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Benjamin Bratt and his wife Talisa Soto are encouraging fans to get screenings after revealing that Soto has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The Miss Congeniality and Law & Order actor shared the news with Today, adding that his wife wanted him to remind fans “that it’s important to get your screenings yearly, that you have to self-advocate […]
Singer Traci Braxton, the sister of Toni and Tamar, has died at the age of 50 following a private battle with cancer. The news of Braxton’s death was shared by TMZ, and family members have since shared memories and messages on social media, calling her a “bright light.” “It is with the utmost regret that we inform […]
Sesame Street fans are mourning the death of longtime series star Emilio Delgado. The actor’s wife, Carol, confirmed the tragic news to TMZ on Thursday, just hours after he died at his New York City home surrounded by family. Carol told the outlet Delgado was diagnosed with blood cancer in December 2020, and had recently been in […]
A woman whose tongue was partially replaced by a piece of her thigh due to cancer is opening up about her journey, including via a number of increasingly popular TikTok clips. 42-year-old Cameron Weeks Newsom—as mentioned in a Newsflare-citing report from the New York Post this week—suffered from severe pain following a 2013 diagnosis of squamous […]
Jojo Siwa took time out of her schedule to spread some joy to a young fan undergoing an operation this past week. The musician can be seen in a new video obtained by TMZ on a bedside video call with 5-year-old Blakely Bergenfeld, before she successfully underwent surgery intended to remove a tumor from her kidney. The girl […]
Kangol Kid, a co-founder of the legendary Brooklyn hip-hop group U.T.F.O., passed away early Saturday after a battle with colon cancer. He was 55. Veteran New York City promoter Van Silk confirmed the news in a text message to HipHopDX. “RIP KANGOL KID,” he wrote. “He passed at 3:02 a.m. My prayers go out to my […]
Leonard “Hub” Hubbard, the longtime bass player for The Roots, died Thursday in Philadelphia at age 62. The musician’s wife, Stephanie Hubbard, confirmed the tragic news to the ABC affiliate WPVI, saying the cause of death was was multiple myeloma—a form of blood cancer he had been battling since 2007. Stephanie told the network her husband had been energetic and mobile […]
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh passed away Sunday following a private battle with cancer. He was 41 years old. The artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection since 2018 and CEO of his Off-White label – Abloh succumbed to “a rare, aggressive form of cancer, cardiac angiosarcoma,” according to a statement on his Instagram. “We are devastated to announce the passing of […]
Andrew Garfield’s mother, Lynn Garfield, died of pancreatic cancer in 2019, and while joining The Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert, the actor talked about honoring her in his latest film, Tick, Tick, Boom!, in a powerful message about living with grief. During the episode, Garfield discussed how he carries the grief of losing his mother with him every day, but […]
Joe Exotic, who earlier this month informed his supporters that a prostate biopsy had revealed an “aggressive cancer,” has now been transferred to a federal prison in North Carolina that focuses on inmates who have special health-related needs. The Tiger King and Tiger King 2 star was moved from Federal Medical Center (FMC) Fort Worth to […]
