Michael J. Fox Recalls Being Bullied by Paparazzi Before Going Public About Parkinson's Disease
Michael J. Fox has been raising awareness and funding for Parkinson's disease for two decades, since first going public with his diagnosis. However, the celebrated actor and philanthropist is opening up about the unfortunate reason for revealing his illness to the world in the first place.
The Emmy-winning actor recently sat down with ET's Rachel Smith, ahead of his annual A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson's fundraiser benefit gala, and he reflected on how being pressured and harangued by unscrupulous tabloids and paparazzi led him opening up about his affliction.
"It was seven or eight years after I had been diagnosed ... [and] the paparazzi and stuff, they would stand outside my apartment and heckle at me, like, 'What's a matter with you?'" Fox recalled. "I said, 'I can't be making my neighbors deal with this,' so I came out, and it was great. It was a great thing."
"It was a great surprise to me that people responded the way they responded," Fox added. "They responded with interest, in the desire to find an answer to the the disease, and then I saw that as a great opportunity. I didn't get put in this position to squander it."
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