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Aa Sans Save PrintChristina Applegate has a theory about why she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis: She's been poisoned.
The "Married With Children" and "Dead to Me" star has been inundated with well-intentioned suggestions following the revelation of her misdiagnosis, but one stood out, Applegate recounted on the Tuesday episode of her "Messy" podcast with co-host Jamie Lynn Sigler.
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