Episode 80: Ashton Kutcher / Vasculitis

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Today, the guys discuss the life and career of Ashton Kutcher (1:07). They discuss his early life, his family and how he became a model and later an actor. They discuss his early career hits, including ‘That 70’s Show’ and ‘Punk’d’. They discuss his marriages to Demi Moore and Mila Kunis and the fact that his girlfriend he was dating in 2001 was horrifically murdered by a serial killer. They discuss his business and investing career and how he is in some way more successful in the ventures as opposed to in acting. They also discuss his controversial ad for “Popchips” involving an Indian accent and brownface. They then discuss how Ashton Kutcher disclosed on an episode of ‘Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge” that he suffers from a rare form of vasculitis which caused problems with his vision, imbalance and equilibrium (16:49). Ali challenges Asif to do ‘House MD’- style detective work to try and figure out exactly what type of vasculitis Ashton had. Asif speculates that Ashton may have had a rare type of brain vasculitis called ‘Central Nervous System Vasculitis (or Angiitis)’. He then briefly discussed how it is also possible he may have had two other even rarer diseases: Susac’s Syndrome and CLIPPERS (chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids).

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Show Notes:

• Ashton Kutcher Popchips advert: Racism storm after actor plays Indian man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW5aLNpiV-s

• Ashton Kutcher Couldn't See, Hear or Walk From Autoimmune Disorder (EXCLUSIVE):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxdti2eB-Ow
• The diagnosis of primary central nervous system vasculitis: https://pn.bmj.com/content/20/2/109
• Cerebral vasculitis in adults: what are the steps in order to establish the diagnosis? Red flags and pitfalls: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3927902/
• Susac’s Syndrome: https://practicalneurology.com/articles/2020-jan/susac-syndrome
• CLIPPERS: chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids. Review of an increasingly recognized entity within the spectrum of inflammatory central nervous system disorders: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3927899/