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Applegate Jokes About MS in Rare Public Appearance

Getting her Walk of Fame star elicits first public appearance since she revealed diagnosis

(Newser) - Christina Applegate was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, fulfilling a dream she had at just 5 years old and occasioning her first public appearance since announcing her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis more than a year ago. "This day means more to me than...

Christina Applegate: People Are About to 'See Me the Way I Am'
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Nov 6, 2022 7:50 AM CST

Christina Applegate Warns Fans Ahead of Netflix Premiere

'This is the first time anyone’s going to see me the way I am'

(Newser) - The final season of Dead to Me premieres Nov. 17, and its star, Christina Applegate, wanted to do an interview beforehand—albeit from bed. The 50-year-old explains her motivation to the New York Times : "This is the first time anyone's going to see me the way I am,...

Popular '90s Sitcom Is About to Get Animated

Cartoon version of 'Married With Children,' with original cast, is in the works

(Newser) - The dream team of Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate, and David Faustino are getting together again for a revival of their popular Fox sitcom, Married With Children—this time in cartoon format. Sources tell Deadline the animated reboot "is being pitched to networks and streamers and is...

Dead to Me Star Opens Up About MS, 50th Birthday

Christina Applegate had a tough day on Thanksgiving

(Newser) - Christina Applegate turned 50 last Thursday, and she had a tough day. Not just because she had to share her milestone with a national holiday, but because living with multiple sclerosis was taking a toll that day. "Yup. I turned 50 today. And I have MS. It's been...

Christina Applegate: 'It's Been a Tough Road'

Actor reveals multiple sclerosis diagnosis, asks for privacy

(Newser) - More than a decade removed from her battle with breast cancer, Christina Applegate is facing down a new health challenge: multiple sclerosis. The Emmy-winning actor revealed she was diagnosed with the chronic disease "a few months ago" in a late Monday tweet. "It's been a strange journey,...

8 Celeb Couples You Forgot All About

Or maybe didn't even know about in the first place

(Newser) - Ahh, the 1980s. Big hair, New Wave, lots of neon, and these 16 celebrity couples you probably forgot all about, as rounded up by MSN . A sampling:
  • Oprah Winfrey and Roger Ebert went out twice in the 1980s, and it was Ebert who encouraged Winfrey to syndicate her talk show.
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20 Celebrity Breast Cancer Survivors

Many of them became advocates after diagnosis

(Newser) - Support has been pouring in for Giuliana Rancic ever since she announced she has breast cancer , and celebrity breast cancer survivor Christina Applegate says she will be there for the E! News host. “I know that journey so well,” Applegate tells E! . “I get what she’s...

Lisa Kudrow and Conan O'Brien and 11 More Bizarre Celebrity Odd Couples
 12 Bizarre Celeb Odd Couples 
Jul 9, 2011 6:08 PM CDT

12 Bizarre Celeb Odd Couples

Tila Tequila? Really, Billy Corgan?

(Newser) - Sometimes opposites attract ... and when that happens in Tinseltown, it's sure to make headlines. The Frisky rounds up a dozen celebrity odd couples:
  • Lisa Kudrow and Conan O'Brien: The Friends actress recently revealed that she dated the late night host before she hit the big time, but they
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Christina Applegate Welcomes Daughter

Sadie Grace LeNoble is 'doing great,' says rep

(Newser) - Christina Applegate and her fiancé welcomed a daughter Thursday, her rep confirms to People . Applegate has been dating musician Martyn LeNoble for almost three years and got engaged on Valentine’s Day . She and daughter Sadie Grace LeNoble “are doing great,” says her rep in a statement. A...

Applegate Tops Most Beautiful List

First lady joins Hollywood stars in People 's annual list

(Newser) - Cancer survivor Christina Applegate has clinched the coveted cover spot on People's annual World's 100 Most Beautiful issue. Standbys like Angelina Jolie, Hugh Jackman, and George Clooney also made the list, but there are plenty of newcomers:
  • Slumdog Millionare stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto
  • Michelle Obama make the list;
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Celeb Cancer Show Nets $100M
 Celeb Cancer Show Nets $100M 
Sep 8, 2008 4:56 PM CDT

Celeb Cancer Show Nets $100M

(Newser) - The all-star TV benefit that ran on three US networks and reached 170 countries worldwide has raised $100 million for cancer research, Reuters reports. Friday's Stand Up to Cancer  telecast, which drew a modest but apparently generous audience of 10.3 million in the US. It attracted 100 celebs, some...

Applegate: '100%' Cancer-Free
 Applegate: '100%' Cancer-Free 
Aug 19, 2008 11:07 AM CDT

Applegate: '100%' Cancer-Free

Actress discusses double mastectomy

(Newser) - After being diagnosed with breast cancer and undergoing a double mastectomy 3 weeks ago, Christina Applegate says she's "absolutely 100% clear and clean," ABC News reports. The 36-year-old Samantha Who? star, whose mom also survived breast cancer, says opting for the surgery “seemed the most logical and...

Christina Applegate Battling Cancer

Full recovery expected for star of Samantha Who?

(Newser) - Christina Applegate has been diagnosed with breast cancer, but her doctors expect a full recovery, Reuters reports. Applegate—who played ditzy daughter Kelly Bundy on Married…With Children and now stars as an amnesiac on ABC’s Samantha Who?— has been an advocate for breast cancer research. Her mother battled...

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