Christina Applegate Reveals She Was Misdiagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis
The actor announced on her podcast that she does not have the disease, a revelation that sparked backlash from The View hosts who criticized Megyn Kelly for mocking the news.
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The story so far
15 publishers have covered this in 19 articles since 20 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 20 October at 11:53 UTC; The Hollywood Reporter followed 1h 11m later. The most recent article, from STAT, appeared on 24 October at 11:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), The Hill (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), NPR Health (major outlet), Consequence, The A.V. Club, Rolling Stone, Deadline, BBC Health, Scientific American, All Content from Business Insider and 3 more, all listed under Sources below.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- VarietyChristina Applegate Reveals She Was Misdiagnosed With MS: ‘I’m Back at Square One’ and It’s a ‘Mindf—’
- The Hollywood ReporterChristina Applegate Reveals She Was Misdiagnosed and Does Not Have MS: “I Haven’t Gotten Better … I’m Back at Square One”
- The HillChristina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS: 'I haven't gotten better'
- ConsequenceChristina Applegate Says She Was Misdiagnosed with MS
- The GuardianActor Christina Applegate reveals she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis
- The A.V. ClubChristina Applegate doesn't have MS: "It's a mindfuck, for sure"
- Rolling StoneChristina Applegate Says She Was Misdiagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis: ‘It’s Very Confusing’
- DeadlineChristina Applegate Reveals MS Misdiagnosis: “I Am Back At Square One”
- BBC EntertainmentChristina Applegate says she was wrongfully diagnosed with MS
- Scientific AmericanChristina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS—how could that happen?
Show 9 later sources
- All Content from Business InsiderChristina Applegate lived with an MS diagnosis for 5 years. Now she's learned it was wrong — and her symptoms remain unexplained.
- Rolling StoneWhy Is Multiple Sclerosis So Commonly Misdiagnosed?
- South China Morning PostChristina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis
- NPR HealthActor Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis
- BBC HealthChristina Applegate says she was wrongly diagnosed with MS
- MedPageToday.com - medical news for physiciansChristina Applegate Says Her Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis Was Incorrect
- VarietyMegyn Kelly Slammed for Attacking Christina Applegate Over MS Misdiagnosis; ‘The View’ Hosts Call Her a ‘Bully’ and a ‘Fungus That Thrives’ on Outrage
- STATOpinion: It took me 13 years to be diagnosed with MS. Christina Applegate’s misdiagnosis doesn’t surprise me
- STATOpinion: Christina Applegate puts a face on one of the most consequential challenges in neurology
Sources
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- Megyn Kelly Slammed for Attacking Christina Applegate Over MS Misdiagnosis; ‘The View’ Hosts Call Her a ‘Bully’ and a ‘Fungus That Thrives’ on Outrage Variety ·
- Actor Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis NPR Health ·
- Actor Christina Applegate reveals she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis The Guardian ·
- Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS: 'I haven't gotten better' The Hill ·
- Christina Applegate Reveals She Was Misdiagnosed and Does Not Have MS: “I Haven’t Gotten Better … I’m Back at Square One” The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Christina Applegate Reveals She Was Misdiagnosed With MS: ‘I’m Back at Square One’ and It’s a ‘Mindf—’ Variety ·
Show 13 more sources
- Opinion: Christina Applegate puts a face on one of the most consequential challenges in neurology STAT
- Opinion: It took me 13 years to be diagnosed with MS. Christina Applegate’s misdiagnosis doesn’t surprise me STAT
- Christina Applegate Says Her Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis Was Incorrect MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians
- Christina Applegate says she was wrongly diagnosed with MS BBC Health
- Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis South China Morning Post
- Why Is Multiple Sclerosis So Commonly Misdiagnosed? Rolling Stone
- Christina Applegate lived with an MS diagnosis for 5 years. Now she's learned it was wrong — and her symptoms remain unexplained. All Content from Business Insider
- Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS—how could that happen? Scientific American
- Christina Applegate says she was wrongfully diagnosed with MS BBC Entertainment
- Christina Applegate Reveals MS Misdiagnosis: “I Am Back At Square One” Deadline
- Christina Applegate Says She Was Misdiagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis: ‘It’s Very Confusing’ Rolling Stone
- Christina Applegate doesn't have MS: "It's a mindfuck, for sure" The A.V. Club
- Christina Applegate Says She Was Misdiagnosed with MS Consequence
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- Christina Applegate
- Megyn Kelly
- The View
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler