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Erik Madigan Heck for Men’s Health(NEW YORK) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Ahead of the release of his new memoir, No Time Like The Future, Michael J. Fox opened up to Men’s Health about his struggles with fame, sobriety, and the disease for which he’s become a tireless advocate: Parkinson’s. 

The piece details his life and career, as well as his recovery from spinal surgery and a fall at his home that left his arm shattered, and the Back to the Future star incapacitated and alone.

‘”I found myself sitting on that floor going, ‘This is fu**ed-up,” the normally upbeat actor admitted. “I can’t put a happy face on this.’ 

Fox’s early twenties brought him superstardom from the hit sitcom Family Ties, which led to the 1985 blockbuster Back to the Future — and all the excesses such “famedom” can bring.

“I was a semi-popular kid growing up,” Fox says, “But then when everybody likes you? And every girl? …It was so alien to what I grew up with, I didn’t have any defense mechanisms.'”

At 29 years old, in 1991, Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’.  He admits to drinking heavily then, “…and it was screwing up my relationships and screwing up my marriage and screwing up my work.”

With the love and support of his wife of more than 30 years, Tracy Pollan, Fox found sobriety. “The tools that worked for quitting drinking work even better for [Parkinson’s], which are: acceptance and surrender. Not like, ‘I give up, ‘I quit,’ but you just say, ‘Okay, I cede you the big points.'”

Fox comments, “There’s the stuff you plan — the stuff you work towards…And then there’s things that just happen. And the things that just happen are usually of a more intricate design and a higher purpose than whatever you come up with.”

By Stephen Iervolino
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Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Full House is already off-air and now the iconic San Francisco home is off the market too. 

The famous Victorian household, which was featured in the opening credits for both Full House and its Netflix spinoff Fuller House, sold last month for a whopping $5,350,000, according to TMZ.

The 3,728 square-foot residence boasts three floors, four bedrooms and features a master-suite complete with luxurious amenities like a fireplace, spa-like bathroom, and picturesque views of the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s also located on the city’s iconic “Postcard Row” and although the star-studded sitcom did not actually film in the house — they filmed on a Hollywood set — it was still a stopping point for tourists. 

Prior to the sale, the home was owned by Full House creator and executive producer Jeff Franklin since 2016. He planned to renovate its interior to mimic what fans saw on their television screens, however, after receiving pushback from neighbors who feared an increase in tourists, his building permits were revoked and he put the house on the market once more. 

Even though the new owners won’t be getting an exact replica of the sitcom’s well-known abode, the backyard contains cement tiles with the handprints and signatures of the Full House cast. 

By Danielle Long
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Jay Maidment/Netflix(LONDON) — For the second time, Netflix’s fantasy series The Witcher has been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this time as a result of multiple cases of the virus, according to Deadline. Those impacted, none of which are among the lead cast, have been isolated. 

Meanwhile, the streamer is carrying out an isolated round of testing for all members of the production. Filming in London is due to resume once Netflix is confident that the set is fully safe. 

The series is based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s best-selling fantasy book series about monster hunters — called “witchers” — who possess supernatural abilities that allow them to fight deadly beasts.  Henry Cavill stars as the titular character and protagonist — a.k.a. Geralt of Rivia.

By George Costantino and Stephen Iervolino
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Jesse Grant/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — The entertainment world lost another great over the weekend. Norm Crosby, a comedic staple that launched a successful standup career in the 1960s, passed away from heart failure.

His wife, Joan Crosby, confirmed her husband’s passing to The Hollywood Reporter, revealing that he passed away on Saturday at LA’s Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

The comedian, who started in standup in the 50s before becoming a staple in late night talk shows a few years later, created the moniker “The Master of Malaprop” by developing a gimmick of switching phrases with similar-sounding words in his comedy.

Crosby, who joined Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show over 50 times, also launched his own syndicated television show Norm Crosby’s Comedy Shop in 1978.

He also appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Garry Moore Show, The Joey Bishop Show, The Hollywood Place, The Jimmy Dean Show and Late Night with Conan O’Brien. 

He also appeared on Roseanne, The Boys and, most famously, as Wally the Bartender on The Love Boat.  

The comedian was also a frequent volunteer for various celebrity roasts throughout the ages.

Crosby most recently appeared on Grownups 2 where he cameoed as a worker at a K Mart.

He is survived by Joan, his wife of 54 years, his sons Andrew and David, along with his grandchildren Jack and Lily. 

By Megan Stone 
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