United Kingdom, April 29 -- Sir Stephen Fry is suing the organisers of a tech conference where he fell off the stage for $100,000 in damages.

The 68-year-old broadcaster was giving the keynote speech at the CogX convention at London's O2 Arena in September 2023 when he took a tumble, breaking his leg, hip, pelvis and a "bunch of ribs" and he has now taken legal action against CogX Festival Ltd and Blonstein Events Ltd.

Court documents obtained by the BBC stated: "The Claimant brings a claim for damages for personal injuries sustained on 14 September 2023 at the O2 Arena, London, whilst attending the CogX Festival where he had been engaged to deliver a talk on Artificial Intelligence.

"After concluding his presentation and whilst exitin...