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Mark Ruffalo Explains Why He Waited to Tell His Wife About His Brain Tumor

The 'Poor Things' star shares why he kept his brain tumor diagnosis from his wife, Sunrise Coigney, for several weeks.

During an appearance on Monday's SmartLess podcast hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, the Poor Things actor recalled finding out that he had a large "mass" behind his left ear. "I said, 'Listen, this is going to sound crazy, but I had this dream last night that I had a brain tumor,''' he shared, noting that the doctor indulged him by ordering a CAT scan despite a lack of evidence. The 13 Going on 30 actor recalled waking up to the left side of his face being "totally paralyzed," and he couldn't close his eye.

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