George Lopez falls ill, walks off stage during middle of NYE show

Comedian George Lopez walked off stage in the middle of a New Year’s Eve show after falling ill during his set, according to reports.

Lopez reportedly performed 30 to 45 minutes of his afternoon set on Friday at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort in Auburn, Washington, when he decided he could no longer perform, witnesses told TMZ

The “Lopez Show” star visibly struggled, began sweating and asked for a glass of water, witnesses said. After a glass was brought out to him, he apologized to the crowd and walked off the stage.

TMZ reported that an ambulance pulled up to the casino, but it was unclear whether it arrived to take Lopez to a hospital.

After the incident, the venue announced that Lopez’s 8 p.m. show had been canceled and rescheduled for March 18.

George Lopez performed 30 to 45 minutes of his stand-up routine before he apologized to the crowd and reportedly walked off the stage due to illness.

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Lopez was quiet on social media Saturday regarding the incident, tweeting just a simple “Thank you” on Saturday to the Twitter account for Alaska Airlines.