Super Good: Joe Manganiello on Illness, Deathstroke, and Bloodlines (opens in a new tab)

menshealth.com · 2026-10-18

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Super Good: Joe Manganiello on Illness, Deathstroke, and Bloodlines

menshealth.com · 2026-10-18

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Claim 1 of 4Not checkedJoe Manganiello says he has been balancing his life in the public eye with a mysterious autoimmune disease that frequently put his life in danger.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 4Not checkedManganiello says he lived with the illness in secret for about ten years before talking openly about it.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 4Not checkedHe says preparing for the Deathstroke role in Ben Affleck’s The Batman involved complications and issues related to his illness.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 4Not checkedThe article says The Batman never ended up happening, despite Manganiello filming a scene that appeared in Justice League to tease it.View evidenceHide evidence

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