, noting the absence of any near-death phenomena like a 'white light,' which he described as 'strange porridge.' Despite the scare, he expressed a contemplative view on life and death, ultimately suggesting there is 'nothing there' in the afterlife. Pacino continues to work in the film industry and became a father again last year, which he credits as motivation to 'stick around longer.'