'Pawn Stars'' Corey Harrison turns to fans for help with medical bills

Corey Harrison, a former reality television fixture on the show "Pawn Stars," is opening up about the financial toll of his medical care following a motorcycle crash in Mexico.

Harrison, 42, also known as "Big Hoss," told TMZ in a new interview that he checked out of the hospital early to avoid extra costs, only to be returned to intensive care days later for additional surgeries. The crash, earlier this year, left him with a concussion, 11 broken ribs and clear facial injuries.

The "Pawn Stars" businessman told TMZ that his original decision to leave the hospital backfired when he then needed a morphine drip to deal with excruciating pain, and was forced to return to a different, cheaper facility shortly after as his oxygen levels were falling.

Harrison, who had to miss his father, Rick Harrison's, wedding because of the ordeal, revealed to the outlet that he now owes some $120,000 in medical bills. With a reported $400 in his bank account, he said, he's considering turning to fans to ask for help.

"What am I going to do, fly out to Vegas and sell stuff? I can't move from my recliner," he told TMZ, adding that while he still gets some residual checks from his stint on "Pawn Stars" he is no longer on the show. A GoFundMe has since been set up in his name to raise money for the costs. As of Friday, March 6, it amassed just shy of $5,000.

"Pawn Stars," which airs on the History Channel, follows Corey's father, Rick Harrison, and his family as they manage operations at their now iconic Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on Las Vegas Boulevard. According to the Las Vegas Journal and Review, Harrison has a total of six children: three sons and three daughters: Corey, Adam, Jake, Sarina, Ciana and Marissa. Adam died in 2024 at the age of 39.

The only two children that appeared on the show were Corey and Rick's youngest son, Jake. The other family member heavily featured was Rick's father, Richard Harrison, who was known as "The Old Man" on the show. He died in 2018 at 77.

In a statement to TMZ, Rick Harrison said of his eldest son's medical trouble: "Corey is a grown man and he will deal with his life as he sees fit."

USA TODAY has reached out to Rick Harrison for comment.

Contributing: Taijuan Moorman, Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY