It's always shocking when a celebrity reveals he or she has battled a major health crisis. Angelina Jolie revealed last night in an article in The New York Times that she had a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer.

Doctors told the actress she carried the "faulty" gene BRCA1 and had an 87 percent risk of developing the disease. Jolie's mother died at age 56 from ovarian cancer.

Last November, Sharon Osbourne told Hello! magazine that she voluntarily had a double mastectomy. The "America's Got Talent" star battled colon cancer in 2002, and it caused extreme stress for her rocker husb...

Talk show host Montel Williams has been out of the spotlight for a few years now, but he is stepping up to support a cause he believes in. He is supporting a ballot measure in Arkansas to legalize medical marijuana. Williams said opponents of the law are using "racist imagery" in their television ad by portraying a drug deal with an African-American actor.

"Williams appeared Thursday at the state Capitol alongside members of Arkansans for Compassionate Care, which is campaigning for the legalization measure on the November ballot," said Andrew DeMillo with the Associated Press. "He critici...

Former TV host Montel Williams has heaped praise on fellow multiple sclerosis sufferer Jack Osbourne, urging fans to show their support to the new dad, who announced he has the muscular disease last weekend.

Williams reveals he has been talking to the reality TV action man and his manager/mother Sharon in recent weeks after learning of Osbourne's medical issues, and he insists the young Brit is a "true inspiration."

Taking to his Facebook.com page on Friday, Williams wrote, "I just want to publicly share with everyone the respect I have for Jack Osbourne's decision to go public with his M...

Beloved former talk show host Montel Williams has accepted a job as a consultant with a medical marijuana dispensary in California.

The TV personality is hoping his involvement will help give the state's marijuana industry a boost and encourage others to go about business in a professional manner.

At a press conference in Sacramento on Monday, Williams announced his plans to work with bosses at the Albatin Wellness Cooperative, telling reporters, "We want to provide safe access for patients... and I want this to be some place your mother and father could see themselves walk into."

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A judge in Wisconsin has dismissed a citation against TV host Montel Williams after he was fined for possessing drug paraphernalia for carrying a pipe through an airport.

The star was handed a $484 ticket back in January when Sheriff's deputies at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee found him with a pipe commonly associated with smoking pot.

Williams, who suffers from multiple sclerosis and is a medical marijuana activist, paid the fine, but disputed the citation and the case went to court on Tuesday.

The hearing in Milwaukee lasted less than a minute as Circuit Judge J...

Talk show host Montel Williams is in trouble with tax officials after allegedly failing to hand over $1 million in payments.

The TV personality has been hit with a federal tax lien by bosses at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in connection with his 2008 and 2009 individual tax returns.

According to the papers, filed with the New York City Register and obtained by TheSmokingGun.com, Williams and his wife, Tara, owe payments totalling $1.04 million for the two-year period.

Talk show host Montel Williams has been cited for possessing drug paraphernalia after a pipe was discovered in his luggage at an airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The TV personality, who suffers from multiple sclerosis and is a medical marijuana activist, was at a security checkpoint at the General Mitchell International Airport on Tuesday when staff found a pipe commonly associated with smoking pot.

The host paid a $484 citation before being released to continue his journey, according to the Milwaukee County sheriff's office.

The 54 year old has admitted he uses marijuana to relieve the ...

Talk show host Montel Williams has quit his long-running TV show because the multiple sclerosis he suffers from is beginning to take a grip. The star was diagnosed with the debilitating disease in 1999, but admits it has only recently started to progress, prompting his decision to take early retirement at the age of 51.

A source tells the National Enquirer, "Montel is quitting his show because he's starting to see signs his disease is progressing. The weakness in his arms and legs is increasing. He's worried that he'll have problems while taping a show. Montel said he doesn't want tha...

Hollywood pals Ben Affleck and Matt Damon teamed up with a host of celebrities for a charity poker game in Las Vegas. The Good Will Hunting pair and celebrities including Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Kevin James, Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Montel Williams, Martin Sheen and Shannon Elizabeth tried their hands at the poker charity event Up For Africa at the Rio Hotel in Sin City on Thursday.

The event raised money for Enough Project and the International Rescue Committee, which aids survivors form the Dafur crisis. But despite Damon being credited for the rise of poker in the mainstream aft...

Comedian Mark Curry contemplated suicide last year and credits pal Bill Cosby with bringing him back from the brink. The Hangin' With Mr. Cooper funnyman's depression began when a can of spray starch exploded, setting fire to his California home and leaving him with second-degree burns across 18 percent of his body.

While in the hospital Curry began collecting painkillers in a bid to overdose - but Cosby and fellow comedian Sinbad's regular visits helped him laugh through his pain.

The 42-year-old tells TV presenter Montel Williams, "It was so bad... that pain was so excruciatin...

Talk show host Montel Williams is planning to wed for the third time after proposing to girlfriend Tara Fowler. Williams proposed to the American Airlines flight attendant at his 50th birthday party at the Tavern On The Green restaurant in New York City last night.

He tells People magazine, "I feel like I have a true partner."

The TV presenter is hoping for third time lucky after failed marriages to Rochele See and Grace Morley. Williams has two daughters Ashley, 21, and Maressa, 18, with See, and a son Montel Junior, 13, and a daughter, Wyntergrace, 14, with Morley.

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Walk the Line took top honors at the 10th annual Prism Awards on Thursday. The awards were presented by the Entertainment Industries Council in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse/National Institutes of Health for works the groups believe do the best job of accurately portraying drug, alcohol and tobacco abuse.

Walk the Line, about Johnny Cash's music career, won for best drama. Neal Baer, the executive producer of the TV drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, won a leadership and inspiration award. Brad Paisley's hit song "...