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Roy Horn to Speak Publicly About Mauling Incident

LAS VEGAS -- As reported by the Associated Press: "Roy Horn has never spoken publicly about the incident in which a 380-pound white tiger named Montecore nearly mauled him to death.

"So when NBC airs the special 'Siegfried & Roy: The Miracle' at 8 p.m. today, viewers will hear Horn for the first time and see his battle to regain his motor skills after the tiger attack -- and subsequent debilitating stroke -- left him in a wheelchair.

"'That's been the remarkable part of this thing,' said Jason Raff, the show's executive producer and director. 'He really let us in to see the good days and bad days. I believe they gave us an unprecedented look.'

"In his own words, Raff said, Horn will attempt to answer what happened that terrifying night during a live performance at the Mirage hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip. He'll be interviewed by Maria Shriver in one of her first TV assignments since becoming California's First Lady..."

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