5 Hot Stories: Gerry Turner's Cancer Battle, Beyonce's 'Brave Face'

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, who starred on season 1 of The Golden Bachelor, revealed he was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year before his split from . In an interview with People published Wednesday, December 11, the 72-year-old opened up for the first time about his battle with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, a slow-growing bone marrow cancer. “Unfortunately, there’s no cure for it. … It was like 10 tons of concrete were just dropped on me. And I was a bit in denial for a while, I didn’t want to admit to it,” he said. Turner “explained the situation” to Nist, 71, in March — and the twosome announced their plans to divorce weeks later. “I hope that people understand in retrospect now that [my health] had a huge bearing on my decisions and I think probably Theresa’s as well,” Turner continued. Find more exclusive updates and top stories below:

After was accused of rape in a recent civil lawsuit, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly that is “putting on a brave face” for the sake of her family. In Us’ latest cover story, praised daughter for being “a voice for other girls” and sharing her health struggles in their new reality series. One of ’ accusers broke his silence on allegedly being assaulted by the rapper, telling CNN in an anonymous interview, “It was incredibly painful.” is quietly “dating someone new” after splitting from earlier this year, a source exclusively tells Us.

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5 Hot Stories: Gerry Turner's Cancer Battle, Beyonce's 'Brave Face'

5 Hot Stories: Gerry Turner's Cancer Battle, Beyonce's 'Brave Face'

5 Hot Stories: Gerry Turner's Cancer Battle, Beyonce's 'Brave Face'

5 Hot Stories: Gerry Turner's Cancer Battle, Beyonce's 'Brave Face'

5 Hot Stories: Gerry Turner's Cancer Battle, Beyonce's 'Brave Face'