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Jon Hamm sends love to Amanda Peet amid cancer diagnosis and death of parents

Jon Hamm sends love to Amanda Peet amid cancer diagnosis and death of parents

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Jon Hamm has praised his Your Friends & Neighbors co-star, Amanda Peet, for how she has navigated the death of her parents and a recent breast cancer diagnosis while maintaining a demanding career. Last month, Peet, 54 — who returned Friday for season two of Apple TV+’s hit crime caper opposite Hamm and Olivia Munn — wrote in a deeply personal New Yorker essay about being diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer at the same time both of her parents were receiving end-of-life hospice care. In a new interview with People, Hamm, 55, said that he has known about Peet’s cancer for a while. “She had told me about her diagnosis sometime ago, and it’s a very, very tricky balance to strike,” the Mad Men star said. Addressing the loss of her parents, Hamm shared that he too has lost his …

‘Fantasy Life’ review: Amanda Peet, back on the big screen, is better than ever

‘Fantasy Life’ review: Amanda Peet, back on the big screen, is better than ever

Sometimes it takes a whole movie to get to a wonderful last line. But for that last line to truly be wonderful, the whole movie before it has a job to do. So it’s a pleasure to report that actor-turned-filmmaker Matthew Shear, with his debut feature “Fantasy Life,” shows a facility for finessing a meal that lands the last bite. A modest yet amusingly spiky round trip from Manhattan to Martha’s Vineyard, it has the trappings of a rom-com but a trickier soulfulness about its unlikely connection. Shear, with a resting face that seems halfway to panic attack, plays Sam, whose free-floating anxiety is enough to make him faint in public after getting laid off. He also gets squeamish confessing his darkest self-hating thoughts to his avuncular, heard-it-all psychoanalyst (a perfect Judd Hirsch). When an offer from his shrink’s wife (Andrea Martin) to babysit their three granddaughters elicits an impulsive yes — “We know your parents,” she says cheerily to Sam, pushing aside any nagging ethical quandaries — Sam finds himself in the fancy brownstone …

Amanda Peet supported by best friend Sarah Paulson after breast cancer battle reveal

Amanda Peet supported by best friend Sarah Paulson after breast cancer battle reveal

Amanda Peet has a trove of support from family and famous friends alike. On March 21, the Your Friends and Neighbors actress, 54, penned an essay for the New Yorker in which she reflected on battling breast cancer while grappling with taking care of and later the the loss of both of her parents, who were both in hospice at the same time on opposite coasts. Following its publication, the A Lot Like Love star’s best friend of over 20 years, Sarah Paulson, publicly cheered her on. Taking to Instagram, Sarah, who recorded to audio version of the essay, first noted: “My best friend, Amanda Peet — the weirdest thing in the world is to say her full name out loud, as I call her Bird — but that’s the name her parents gave her.” She went on: “Seems fitting to use here as she has written the most profoundly gorgeous essay about the loss of her parents, while dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis. @newyorkermag has published it today, and I’m screaming from the …

‘The Whole Nine Yards’ star Amanda Peet reveals breast cancer diagnosis

‘The Whole Nine Yards’ star Amanda Peet reveals breast cancer diagnosis

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Amanda Peet has revealed the heartbreaking events that unfolded in the weeks after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The 54-year-old actor, known for roles in The Whole Nine Yards and Your Friends & Neighbors, wrote about being diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer in August 2025 when both of her parents were receiving end-of-life hospice care, in a vulnerable essay published in The New Yorker. In the article, titled “My Season of Ativan,” Peet explained that she attended a bi-annual check-up to monitor her breasts when her doctor discovered a tumor. “For many years, I’ve been told that I have ‘dense’ and ‘busy’ breasts — not as a compliment but as a warning that they require extra monitoring,” she wrote. “I had been …

Amanda Peet Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Amanda Peet Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Your Friends & Neighbors star Amanda Peet has revealed she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer. The actress detailed her experience leading up to and following her diagnosis in an essay for The New Yorker, which came as both of her parents were in hospice. Peet began the essay by recounting the myriad of close memories she has with her mother, whom she “told everything.” She wrote, “So it was strange not to tell her, last fall, that I’d been diagnosed with cancer.” “For many years, I’ve been told that I have ‘dense’ and ‘busy’ breasts — not as a compliment but as a warning that they require extra monitoring,” she continued. “I had been seeing a breast surgeon every six months for checkups. The Friday before Labor Day, I went for what I thought would be a routine scan. Dr. K. usually chatted me up while she examined me, but this time she went silent. She told me that she didn’t like the way something looked on the ultrasound and wanted to perform a biopsy. After …