Christina Applegate Says She Was Misdiagnosed With MS, Does Not Have the Disease
Photo: NBC NewsActress Christina Applegate announced Tuesday that she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis and does not have the disease, saying her doctor recently told her so. She made the disclosure on her podcast, MeSsy, which she hosts with cohost Jamie-Lynn Sigler, after returning to the show following a break. Applegate had been diagnosed with MS in 2021 and had become a leading advocate for people coping with the condition. She said she is now "back at square one," and described the news as bringing confusion and depression, with no relief from her symptoms.
Left-leaning outlets, CBS News and NBC News, report the revelation in brief, straightforward terms, centering on the podcast announcement and the doctor's recent finding. Alternative outlets TMZ and Deadline both call the news shocking; TMZ stresses the years she believed she had MS, while Deadline highlights her 2021 diagnosis, her advocacy and an emotional episode. Fox News, on the right, focuses on her fighting back tears and on the confusion, depression and continued symptoms. All sides agree on the core facts: the misdiagnosis, the podcast setting and the Tuesday timing. They differ mainly in tone and in how much emotional and personal detail they emphasize.
How the sides differ Left sources report the revelation plainly; alternative sources stress its shock and her advocacy role; right sources emphasize her tearful reaction and lack of relief from symptoms.
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CBS and NBC lead with the announcement itself, citing her podcast and, in CBS's case, her doctor's recent revelation, in short and direct accounts without extra detail.
TMZ and Deadline call the news shocking, noting her years believing she had MS, her 2021 diagnosis and advocacy, and an emotional podcast episode with Jamie-Lynn Sigler, quoting her 'square one' remark.
Fox News leads with Applegate fighting back tears, stressing the confusion, depression and lack of relief from symptoms, and quotes her saying she is back at square one.