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Charlize Theron helped Oscars guard during seizure

The actress came to the guard's aid as she walked the red carpet before the Oscars.
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Charlize Theron arrives on the red carpet at the 85th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 24, 2013. When a nearby security guard collapsed from a seizure, she rushed to his aid. (File/UPI/Kevin Dietsch)
Charlize Theron arrives on the red carpet at the 85th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 24, 2013. When a nearby security guard collapsed from a seizure, she rushed to his aid. (File/UPI/Kevin Dietsch) 
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Published: Feb. 25, 2013 at 10:06 AM
Updated Feb. 25, 2013 at 10:13 AM
By KRISTEN BUTLER, UPI.com

Charlize Theron rushed to the aid of a security guard who suffered a seizure on the red carpet before last Sunday's Academy Awards.

A detail of Charlize Theron's dress and jewelry is seen as she arrives on the red carpet at the 85th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 24, 2013. (File/UPI/Kevin Dietsch)
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The "Snow White and the Huntsman" actress, wearing a white Christian Dior Haute Couture gown, was walking the red carpet when the guard fell to the ground outside Hollywood's Dolby Theatre. The actress was one of the few people nearby when the guard went down, and attempted to help him up as someone else called an ambulance.

Actress Charlize Theron arrives on the red carpet at the 85th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 24, 2013. (File/UPI/Jim Ruymen)
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During the ceremony, previous Best Actress Oscar winner Charlize took part in host Seth MacFarlane's opening skit, dancing with "Magic Mike" star Channing Tatum as MacFarlane sang "The Way You Look Tonight."

Actress Charlize Theron arrives on the red carpet at the 85th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 24, 2013. (File/UPI/Jim Ruymen)
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