Jared Padalecki Is Recovering From Car Accident, Confirms Jensen Ackles

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Jensen Ackles confirms his Supernatural co-star Jared Padalecki is recovering from a car accident. Though the beloved CW series came to an end in 2020, onscreen brothers Ackles and Padalecki have remained close even as they moved on to other shows. The Supernatural stars even reunited on the set of Padalecki's current show, the CW's Walker; Ackles came on board as a director for a recent season 2 episode. This came after the two appeared to have a public feud over the upcoming Supernatural prequel The Winchesters, on which Ackles serves as producer. Padalecki initially seemed betrayed by the idea, but he and Ackles have since publicly reconciled.

Ackles and Padalecki both starred opposite one another on Supernatural for 15 seasons, playing brothers Dean and Sam Winchester, respectively. Attracting over 5.6 million viewers when the pilot first premiered, Supernatural has grown to cult status, having developed a dedicated fanbase which still holds an active online presence. The show is so beloved that the first fan convention took place back in 2006, and more have been held on a near-annual basis ever since. While Supernatural cast members regularly attend these conventions, one key star was missing this year, and for good reason.

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In a video taken by strgazr04 at the Supernatural New Jersey convention (via E!News), Ackles announces to the audience that Padalecki will not be joining him because the onetime Sam actor was involved in a "very bad car accident." Although Ackles cannot confirm the date of the car crash, the actor did share that Padalecki "wasn't driving," and was in the passenger seat at the time of the incident. Fortunately, Ackles is also