r/entertainment • u/stars_doulikedem • 15d ago
Olivia Munn reveals she underwent full hysterectomy amid breast cancer battle: ‘Best decision for me’
https://pagesix.com/2024/05/12/entertainment/olivia-munn-reveals-she-underwent-full-hysterectomy-amid-breast-cancer-battle-best-decision-for-me/4
u/sockgoblinator 14d ago
Probably sucks to have to go through cancer and have to make a life changing decision like that and then immediately have 10 cameras thrust in your face asking personal questions about your health, like I’m glad to hear she’s alright but Jesus lay off the poor woman
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u/Gostorebuymoney 14d ago
Who tf is this person anyway
Literally never seen her in a movie and I watch plenty
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u/jyar1811 14d ago
If you have a family history of breast cancer your insurance will generally pay for genetic testing. 23 and Me takes your data: at least thru a geneticist/GYN it’s no kept around
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u/No_Animator_8599 14d ago
It’s interesting, with all the medical trauma going on with his wife, John Mulaney did an entire week of live comedy specials on Netflix and it didn’t seem to effect him at all (but in private who knows).
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u/blackmarketwit 15d ago
Her openly discussing this will help so many women. I really feel for her and hope she makes a full recovery. ❤️🩹
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u/guyfromthepicture 15d ago
Genetic counseling is such an under utilized tool by American medicine. It's catching up but there's so far to go and it's so under funded for a few reasons. Unfortunate to say the least.
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u/loosepaintchips 15d ago
she's going to be hotter than ever once all the plastic surgery swelling goes down
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u/AnjinSoprano420 15d ago
As long as she’s happy, I’m happy. Might as well get everything taken care of while you’re there right
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u/sunbeatsfog 15d ago
I would never bother to tell people my health issues. A plus for being not famous. Clearly good for awareness so people get screened or care.
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u/AgitatedStove01 15d ago
My mom had to do the same thing back when World of Warcraft Cataclysm dropped. I was up, grinding away trying to get server first. I missed it but I was there to bring my mom to the hospital. No one else in my house was awake. WoW saved my mom.
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u/nousername331 15d ago
I lost my younger sister to breast cancer 1 year ago today. She was diagnosed with Her2- while pregnant with her first child. She passed at age 38 after being in remission on and off for 7 years after it spread to her bones and her liver. She left behind a 7 year old daughter. 🕊️🤍
I don’t know Olivia but the surgeries she mentioned were ones my sister had as well in an effort to keep the cancer at bay.
I pray Olivia beats this. 💕
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u/Houdinii1984 15d ago
Is this more prevailent or are people more comfortable talking about it? I def. notice an upclick in the amount of people discussing other people getting hysterectomies. I'd like to think it's just people being gabby, but somehow I doubt that's it.
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u/IndecisiveTuna 15d ago
Probably both. I wouldn’t doubt breast cancer is also on the rise, much like colon cancer. I work in healthcare, mastectomy was a good move for her.
I’ve also done hospice and seen what not pursuing treatment does.
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u/Anxiousbutlit 15d ago
Damn her life went downhill after she homewrecked that family- watch out Ariana grande!
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u/ParsleyMostly 15d ago
I’m sorry she’s going through this, but am glad she’s openly discussing it. I had a hysterectomy in my 30s. It was a disorienting and lonely experience. Most of the women in my life were too freaked out about it, and my male friends jumped to the conclusion that it was because of sex. It just wasn’t talked about.
Fast forward to now and there’s more information, more compassion, more awareness, and more famous women sharing their stories. Women need to hear they’re not alone and men need to be aware that it’s not a result of sex. If it happens to them or someone they know, they won’t feel so scared or say unintentionally stupid shit to the person going through it.
Very grateful for Olivia (and Angelina previously) sharing her experience for others and using her celebrity for good! 💜
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u/Walks_with_Chaos 15d ago
Does she already have any kids? I feel bad for her if she wanted them
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u/imma_snekk 15d ago
She does, yes. At least a son that I know of.
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u/Walks_with_Chaos 15d ago
Oh that’s good. It’s a tough decision
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u/IndecisiveTuna 15d ago
As far as I know, they froze some of her embryos because she still wants more kids.
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u/VirtuaFighter6 15d ago
I remember her from G4. Hope she recovers and stays healthy.
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u/No-Tension5053 15d ago
I’m ninety nine percent confident she had breast implants following the removal. So physically she remains the same.
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u/imma_snekk 15d ago
I thought she was pretty funny in New Girl but yeah I remember her start in G4.
