Val Kilmer Spotted Looking Frail Amid Cancer Scandal
Jan. 4 2019, Updated 10:26 a.m. ET
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After claiming to be healthy and happy, Val Kilmer was caught looking thinner than ever — see the photos.
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Val Kilmer emerged this week, checking out of a hotel La Jolla, California.
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Despite being covered by a puffy vest, it was clear that the 56-year-old has dropped some significant weight.
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Kilmer shocked the world in November, insisting that he was in good health in a lengthy Facebook post after friend Michael Douglas implied he was battling throat cancer.
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"I love Michael Douglas but he is misinformed," Kilmer wrote. "The last time I spoke to him was almost two years ago, when I asked him for a referral for a specialist to get a diagnosis for a lump in my throat, which prevented me from continuing a tour of my play CITIZEN TWAIN. I ended up using a team at UCLA and have no cancer whatsoever. I still have a swollen tongue and am rehabbing steadily."
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As RadarOnline.com reported, Douglas shared his belief that Kilmer was suffering from cancer during a Q&A with Jonathan Ross in London. "Val was a wonderful guy who is dealing with exactly what I had tongue cancer," he revealed. "My prayers are with him. That's why you haven't heard too much from Val lately."
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"Some fans have mistakenly thought my silence about my personal issues meant that somehow I wasn't being responsible to my health, because of my reliance on prayer and Love," Kilmer, a practicing Christian Scientist, continued in his post. "Nothing could be further from the truth. Altho I am very grateful for all the support from around the world, when people found out I had a physical challenge."
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Is this just a big cover-up? Last winter, Kilmer was finally able to ditch a tracheostomy tube that he had been wearing.
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But the Top Gun actor's frail appearance continues to spark concerns that he was still secretly struggling with his health.
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Though he's denied he had throat cancer, multiple insiders, including his mother, Gladys Leach, told to RadarOnline.com that he was battling a potentially deadly throat tumor.
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