Porn star Ron Jeremy AKA The Hedgehog is cleared to have sex Adult film and porn star Ron Jeremy and manager Serenety in bed together in promotional photo for Sexpo 2003 in Sydney. Picture: Alan Pryke PORN legend Ron Jeremy, 59, has been released from hospital after a near-death experience and he's already planning on getting back to business. Doctors have told the prolific star that he's cleared to have sex after he left Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles around week ago. Having survived the aneurysm near his heart that nearly killed him, he told TMZ: 'They said to me at the clinic, that if you can walk up two flights of stairs you're able to have sex... so I walked up two flights of stairs and 3 ADDITIONAL stairs.' Jeremy is now recovering in a Hollywood hotel and the icon's return to health will delight fans of his larger than life character and smutty films around the world. He says he hope to return to work - or least to light TV cameos and personal appearances - by the end of March. On Tuesday, the porn king told the New York Daily News: 'I came very close to death. I guess I have a very, very strong will to live. Jeremy told the Daily News that he's lost 45 pounds since his hospitalization and is now on a strict new diet of protein, vegetables and no salt. He was admitted to hospital after eating honey glazed donuts and admits he had 'dropped the ball' looking after his health. It's thought that a bad diet, hypertension and sleep apnea all contributed to his condition. 'Eating healthy food is depressing, but it's keeping me alive,' the actor said.