5:35 AM PDT 7/3/2017 by
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“I am so grateful for the past three years at E!, I had such an amazing time co-hosting with Jason Kennedy and working everyday with the wonderful roster of talent on the show including producers, staff and crew.”
Maria Menounos and E! said Monday that she will step down as co-anchor of E! News amid a battle with a brain tumor.
She has held the position since 2015 after joining the network in 2014.
“Our thoughts and support go out to Maria and her family and we wish them all the best knowing that Maria will tackle this with the same fierce dedication she is known for,” said Adam Stotsky, president, E! Entertainment. “We are grateful for Maria’s many contributions to E! over the past three years.”
“I am so grateful for the past three years at E!, I had such an amazing time co-hosting with Jason Kennedy and working everyday with the wonderful roster of talent on the show including producers, staff and crew,” said Menounos.
“It was such a special, good-hearted group and one I’ll always consider family,” she added. “A special thank you to Frances Berwick and Adam Stotsky for all the support they have shown me through the years especially during these tough times. I will truly miss everyone and looking forward to this next chapter in my life.”
The news comes as Menounos reveals in this week’s People magazine that she was diagnosed with a golf-ball-size brain tumor and underwent a seven-hour surgery in June to remove the benign tumor. Menounos is recovering at home and spending time with her mother, who has stage 4 brain cancer.
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Get well soon.