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Applegate Remains Upbeat About Breast Cancer Battle

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 20, 2008

Christina Applegate is taking the long view of her battle with breast cancer - the really long view.

Speaking on ABC News' "Good Morning America" in her first interview since announcing her diagnosis earlier this month, the "Samantha Who?" star said she had a double mastectomy three weeks ago. She'll undergo reconstructive surgery over the next eight months.

"I'm going to have cute boobs till I'm 90, so there's that," she joked in the interview, which aired Tuesday. "I'll have the best boobs in the nursing home. I'll be the envy of all the ladies around the bridge table."

The 36-year-old actress elected to remove both breasts even though the disease was contained in one breast. She said she is now cancer-free.

Applegate called the operation a logical decision. Her mother battled breast cancer, and she tested positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation linked to breast and ovarian cancer.

"I just wanted to kind of be rid of it," she said. "So this was the choice I made and it was a tough one."

British Rocker Out Of Vietnam Prison

Authorities freed British glam rocker Gary Glitter from prison in southern Vietnam on Tuesday, sending the convicted child molester into an uncertain future.

Guards removed Glitter, 64, from the Thu Duc prison in Binh Thuan province and transported him Tuesday to the Ho Chi Minh City airport, said prison director Tran Huu Thong. He was seen at the airport boarding a plane to Bangkok shortly before 9 p.m.
Vietnamese authorities planned to deport Glitter immediately back to Britain, said his attorney, Le Thanh Kinh.

Glitter, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, was convicted in March 2006 of committing "obscene acts with children." He served 2 years and 9 months of a three-year sentence, which was reduced for good behavior.

Spears Paying Price For Custody Battle

Britney Spears' recently resolved custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline wasn't just messy, it was expensive.

Court documents show legal bills submitted on behalf of two law firms who represented Spears total more than $466,000. That's on top of the $250,000 the 26-year-old pop singer has agreed to pay Federline's attorneys.

The largest bill comes from attorney Stacy D. Phillips, who says in court filings that she is owed nearly $407,000 for four months of work. Phillips claims she has written off another $125,000 in fees.

Federline retains full custody of the children, but Spears has some overnight visits.

Today's Birthdays

Writer-producer-director Walter Bernstein is 89. Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine, is 75. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, is 73. Broadcast journalist Connie Chung is 62. Rock singer Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) is 60. TV weatherman Al Roker is 54. Rapper KRS-One is 43. Rock singer Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) is 38.

Source: The Associated Press

CORRECTIONS

It is the policy of The Tampa Tribune to correct all errors of fact. To report an error, call (813) 259-7600 or e-mail news@tampatrib.com.

CORRECTION: Two women were sexually assaulted Saturday morning. An incorrect date was listed Tuesday in a Metro story.

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