Action movie legend Jean-Claude Van Damme has suffered a heart attack, according to a U.S. claim.The Muscles from Brussels was hospitalised in New Orleans after suffering a minor heart attack the day after his 50th birthday, E! News reported.
Van Damme suffered the heart attack while shooting his latest film called Weapon.
Jean-Claude Van Damme and family arriving at the screening of Woody Allen's You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger in Cannes earlier this year
Production on the film had been taking place in Romania until last week when the cast and crew flew to New Orleans for three days of filming.
Shortly after arriving in the U.S. city the entire shoot was put on hold due to 'complications.'
The 'complications' are believed to be the attack suffered by Van Damme and have put the entire shoot on hold.
Classic pose: Jean Claude Van Damme in typically muscular form in 1988's Bloodsport
Van Damme's wife and mother of two of his children, Gladys Portugues, joined him in New Orleans following the event, according to reports.
He was admitted to hospital in New Orleans briefly before being released and returning to Belgium
According to U.S. reports, he is expected to make a full recovery.
