Shannen Doherty slammed conspiracy theorists for running wild with ideas about Kate Middleton’s health before her cancer announcement.
“Being a public figure does not mean the public owns that person,” the “Beverly Hills, 90210” alum, who has stage 4 breast cancer and had surgery to remove a brain tumor in 2023, began in an Instagram statement she shared Friday. “We ALL have the right to go through illness or life privately.”
“The onslaught of conspiracy theories, ownership, and plain, morbid curiosity forced this person to explain herself before she had come to terms with it and explained to her children,” she continued. “I pray this is a learning moment for us all to respect, privacy or others, regardless of being in the public eye.”
“And Princess Kate,” Doherty, 52, added, “I admire your strength through the endless onslaught you’ve been under while going thru (sic) cancer.”
Conspiracy theories ran rampant following Middleton’s abdominal surgery in January and her lack of public presence after that, with some people even guessing she was in a coma or dealing with infidelity on Prince William’s part.
But on Friday, the 42-year-old Princess of Wales shocked fans when she announced she had started chemotherapy treatments after healing from her surgery.
“In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London, and at the time, it was thought that my condition was noncancerous. The surgery was successful,” she explained in her video announcement.
“However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy, and I am now in the early stages of that
treatment.”
She also thanked fans for their messages of support and asked that she and her family be allowed to handle her health privately.
“As I have said to them, I am well and getting…
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