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I had no idea that Matt LeBlanc nearly had nervous breakdown after 'Friends' ended. I love that guy! He's hilarious and seems like a good dude.
I was never a fan of 'Friends', but I'm a huge fan of the Showtime series 'Episodes' where he plays a fictionalized version of himself. It's a very underrated show. It's definitely worth a look.
Speaking of which, does anyone know when the new season of 'Episodes' is starting up? I need my LeBlanc fix!
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Matt LeBlanc nearly had nervous breakdown after 'Friends'
Matt LeBlanc said he was in a dark place after Friends came to an end in 2004.
The 48-year-old actor opened up about his years-long retreat from the spotlight in an interview with the Mirror. LeBlanc gained worldwide recognition as Joey Tribbiani on the NBC sitcom, but was quietly dealing with a collapsed marriage and a sick daughter.
"For years and years, I barely left the house," the star revealed. "I was burnt out. I wanted to not have a schedule, not be somewhere. I was in a position to do that. My agent was bummed ... I'd call mine and say, 'Please lose my number for a few years.' It was a very dark time. I almost had a nervous breakdown."
LeBlanc and wife Melissa McKnight separated in January 2006 after less than three years of marriage and finalized their divorce later that year. Their daughter Marina, now 12 years old, suffered seizures as a baby, but her condition has since improved.
"I remember when my daughter, Marina, was born. The second I laid eyes on her, I was in love, and I had never felt that way before," the actor shared. "I couldn't believe it. I knew from that moment there was nothing that would ever stop me from loving her."
LeBlanc reprised Joey on the spinoff Joey from 2004 to 2006 before taking a five-year break from television. He presently plays a fictionalized version of himself on Showtime series Episodes and was announced as a new Top Gear host last week.
"I love the show. Should be fun," the actor tweeted Thursday. "I'm really honored and looking forward to working on Top Gear with @achrisevans, damn he's tall."
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"I've always done things kind of my own way. As long as I can keep doing things my own way, I think I'll feel successful."
--Gwyneth Paltrow, on shrugging off her haters, to Glamour
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Which 'Suicide Squad' star admits to misspelling a tattoo on someone?
Taylor Swift to perform at the 2016 Grammys
Taylor Swift will perform at the 2016 Grammy Awards on Feb. 15.
The awards ceremony confirmed the 26-year-old singer "will return to the Grammy stage" after Swift was featured in a Super Bowl 50 ad for the forthcoming event Sunday.
USA Today reports Swift will open the ceremony with a song from her most recent album, 1989. She will reportedly choose a track she hasn't performed live on television before.
Swift is nominated for seven awards this year, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. She is already a seven-time Grammy winner who last won Best Song Written for Visual Media for "Safe & Sound" in 2013.
Adele, Selena Gomez, Adriana Grande, Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd are among the other artists who will perform at the ceremony. Drake will not perform despite being listed in the Super Bowl ad.
"I am not performing at the Grammy Awards...but hey it's the thought that counts," the 29-year-old rapper tweeted.
Swift released 1989 in October 2014 and completed her accompanying world tour in December. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 1.28 million copies in its first week, and includes the singles "Blank Space" and "Bad Blood."
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Which 'Suicide Squad' star admits to misspelling a tattoo on someone?
In an interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, actress Margot Robbie admitted to misspelling a tattoo last summer during a bonding experience with cast and crew.
During the interview, Robbie, alongside Tina Fey, her Whiskey Tango Foxtrot costar, admitted that
while filming for Suicide Squad she meant to tattoo "skwad" (the intended spelling) on an assistant's arm but accidentally spelled "swad" instead.
But Robbie didn't let a mistake like that deter her from honing her ink skills.
According to Entertainment Weekly the actress now owns a tattoo gun and has done a total of 26 tattoos.
Suicide Squad opens in theaters Aug. 5.