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Christina Applegate at an awards ceremony in January 2020
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US actress Christina Applegate announced on Tuesday that she was suffering from the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS).
Several expressions of support from friends and colleagues followed.
Applegate's close friend and colleague Selma Blair, who also has MS, wrote on Twitter: “I'm always there for you.
Just like our children, who kill us with their love. "Applegate replied," I love our two madmen.
You are so funny."
Actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Patricia Arquette also got in touch via Twitter.
Curtis wrote, "My hand is in yours." Arquette sent "love," as did colleague Josh Gad, who wrote that he knew no stronger and bolder person than Applegate and was certain that he would overcome every obstacle.
It is already the second major health turning point in Applegate's life: in 2008 the actress was diagnosed with breast cancer.
She decided to have a bilateral mastectomy.
Cancer was also discussed in Applegate's current series "Dead to Me".
A third season was actually announced for the series.
However, due to Applegate's illness, production is now to be paused until further notice.
This was announced by Netflix and CBS in a joint statement on Tuesday to the Hollywood Reporter.
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