Kathy Bates was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2003 and breast cancer in 2009 before she was diagnosed with lymphedema

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Oct. 15-21 include reality TV star Kim Kardashian, country singer Kane Brown and TV judge Judy Sheindlin

The cast of new comedy "Joy Ride" was in for a surprise treat on Friday, when legendary comic and actor Amy Schumer surprised them during their press tour in Miami.

Stand-up comedian Matt Rife has admitted that he considered quitting the career befoe he got his first viral video on TikTok. Speaking on the Wednesday night edition of The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon the 28-year-old said opened up about his struggles in the industry. Rife, who has just sold out 260 dates on his ProbleMATTic World Tour, shared how dramatically his life has turned around in just over 12 months. He told Fallon: "I went from -- I mean, literally, July of last year, I was considering quitting comedy and everything. I couldn't sell any tickets at any comedy club. I wasn't getting any kind of break." The TikTok that changed everything for Rife was shared in July 2022 and is called 'The Lazy Hero' and has more than 39 million views at the time of writing, but had more amassed at least 20 million in just a few days. @matt_rife Not all heros are overachievers. #comedy #standup #standupcomedy #funny #crowdwork #improv #breakup #relationship #americanairlines The comedian added: "I reluctantly started posting on TikTok beginning of last year. I've always hated social media -- I think it's so negative and it just stresses me out." "The irony of doing something you dreaded doing changing your entire life." His first Netflix special Matt Rife: Natural Selection will premiere on November 15. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings

Tucker Carlson opens up about Fox News firing, says he's 'thankful' that his coworkers were fired along with him

The pastor has said that while he was told a funeral sequence would be shot, the ultimate result was 'not what was initially presented'

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King Charles III of the United Kingdom starts a three-day state visit to France meant to highlight with great pomp both nations’ friendship

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British police are urging women who allege they were sexually assaulted by Russell Brand to talk to officers, Four women told a Channel 4 television documentary and The Times and Sunday Times newspapers that Brand assaulted them