Entertainment · 27 July 2026
Carly Simon reveals Parkinson's disease diagnosis at 81
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Singer-songwriter Carly Simon, 81, said she has Parkinson's disease, disclosing the diagnosis on Monday in a statement to ABC News. The You're So Vain artist, who won an Academy Award for Let the River Run in 1988 and two Grammys, said Mayo Clinic doctors confirmed it after she blamed arthritis. She said she had been treated for skin cancer and plans to keep singing.
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