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Joe Manganiello has released his memoir, "Bloodlines: A Memoir," in which he recounts a Cuba-based shaman's claim that a voodoo curse from Sofia Vergara's past caused his severe health issues.
The book details the actor's seven-year battle with a mystery illness, his divorce from Vergara, and his suspicions regarding Tom Cruise's influence on his casting in the Prime Video series "Reacher." Manganiello and Vergara married in 2015 and finalized their divorce in 2024.
In the memoir, Manganiello disputes Vergara's public claim that their marriage ended because he wanted a child, calling the assertion "simply not true." He writes that they attempted IVF for two years and later considered surrogacy, but abandoned the plan after he fell ill.
The illness forced him into a two-month hospital stay, during which Vergara made the decision to allow doctors to remove his large intestine, leaving him with an ostomy bag.
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