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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Says Veep Shutdown Forced Her to Disclose 2017 Breast Cancer

She explains on her Good Hang podcast that pausing the final season put hundreds of colleagues out of work, prompting unusual public openness.

Overview

  • Speaking on Tuesday's episode, she said she felt "backed into a corner" because Veep halted for a year and about 250 people would be out of work.
  • She described herself as very private and said she likely would have stayed silent if not for the production stoppage.
  • Amy Poehler commended her for sharing, saying the disclosure helped many people.
  • Louis-Dreyfus said going public led others to seek her advice, and that helping fellow patients was comforting after her treatment.
  • Diagnosed with stage II breast cancer in 2017, she had chemotherapy, a double mastectomy and reconstruction, and announced remission in October 2018.