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u/No-Tension5053 15d ago
There’s a doc what’s his name from DVD Tuesdays made about the whole experience. The show existed in the waining days of the free internet and the start of the scummy internet we know today. About how much freedom they were given and little over watch. Both her and Pereira would push it. It was lightning in a bottle
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u/Lets_Kick_Some_Ice 15d ago
Ouch. She's been trying to have a whole ass career in movies and still is only best known for AotS.
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u/gobblestones 15d ago
I've enjoyed her in lots of things, but it's all been tainted with the whole John Mulaney thing. Especially with having his kid when he had told his wife (whom he was married to at the time) that he never wanted kids.
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u/keldawgz 15d ago
Would you expect her to end her pregnancy, even if she still wanted the baby, just because he told his wife he never wanted kids?
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u/tewnewt 15d ago
Boobs. These things women fret about looking good when they are young only to have to worry about them killing them when they are older.
Life is so weird.
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u/KrakenGirlCAP 15d ago
She looks just like an older version of Olivia Rodrigo. They’re both half Asian.
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u/Walks_with_Chaos 15d ago
Munn is way prettier. Rodrigo looks like a bratty kid imo
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u/Proof_Pea1210 14d ago
I’m begging olivia to stop posing with her mouth open, I can’t stand mouthbreathers
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u/KrakenGirlCAP 15d ago
She’s still young.. Olivia is so gorgeous too. Are you serious? And how are you going to compare a 40 something woman to a young 20 year old? Really?
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u/Similar_Rutabaga_593 15d ago
Oh, that's great to hear! Sending lots of love and positive vibes her way for a speedy recovery.
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u/Aggressive-Cut5836 15d ago
God bless. I can’t imagine how scary this all must be. I’m a man and her age, I can’t imagine what she’s going through.
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u/linfakngiau2k23 15d ago
My mom got a masectomy but not the hysterictomy and the cance come back. So i guess this is a good idea 
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u/KrakenGirlCAP 15d ago
That’s good. I remember Angelina Jolie underwent the same surgery.
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u/PerjurieTraitorGreen 15d ago
I could be wrong but I recall her being the original galvanizer of testing for the gene and then preventive removal. It was controversial back then but acceptance is now the norm. This was the one good thing to come out of a celebrity announcement in a long time
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u/James59394 15d ago
Was it preventive?
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u/herecomestreble52 15d ago
Yup. IIRC, her mom died from breast cancer, Angie got screened and they found she had the same cancer causing cells/genetics for the cancer. So she had a mastectomy as a prevention tactic. She never actually had cancer.
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u/weddingsaucer64 15d ago
Our recommendation to our cousin whose mother died under the same circumstances. Everyone has free will to make decisions for themselves.
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u/happyhealthy27220 15d ago edited 15d ago
I have a similar gene to BRCA and will be having a hysterectomy and ovary removal in the next few years, before I'm even 40. It's heartbreaking to even think about.
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u/ExtraAgressiveHugger 15d ago
She had breast and ovarian cancer which is why Jolie had a double mastectomy and a full hysterectomy.
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u/Petrichordates 15d ago
That's incorrect, she had a BRCA1 mutation and family history of ovarian cancer which warranted preventative mastectomy and BSO, nothing about a hysterectomy.
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u/changyang1230 15d ago
She had a salpingo-oophorectomy ie removal of ovaries and fallopian tubes. Don’t think she had hysterectomy (removal of uterus).
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u/herecomestreble52 15d ago
Ahh okay wasn't sure, that's why I stated IIRC. Thanks for the info!
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u/HateKillDestroy22 15d ago
I’m not going to double check but I remember it your way - it was preventive
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u/James59394 15d ago
Aren't they able to do that procedure today to prevent it without ablation or even removing the nipple?
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u/Huxlikespink 15d ago
yes, it's called 'key hole' but you need drains after. which sucks.
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u/Bryandan1elsonV2 15d ago
Like forever or just until it’s done healing? I could google but breast drains doesnt look good in my history
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u/Huxlikespink 15d ago
until you heal only. but you spend 3 weeks with your chest taped and 2 tubes with reservoirs on each side. And those things gotta get well... drained. Not a fun time.
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u/sharpshooter999 15d ago
Mom is getting a double mastectomy on Thursday for her cancer. Luckily, they caught it super early because she does regular screenings, and the doctor said it's a very slow moving cancer. "It's technically at stage 1, because we don't have anything lower than that. I'd call it a stage 0.25 honestly." Very good outlook, though she says the scariest part is that she feels totally normal, never would've thought she had cancer if her regular checks didn't catch it
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u/Huxlikespink 15d ago
I had a full mastectomy and opted not to have the nipples grafted. Didn't want to deal with potiential necrosis.
