'This is getting insane': Star Trek actor William Shatner forced to hit back at rumours he has brain cancer
- Tomas Kauer - International News Writer and Moderator 
Star Trek legend William Shatner has been forced to hit back at fresh rumours over his health.
In an Instagram post, Canadian actor Shatner, 95, hit back at rumours he has brain cancer.
"This is getting insane," he said, after recently revealing he was due to have surgery for an injury after falling off a horse.
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Sharing a new photograph his daughter took, he explained: "My Daughter came over to tell me her daughter heard that I had brain cancer. ?"
"She took this photo and sent it to me to upload to prove I'm not ill. ?The people who are ill are those that are spreading these ridiculous stories.
He added: "I'm fit as a fiddle. You don't have to worry. This is getting insane."
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He recently shed light on his health, revealing at the Saturn Awards that he fell off a horse and needed shoulder surgery.
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"I ride the horses that can compete in equine skills, which is fast down and ends on a sliding stop," he told media at the event.
"And the horse that I owned, I came off.
"She had a habit of going too far, like six inches to the side. And I'm riding it. And I'm ready. And she goes..."
"I'm not a young stuntman anymore. I started to roll, but hit the dirt with my shoulder. So I wrecked my shoulder," he said, adding he was set to have a "new type of shoulder operation called a reverse something or other".
The star meanwhile, recently celebrated his milestone 95th birthday, sharing a post in celebration.
"At 95, I'm still smokin'! ?," he joked in his post while holding a cigar in one picture.
"I've learned two things: Never waste a good cigar. Never trust anyone who says you should 'act your age.' ??."
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