Actor Jason Momoa was involved in a head-on crash with a motorcyclist on a Los Angeles-area highway over the weekend.
The "Aquaman" star was driving his 1970 Oldsmobile on Old Topanga Road in Calabasas, California, just before 11 a.m. on Sunday when the collision occurred, according to a California Highway Patrol collision report obtained by KTLA. Motorcyclist Vitaliy Avagimyan, 21, crossed the middle line and went "directly into the path" of Momoa's car, according to the report.
"As a result of this collision, Mr. Avagimyan was ejected from his motorcycle," the California Highway Patrol noted.
Momoa flagged down a driver passing to call 911, the report added. He remained at the scene to provide help to Avagimyan until he was taken to a hospital, where he was treated for "minor, non-life-threatening injuries," the report said.
Momoa did not sustain any injuries.
News of the crash comes days after Momoa's salary for "Aquaman 2" was revealed by Variety. The report detailed the salaries that famous actors including Momoa, Ryan Gosling, and Margot Robbie received for various movie and TV roles, and what emerged was that Momoa renegotiated his contract to double his "Aquaman" pay for the sequel — "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" — scheduled for release in March.
According to Variety, Momoa, 42, will rake in $15 million for his role as the titular superhero of the DC Comics film.
The same is true for Joaquin Phoenix, who famously played the titular character in 2019's "Joker" and who is asking for $20 million should Warner Bros want him to star in a sequel. Phoenix earned $4.5 million in the original film and received an Oscar for his performance.
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