News Mash-up: Celebrity Troubles

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Actress Selma Blair’s struggles with MS depicted in new documentary In October 2018, Selma Blair announced to her fans that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, an incurable debilitating neurological condition in which the immune system eats away at the protective covering of nerves. A new documentary, Introducing, Selma Blair, details the American actor’s journey with the condition and follows her as she undertakes stem cell treatment. The film shows Blair at her rawest, depleted by chemotherapy and consumed by her condition. Director Rachel Fleit said the crew worked around Blair’s symptoms. Blair had advice for people who have recently been diagnosed with the condition. “Patience and try not to worry. This is your body giving you a gift sadly of telling you ‘slow down.’ ” (Reuters) Paris Hilton pushes for federal law to regulate ‘troubled-teen’ industry in US Celebrity Paris Hilton and activists who successfully pushed for reforms in the so-called troubled teen industry in Utah are now calling for federal legislation to regulate youth residential treatment centers in the U.S. Hilton and the nonprofit Breaking Code Silence appeared outside the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 20, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. “It’s clear that the state-by-state patchwork of limited, weak oversight and inconsistent licensing requirements is not working,” Hilton said. The new proposal would create a bill of rights to protect kids who are in “tough love” facilities. Hilton and other critics say that children in such facilities are abused physically and emotionally. (AP) These articles were provided by The Japan Times Alpha.