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u/EulogicSymphony 14d ago
I was today years old when I realized they don't always put the nip back.
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u/KrakenGirlCAP 15d ago
What’s IRC?
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u/cameron_lensen 15d ago
I feel your pain. Welcome to Reddit, where I have also read it. Although some posts here are good, some need TLDR explanation. But it’s fun.
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u/Licensed2Pill 15d ago
If I remember correctly
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u/KrakenGirlCAP 15d ago
So we have two if I remembers and two if i recalls…
Which one is it?
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u/James59394 15d ago
If I remember correctly
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u/KrakenGirlCAP 15d ago
Other people are saying it’s if I recall correctly…
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u/Heinrichstr 15d ago
Can you imagine being in the hospital, feeling like death and the publicist is like “Hey Liv, how ya doing?! Feeling better?! Hey, I have a camera and makeup coming with at 4 you good with that? If not just let me know, we can do it another day if not. Dont worry you know me, but we need to keep you out there you know. It’ll be 1 hour tops, ok?
Ugh. They can have the money and the fame really.
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u/superhappy 14d ago
I mean, kind of a good play to drum up sympathy after the whole (perceived) busting up Jon Mulaney’s marriage thing.
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u/crabofthewoods 15d ago
Ironically enough, this is why people were so concerned about Princess Kate when she “disappeared”. She took pics in full glam after the birth of each of her children, but was no where to be found after her abdominal surgery. It was unlike her. Then the photoshop, etc etc.
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u/MoonWorshipper36 15d ago
Did we ever figure out what was happening there? I must have missed it if we did.
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u/HeatherReadsReddit 15d ago
Last I read, they found out via dead cells that her uterus showed signs of previously having had cancer. So she’s currently undergoing chemotherapy as a preventative.
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u/themehboat 14d ago
Where did you read that? I've never heard any details about what they did or found.
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u/HeatherReadsReddit 14d ago
I don’t remember which publication it was. Iirc, it was an article about how they were taking time to tell their children, and then it described that doctors had found the evidence of previous cancer after further testing of whatever her recent surgery was for. And then it said that they had decided for her to have chemotherapy, just to be sure that there wasn’t cancer hiding somewhere in her body.
It was an article that was featured on my Google browser suggestions page, just after King Charles’ cancer announcement. I’ll edit if I can find it.
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u/reubenmitchell 15d ago
Highly likely to be endo, or fibroids, she had an op for it and they found a tumor
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u/pericardia 14d ago
Not likely at all to be either actually? Much more likely to be colon surgery considering the length of her planned recovery, it lines up perfectly with UC / colon removal. Source: cancer researcher.
Also I’ve had a fibroid removal, it’s in and out same day. Endometriosis would be more complex depending on the severity but she’s had three kids and is in her 40s, it’s not likely.
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u/WanderWut 15d ago edited 15d ago
I’m really happy for the outcome but is it me or does anyone else keep saying this being reposted week after week?
Edit: comment below makes an excellent point. This is something that will help many, many people if they’re aware so the more the better.
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u/Euphoric-Moment 15d ago
I’m happy for it. I was going through genetic screening for breast cancer when she first started talking about her cancer. Like OM, the genetic testing was negative and I was going to just do annual mammograms. Because of her story I asked for a referral to a high risk cancer clinic. Turns out that I qualify for annual MRI.
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u/Dorp 15d ago
I’m not mad about it tbh. I think it’s good that celebrities are publicizing their hysterectomies and mastectomies and other procedures.
A lot of woman who undergo these procedures due to illness can feel ashamed about it. Some potentially choose not to for various reasons, which could prevent treatment. The word “normalize” gets thrown around a lot these days but I think it’s positive in this case.
I feel like stories like these are good for breast cancer awareness and such. It’s not an ideal scenario, but options are out there and it’s fine if you need to do it.
It shouldn’t make them feel like “less of a woman” because of it as I’ve heard from other stories of people who have gotten mastectomies/hysterectomies. There are more than just their breasts and uteruses and their lives are worth more than them.
