
Chris Hemsworth Says He Was He 'Pissed' By Reactions To His Alzheimer's Revelation
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The “Thor” actor set the record straight about his health and future in Hollywood.
Chris Hemsworth is hoping to clarify any lingering confusion about his future in Hollywood a year and a half after he publicly disclosed some health concerns.
In a 2022 episode of the National Geographic docuseries “Limitless,” the “Thor” actor underwent testing that found he was genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease, a common type of dementia that progressively affects memory, thinking and behavior.
Given that the episode came out just as Hemsworth was planning to take some time off, many outlets claimed that the test results had prompted him to step away from the spotlight.
Speaking to Vanity Fair in an interview published online Tuesday, however, he said that wasn’t the case at all.
“It really kind of pissed me off because it felt like I had been vulnerable with something personal and shared this,” he told the publication. “No matter how much I said ‘This is not a death sentence,’ the story became that I have dementia and I’m reconsidering life and retiring and so on.”