American actress and comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus has revealed she is battling breast cancer, in a statement that also calls for universal healthcare.
The superlatively talented Louis-Dreyfus is regarded as one of the funniest woman in Hollywood, having started out as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, before being cast in the iconic hit Seinfeld and currently starring as the luckless Vice President Selina Meyers in Veep.
In a tweet posted overnight, Louis-Dreyfus announced her diagnoses with breast cancer, saying “1 in 8 women get breast cancer. Today, I’m the one.”
Just when you thought… pic.twitter.com/SbtYChwiEj
— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) September 28, 2017
HBO, the network behing Veep, which has seen Louis-Dreyfus take home six Emmys for Best Actress in a Comedy, released this statement of support:
Our love and support go out to Julia and her family at this time. We have every confidence she will get through this with her usual tenacity and undaunted spirit, and look forward to her return to health and to HBO for the final season of Veep.
America continues to weather through a contentious debate on healthcare, with the Trump-led Republicans attempting to dismantle former President Barack Obama‘s ‘Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’.
Messages of support have flooded Twitter in light of her announcement:
In case you needed any further proof that Julia Louis-Dreyfus is an incredible person, she immediately removes herself from the story and makes it about health care. Laughter is the best medicine, and cancer has no chance. https://t.co/caY4deD1iy
— Joshua Sánchez (@jnsanchez) September 28, 2017
Fuck. Fuck. I don’t think I realized how much I love this woman, who I don’t know. Love her more for speaking up for others in this moment. https://t.co/YEUNEV5AEo
— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) September 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/DebraMessing/status/913459742806220801
❤️❤️so sorry and so in awe https://t.co/eHIrXiKm3h
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) September 28, 2017