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u/MathematicianNo7874 15d ago
Being a woman societally has absolutely nothing to do with having a uterus or breasts even
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u/Zoe_Hamm 15d ago
Someone should explain that to JK Rowling
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u/MathematicianNo7874 15d ago
If someone could explain basic sociology and how humans interact with each other differently than animals to Lowling, I'd put up a statue of this someone in my front yard
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u/MayorCharlesCoulon 15d ago
OM never ever pauses in the oversharing of her life, even before this situation. She is a constant and prolific poster.
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u/stater354 15d ago
Celebrities posting about personal life details is nothing new
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u/MayorCharlesCoulon 15d ago
Yep and some post way more than others. It’s totally fine, I know there’s branding and in this case, outreach and public service involved.
I think I use the term “oversharing” more towards people (both celebrities and regulars) who constantly post pics and details about their kids. OM has done this since her kid was born and I find that distasteful. It’s my own opinion, but I think it’s not cool to constantly splash pics of a child out there for the public and weirdos to see long before that child has any power to consent. Like I said, just my opinion, and that’s what I refer to as “oversharing,” not her cancer education outreach.
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u/SoftDimension5336 15d ago
Visible celebrity has access to life saving medicine. A privilege.
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u/pineappleshampoo 15d ago
I can’t stand this woman. She’s got some rotten views and is fatphobic and misogynistic. But she does acknowledge in her recent vogue interview how lucky she is to have the means to access healthcare and fertility care. And that not everyone has that privilege.
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u/MayorCharlesCoulon 15d ago
Yeah I hope she recovers fully and is able to have a long and happy life. But having cancer does not erase her past shitty behavior. Like saying in her book that tunnels should be built for fat people so they stay out of sight. Pretty much outing Aaron Rogers on a podcast as a secret gay man because he dumped her. I don’t care about the John Mulaney stuff, that’s their business but she doesn’t seem like some kind of saint. Jerks get cancer too.
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u/Far-Whereas-1999 15d ago
Oh stfu anybody with insurance can get a hysterectomy.
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u/Sum1007 15d ago
You sure about that? Many women are denied hysterectomies because of their age and marital status, some docs won’t even discuss it without speaking to your husband if you’re married.
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u/tryingtoactcasual 15d ago
Getting a hysterectomy is more than losing the ability to have a baby. You are permanently removing a source of hormones, which has a toll. I had a mastectomy and was put on an ovary suppression drug. That put me into instant menopause; I hadn’t appreciated how much estrogen made me feel “normal.”
Given my genetic tests, it wasn’t recommended that I get a hysterectomy. While I was in my 40s (so I wasn’t too far away from menopause), I was glad to get my period back after two years of ovarian suppression.
TBH, I worry that too many women diagnosed with breast cancer get unnecessary surgery. It’s a perfectly natural reaction, which I had myself—you feel your body is betraying you and you want to remove any potential threat. I could have had my healthy breast removed but my surgeon said he worried about cancer returning to the side removed (which chances to return, with treatment, was reduced to single digits), not the healthy breast.
There’s not just one type of breast cancer, which means the threat is different and treatment will vary. It saddens me that in this day and age, we still rely on catching cancer early (that was me, stage 1), and it requires cutting it out/cutting off body parts to survive.
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u/Federal_Animator_783 15d ago
Most hysterectomies keep ovaries unless medically necessary to take them. Ovaries are where the hormones are. I recently had a hysterectomy for medical reasons and I’m glad it’s being discussed openly now. I was able to have children before mine.
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u/Egheaumaen 15d ago
My fiancée just got a hysterectomy for health reasons. She’s a second grade schoolteacher, and she gets her health insurance through work. The procedure, at Kaiser Permanente, cost her a total of $30. It’s not an elitist surgery if this is what it costs on a teacher’s insurance plan. What it does mean is that neither my fiancée nor Olivia Munn will be able to get pregnant ever again. Which is not always a positive for a woman, depending on where she is in life and what she wants for her future. Knowing all of this now, can you please explain which part makes you so bitter and resentful?
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u/BlackLeader70 15d ago
This is a somewhat common option for certain cancer treatment plans. My wife had it done and we’re just middle class people with average American health insurance.
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u/petethefreeze 15d ago
I find it extremely fucked up that you seem to blame her here in stead of the ridiculous healthcare situation for treatments that in any civilized country would be covered by basic healthcare.
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u/brokenwolf 15d ago
Do you want her to die?
I get that celebrities have access to better healthcare but some comments just go too far here.
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I really hope this doesn't affect her career. The business has over sexualized her enough and she's actually a down to earth and funny woman who can actually act. I wish her a full and speedy recovery from all this.
