The Celebrity Truth

Ryan Reynolds has signed up to run the New York City Marathon on November 2 to raise money for Parkinson’s Disease, revealing his concern about potentially suffering “bleeding nipples” as a result of the race.

Following a meeting with Michael J. Fox, Reynolds - whose own father also has Parkinson’s - offered to compete in the annual race writing on the Huffington Post, “Those affected by Parkinson’s wage a similar war in their own bodies every single day.

“Unlike a marathon, their struggle won’t end in a shallow pool of vomit just outside Tavern On The Green while waiting for an ambulance. They continue day in and day out, silently battling away in the most personal of struggles.”

Read the rest of his post here.

Photo courtesy of Lions Gate Films.

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