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Legendary editor Jane Pratt ducks out of party in tears amid bone-crunching injury crisis

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Coleman, O. (2026, September 29). Legendary editor Jane Pratt ducks out of party in tears amid bone-crunching injury crisis. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/09/28/celebrity-news/legendary-editor-jane-pratt-ducks-out-of-party-in-tears-amid-bone-crunching-injury-crisis/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-29 · by Oli Coleman

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Jane Pratt, the renowned editor from magazines like Sassy and Jane, left an East Village photography exhibition in tears due to physical pain caused by a recent accident. A few weeks earlier, while typing on her phone, she tripped near her Chelsea home, resulting in a leg injury that required 19 stitches and a broken sternum. At the event, where photographers Ryan McGinley and Sylvia Plachy were present, Pratt’s recovery was compromised when friends hugged her, aggravating her chest injury.
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Legendary editor Jane Pratt left a photography exhibition in the East Village in tears on Friday night due to a recent injury. At the "Being Good is Golden" show curated by David Belisle, Pratt appeared overwhelmed and exited early, comforted outside by lifelong friend R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe and actor Benn Northover. The incident occurred because a couple of weeks ago, while typing an email on her phone, she tripped near her Chelsea home, resulting in a gash requiring 19 stitches and breaking her sternum. Pratt's exit was also reportedly caused by getting hugs from friends at the event, which exacerbated her injury.

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Jane Page Six R.E.M. Sassy XOJane

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Pratt PERSON · 3× Benn Northover PERSON · 1× David Belisle PERSON · 1× Jane PERSON · 1× Jane Pratt PERSON · 1× Michael Stipe PERSON · 1× Page Six ORG · 1× R.E.M. ORG · 1× Sassy ORG · 1× XOJane ORG · 1×

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Apparently the scene at the gallery — where we’re told star photographers Ryan McGinley and Sylvia Plachy were checking out portraits of Patti Smith, Sinead O’Connor and more — was caused because Pratt had been getting hugs from friends, and it had damaged her healing chest.
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Legendary editor Jane Pratt was seen ducking out of an East Village photography exhibition in tears on Friday night — and Page Six hears her dramatic exit turns out to be the result of a brutal injury. asserted
exit → see → injury
The Sassy and Jane founder was at the opening of the “Being Good is Golden” show curated by artist David Belisle on 6th Street, when she suddenly seemed to become overwhelmed and headed for the exit. asserted
she → curate → exit
Onlookers saw her being comforted outside on the sidewalk by lifelong pal, R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe and actor Benn Northover. asserted
her → see → Stipe
Now we hear that the XOJane alum was forced to leave because she was suffering the after-effects of a nasty accident. asserted
she → hear → accident
Apparently, a couple of weeks back, Pratt had been walking near her Chelsea home while typing an email on her phone, and tripped on a low bench. asserted
Pratt → walk → bench
She suffered a gash on her leg that later required 19 stitches, and broke her sternum (otherwise known as the breastbone), and she ended up at the ER. asserted
she → suffer → ER
Apparently the scene at the gallery — where we’re told star photographers Ryan McGinley and Sylvia Plachy were checking out portraits of Patti Smith, Sinead O’Connor and more — was caused because Pratt had been getting hugs from friends, and it had damaged her healing chest. asserted
it → tell → chest
(The show is opening soon in Atlanta). asserted
show → open → Atlanta
As we’ve previously reported, Pratt — who Nylon recently dubbed “media’s patron saint of teenage girls” –signed a deal with Random House to pen a memoir, “It Happened To Me.” asserted
It → report → Me
Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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