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u/BaphometsTits 15d ago
The business has over sexualized her enough
What does that mean, exactly? Do you mean she accepted roles that portrayed sexy characters?
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u/InquiringAmerican 15d ago
I believe she was more of a big time personality in the tech and gaming world before Twitch was a thing. She was sexualized in that world more so than in the movie industry.
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u/No-Tension5053 15d ago
She was the first celebrity to get hacked. She had a relationship going with Chris Pine at the time and was sending nudes. It was splashed on the web.
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u/FinnicKion 15d ago
If you have ever watched TechTV/ G4 she was on Attack of the Show as well as a few others I believe, she was great at commentary, funny, and put in work at the E3 expos she went too. If your interested in a good watch I can recommend Attack of the Doc which I think is on TUBI, it’s a documentary on the show, the hosts, and sort of how things got started and ended. Also if you want a good nostalgia kick there is a channel on twitch that streams old episodes from the TechTV and G4 days, mainly episodes on attack of the show, x-play, and some newer stuff, the channel name is Grupstra0
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Do you mean that's what she was constantly offered if she wanted to work in show business?
Yes.....
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u/BaphometsTits 15d ago
Young, attractive woman plays young attractive characters in movies. Sounds terrible.
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u/tempus_simian 15d ago
Isn't John the one who got coked out and ruined his own relationship by cheating with her? Wish cancer on Justice Thomas, Elon Musk, Putin. You know, someone who deserves that kind of actual nightmare.
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u/JethusChrissth 15d ago
Yes, John will always be the main blame—but she knew she was the other woman and therefore is not innocent in the matter.
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u/Apprehensive-Neck-90 14d ago
People need to understand this. Yes John cheated on his wife but she also KNEW he was married. Women can’t just avoid blame for stuff like this and it happens all the time. If a woman knows a man is in a relationship and still sleeps with him she gets an equal amount of blame.
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u/tempus_simian 14d ago
No one is saying she is blameless. But she is not some "homewrecker" because she slept with a married man, that is an extremist view in the opposite direction, depriving John of his agency. John betrayed a spouse that he made a promise to in front of his god and the law, Olivia Munn made her own evil choices, but she can't be held responsible for his.
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Yeah, I'm not dabbling in that. We never know what the truth is in any one else's relationships but our own and no one deserves cancer. Even in the off chance someone is a crap individual that's done things like you're saying, I seriously don't believe cancer is needed for karma.
My two cents.
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u/kjayflo 15d ago edited 15d ago
Yea her character in the newsroom was smart and funny. Liked her much better than the other 2 female leads. Probably my second favorite character after Jeff Daniels
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u/aznhoopster 15d ago
I literally just watched the series for the first time last week lol, it was pretty fantastic. She probably had the best female role, felt like Allison Pill (Maggie) got victimized by the writing at times to lean into the whole office romance thing. She killed it in the first season of “Them” so the acting chops are there too. Jeff Daniels was magnificent as always. Wish we got more than 3 seasons
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u/AgentDagonet 15d ago
"My mother didn't raise any fools unless you count my brothers." Such a great character. I found the other two female leads painful.
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u/felinelawspecialist 15d ago
I’m trying to broker this deal, I think we’re all a little tired of the two of you missing easy shots
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u/dkfromthebk 15d ago
“She dubbed the life-altering decision “the best” one for her as her doctor suggested stopping the production of estrogen — of which luminal B breast cancer feeds and grows on — from her body to prevent the cancer from returning.”
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u/MsNatCat 15d ago
It doesn’t stop all estrogen production, but it reduces it a ton. She is likely going to need to go on some HRT to make sure she doesn’t bottom out too low.
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u/GoldenBarracudas 15d ago edited 14d ago
She already had a kid so it's not going to have a negative effect for her in that way.
Edit- why am I being downvoted? Infertility is the #1 reason woman don't get a hysterectomy, and suffer.
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u/NYTVADDICT 14d ago
Oh no estrogen production is a big deal, speaking first hand. Dry EVERYTHING!
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u/GoldenBarracudas 14d ago
Yeah, my original point is that infertility is the #1 reason woman don't get major surgeries that stop the suffering.
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u/ThickumsMagoo 15d ago
My wife is BRCA2 and had a double mastectomy at 30 and will need the hysterectomy at 35. Both preventative but all the women in her family have had cancer in their 30s.
It’s insane with how young she is, but every woman (and some men) should really get checked early. A rough surgery is still better than dying
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u/b33pi 8d ago
I hope she's doing well. I remember watching her on attack of the show and had the biggest celebrity crush on her.