Andy Whitfield leaving ‘Spartacus’ to fight Non-hodgkins lymphoma for the 2nd time


‘Spartacus’ loses its hero – USATODAY.com.

36 year old Andy Whitfield from the show Spartacus has to leave the show to pursue aggressive treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma once again…it has returned. Another younger person who should not be having to experience this…

Spartacus: Blood and Sand star Andy Whitfield is bowing out of the second season of the hit Starz show because his cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, has returned and requires aggressive treatment. “It’s with a deep sense of disappointment that I must step aside from such an exceptional project as Spartacus and all the wonderful people involved,” Whitfield, 36, said in a statement. “It seems that it is time for myself and my family to embark on another extraordinary journey.


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