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Kathy Bates: Diabetes 'Scared Me Straight' to Lose 100 Pounds
Kathy Bates:
Diabetes 'Scared Me
Straight' to Lose
100 Pounds
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Oct 10, 2024 9:45 AM CDT

Kathy Bates: Diabetes 'Scared Me Straight' to Lose 100 Pounds

Actor says she lost 80 pounds through diet, the last 20 by using Ozempic

(Newser) - Nearly six years ago, Kathy Bates emerged 60 pounds lighter than she'd previously been, noting that she felt like "a completely different person" since shedding those pounds. Now, the Academy Award-winning actor, who's currently starring in a CBS reboot of Matlock, is announcing a 100-pound weight loss...

Kathy Bates Drops Bomb About Post-Matlock Life

Oscar winner says she's always felt like something of a 'misfit' in Hollywood, is retiring after CBS drama

(Newser) - A reboot of Matlock, the Andy Griffith legal drama from the '80s and '90s, is set to hit the small screen in two weeks—and the Independent reports that Kathy Bates, the franchise's new star, is already announcing her retirement ahead of the premiere. "This is...

Ty Burrell Wins Night's First Emmy
 Breaking Bad, 
 Modern Family 
 Grab Top Emmys 
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Aug 26, 2014 12:01 AM CDT

Breaking Bad, Modern Family Grab Top Emmys

They win best drama, best comedy series

(Newser) - Seth Meyers opened tonight's Emmy Awards with quite a few jokes about the fact that the ceremony was held on a Monday night rather than a Sunday night before opening things up to the first presenter: none other than Amy Poehler, who handed out the night's first award,...

19 Best-Kept Secrets of the Stars

The latest: Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie managed to keep her double mastectomy a secret from February 2, when procedures started, through April 27, when they were completed, and all the way until May 14, when she revealed everything. But some stars have kept their secrets even longer: Radar lists 18 of them.
  • Janet Jackson
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25 Celebrity Health Scares
 25 Celebrity Health Scares 
Mar 24, 2013 1:39 PM CDT

25 Celebrity Health Scares

The stars open up about their problems

(Newser) - Some celebrities keep quiet about their health woes, but these 25 rounded up by the Huffington Post have been quite open about their medical issues:
  • Carnie Wilson: Just revealed she has Bell's palsy, which causes droopiness in the facial muscles.
  • Nick Cannon: He experienced mild kidney failure last year
...

James Spader Joins 'The Office' Cast to Replace Kathy Bates, Not Steve Carell
 Spader Hired at The Office 
Jul 7, 2011 9:13 AM CDT

Spader Hired at The Office

But he'll replace Kathy Bates, not Steve Carell

(Newser) - As rumored , James Spader has joined the Office cast as a replacement for Kathy Bates' character, the CEO of Dunder Mifflin's parent company. Spader, who first appeared in the season finale as an applicant for Michael Scott's manager position, "will reprise his role as Robert California,...

James Spader in Talks to Join The Office

...but not for the position you think

(Newser) - He may not end up with the job he interviewed for, but that doesn't mean he won't be working at Dunder-Mifflin. James Spader—whose character, Robert California, appeared in the season finale of The Office as a potential replacement for Steve Carell's Michael Scott—is in talks...

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