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Donald Sutherland writes of a long life in film in his upcoming memoir, 'Made Up, But Still True'

This book cover image released by Crown shows "Made Up, But Still True" by Donald Sutherland. Crown via AP
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NEW YORK — Donald Sutherland has a memoir coming out in November reflecting on his life of nearly 90 years and his 60-year career as one of Hollywood's top actors in films like “M.A.S.H.,” “Klute,” “Ordinary People” and “The Hunger Games” saga.

Crown announced Wednesday that Sutherland’s “Made Up, But Still True” will be published Nov. 12, when the actor will be 89 years old.

“Donald Sutherland has made an indelible mark on the industry since his life-changing role in M.A.S.H catapulted him into the public eye nearly sixty years ago,” the publisher said in a statement. “With his raw honesty and wicked sense of humor, the renowned actor chronicles his life in this generation-defining book, cataloging with powerful detail his far too many brushes with death, his loving relationship with his parents, and behind-the-scenes stories of the movies he’s starred in.”

A major figure in the New Hollywood of the 1970s who has worked steadily since, Sutherland was long considered among the best actors never to have been nominated for an Academy Award, despite appearing in several films that won the biggest of them. He was given an honorary Oscar for career achievement in 2017. He also has an Emmy and two Golden Globes.

“Made Up, But Still True” will be his first work as an author.

Born in Saint John, Canada, Sutherland barely survived a series of childhood diseases, including infantile paralysis, rheumatoid fever and spinal meningitis.

He chronicles those struggles in the book, along with his burgeoning teenage sexuality and his love for acting. He began acting on screen in the early 1960s.

Sutherland broke through in Hollywood with a small role in the 1967 World War II classic “The Dirty Dozen,” and broke big with a starring role as Hawkeye Pierce in Robert Altman's “M.A.S.H.”

Some of Sutherland's five children are also actors, most notably Kiefer Sutherland of “The Lost Boys” and “24.”

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Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson arrives for the British premiere of his latest film, “Get Rich Or Die Tryin,” in London's Leicester Square, Tuesday Jan. 17, 2006. Associated Press

50 Cent is teasing his documentary series about the sexual assault allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs on the heels of a federal raid this week on the music mogul’s homes.

The “In Da Club” rapper, 48, on Wednesday tweeted the poster for “Diddy Do It?” It shows the 54-year-old Bad Boy Records founder atop multiple manila folders with the label, “Case Files.”

“This is gonna break records when this drop,” said 50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson, who first announced the series in early December.

“Proceeds from this Documentary will go to victims of Sexual Assault and Rape,” 50 tweeted at the time, sharing footage from the series.

The announcement was made just after Combs was accused of having gang-raped a 17-year-old girl in 2003 — the fourth sexual assault allegation against him in under a month.

In November, his ex, singer Cassie, filed a federal lawsuit accusing him of rape, sex trafficking and physical and mental abuse during their relationship.

Though the Harlem-born Grammy winner settled with 37-year-old Cassie a day later, he denied the allegations. Similar claims quickly followed in other lawsuits. Joi Dickerson-Neal accused Diddy of having drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1991, while a Jane Doe accused him and musician Aaron Hall of raping her and her friends around the same time.

Combs “completely denied” those allegations and dismissed them “as a money grab.”

Last month, producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones filed a lawsuit against Combs, alleging sexual harassment and assault .

His Miami and Los Angeles residences were raided by feds Monday, which the Department of Homeland Security confirmed were related to an investigation into sex trafficking.

The following day, a lawyer for Combs denied any wrongdoing on behalf of the music executive and noted he was not taken into custody.

“Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residences,” Aaron Dyer said in a statement to the Daily News. “There is no excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated. Mr. Combs was never detained but spoke to and cooperated with authorities.”

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Ninja, one of the most popular video game streamers on Twitch and YouTube, has announced he has cancer.

The social media star, whose real name is Tyler Blevins, revealed his diagnosis on X Tuesday evening.

Blevins, 32, said he’s “still in a bit of shock” about the news, which he received shortly after a routine dermatologist appointment to check for moles.

“A few weeks ago I went in to a dermatologist for an annual skin/mole check that [my wife] Jess proactively scheduled for me. There was a mole on the bottom of my foot that they wanted to remove just to be careful. It came back as melanoma, but they are optimistic that we caught it in the early stages,” he wrote.

The professional “Fortnite” player, who has nearly 24 million subscribers on YouTube and another 19 million on Twitch, added that another area was removed for a biopsy, for which he is still awaiting results.

“I’m grateful to have hope in finding this early, but please take this as a PSA to get skin checkups,” he added.

Skin cancer is the most-common type of cancer in the U.S. , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 6.1 million adults are treated for it every year.

Melanoma is more rare, but accounts for the most deaths because it’s more likely to spread to other parts of the body.

Earlier this month, fitness guru Richard Simmons announced he had been diagnosed with skin cancer.

From combined wire services

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