Actor Richard Gere has been hospitalized in Mexico with pneumonia, a person with knowledge confirmed to TheWrap on Saturday.
It is not known when he was admitted this week, but he is currently recovering.
Gere was vacationing with his family, celebrating his wife Alejandra Silva’s 40th birthday near Nuevo Vallarta when the actor fell ill.
TMZ first reported Gere’s disease.
The 73-year-old actor reportedly had a bad cough before his trip to Mexico. Gere’s cough got worse in Mexico and he went to the hospital, where he was told he had pneumonia.
A recent instagram story Silva post, shows the family walking with their son, and Gere wears a mask. Other posts from Silva confirm that the family has been downwind for quite a while.
On Thursday, Silva thanked everyone for wishing him a happy birthday. In the caption, she said, “After almost 3 weeks of everyone being sick in our family today, I finally feel so much better! Thank you for all the love ❤️ I’m giving it all back to you!