Depending on who you ask, Mandela actor Idris Elba suffered some sort of serious attack last night while traveling on a flight from London to South Africa.

Idris Elba sweating

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Folks on the plane are saying the Mandela actor, 41, suffered an obvious fish-flopping seizure – while his reps are calling it an “asthma attack.”

Whatever the case, Elba showed up for his walk down the red carpet promoting Mandela sweating profusely!

Looking perhaps not entirely back to full health, Idris, who plays Mandela in the film, was seen mopping his brow before taking his seat alongside Minnie Madikizela-Mandela – the ex wife of Nelson Mandela. source.

We’ve heard a lot of rumors about Hollywood stars doing bad drugs and experiencing scary seizures! Let’s hope this was simply an asthma attack!