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   Buffy Star Nicholas Brendon Suffering from 'Deep-Seated Medical Problems'   
   After Recent Jail Stint   
      
   Glenn Garner   
      
   Nicholas Brendon has pulled out of promotional events for his new movie   
   'Wanton Want', citing medical issues he's suffered since a recent jail   
   stint.   
      
   The Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor, 50, has suffered "deep-seated medical   
   problems and immense pain" after he was arrested last month in Indiana and   
   charged with felony prescription fraud, his manager Theresa Fortier told The   
   Daily Mail.   
      
   He's experienced "paralysis in his genitals" and legs, and is awaiting scans   
   on his back and groin areas. Fortier added that he will require major back   
   surgery in the coming days.   
      
   Brendon suffers from Cauda equina syndrome, which is when the nerve roots in   
   the lumbar spine are compressed, limiting movement and sensation. The   
   condition was reportedly exacerbated by his jail stint in August.   
      
      
   "Right now he is concentrating on his health. He is not doing promotion for   
   the film," Fortier said.   
      
   Brendon's manager did not respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.   
      
   He was arrested on Aug. 18 after he allegedly used false information to   
   obtain prescription drugs. In addition to the felony charge, he was also   
   charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly failing to properly identify   
   himself when pulled over by police, handing them a California ID with the   
   name Kelton Schultz. Brendon told police it was his brother's ID (he has an   
   identical twin brother named Kelly Donovan and their family name is   
   Schultz).   
      
      
   The Criminal Minds actor was held at Vigo County Jail but was released soon   
   after on his own recognizance. Fortier said he was made to sleep on a   
   concrete floor during his stay. "During the arrest they were not quite   
   careful with his condition," she added.   
      
   His latest brush with the law comes after a series of arrests and struggles   
   with his mental health, as well as drug and alcohol addiction. He was   
   serving a three-year probation sentence at the time of last month's arrest,   
   according to the Desert Sun.   
      
   "After realizing that I had a disease that was taking control of my life, I   
   decided that the best way for me to regain my health was to enter a   
   treatment facility," he wrote in a statement at the time.   
      
   The Psycho Beach Party actor returned to rehab in 2010, after he was tasered   
   by police and charged with vandalism, resisting arrest and battery against a   
   police officer, TMZ reported at the time. After pleading no contest, Brendon   
   was sentenced to probation and community service.   
      
   He was arrested again in October 2014 in Boise, Idaho, where he was charged   
   with malicious injury to property and restraining or obstructing officers.   
   Police responded to a disturbance in a hotel lobby, where Brendon "showed   
   signs of intoxication and repeatedly refused officers commands to stay   
   seated while officers tried to speak to witnesses."   
      
   Brendon stars in Wanton Want, premiering Sept. 28 on Amazon Prime Video.   
      
      
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