Jared Leto Has Gout. So If You Had Gonorrhea in the "What Disease Will Jared Leto Get Next" Pool, You Lose.

Well, it was bound to happen - you knew with all the mania for gaining and losing weight among Oscar-hungry actors that sooner or later one of them would pay the price. Well, sooner or later has come, and the one who's paying the price is Jared Leto. Yes, Jared Leto. The young validation-starved heartthrob put on 62 pounds to play Mark David Chapman in a flick (I had no idea Mark David Chapman was that heavy), then had to lose the fat fast for another role, and all the yo-yoing between weights caused Leto to develop a case of gout. Yes, gout. The disease you thought only your old alcoholic uncle had. Apparently rapid weight-gain can cause the painful joint condition, which puts actors smack in the middle of the high-risk zone. Of course, news of Leto's affliction will do nothing to deter future wannabe award-winners from grasping desperately for attention proving their dedication to their craft by physically transforming themselves. What's a little case of gout when Oscar glory is on the line (not to mention the big bump in pay that results from winning)? Hell, I bet there are actors out there who'd gladly be injected with ebola or bubonic plague for the chance to grab an award. Tom Cruise would probably have a limb chopped off if he thought it would help (of course Cruise could then use his Scientology powers to grow the limb back).

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